, 1875-05-29


not 10 tnftingut upon without injury 10 tho
other. uc c0tsclulod by olu1uonIly appealing
to tue Judge to preserve tho honor Of tho Ju
tllclnry by diaroEarJns nasston nn.i rra}ullco In
tia raEc, and by sustaining IltH own oncBt rcpl-
tatiun npon tho UcDci1.
Mr. Noudy announced that Ito and afr. THloy
would Waivo An7 aIGs1raont, ~ Jlttigo Dfcaey
would concl,tdo for them.
IAo Court tho.l look n tccosB Until O'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Jun1E LAWRENCE.
Tho Court rono1ed Tho hearing Of tho con
toinrs caao Al tho stated hour, Judge Willans
preGld!ng.
Judge Lawrence proceeded to mike tho closing
speech for tbo conplaiuants. THO learned coun-
sol commenced br recit1ng tho maiu facts IN tho
case, already familiar to ths public. Tito qucs-
ton boturo ti,o Court could 10 AZ cooy discussed
as mathematical problem. It did mol call for
display Of pasuou,-it did not appeal to preju-
dice. I1o did not hold tho opinion that the law
ytra Of tho city HoFo in cuntctnpi simply for
E'r3ng an opinion, In Tho abstract, as to tho
Jurisdiction Of tho Courts. They bhotIId, how
ever, haso accompanied lllo!s abstract opinion
with another opnion. advising tlso Council not
to Violate tho injunction, but loavo It 10 DO 10.
c,ctl IN thu cou,ta Of lar. II tho counsel of lilo
know, TIM: their abBtruct opinion woulll 10 con-
siacrcd M advice tn violato tho injunction, hon /.
was decidedly questionable whether they we're
nos in co ntcnlpt fully ls much ao thu partiea
they advised Tl.ls. however, was qucs!ion
that Court should docitlo. 1t panrt him tint
uo could hardly mitigate tho action Of tho ma-
joritr OF tho Common Council. Tho writ Of
injunction brought obedience OIL ita face. It
WAS not for tic Aldermen to decide upon itY le-
gality or iogality+ The tiisohcdienco OF tho
Euraincn Council lsasl net been douled, and,
thclefore. tlieir conduct mas tho moro nu!pab!s.
Iho W4nle caS4 Hal baHcl upon
THE JURISDICTION OF TIE COURT.
llo Was prepared to admit all tile part Of Mr.
MorEs' ARGUMENT In which that gentleman cx-
cyted himself TO ahuw ths. MI illegal W.T. ncol
rot hp 0hoTco, aud TINS dlnobcG!cnco thoreto liz
volyoi uo ponl.tty. No confessed lo mas unable
to understand the de!t Of the .ua1or portion Of
Mr. Starra address, unletH It was for the pHrposo
Of intuldatpg tho Court. Tho gontlesnen Of
tho onpcHtiou held that to nal1o writ valid,
jecs matsor Of tho suit aud, slso. that oven
though tho Cont had Jurisdiction Of tho matter.
yet 1t could not laro Jurisdiction IN tho matter
OF lsstiing tho writ. Thay hold, in point uf fact.
that nower over tho ono did not confer power
oyor tho other. Judge l.a ,senco qnn:oa kovoral
authorities to show that tho question Of iuris-
d,ction Aad boon over aud osor again
settled in connsy.aoat caecs. 1t had
boon frequently settled In tho Sup7omo Courts
that n Conrs Of Chancory Ind Jurisdiction oycr
municipal body when tho lattor VAS not oxorels-
tng dtycsetionary power. Could tho,e he anY
controversy Oil tho question rs to whether, u
false anl fraudulent government being starsstl
iuto life, tIa Court had no power to interfrre and
tho net Of tho Municipal Government In forcing
UPON thu Eooplo Il systcm nsaiIst which thoy
lIsutcstod bo sEeEcl OF nn.!lor'tr.--in fact, en-
us.rpatioa OF puwer upon Lhoir pnr! which would
call Tor
TAg Jro1c:ous INTERFERENCE or THE counr7
II ever cnAo arose III which jHllcjRl iutcsfer-
enca Hns admissible 1t WRs wien tho Culluc,I
sought to impose upon tho .paope n government
tha: WAS fraudulent and faiao.
"aa thero any lawyer at tho Bar wllo. 10 4
c'ss Ike 5la. Etato3 would douy tho |urlstlic-
tio:! Of tho Court in tho issuing Of writ Ut l,-
junction to arort groat p,lbiic wroug
Judge Dickcy--ics. SIT, ! hold IN u,y hand tho
Fnr.y.oiYl,:ll 1'linoi1 which psoclaims ti,at tia
right Of election shall not bo intogforcd with.
Judge Lawrence Hsia l,o wal aatoni.hcd that
lts learned friend held tin. belief. Az to tho
fts:y.eiglt'l 1llino!y, II held that the mnn:cra
c1itc! should not 10 enioined fr0n ordering,
"f Tho people 'tom lolslns, nn election. That
was quito prnpc1. for tho intsrfetenco viii, tllo
right Of tho poorlo 10 hold all elcc.iun
would f.o tho aa.no as Interfering with
their right to pcaccaaly ..ssetnble fur
Rur lawful r1s:rnac. S.trLl u power in
tlIo lyanhg OF tic cGurn wonta 10 dangerous Ia
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