The New York herald., 1876-03-21
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WASHINGTON, March 90 1876
The Supreme Court were reading opinions all day to-
day, andthe following cfscs were disposed off,
No. $50 Henderson l. Henderson The Commis-
sioners OF from the Circuit Court
for the southern District oil New York, and
No. 663 The Commissioners OF Emigration VS..
North German Lloyd-rhese are the cases arising un
der the OF New York regulating emig ration.
The decision of the Court after elaborate OF
the case Is, that the legislation Is in conflict with the
constitution OF the United States and therefore vod
The Court Of the opinion that this whole subject
has been conhded To Congress by the consiItu-
tion; that Congress can more appropriately and
with more acceptance exercise II than any
other body known TO our laws state OF national;
that by providing system OF laws in these matters
applicable TO all ports and all vessels serious question,
which has long been matter of contest and complaint
be efectually and satisfactorily settled. Whether
the absence OF such action by Congress the States
may by legislation protect themselves against actual
paupcrs vagrants criminals and diseased persons
irving IN their territory from foreign countries, Is
not decided
The provisions of the New York statute which con-
Germ persons who on inspection found to be Of
this class held be not properly before the Court
because the relief sought the part the statute
applicable 10 all passengers alike and Is the only relief
which can be given on this bill The decree is
reversed and Injunction ordered In the other case
the proper injunction having been granted the decree
IS affirmed Mr. Justice Miller delivered the opinion.
No AIS. Chy LungvS The Commissioners OF Emgra-
ton, &c-Error TO the Supreme Court OF California
This presented the same general question that
decided in the foregoing case from New York. although
the statute Is different IN providing that the COmmis
soners shall inquire whether any passenger
lunatic, diotic, deaf, dumb bind crippled nnrm,
and Is not accompanied by relatives able TO support
him. or is likely TO become a public charge. or has
been paupcr IN any other country, or Is IRON sickness
disease existing either at the umc Of sailing
when arriving, public charge, likely to be-
50, or is convicted CRIMINAL or Is lewd or de-
bauchcd woman, aud required not TO allow them
land without the execution OF bond in
each case by the master, owner consignec
OF the ship against them becoming public
charge within two years. THIS law the opinion
critcises at considerable length citing OF neccs
sary exclusion under II which would Oe OF great hard
ship, OF which was that the deaf dumb and blind
arc excluded, though ever so rich, the r
paupcrs Another, that a woman who has repaired
past error by marriage, and who, with her
children and husband socks TO land, may be excluded
without submitting TO certain requirements, because
she debaucned by her husband before marriage la
any view OF the the law Is held TO be VOID because
in conflict with the federal constitution. The judg-
In custody
Mr.. Justice Miller delivered the opinion.
No. l45. Barnes The District OF Columbia, and Nos
1877 aud i3s, Error to the supreme Court OF the Dis
trcL-ln these cases Il held that the old Corpora
ton Of Washington chargeable with the Ol the
public streets and responsible for their cond'ton that
the municipality created under the act es-
tabshng q Board OF Public WORKS. provid-
ing for Governor Legislature, &c., sue
ceeded TO all the duties and responsibilities
the old Corporation all It's departments being mem
bcrs the whole representing the authority Of Con-
grcss from which the original charter ema-
nailed and all power proceeds The duty OF keeping the
cipality ls not relieved from responsibility
by the fact that the Board OF Public
Works was assigned the immediate charge and di-
rection Of the work or because the Governor and
certain other officers appointed by the President
That Board only a part Of the machinery OF the
Corporation and was not Independent OF H. The judg-
mcnts below reversed. with directions alrm the
judgments OF the special Term upon The vcrdicss OBJ
talncd
Mr.. Justice Hunt delivered the oplnon; dissenting,
justices swaynes Field, streng and Bradley, on the