The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-04-19
WASHINGTON.
The Petition for the Pardon Of Col.
Con Mcguire Presented to
the President.
Decision Of the supreme Court u"
the Illinois railroad Cases.
The President signs the
silver RttI.

WAsHINGToN, April 1.-THE president
has had his bittcrS over u this morning
and feels trifle better than he did yes
terday. lie is timid about the exercise OF
any outright clcmcncy In favor of Ma
guire, for lear his theory concerning the
escape of guilty men may suilcr in con-
sequence. and the presidential reputation
be damaged thereby but by way OF
avoiding direct issue. Inc seems, neverthe-
less. inclined to evadc committal on this
point and to throw the responsibility on
the counsel engaged in the case.
lie will therefore submit the matter TO
Edwards Picrropont. Attorney General,
and Pat. Dyer, district attorney, with the
understanding that If these gentlemen
concur in recommending a pardon or
Communication. lie will assent 10 1t: but
i'm case of their refusal to unite on any
suggestion in the case, and the matter Is
thrown wholly on Grants shoulders,
he will rigidly adhere to his original de-
termination and no,mitigation OF sentence.
lie ia disposed to give all personal feel
iugs the go-by in these trials, believing
that every verdict which his administra-
ton obtains ought 10 be lett as il was
rendered and enforced to the letter.
Grants code of morals l. stlilening up
| considerably OF late.
WASHINGTON, April l7.-Scnator Bogy
and Congressman stone, wells anu hclir,
rcprescnting 1T. Louis, accompanied Mr..
| Balm. ofthat CITY, TO the Executive man
sion his morning. and presented to the
| presitlent the petition OF the citizens OF
| 1t. Louis asking the pardon of Con. Ma
| ptirc The president after hearing the
remarks in support of the petition, inn
| mediaely referred ii To Acknowledgement
pierrepont and authorized the gentle
man presenting ii To inform the Attorney
general that there was no objection TO
his tclcgraphing Judge Treat or
District Attorney Dyer TO stay
the proceedings until time Is afford
cd to receive their recommendation.
IHE ILLINOIS RAILROAD CAsEs.
The United States supreme court this
afternoon reversed the decision Of the
lower courts in the Illinois railroad cases.
holding that the railroads remedy for al
leped excessive or illegal taxation is not
bv injunctions, but ouly by suits at law
after paying taxes.
THE ISSUE OF SILVER co.'s,
The treasury regulations TO govern the
issue of silver currency were the subject
of consideration at the department to-day
but have not yet been fully determined
upon. They may be issued tomorrow,
but there is possibility OF delay for two
or three days before they are completed.
ABSTRACT or THE DECISION N TIE ILL
NolS RAILROAD CASES.
The supreme court rendered decisions
in the following cases to-day.
702. Taylor, collector, vs.. Sccor, ct al.
7Ol. Miller, collector, ". .essup, ct al:
Ia, Ia.
others. Error to the circuit 10" the
Northern district of Illinois.
In these cases the court holds that the
theory of the system OF railroad taxation
established BY act of the State of Illinois
in 1872 the operations of which the court
below enioined, Is manitesuy to treat
railroad tracts. its rolling stock. its fran
chise and its capital a. unit for taxation
and to distribute the assessed value OF
this unit according as the length OF the
the road in each county. city and town
appears to the whole length OF the road.
and that such n system is entirely within
the authority OF the State to create. At
ter an elaborate examination OF the OBJ
iections made to the law, the court
saws that the question being upon
the validity OF State law rs affected
by a State constitution, il is together
with the question OF construction OF Q
| statement. altogether within the State
| jurisdiction and that the decisions Of
State courts In such cases are to be ac
| cepted as the rule of decision in the fed
! eral courts. and rs the State court has al
ready decided the same question involv'
| ing the same consideration urged here
the judgement would be reversed ioi
that reason Independent OF any other
The DEGREES were reversed, with dircc
| tons to dissolve the injunction and dis
miss the bills. Mr.. Justice Miller deliv
cred the opinion.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNS THE SILVER BILL
The president to-day signed the act t.
provide for the deficiency in the println!
and engraving bureau of the treasury de
partment and for the issue Of silver coli
Of the United States in the place Of frac
| tional currency.