New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-28
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT

WASHINGTON. March 27.-In the Supreme Court
Of the United states today;
error agt William shaSespear IN % The supreme
Court Of me state Of Pe9nsyania Chci Justice Waite
said supreme court in this case, with wv
We an sSG af A9 a5n PALE
Court dsmissng the writ OF error in this cause for the
NO l:8E ?: Monroe appellant .s. ag Dover Stamping
H atiop ''',' '. M p, p'' ''Du'
DemOs ct slon motion Of Mr. r. Phillips, dismissed With
No 339-The United States plaintiffs IN error agt William
]. CTuikshank, William D. Irwin and John = itadnot In
and the defendants ordered 10 be ds
ana tates for the District Of KenuckyMr cheJasee
wa Delivered the obinon Of The Court The case arises o1t
q The is 81 Es 70 2 S aa @
ns vote states Of Of X Wam The ' Hd sas s
expressly express wave " the Consideration an clam,
moi arising the enforcement Of the Fifteenth Amend
the act under which the indictment found be
TO rece and count the votes q citizens Of tb United states
having all the Of voters because o. her race
recitgs tho contents Of The act and g9e; On to .ay
age nSD aRs one fom iPSs to Que citizen Of Ss
United States over another race color pro-
yi9us condition Of % sGTe s s aG nsS 1 s9a%
exclude ciezens Of the United state from voting account
education Now it is not Previous 10 this amendment there
Constitutional guaranty against THIS discrimination
the citizens Of the United with new Consttutola
right which is within protective power Congress That
right is exemption rom Termination Of the
elective franchise Of race 9o T6 under ne GPfss
Congress may enforce by appropriate lessiationg Inns
aIion is appropriate legislation" for that purpose.
The amendment does not authority to impose penalty
eeclor state elections IL IL only where the wrongful re-
ade H. Therefore The tRrG and fourth sections d
The act are beyond limit they unauthorized
II this statute limits the wrongful act which will justify ne
affidavit to discrimination on account OF race Sc nen cit
vented by the officer whoa true In The ordinary sense OF
that teri subjects 'G nor f re aa m has s T G
by such wrongful aot the statute contemplated and Il
viii justify the anidayt aud give the right to
re"9isite then the inspector Who rejects the yoto
because he reads The lay IN rs sense and o r9e a
subjects himself prosecution II not 10 punishment because
expressed IN language 50 That section FOR ts
object the punishment OF all pers9ns who Iy ioee DseIy
OF all these facts feel comp5led TO say that N our
tons does not conhne Their operation to unlawful
discrimination on account Of race &c II reans now 20 con-
slider whether statute general as TINS In s PROVISIONS can
be made available Tor the punishment Oh 'hse no ma PC
United states while exercising ths eeeye faI59ss on a
count OF their Taef &c must uSaf 5A tr i Dasb
ofense charged IN the indictment and that the
men ior the deiends me IadS@et u oil M ee &
ford dsseued from the opinion but concured in the uds
No s2j-The Town of Colorado agt Eaye. to the cr
cult the Northern Discrct OF Lhnos-Ahrnled
w. j
oZrhe TOwu Of NeIice ag MuriOcki error 70 the Cf'
the Eastern District " New GOrkIls vas an
anr1nance the validity OF municipal bonds issued ~ ne
town aid OF the construction ~ rusoad WLch
was through the city of Auburn and connecting lse
Ontario with the Susquehanna and Cayuga halod OF nc
and Erie road Mr. Justice Strong deFeIei the
opinion . ,....,.u q.
this, viz: NOS 81, o. and SO. ,,-.- ~, ,,..-,.-
No. 90-UDed states agt Nortoni certificate OF dl'3on
from the Circuit The southern Dct or Ne"lor2
In this indicted for the entertainments
different money belonging ID the Money Oiuef Oce
of the New. York Post-Oflce, where lie was clerk.
The plea the bar Of the statute Of limitations me IN
dctm being o the 0nense the GONe.
nen demurre, contendng that as he moneys taken were
the United states tue Indictment
wonld be sustained law lsOi which prescTbes
Limitation i'm revenue cases, and that the ha.
zion of lie act OF 1890 therefore mmatera This Court
decide that indictment be tired under the act Of
1890 found within two years RON the GATE
OF the oGense, and that the indictment Is nOl
arising under the Revenue laws WITHIN the act OF
1901 III that the Money order act does not Indicate
any purpose in view, its object beng expressly 20
promote public convenience and greater security IA sending
money through the mails and being provided i an money;
transferred administration OF the act shan be deemed
and taken 10 The moneys the Treasury Norton goes
free. Mr. Justice Swayue delivered The opinion.