The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-20

reasons !" he Court below on an adav, that the
.sgethsr With az index 70 hs plead
snail be added Essrs .hs ,as special
the appeal is ineuaed BY the foregoing
provision.
SorK by this amendment an index is required as
part o. every case. +. o. PERRIN, Clerk
CALENDAR.
The following Is the day calendar for Friday, Aprl
2o:-NoS 2s5. "A. 26s 3o4 $40, 3la 81, sla
SUPREME COURT DAY CALENDAR.
ROCHESTER,. April 10, 1877.
The following Is the day calendar OF the Supreme
Court, Genera. Term. Fourth department. for Friday
April 20. is77:-Nos iol. us; l22, l2a; a. %, es
l5O, laa l3i. 1872 1874 l35, l3s. 1926 i39, l43, l45
LAG, las, 100. l5l, l54 and loo
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
WASHINGTON. April 10, 1871
The following cases were argued IN the United
States Supreme Court yesterday
No 233. Kennedy 81 al VS.. United States-Error 70
the Circuit Court for the Eastern District Of Tenncs-
see-This was suit upon bond conditional Tor COM
pance with the internal revenue Jaws N respect 70
bonded warehouse established BY Kennedy, and the
Chief question whether sufficiently stamped,
the bond being $4,000 ana having only twenty.
one cent stamp The Court ruled thai II was lmfna.
terial whcthe! II was sufficiently stamped or not as u
could be stamped at any time before beng offered IN
evidence and the Judgment was Tor the government
The plaintiff IN docs not appear here, and the
case submitted on the printed argument OF the de-
iendant, flied by Assistant Attorney General smith os
United states
No Cos Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company vs.
The Commonwealth o! virginia-Error 70 the Supreme
Court o. Appeals OF Virginia and three other Cases
The question in these questions IL whether that por.
OF the property OF the company which originally
belonged TO the Virginia Central Railroad Company and
that which has been acquired by purchase from the
State O! Virginia since It's incorporation are liable 10
TAXATION by the State, II being admitted that the profits
the company have not amounted 10 ten per cent ON
It's capital. and the company insisting that u was
originally exempted from taxation until such time as
did return such profit The Court Of Appeals sus-
tanned the the ground that IN such cases where
there any douot shall be resolved III favor OF tho
government II is here contendcd that proper con.
slrucion OF the various enactmens VIII insure dc.
against the right OF The state 10 impose any tax
upon any portion o. the company's property until II
affords the profit provided Tor W J. Robertson for
plaintiff In error Z g., Daniel TOR defendant
On motion OF William Brown, Walter Evans, OF
Louisville, Ky was admitted 70 practice as an ator
ney and counsellor 0! THIS court
Nos 6j5. $50, 65s and 65S assigned. The Cbcsa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Company, plaintiff In error,
VS. the Commonwealth OF VIrginia-rne argument OF
these causes continued BY r. +. Daniel, Attorney
General o. the State, and concluded by William NJ
Evarts Tor the plaintiff IN error
No pa. The .Etnal.ile Insurance Company plaintiff
error, VS.. David France and w.fc-Ths cause was
argued by Samuel e. Perkins o! counsel for the plaintiff
error, and by n II. Sharpess for the defendant in
error.
No $40. Richard sullivan, trustee, &C., OF AL. mp.
pelants, the Portland and Kennebec Railroad Com.
pany Ell al-This cause was submitted on printed ar
guments by A. g. StauchGeld, OF counsel Tor the APP
peilants, and by James W. Bradbury Tor the appeees
pany plaintiff IN error, VS. Timothy kelogg.-fhc ar
gumcnt OF this cause was commenced by John W.
Cary, OF counsel Tor the paintin In error.
The Court then adjourned until Tomorrow.