New-York tribune., 1878-01-07
LAW CASES.
TIE sUPKiMr COURT TO MEET To-DAY-COMING
ARGUMENTS N THE CREDIT MoHIIIER AND
CHARLESTON Il, Nd TAXATION CASES.

ARGUMENTS N THE CREDIT MoHIIIER AND
CHARLESTON b Nd TAXATION CASES.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.l
WAslrXGTON, Jan. 6.-The United States Supreme
Court will resume its session tomorrow pursuant 20
the holiday adjournment, and VIII announce
number Of decisions.
The Credit Mobilier ease will he argued before a
full bench at some early date 30 be agreed upon by
the opposing counsel. AT the hearing last Winter
the Union Pacific Railroad Company repre-
sented by William NJ. Evarts and Sidney Bartlett,
and the United States by the Attorney General.
The court III view of the great importance of the
Charleston city tax cases and of the fact that the
bench was not full when they were argued about
month ago, has ordered them TO he reargucd early
next month The question brought before the court
by these cases is whether city or other municipal
corporation, under a State law, can I'M
pose a tax upon its own Obligations In
the bands of non-rcsidents. The City of
Charleston levied tax of per cent
upon it's per cent stock and directed It's Treasurer
TO withhold the amount of the tax from the interest
due Mcssrs, Murray and jenkins, one resident OF
Germany and the other of Maryland, brought suit
in the state courts TO recover the amounts thus with
held from them, and majority Of the South Caro-
Ina Supreme Court sustained the validity of the
city's action This decision was appealed to tie
law imposing such taxation was an act lmparng the
Obligation of contract, and therefore, violation
of the Federal Constitution. The attract great
attention in financial and business circles, as 1t Is
perceived that the acknowledgment by the Supreme
Court of the power thus claimed TO treat municipal
debts due 10 non-rcsdents property liable TO local
taxation may lead, in many instences, to Their be-
ing taxed out Of cxstance, or in other words, to
pudiation under the form of taXaiion.
T., hat gignil9 q
Cleveland and Ashtabula Railroad Company against
the State OF Pcnnsy sylvania QJth Wallace, =. 3l9l,
five Ut the nine members Of the Supreme Court held
that State could not tax nonresident holders oi
railroad bonds; hut the result OF the pending cases
is considered extremely doubtful.
CIvILITIES TO GENERAL GRANT.
CCNsULs OF TIE UNITED STATES ENJOISED By Mp.
TyARIs TO BE ATTENTIVE 10 LIE EX-PREsI-
DENT.
IGHNERAL PREss DIsPAIcU.i
WASHINGTON, Jan. G.-Thc diplomatic cor
responlcnce which accompanied the Prc,idcnrs
annual message hs just been printed Some Of the con
tents are than year Old, while The others are not
OF recent date The first page OF the volume contains
the following circaar with reference TO the travels of
e1-President Grant:
DFPARTMENr or sTATT.l
WAsnINGToN, ID. G., May 20, 80;
To the Diplomatic ant COHsHidr OWceTS Of NE Jn"ed
GENTLEMEN. General Ulysses s Grant the late Presi
the 18th inst fo Liverpool The route and extent Of b
travels as well as the duration Of his sJoun abroad.
we're alike undetermined at the time Of his departure
the object Of hs journey being 10 sccur" few months oI
rest aud and recreation after sixteen years oI ufcn
ting and devoted labor IN the military and cvl service
MS country. The enthusiastic manifestations 0l pOIn
regard and esteem for General Grant, shown y the
people In all parts OF the country that hc has visited
his retirement from official lic and attending his
every appearance In public from the day Of that retire
mcnt M the of his departure for urOpr, III
dcatc beyond question the high place lie holds IN the
grateful affections Of his cOGntr! men.
lilI
tment. and at The tine expressing the wishes az
the President, desire 10 invite the ad OF the diplomatic
aud consular office OF the Government tO make i-
Journey pleasant one should he VI !; iicr IUsis.
ieel already assured that yOG viii ind pailDuc pleasure
in anticipating wishes OF :hc department, by shOTin.
him That attention and COnh ration which are Que nom
every officer OF the Government to Ctizcu Of the ic
public siEaliy dlstngu-hcd buta in Ciict service
and personal renOwn au, gel ueincn, you obcolcnj
servant, Nh NJ LYALl-.