The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-17
ehlnolllI lis|pattIt.
WEDNESDAY, -. JULY II. 1878.
Mr.. fuckers Bin.

We hive heretofore fully ex planned the
bill which AIr. TUCKER recently introduced
into the House OF Representatives to define
the Jurisdiction OF the supreme Court Of tue
United States, and we have also fully ex-
plaineds Mr.. fuckers connection with It,.
Nevertheless, as unscrupuIous partisans
continue to publish downright fasehoods
concerning that bill, we viii again refer to
the subject.
In the first place, under the Federal law
as itnow stands any case can be taken up
to the Supreme Court OF the United States
which involves a question arising under
the Federal Constitution, IL Qor instance)
the Court OF Appeals Of Virginia de.
cides the law to be unconstitutional. 1t
follows, therefore, that all the talk about en-
larging the jurisdiction OF the Supreme
Court OF the United States and subjecting
Virginia and her courts to the absolute dis
posal OF the Federal judiciary is done either
in ignorance or in wilful disregard Of the
truth. The bill which Mr.. TUCKER intro
duced by request could, as its utmost CT
feet, only result in expediting the getting OF
one particular case involving the constitu'
tionaii;y of the funding act before the Su.
preine Court OF the United States The
case that the Virginia Court OF Appeals re,
Gently failed to decide because the Court
were equally divided could have been
taken up to the Supreme Court oil
the United States if it had come
up to the Court OF Appeals from
a circuit court; and Whenever the "fund'
ers', and "bloated bondholdcrs " shall
choose to commence similar case in any
circuit court in Virginia, it can be taken up
to the Supreme Court OF the United States
from the Virginia Court Of Appeals even II
this lat: cr court should be equally divided
as Ii was when The late case intended 10 tcst
the taxabilty of coupons was before It.
The whole OF this tuc-and.cry against Sir.
TICKER and General HUTTON is, therefore,
based upon Il falschood. The bill WHICH VT.
HUNToS was requested to Introduce, ana
which he requested Mr.. TUCKER to intro
duca. and which Mr.. TUCKER did Introduce
would, If passed, allow eases to De taken up
IN the Supreme Court Of the United STATES
WulcG Tue Bi1UCSt GONIL VI '|s'>e~ 49,
equally divided, whether those cases orl@l-
mated in the lower State courts or not. Ii
would facilitate the decision OF no case III
which said highest court were not equally
divided. Such case could go up now. 1T
would give the Supreme Court OF the United
States Jurisdiction over not one single q'ies-
lion touching the funding act which it does
not already possess jurisdiction over. Inc
tlsmor Gu the subject is an attempt to M
lure Mr. TUCKER and General HUNToN, ana
is due either to want OF principle on the
part OF the clamorcrs or TO state OF lgno-
rance ts;sgraceiul to any man who pretendS
10 be able to discuss public questions. There
is no excuse whatever for such conduct.
Mr.. fuckers constituents will just MS
certainly reflect him as the election day
comes: and il General HUTTON is defeated,
it will be owing to other causes than TINS
much-ta!ked-of bill-particrlarly to the
popularity Of Mr.. NEALE, bis principal op-
moment.