The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-08
Sherman Calls in Another Installment
of United States Bonds.
Several Important Decisions Rendered by
the United States Supreme
Court.
Senator Thurman Unable to Go to Ohio,
Owing to Ill Health.
wAsHIsGroN TOPICS.
ANoruER CALI roR Hosps.

ANOTHER CALL FOR BONDS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The Secretary of the |
Treasury has called in the following 5-2U bonds,
interest to cease on April next:
Coupon b snds, dated July L, 1857 namely: |
$50 No. 1901 to No. Is Ooo, both inclusive; $780,
No. COL to No Is 000. both inclusive: $500, No.
u,OoI to No. 5000, both inclusive; si.0oa, No.
1901 to No. 2D.OC0, both inclusive. Total, &c.,
100000.
Registered, redeemabIe at the pleasure of the
United States after the lst OF July, 1872. as fol
lows: s5e, No. 4OI to No. $50. both inclusive;
$780, No. PSI TO No. 4.40O, both inclusive; s5C0'
No. 2G0I No. 2,S5O both inclusive; 81 900, No.
7,4oI to No. II, 900, both inclusive; 5000, No.
2,6Ol to No. $50. both inclusive; $4,000, No.
a,ool to No. 1850, both inclusive. Total regis
tered, g. o,eoO; aggregate, slO.00o,cCo.
THE REcEIPTs LARGER THAN THE DIsBURsE-
MENTS.
A letter received by Treasurer GiIfillan to-
day from the cashier OF the First National
Bank of Nashville, Tenn, says: .It may be
matter ofinterest to know that we have taken
sin more coin than we have paid out. Thus, L
believe it has been all over the State"
IN RESPECT THE LATE CALEB CUSHING.
The Department of Justice closed at noon to-
day, IN honor of the memory of the late Caleb
Cushing. The flags on the building are flying
at half mast.
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No. 32.-The United States,appellants,vs The
Union Pacific Railroad Company ct al Appeal
from the Circuit Court OF the United States fJr
the District of Connecticut. This is the suit
commonly known as the credit mobilier case,
and was origin ally brought by the Attorney
General of the Circuit Court of the United
states for the Dis rict Of Connecticut, in ooedi-
ence to the requirements of the fourth section
OF the act az Congress, approved March 8, 1878.
,frfer
security and other interests of the United
states arising out OF the latter's relations
with the railroad corporation. The defendants
interposed a demurrer, which was sustained
by the Gre, it Court and the bill of complain
ants was dismissed upon the ground that the
decree and case were brought to this court. 1t
is here held that court of justice is not called
on to inquire into the balance of benefits and
favors between parties to such controversy
rs this, but into their respective rights, as es-
tablished by law, found in their contracts and
recognized by established principles of equity.
Governed by this rule and by the intention
OF Congress in passing the law
under which this suit was brought,
this court holds that no case for relief Is made
out by the bill of complaint, and the decree OF
the Circuit Court dismissing it is accordingly
affirmed. Justice Miller delivered the opinion
Justices Swayne and Harlan dissenting
VS.. the United States in error to the Supreme
Court of the Ter ,itory of Utah. This was case
brought up by appeal from the supreme Court
of the Territory of Utah to test the constitu
tionality of the acts of Congress prohibiting
polygamy. Reynolds, The plaintiff in error,was
tried in the Third judicial Court of Utah fol
bigamy, and found guilty, and the Supreme
Court OF the Territory, upon appeal, affirmed
the Judgment The case comes here upon
.l.o eli;
nationality of the law prohibiting biganou
marriages.; the justification of religious belief
and various unimportant legal technicalilies
This court, In a long and carefully prepared
opinion delivered by the Chief Justice, hold
that polygamy is not under the protection O
the clause of the federal constitution
which prohibits interference with a religion
belief; that the plea of religious conviction i
not valid defence; that Congress did not stel
outside of the limits of It's constitutions
powers in passing the law for the suppression
of polygamy in Utah, and that the judgmen
of the Superior Court of that territory must b
affirmed.
Justice Field dissented, as far as related, I
the admissibility of certain evidence intro
duced In the lower court but upon the mai
question, the constitutionality of the act G
Congress prohibiting polygamous marriages
there was perfect unanimity.
The recent ruling of the Post Office Depar
ment that the products of the Papyrograp
electric pen and manifold process must pa
letter rates pos age was based on the law as
is, and not as the Department thinks it shoul
be. Among the amendments to be propose
sby the postal authorities to Congress is on
which will permit the admission of matte
prepared by these processes at third class rate
whenever the communications are.not of th
nature OF actual correspondence.
SENATOR THURMAN CAN NOT BE PRESENT.
senator thurman this afternoon prepared
letter addressed to Columbus, Ohio, TO til
banquet committee saying 1t win not be
his power to attend the Democratic celebr
ton on the Sth inst, as he Is beginning to r
cover from a severe cold and not b.
recogu uize the fact that II would be imprudeI
for him IN such extremely cold weather
make the trip. He offers few reflection
upon the toast, "1he jackson Democracy
the theme upon which he was to speak, an
confines himself solely to that subject
Letter Of Senator a. q. Thurman to u
Teller Cemmftaee.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 1.-The following lett
Is seif-ez pianatory: .tlfs ~.
WAsHINGroN, Ian. l.
To the Hon. Fl. NJ. Teller, Chsirnan of Il
Select Committee Of Investigation:
DEAR sIR-I have the honor TO acknowled
the receipt OF yoursof the 2ist ult., enclosil
q copy of resolution adopted by 70
committee requesting me to furni
In writing such facts and SUI
evidepoe rs may be In my possessio