, 1879-04-08
WASHINGTON. !:
Supreme Court Decision in :,
the First Batch
Cases. -:
Tho District~Attorney Had No ::
Power to Grant Civil
Immunity, y =
And the Several Cases Are
Remanded for Further
Action. . r
Mr.. Bell, Of New Hamp-
shire, Likely to Get
Lis Scat.
Several Conservative Donocratic
Senators VIII Vote in
Ills Favor.
Southern Congressman Pretend to
Think Little OF the Negro
Exodus, :.
----
And at tho Same Time Talk, Of Intro
ducing Coolie Labor.
Fifty Members Already Down for Speeches
on the Legislative Bill.
Several Conservative Democratic
Senators viii Votc In
Ills Favor.
Southern Congressman Pretend to
Think Little Of the Negro
Exodus,
And at tho Same Time Talk. Of Intro
ducing Coolie Labor.
Fifty Members Already Down for Speeches
on the Legislative Bill.
SUPREME COURT.
THE F1ltST BATCH.

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WAsuiNoros. D. G., April 7.--The Unlted
States Suprcns Court to-1ay rendered It's de-
cIsfon In the first batch Chicago whisky caaes+
Thu decision is ndvcrse to tho whisky men,
n,nt rcvcrscs the Judgment OF tho Chicago
Court. The Court hero held ns to immunity
tt,ut tho District Attorney had no power to
grnnt 1t, UNI that tho most those TO whom
It xus granted could nxpect was to secure :
continras,cr {ur the purpose OF seeking Execu.
tive clcmcnry. So the case is rcmaudcd, u1d
Iloel!u, J.ukcr s. Co., hnl tue rest, will !.
hnye to pay tho assessments unlnAs !,
they escape through the court below.
This seems to settle the doctrine Of immunity
against tile shtnius lights Of the Western Bar, :
nnl sustains the position Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury.
1nE DECISION nnIKrLY II:
United s.ntcs ys. Burton ". Ford ai,t1 sir other
cascs, error 10 the Circuit Court for the Nor
tllrrn District Of I1liuois In these cuscs thu
esiou ts that aecomplices III guilt not previous
1y convicted OF MI Infamous crime, wncn sepa-.
teiy tried, are competent wi1unsses for und
aga!ust carl, other, aud thu universal usage
IS tlnt such party, II called and ex-
au,iucd by the public prosecutor ou tic
-sr'al Of Ills associates guilt. Mill nit ho prose-
cuted for The same otrcnac, provided It appcaFa
thu. he testified truly null fairly. Also that,
w!lcrn 'kc case IS nut "'thlh my atatutc, LILO
general will Ii that, II au aecomptfcu wheu tx
u,n.nctl d. a witness by tic public prosecutor
tlise!osca fully aud fairiy tho guilt ot Ills asao
c!ate5,
HE WILL NOT I'D Prosecuted
for the olIcuse d!srlo.eI, but It Is equally clear
lin, In. cnnnot hr ,ow n,raI surl, fucts in bar nf
t,,-...' ~ ... ,.,s, s',, ,.t"....,t
'!.9 i"u1e''su' '4.""s' '''''' no' "'H'' H,lnoe'A
ol 1t upon hls trial, lor It Is merely af
equitable titlu to this merry Of the Executive,
eub}crt In t>,c conditions before atn1cl ind cnn
nnlr ro,rc ,,,f,,, t1,r r,,rt ,,v w,v NJ nnn,icu.
WI >o"e .'.'", 49, ~ 'rp ~
Ioh u put OIL LIZ '1'a' III o'utI ~ kHe ule
pr60nGE tte to apply tu thv Executive for thas
pl1yposc Tile District Attornuy had no author
,,r IN ,rolo tl, o1rrcnrnts r1ccd~d. md tha
..,a.,'.".,,1 "s e"s Wv r..rass', Fe"'
1"use'l's"la alo W. tu'ciStu,
Mr. JustIce Cilltoru delivered the opinion.
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CASE.
The S,prrn,u CURT alsu tIcr,,lcd to-lay the
cose nj c,,o,. t,a,n3y a,. orrn,rst III, No-thu
wrstrrn 1}nrcrstty. ;rhr decision in in favor of
H.. I,.,,,,-.,. 49,, =. - H.. ,.T.... ..s. -
."c o"''e'stt! "io - W '''e cneee lAat tuo
Legislature l1aa llle power to exempt, nIlu ulu
exempt rum taxat1hi, anu tnas tae laEus 'haf
oe esett1pleu II 1hr the neneht U! the achoois
although hot Technically 1or school pufposes'
TIE WHISKY GASES.
IN N, trtstt.7, dt,oefastt J'rrs1
WAstltNdron, b. c., April 7.-1he Supreme