, 1879-05-06

d!ssen.ed from .l,o opinion of ths Court, an,' am,
Strong: Tho grounds npos, which ha ttaacn's
hse h foltowa!
Mrd-.l!ceauso Tic att Ut consrc.s of May,
1873. which the tlcclston, saatains. CHANCES ile
railroad companies md thu cnhtrnct netwccn
thoso companies atId the holders Of tic iIrst-
mortVago bonda.
Second-Dccau.a t!,e tlccision in effect de-
keep their contrauts, and wlothcr they shall DO
40 IN any ease Is question III policy n1h nut 81
duty, docttlno which will, IN Instrc Etc;d's
opinion, subject thr. Government to Just II.
7htn't-Because the pct Of Congress wI!rt'thea
decision anstntns sntCtftres with the r!uht mill
power Of the State uf California to control fss
own corporation. The Centra Pacific Ra'lroad
aeaer L. aws Il so teeto u IL H. sa raroa ass
power frotn tho State lis relation to ti,r
United statca being stmply tl'at u
contractor; yet BY reason Of sl:s faet tat i nas
United States. payable thirty yrars from date,
tic act Of Cohgress requires IL 10 deposit cattl
gear IL tic Treasury Of The United Statcs over
million Of dollars as security for payment, not
nnly uf these bouda when they hccntnc due, but
niso for tho payment IT bonds issued by tho
Company to other parties, many Of which arc
now held In Europe, a security. which those
oondhol1crs never rsqulrcd,. md do not now
ask; a.,d provides TINT II the officers Of thts
9tate corporation shall pay or declare any dtrt-
s!end until they. shall hare first nlnlc this
dcpua!t they shall DO punished by ftna ni,d tn
prtsonmcnt: and tlls u passed In tho faco Of the
stase law which for years bcfuru required and
way for tllubc hnn1huldcrs, nn1 which law las,
since the completion Of tic road, becn always
obeycd.
The net in question being declared valid, Jus
fttp} Is jt+Fttt IN
Tic powers of Congress over the State, or thnt
there can be any legislation by Stnso With
which, under sonlo pEetcuAe, Congress niay not
initerfers, ...,.,
Justices flold, Bradley, md Strong will 'o t!s-
6enttng opinions stntttg tnore fully tllc EcNsous
fur tl!etr nur.concnrrence.
Adjourned fur ile term.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUsES.
ALEXANDER II. sTxpHgNs cosRI.MB FORMER
1IRruHTR.
Scfeidl 51fsoatth tn ne Tribune
WASHINGTON, D. C., May h--ln vIuw Of tho
repeated don,a,,ls Of tic Democrats t,,ut there
we're no differences In the uouse caucus Of Inst
Friday, the publication Of iull account u this
caucus In Atlanta over the signature OF Aleck
Stcnllcns, corroborattng many potnts Of the re-
purts which have appeared In thu Republican
,luyancc, anil brought much criticism upon
Stcpl,cnE. Ills ucco,tnt fs reprinted here. lie
reprcsents the discussion as vcry animated. atl'l
says TINT there was strong feel
lug manifested on the part Of
the several members to commit the party
to standing out against the President tur the
Army bill, as he hal vetoed Il. This position
llc protests agnlnss. uo also mnkoa II known
TINT atr. spoor, Of GoorEia, took tho same view,
md In strong sptcch, and was highly cotnplt-
rncntel for II BY somo Of tho older and leading
.tucmbrrs. ILL aleo says That Mr. Tilltnan, Of
Suuth Carolina, advocated similar v!cws, and
made Must elective specrh supporting tlcm,
md That as result Ut this opbosltion flr prup.
ohltEOn uf the extreme purity mcn WIS defeated,
md illc question rcco!umlttcd for furihur coll
sitlcratiun.
- A BOuT11ERH oUTGtvtN1.
A Southern Democrat, spcnisIng OF the causcs
which Influenced tic democrats In their Cnueus,
sn'.t It really makes nj difference uwn our way
whether we Win or lose Ia llle light. We cat all
cofnu baelt: rlscnrgcnt necessity rested OH ls Of
tnainE cut thu Reitinlrnt Of .le North, ind III
this point we hare naturally relied OH tits Nortll-
crn Representatives, aa they hrG firm. md "a.
sure It's TINT tile people ar1 with us III tlr'cnl-
test anf arc prepared to fight It out to the bittur
cnu. That's illu WaY We feel about the nlnttrr
hut NC should have paused probably II Our
Northern fEfut,IB l1nil bcHf luSa DuSittYG.