Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-17
WASHINGTON.

Reception of New MfnIsters-supreme
Court Decisions-One of the Ancient La
Crosse 81 Milwaukee Railroad Suits Set
tied.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-This morning the
President received in official audience Michel
de Bareholomie, privy councillor in actual
service and chamberlain of the Emperor of
Russia, as this majesty'senvoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary near this gov
eminent. The President also received in
like manner Gen. Ramona -Santo Domingo
Velas, the newly appointed envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States of Columbia. On presenting
their letters of credence the ministers deliv-
cred ceremonial addresses of the usual cor
dial character, to which the President made
appropriate responses, BETTING the friendly
relations between the United States and
Russia and Columbia.
The sales of 81, 480 acres of land belong
ing to the United States, in Southwestern
North Carolina, advertised by the solicit or
of the treasury to take place on the % tn
inst, have been indefinitely postponed.
Owing to misconstruction of the rules.
governing the licenses of steamboat pilots,
Gen. Dumont; supervising inspector general
of steamboats,, to-day decided that pilots
whose licenses may be suspended can be re-
stored at expiration of the suspension, and
that such suspended pilots are not required
by law to take out new licenses.
The President has appointed Ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Boutwell, counsel for the
United States before the newly organized
Franco-American mixed claims commission
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
No SO. Lawrence G. Graham and d. d.
Scott, appellants, vs.. La Crosse & Milwaukee
Railroad company, ct al. Appeal from the
circuit court of the United States for the
eastern district of Wisconsin.-The contro-
versy in this case relates to the right of Ora
ham and Scott, who were complainants be-
low, to subject to the satisfaction of judy
ment obtained by them against the La
Crosse d Milwaukee Railroad Co., certain
land in the city of Milwaukee, which for
merly belonged to the railroad company, but
which that company before contraction Of
the debt for which the appellants
received Judgment, transferred to one
Charles D. Nash for a consideration of
$4,000. The officers of the company who
took the leading part in negotiating the sale
to Nash are charged by compliments with
ing it. The principal.question in the cases is
whether the sale to Nash, made before the
railroad company became indebted
to compliments can be set
aside, even although it was made
for the use and benft of the officers referred
TO, in order that the land in controversy
may be sold to satisfy complainants' execu
ton. This court holds that it is a we'll
settled rule of law that if an individual,
being subvent at the time, and without any
intent to defraud creditors, disposes of
| his property for an adequate consideration,
or even makes voluntary conveyance of it,
subsequent creditors cannot question the
| transaction. But it is commended in this
| case that the railroad company was de-
| frauded of the land in controversy and that
lnasmuch as the company itself had a right
to institute proceedings for the recovery
TO its property, the Judgment
and executive creditors of the
company also have that right. When
this question first came up in England it
was held that the debtors own right was
merely right to file bill in equity against
the fraudulent grantee; but il he did not see
| fit to institute such proceeding his creditor
had no such probity with the transaction as
to enable him to obtain relief, even though
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| tori his supposed right. In accordance
with the principle thus established this court
holds that subsequent creditors cannot ques-
1 ton voluntary or fraudulent disposition of
| property by their debtor, which was not in
| tended as fraud against them. The decres
of the lower court is affirmed with costs.
No. Il. The United States plaintiff in
| error, vs.. Ruel Hough ct al; in error to the
I circuit court of the United States for the
western district of Tennessee. This was
suit brought by the United States against
the bondsmen of Ruel Hough, internal rev.
enue collector, to recover the amount due
from Hough to the United States on ac-
count of the sale of revenue stamps. The
| judgment of the lower court confirmed.
No. A. Jas. Hall plaintiff in error vs..
the State of Wisconsin. In error to the
supreme court of Wisconsin. This was
suit brought to recover from the State of
Wisconsin $4,000 as compensation for one
years services as commissioner of the State
geological and agricultural survey.
The suit is based on contract with
the State for SIX years service,
made by the government under authority of
an act of the legislature. The State refused
to pay Hall for his last years service on the
ground that the law under which the con-
tract was made had been repealed. This
court holds that the contract between the
State and Hall was virtually the contract of
one individual with another; that Hall was
not an officer of the State, removable at
| will; and that the act of the legislature was
| unconstitutional and void, in that it i'm
paired the obligation of the contract. The
| Judgment of the lower court is reversed with
costs, and the cause re-
manded for further proceedings.
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE.