New-York tribune., 1880-03-09
fEDEaiL L1EcnoyLIys sustained.

DECISIONS or TUF UNITED -TArr~ SIri;i tif ColHI
oN 1IE CASES or liW HALlI"oRE AID ciNciN-
NATI ElfClloN JUDGES.
WASHINGTON. March S.-'rhc following de-
cisious were handed W tuc supreme Count oi Che
United State. to-lar;
No. : Dr,ruaD- Tx parie. Albert schold ct ai. Pc
tou. for wit. Of hsoeas corpus and c'ruorarL Tho
,,couorers ia tai- ct,r wrrc W3scs 90 election
ln the Cty ui Baltimore THcy wcre appointed 10y
authority 81 q slaio law. aud di-cni'E'd 'hcir
clti,p n- such Judges 80 tLe election 90 rcpr'-
-.rr.flvc7 g. Congress. he'd NoY,nb.r 3. ISIS.
Under sections 5.5IJ and 5.52s OF TIE y.sed
statutes t,ey wero indicted g. ,te Circuit Court of the
lr.ited state. for the DitfIct % Maryland on tur
charge ~ interfering vIih and resisting supervisors o.
Election and Deputy Mlreuals ~ the United States
white the atcr were engaged IA tur perform nee oi
their dntcs 81 said cecton Upon th'. charge tucy e
tr.cl convicted 1d ..rru O. ilpfi1"nncn~ llcf
ihcrrupon pp.alci to this court with 20 pcuaoI for
,it- of hlbcp- csSus ana cert ori upon the ground
f,at tire saf-s urdeg which they were t'i and ron-
i,icd s..tioa- Jl5 and 5.J22 o. the Ecvt,. -fatui'
asc Unconstitutional aud void. Tins court. in ai
elablrsle opinion hl Ju.ucc Bra i',y. holds:
IYrs; Vh,. iic qur-t.o of The consi1ohn " oi sl
,et., i. COOS rfouud Tor ttc C.ult 90 ~ trtof
hahcr, cornus o. inquire in" ;h .etIy 81 imi%i."n
i,egf unitr such conviction: uud U ih" iH"~ rr drcI
mInrl o. bc unconstitutional thr r.'0onris .A""'@ D'
di,rnar.rl.
sfl.n..pu TO pas, tls res1iItio1 refereed io. w.:
section 55I5 ~ Toe Rev-ed statutes; Go. 'c..-
2.U22. me twonty-sk. 81 TIE j. y,et 7.tni".-
tuc.r beioa he l4". prov doi w. C'"-rs- n ih, a.
o. F~"ruT> z9 j.! ioI sn'' i.'.k @ t' 'c','"" 90
rcrr s' AtVe. -rd -"r rrEeatiut .i'nn- i'r., ,'n n
dc.tcni. unuer tnc,e a"'. "ul conviction aud @'n-
tcIcc in rsln'r thereof. are ANn cause "i lin7""
nGmi; ,"p r wn'" ''' '''' "'' '' '"'' ~ ''
JyrhETai IA rpakg rcculltlors for thc election ~
Rapfcsrnayr, j. uOi necessary that Congress sIuud
"A sumo entire auI .. .!Lsivc control thereof.
rim That nm tie fciso o., su n supoIy sorg power.
4 N
ton. add Onnl penalties ioI "ft@ch oi hny or i"r
ihr peructrn,i, OF irau rr.do ior tnc atenrauc
a. Officers 10 prevent francs and That TIE elections
are legally ana airiy conducted.
Sbth-lhat the exercise ~ -ic'' p""ers con property
cause sion Of rcgu ptiou- or iil.uc ctr-r
tine authority Of Cougr'ss over th subj s amount.
auG any regulation, ID may u'h. u-e sfniy sn2'irrNe
iucon- -steui regulations 0f tae St1,e.
Sertnt-lnat there Is notnug b. tbe relation of The
Stale aHd National soverriguur5 90 preclude tie co
operation OF both In Lnc matter oi elections o Hcgr
Eig1ih-Ihat Congress had poycr boy the Constitution
to ycsi IN c Circuit CouIt the apv'irimcu' OF aurtr
Ninth -Tnat ihs provislcu which nuih,rizcs the
deputy marshals 10 keep tho peace al tho elections a.
not unconstitutional
TenhGha 1eoOuourrent iur sdi 'ton OF The National
Government with hat 0f the sai"s winch II has. 90 tHr
cso OF its powers OF Sovereignty "a every part ~
the United states. n usunc rom thst exclusive lurs
dctIOn winch ~ has by the Institution u thr District
of Columbia and Ia hose places acqu cd FOR ilc cloc-
tiGn OF 70, Is, maeaznes. ar,enaI-' c'c.
Eicvenh -fhai toe provisions adopted for compcllnS
tho state ON ers Of election 10 observe the 5tnie laws
regulating elections Oi representatives. not altered hi
Congress within the supervisory powers OF Congress
g. such elections.
The petitions for haneas corpus cert orari n the
cases Of all the prisoners deniei.
No @ (originGD.-Ex parte Augustus T. Clarke, peti
TONER Tns was a petition forodischarge upon writ
OF habeas corpus Clarke the petitioner was m election
Judge In the city OF Cincinnati ONO. duly appointed
under the laws Of the etaJe, and acted as sur!.
Judge at the Congressional election II October o. 1873
He was indicted in the United States Circuit Court on
October "a 1873. under section 5,5l5 Of the Revised
Statutes for an Official msdemean VIZ, violation OF
the Laws Of Ohio In not conveying hc blllobOx alter
Il had been sealed NJ and delivered 10 llm Tor that
uurpose TO the County CLERK, Bnd IN allowing
il 10 b. broken open. Upon this indictment ho
was trie1. convicted and enced TO imprisonment.
He petitions the court Tor discharge upon wit
OF nnbeas corpus granted by Justice strong a. Cham
bers IN Augusr, 1870 The grounds for the application
the statutes under whch the petitioner was convicted
are unconstitutional.
the law under WhicI be conviction had. and that
the Unicd a'es Circuit COurt had juri dicon OF
offence For tie grounds upOu WhiCh tins decision
based the Court refers opinion in the casco
bold ct a.. where they are uiy set FORM The petition
Is denied ara the petitioner il rom ndcd 10 the custody
Of the United sates Marshal MI Justice Bradley Dc
Nj Justice Field delivered dissenting opinion cover
ing both the Federal election laws Hc maintains
that the United States circuit Court had ursdic
ton 10 try tho prisoner Clarke for the alleged offence
which he was convicted He maintains that although
Congress may adopt law Of state TIC adopted aw
be enforced law OF The Uuited states Ia the
present There Is pretrnce Of such adoption
II Is for violation OF state law That the punishment
prcscrlb ID.
Justice clifford concurs IN Justice Fields opinion
OTHER DECISIONS.
The following decisions were also handed
down by the United STATES Supreme Court todayI
Nos. l075 and LO7G-N.A. CowdreY, appellant, agt J..
V. W. NAndenburA et al appr! from tho SI.
preme court Of ihe District. OF Columbia - The
decree the lower court affirmed Hlth c0sts.
Nos. l.0O2 10 9.-Edwin Z. Nchhed appelisn aFt
the O0uny OF NtDster-fno dccie Oh thr lower court L.
affirmed. l74.-Edwin c. t,haeld, eppca T. agL the
County Of HanliionThe decree the ow-f court Is 10
yersed with NO 12D-Wiiam 81. Springer plaintiff
IN Unied tee toIal ar led. 80 505
Paul Leary, appellant agt Mary Long administering No
70 dismiss granted unoss new bond is MED before the
Monday ~ Apri No. i24.-Lewis HRmmack 81 al ap-
pean FaImeIs Loan and Trust Company submission
aside and oral argument ordered No 6@-Geor4s H.
i II. L. Doyla