New-York tribune., 1881-12-17
MR.. MANNING's SUPREME COURT BILL.

rBY TELEGRAPH TO TRIBUgE.I
WASHINGTON Dec. 16.-Among the bills offered n
the House of representatives, to-day was one by Mr..
Manning, Of Mississippi TO reOrganize the Supreme.
Court of the United States The leading features
OF the bill are the division of the Court into three
branches. To the first division all equity cases arc
TO be referred 10 the second all common law causes
and TO the third all admiralty and revenue causes
and causes in which the Government Of the United
States is q party; but when the record in
any cause requires construction of the Con-
sttution of the United States, or of .
treaty Herewith and also when a cause is brought
on writ of error from the Supreme Court OF any
S,ate the same shall be considered by the fun
bench of nine Judges. The number of members Of
the Supreme Court is not to he increased; but two
of he Associate Judges are TO be designated by tho
President as Assistant Chief Judges and they, with
the Chief Justice, to preside over the three
divisions of the Court respectively If all or two
thirds of the Judges of either division concur in
Judgment il shall be reported to the full bench, and
no review thereof shall of right accrue to any per-
son OBparty thereto; but any member OF the Court
may cause such a review to be made by the full
bench.
The f. atures of this bill are decidedly changed
from those of bin on the same subj ct proposed BY
Mr. Manning III the XLVlth Congress- That Diu
provided for twelve additional Associate judged,
making each division consist of SIX Associate
Justices and presiding Judge, instead OF Two
associates and presiding Judge as designed
by the bill brought IN to-day. In conversation
with TRIBUNE correspondent to-day. Mr Manning
said that he had found that all the members OF the
Supreme Court, except Justice Field were opposed
10 an increase in the membership of that DO y and
that they had won over the members of the Com
mittee Of the American Bar Association Ia their
side on that proposition. Mr. Manning hopes that
by division and classification OF labor the efhci-
ency OF the Court NAV be greatly promoted with
out an increase of the number of Justices and he -
sanglne tha: his bill will receive favorable consid-
GRAFTON by the lawyers In Congress as well as by
the profession at large.
THE CALDERON GOVERNMENT IN PERU.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-The following cor
respondeuce furnished for publication by the state
Department.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec. ii, lsSlH
To the Hon. ISAAC p. CHRIsIIANcY:
DEAR SIR: You are quot in different newspapers a.
not contaih the first paragraph as recently printed
bul SHOULD be glad to hear from you an aVOwaI or ds
avowh OF the statement attributed to you. Very re-
spectiully JAMES IT, BLAINE
NATIONAL HOTEL,
WASHINGTON, Dee. 10, 1881. \
To he Hon. JAMES q. BLAINE Secretary Of Stote
SIR nave Just received your letter OF yesterday, say
ms mat YOUR Gtciai spatcn to me o. May o. 1881, did
not contain the first paragraph az printed In reply
yoI ainde in any paper which have happened TO read.
Had S seen it should have declared it unan-
casions within days in relation to the recognition
the Provisional Oycrnment OF Peru ana yolr letter
aT mart of the letter containing the instructions
aIthoi.l had no recollection Of the first paragraph
preceding the Instructions was asked Dy Two at least
the statement the first paragraph printed
wa. not the original letter. and expressly declared
tat did not, and expressly forbade any such stae-
ent saying also that il not at all material tho
nrst paragraph related only to information which was
Kept the Department informed Of all that related 10 tae
Provisional Government from it's inception saw tho
report only OF these Interviews after u was wt,
tn out thou. b requested to be shown another and
one reporter vino called upon me at IL o'clock az nght
expressly told that he was only authorized Oy me 20
say tna Provisional Government was rtc0snledbY
me under instruction iron the State Department ana
against my Own Judgment without any statement what
ever. sm. very respectfully, your 0oeiient ssrVah,
P.S.-Having yesterday examined the record OF tas
letter in question: have not the sig1tes uonDt that ~
contained the first paragraph as printed. lnongn' as
was natural had not charged my memory Win II, 80
unlike te rest OF the letter, u called I9f no Sna
no special attention.
Secretary Blaine states that Mr.. Christiancy
never had an instruction to recognize the Caderon
GOV, ,rnment except upon certain conditlons-ths
fnlhlment of WHICH by Peru was lett 10 be deter
mined by Mr. ChTistancy. The following Is the
letter IN which Mr.. Christiancy recognized the
Calderoh Government showing tha6 IN his own
Judgment according TO the conditions prescribed
the time mad arrived for formal recognition:
LEGATION OF rms UNITED STATES
LIMA, PERU, June 20, 1881
Mr Minister A., 80
Nv government having been informed OF tue organs
izuion AT danleua of what in yonr circular hote 70
me OF April 80 last, is STYLED proyslona goterhens
under te Presidency of Don Francisco Garcia CaderOn
h> gwen me instructions IN substance mat II nnI
First mat sch provisional government il supported by
me wei of character ad influence oI Perd; second,
tua IL Is endeayurag restore eonsutulonal govern,
nent with A view both to erna order and negotiation
Vii Cnil Tor peace, then am to recognize II Us pro
yisioual government. BenevlhS rom the oest eVl,
,Ience 1 can Obtain that each OF these HYPOTHETICAL
ustions is sufficiently established la the affirmative,
Therefore formally express such reco niucn on the
ma n al tIe Government the United States.
P,.se accept tine assn ance of the Bign regard arA
es,,eu vita wnich the honor 10 sub 'cribe myself
your LAcelency's lrICud ana oDedient servant,
l. l. CERISTIANCr.
To Don NJ NJ. GALyEZ Minister of FOrsiJR Ay,urs.
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