New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-01
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
pRIEF ABSTRACTS OF DECISIONS

BRIEF ABSTRACTS OF DECISIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.--The following bust
ness was transacted by the supreme Court OF the United
States to-day;
Justice Miller opinion OF The Court to-day in the
Thompson ct al. upon winch decision was announced
privileges OF The louise OF Commons Of Enga and the
subject punishment Contemps restson principles which
have tho House OF Representatives. the United
sites body which Is IN no sense court ana whose fuuc
tons 80 far rs they partke In any degree Ut that character
limited 10 p9nisus It's own members and determining
MN ase npisss 1Is fest nony ~
In INTO which that house has Jurisdiction inquire,
and neither OF these bodies possesses the general power OF
think the pea by those q me defendants who were
he S0nr 1yeIIHs le d 70 a1S Svng oRnSn.
ment reversed anu the case Ieed iOr further proceed
no 1O3-The City Of Chicago plaintiff in error ag Thos
Tliey IN error from Iinois-Ihe Judgment affirmed with
No lOs5-Thomls Tey plaintiff in error agt the city Of
Chicago aud Cook County IN error from IinosJ Judgment
NO 963 The town of UNITY plaintiff IN error agt Alvah
A. BurTage ct ali In error itOm Illinois Judgment affirmed
Nos. 40; 56 and 75;TTpSp County. Missouri. agt the
Ton. slaughter a Co.. same agt j. T. Edmunds co-Judg-
No. @00.-fio People ex rel John t Hanemau. plaintiff
in error gt and Assessments OF
affirmed Without reference to constaonaI gassu0n
whether or not tax ON money invested IN "a
regulation Of commerce or a duty upon expoIlA - !,
o3s9ma adm
affirmed with costs and intere'if.
NO I8S-Charles j. Folgcr, appellant, art the United
staes appeal from tho Court VI anfh'd
with costs aud interest .,... 80. ,,-tut.,.
Pro tor ct ali appeal from Uhlo.-Deoree alhrmed
NO Og-The township OF Harter ILL., appellant Rgt J0hn
A. Kernochan. Illinois Decree affirmed with COSTS 80 -.
No 2vB-The United states eN rel ReOecca W.. WON,
painun IN error ag the Mayor etc. OF the city Of New
York Judgment reversed ana the cause demanded
No 900 Richard PTowlu and Josephine Prewitt appel
lauts ARt Robert H. WsOD assignee, etc. appeal from
Alabama. Decree reversed and cause remanded -
No l9Saiah A. PanuOck ee AL plaintns In error, agt.
the board Of County Commissioners Of Franklin County Kan
In error Kansas Judgment affirmed Win cgsts; ,,or
NO l9O-uarvey Terry, appellant, agt yohn j. Mcclure
receiver, ETC. ct al appeal from SOuth Caolna Deofeo
affirmed with costs, ,,.~ - .. -. r...,.
l9lHenry Meyer, ct a. plantIs ia error eg Joseph
r. Dewey, ct al In error from NeWHork judgment AZ
lrmed with costs. , NJ, -, ,,,,,
No i9s.-lhe Milwaukee National Bank OF Wisconsin,
rainG I'm error AIT the City Bank OF N. Y. In
error from The Judgment reversed with insrue
tons 10 grant a now trial - -,,. -, A.. o.
No 2O7Thomas b. COddngon appellant, agt the Pensa.
cola and Georgia Railroad Company ot Al appear rum
FLORIDA Decree affirmed with COSTA ,. -.
No 642-Stephen h. Jones' asalgnee eto appeshG W.
Frederick X Walker ct al appeal Tom KENTUCKY Decree
affirmed with COSTA. . 81, -. III, ,,. .o,,.r.
No SOS-Cross appeal appeals from the Court Of olAmS
Ne 8, originaI~Erparte John H. Butler and John NJ
Graf peltiOners Petition denied. a.. . - -. .ho
NO b2s.-Wiham Ashburner. plalnhn IN error agI inc