The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-02-19

ceiye this tender. first, because he had not
been served with an order OF the court
directing him-to do SO, and for the further
reason that law Of the State requires all
revenues to be paid into the banks
designated as State repositories.
On Friday, Attorney General Blair ar
peared before Judge Hughes, at Norfoik.
and moyedSfor a suspension Of and appeal
from the preliminary Injunction order,
awarded Oil the 18th, which motion tie
Court refused, basing the refusal of the
appeal on the act of Congress, which re-
quires that the value of the matter in dis
pute shall exceed the sum of $1,000 in
order to entitle the parties to an appeal.
The Dispatch states 1t is the opinion Of
Auditor Marye that he cannot comply
with the order OF the United States Court
as to these Parsons coupons without
plainly violating the law, and it is likely
that he will refuse to receive them. If he
or Assistant Treasurer Tnsley should re-
fuse to receive the coupons, then such one
will be brought up before the United
States Court for contempt 1t is hoped
that in that way a hdbeds-corpas case can
be made up SO as to get the matter before
the United States supreme Court.
With the Auditor S present understand
ing of the law, he cannot receive coupons
from any treasurer or other officer who
takes them.
Such officer will Eaveoto apply to the
Legislature for relief.
The State officials recognize the fact that
unless they can devise some means of cir
cumyenting the bondholders they will sue
coed in overturning all of the legislation
enacted for Years past with the view OF
keeping the coupons out of the State
Treasury. 4 consultation between the
Governor, the law officer, the treasurer
and the auditing officers of the State Sat
urday resulted in the Governor S issuing an
order to the heads OF the State depart
ments calling Hpon them to rigidly enforce
the state law forbidding the receipt Of
coupons for lakes, except in the manner
prescribed by State law
In his order the Governor says Under
my oath to see that the constitution of
Virginia and the laws passed in pursuance
thereof are faithfully executed it becomes
my duty to call your attention to the laws
prescribing the mode in which allreyenueS
and other dues shall be received and paid
into the treasury of the commonwealth. /
order that strict compliance with such
laws be enforced, and that 10 coupons
shall be taken, accepted OF receipted for on
the part of the Commonwealth, except in
accordance with the statutes Of the State
of Virginia. !"
A circular letter has been sent out by
the financial officers of the State 10 all of
the county and city treasurers. in which
they are informed Of the Governor order.
They are notified that if they accept con-
ponS in payment of taxes they will not he
received by the Commonwealth. The
State officers are in dilemma, and hardly
know how to proceed to checkmate the
bondholders counsel.
The auditor and all of the other State
officers will refuse to carry out the order
of the United States Circuit Court. 1t is
expected they will be committed to Jail for
contempt. In that case one Of the mem
bers Of the United States Supreme Court
will probable be applied to for a writ of
| habeaS corpus. A case will also be made
up by the State which will be sufficient in
amount to give them an appeal to the
United States Supreme Court.
The board of commissioners Of the sink
ing fund of Virginia met Saturday and adj
dressed letter to Hon. John Randolph
Tucker, chairman of the House judiciary
committee, urging him to have passed at
this session of Congress law authorizing
appeal to the Supreme Court Of the United
States in all cases wherever the rights or
interests Of any State shall be called i'll
question by any inferior court OF the
United States.
In any event the State debt question is
in almost, if not quite, as great a mudde
as it was six years ago. Although the
Democrats pledged in their platform that
they would sustain the Rlddleberger set
Element, yet by the imbeeility of the last
Legisture the benefits of that act We're
practically nullilied, by omission and com
! mission, and as u result the whole ques-
ton will be again thrown open TO plague
the people for years to come.
All Of the talk about the Auditor refus-
ing to obey the mandate OF the Federal
Court is sheer nonsense. The court has
the power to enforce its authority and
will do it. Judge Hughes, it is said, does
not apprehend that there will be any
trouble in making up formal case of con-
tempt on the part of the State officials III
refusing to obey the orders of the United
States Circuit Court in the Parsons Con-
pom Case. which will allow the whole de-
cision in that way to be reviewed by the
| Supreme Court Of the United States. The
State officials will be glad to be enabled in
that way to carry the case to that tribunal.
If this course is adopted it will avoid the
conflict of authority between the Federal
Court and the State officials which some
seem to anticipate in the enforcement of
the order Of the Court. That order does
not affect directly any coupons other than
those exhibited by the petitioner, but it is
a precedent which is justly regarded as an
entering wedge to numerous other cases
which might be brought up under like cir
| cumstances.
On Tuesday, of last week, Gen. Earle
was killed during the storming Of the
enemy's position at Brit. He received
the fatal shot whilst leading charge.
The English Government has contracted
for the building of railroad from Stla-
kim to Berber, to be completed With one
year.
There is now no doubt but that Gen
Gordon was killed in the manner described
in our issue Of last week.
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The latest Cabinet slate is, Secretary OF
State, Thos. +. Bayard, of Delaware Sec
retary of the Treasury, Dauiel Manning,
of New York Secretary Of the Interior.
Allen G.. Thurman, CT Ohio Secretary Of
War. w. +. Villas. Of Wisconsin ; Stcre-
tary of the Navy, Jos. Mcdonald, OF In
diana Postmaster General, l.. Q. G., La
mar. of Mississippi; Attorney General.
! A. II. Garland. Arkansas. 1t is stated
that Nh. Cleveland will announce the Cab
met this week, but this is newspap er spec
| ulation.
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