New-York tribune., 1886-04-27
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
p,1poAD CONTROVERSIES SETTLED.

WASHINGTON. A,il1l 20 nc NUpltihO >V"'
a, the United states the following decisions
to-day o.,o |
M 1.-THE Southern Pacific Railroad company |
p,,n,G in error against the people OF the S'"e ol N
f,rria This suit brought In the STATE oo"'. " '
Co., of ufornia again the southern Paoc Railroad
Company to recover S3l,47o.3s cIamed 10 oe uuo oi
taxes The rarcni company Pcil'ioned Tor inc removal
~ ,p case 10 the Federal but tine supreme court
=, tho STATE of California refused to Grant thc peton
rl. supreme of the United states reVersS ','
,,drnent and remapds the case p'cK 10 'i'o 'up''
60, Of Los Angeles County for removal to the Cire"
Court Of the Uniteu states !"
Of the petitioner 49,. ,,,
M oo9-The 81. Louis, Alton ana Ierfe ii""'o ""' %
,oad COMPANY. appellant The lh"a""Po.s ", ""D
Iouis Railroad Company Lake SNORT an" -
Southern Cleveland. Columbus, Cihc'n""'' " -,
.o,.s pi,,shnrc. Fort Wayne and Chicago. ana rem"
srlvsnia Railroads; and No. IL Ihe fchhSs ,'
,;,,,,,od connauv Pennsylvania Company, Illsoui.
ro,, WAYNE and CnCago Railroad Company N'eN'""N'
Columbus Cincinnati and indianapolis h"''o ,>,
many and Lake shore and Michigan souInel" ',,
Coupany against the ST. Louis. Alton ana ie'i0 ,,
p,,l,oad Company Cross appeals from u''i' " Wv
1iro,,,, Court for the District OF lhdiah"' i"c s
-, o,,rcerv I'm the Circuit Court FOR lhulah" lor
,,,,o, of AN agreement entered into oet"con '"o ="
,on,s Anon AMI Terre Haulo Company ana 'no o'uoi
comnaues by which its liue OF road was e"seu " '
Terre Uantc and Indianapolis Railroad Company ana
tbc other companies contracted to operate inc ROAD
was rend ered I'm the Circuit Court In favor OF tle
$, Iouis Alton and Terre Haute Company Tor Soo'''
$40 and an injunction against seversi Oh INC o''or
companies restraining them from operating l"o o'1o''
yandana and Terre naute Railroad OF which the II.
onjs Alton and Haute Company alleged the oVher
companies were managing and operating In VIOLA
zion of their agreement From this judgment boh parties
appealed The supreme Court revcrses the decree OF
the lower court far as it relates to the PennsyVaa
Railroad Company. the PennsyIysLla company, tne
Pttsburs Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad company,
ile Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati ana lndianapohs
southern Railroad Company and III all other Respects
is affirmed and the case Is renanded 10 he oeult
appellants Justices Bradley and dissented from
the opinion Of the majority OF the Court ..
No 23l.-The United states, plann In error, against
HE Nashville, CHATTANOOGA aud St LOUIS Railway COM
tor he Middle District OF Tennessee This was snit
brought upon coupons held by the United states ID
for the Chckasa@ Indians Tor interest payaoe al Tii
fercnt from July l. 1851 to January J. Ie00 ING
Circuit Court ns'Fnetcd tnG & Jury a,nie @ orc of mtaons
and for the railroad company was acc9:dlnsy
returned. The Supreme Court rever'cs lhat decision
No. GOETHE Iron Silver Mining COMPANY agaiasl % .ne
Tgin smelling Company and others. In error TO The
action TO recover possession of certain mining ground In
Lake County. Colorado. The Elcn Mining ana smeltns
Of the UHed states TO the "Gilt Edge Claim OF which
the premises in controversy were part apd
tunnels entered without right upon portion OF tnelr
claim and has held the same, ana prayed tor
so 900 damages The lower court gave judgment for
the Elgn Company and this Judgment the supreme supreme
Court airms the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Bradley
40. i9s~Juan s Dart administrator Of the estate Of
Simon deceased. against tue United states appeal
from the OF Claims Under the act OF congress OF
June %, 1865 the secretary OF War tranmted 70 tne
OF Claims the claim OF Hart ior $1V3oI - loa
supplies furnished the Government In 500, PRIOR 10
April 49, sol Hart entered the nrGHe Tef' Sy tbc
President. The Court of Claims applied 10 arts cian
the provisions the JOINT resolution OF Congress when
made IT unlawful any officer OF the Government to
pay any claim against the Government whlch accrueu
any manner sustained the Rebellion and held that the
PARTON granted Hart dld not operate TO set ASIDE the
Ni.lOu of
further than find the f,cs The supreme Court anris
that decision. IN its opinion which was dehVereu oS
Justice Bstchford the court says:
ain approving as We do. the reasons as assigned oy
pardon we do not depart the least from what was
held the subject OF paIdons IN he cases Oh e1 pe
Garland AImStrOng's foundry, United states against
Tadcford and United against Klein. II the JOINT
resout said nothing on the subject OF pardon
10 pardon could have had the effect to authorize the
payment a debt out Of general appropriations wnlch
r. The ,rion cannot effect ascilbed to IL
merely because ao I1Tt c%frc'v within the com.
uetency OF Congress TO declare mat the claims men
ii"nef in the Joint shoad not be paid t the
fnrIner order OF Congress II is now within It's cohpe
tency to declare that they a. be pad IN nke manner,
Of the Revised Statutes which is the JOINT resol-
tou question. should not Apply TO p&ym@Gnt @ 10 pe
pay contractor FOR mail service performed ID GER
IAN states ia i %, 1850 and l-6l and before they
ssil.'' isil.''''''''' '''''7 "
1 M % anTan s, c ne tnc nT5 E9 sss for FS'sI lc
We"in Isiri,t OF ichigan Decree affirmed with costs
in efi6f ~, joseph thompson In 10 e supreme
e r4ge renanoed with Instructions to take tuIther pro
cccougs according TO law ana IL conformity Win the
2c 70 Tie United states APPELLANT at Wilson, .9.
Aru.a from the Court Of the United states iol hc
Mdcc District oi enncs.oe Deere ahimea %i.nou pre-
judiCe right Of The appellant to Oins An acuon AZ Jaw
go @S Cshcne coney appellant agt. Rachel aeE
"toumb Itcree reversed with costs and cause remanded
aiiie y epRea3Mt M agt iIcy cou TTeomin of fa
United the NOhern District OF ds-s'appi DC de-
reversed with costs and cause eiaGed & %. n %
ine the principles announced III tue op'Ion u
' ' t,rirna- rs psrt-In the mater Of Washington
Iarop petitioner Petition for writ OF habeas corpus de
10 1922 United starcs eaHt ast John IN LenT
WaIson ior appSan ana by "eYTss hm hg 10" S PPgo
SS sr1or 1C n9 % John Iookamp executor In cIo
le cu onI Of ths 'eG Co.'S T."S' % be- ,o pa IS BY aun
80 Walter smith appellant Egg Da'y BscF
Iustee Motion ioI 10 ME Il pll ouv,I.
iy Hacltt i support o. same and Oy Water smith
III Spi .ioD ,aorsc &c oeu andoes appellants VIII
eng ane sniss9s P a g S s m SUPPORT ' U e sanS
no. - JAMES Johnson, and Others, plaintiff in error
andrcnstac suOmtedby Alexander Porter Morse III
1 Ihc Plymouth CONSOLIDATED GoldMining Company
others appellant sgt ne An@do ana Saol alSh,0 an
John II Boate srpelant ana by II Mckanc in support
so 1911 Thomas Baldwin pi!nui in error az
4, II"nSs y la. McAster ioG defendant III error
NoIi0GDick Anowsm,tn planih IN error a a; Ams sm
n" 55.-Morgaas Louisiana and Texas Railroad and
steamship company. panun IN error agt me board oI
IlaIuIn or, ana continued NY StaVH
are ana WIlain NJ warts ior defendant III error.
THE COURT OF APPEALS.
ALBANY, April 2G.-In the Court of Appeals
to-day the following Causes were argued:
No 5iS-In the matter application foI letters OF al