Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-19
WASHINGTON.
MR. TUCKER TO OFFER A NEW BANK
RUPT BILL.
Richmond Case In the Supreme Court
Old Patent-The Case Of Hon.
John Goode.
From Our Regular Correspondent. !

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March 49,
The case of Turpin & Brother against
Burgess, collector Of internal revenue
at Richmond, years ago, was argued
before the Supreme Court to-day by
Major C.. S. Stringfellow for the plain
lifI, and Hon. John Goode, Jr., for the
defendant. The only question is as to
the constitutionality Of the internal.
revenue act Of July 20, 1868.
A CURIOSITY.
A man named William A. Burt ex-
hibited to-day in one Of the committee
rooms at the Capitola patent written on
parchment and signed by President
jackson for typewriter. 1t was
patented in 1929, but the records Of it
that were in the patent-office were de-
stroyed by fire. Burt's patent was
issued. The specimen Of writing with
it was a. letter from the in
ventor to his wife, and showed
that ordinary type and printers ink
were used instead Of the ribbon and
type used in more recent patents. In
the picture Of the Burt machine it
looks more like q neutrality-suspicious.
than typewriter. The mouldy
parchment was found among the papers
Of the inventor by his grandson and
was exhibited Is a curiosity.
BANKRUPTCY BILL.
Mr.. Tucker is engaged in the prepa-
ration of bankrupt bill, which will be
offered as a substitute for the one re-
ported TO the House to-day. The lat
ter is not satisfactory to the representa-
tives ofeastern cities, who are the prime
movers IN behalf of a national bank
rupt law, but they hope to put it
in shape to suit themselves in the
House. A bill like that OF Mr.. Tuck
er's, which puts the machinery Of bank
rupt proceedings in the hands Of the
State courts, except the discharge, will
probably be popular. 1t would cause
the bankruptcy proceedings to be con-
Quoted near the homes Of lawyers and
clients, instead Of in distant Federal
courts.
THE GOODE CASE.
Senator Malone is delay ing the action
ofthe Senate Committee upon the nomi-
nation of Solicitor General Goode.
Judge Shellaberger, Judge Thurman,
and Mr.. Knox, ex-Comptroller Of the
Currency, have written letters, which
have been filed with the Judiciary Com
mittee, giving their opinion that the
action Of Mr.. Goode in regard to the
ieceiyership Of the bank at Nor
folk was perfectly legitimate. Mr..
Knox, who was Comptroller for May
years, says it was the usual prac-
tice during his term Of Office for lawyers
to appear in behalf Of creditors Of
banks AMI ask the appointment of GER
tain persons as receivers. Senator'S
Eyaits and lloar among others, have
maderemarks to other senator's that leave
10 doubt that they are convinced that
nothing has been shown against GOode
hat is dishonorable or that would JUS
tify adverse action upon his nomina-
ton. The case is simply delayed out
Of courtesy to Malone.
The Virginia delegation held meet.
ing to. day and selected Mr.. Daniel as
the Virginia member Of the Demo
cratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee-Mr. Barbour having declined
because he expected to make visit to
Europe during the summer.
In view Of the fact that the term OF
the postmaster at Petersburg will soon
expire, the delegation again agreed, as
they did last summer, to recommend
the appointment of Major j. R. Pat
tersOn to fill the vacancy.
DR.. r. J. Hicks, Of Fauquier, and
Alfred p. Thorn, Of Norfolk, were in
the city to-day.
New post-Oflices Grimsley. Ashe
county, n. c., Leroy Bleyins postmas-
ter; and Yale, Sussex county, Va,
George T. Partridge postmaster. Sere-
ma II. Lewis is commissioned pastmas-
Ter at Lynnwood, Va.