New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-20
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
QUESTIONS OF STATE BIGHT SETTLED.
FAULTY IOWA RAILWAY LAw-wEsTERN UNION


A FAULTY IOWA HALLWAY LAW-WIS bNibS
STATE TAXEs.
WASHINGTON March I9-An important decissn was rem.
Court today In the Of George A.
Company. which involves the validity OF statute OF
Iowa forb ng railroad TO bring intoxicating liquor into
county auditor OF tho county To which such liquor
to be Transported shos'nS "as 'ns
This holds that for the OF its policy state
has legislative control. exclusive Of Congress- within It's
territory OF all perso things OF strcy
For the purpose OF projecting Its people
against the evs OF ntemperance IL has the right TO sbs
III, auu,acre within its limits OF intoxicating liquors
Is may also prohibit &c them between
inhsjieD whether the articles are Introduced
from oter state. or IRON foreign countries: punish
those sell them in violation OF It's laws IL may adops
tending Indirectly aud renotey to make
tho pacy effective until IL passes the line OF power del
under the Consut tuition 1t cannot with
he of Congress- expressed or implied regulate
between It's people end those OF other states OF
order TO eject It's en- however desirable Snch
regulation might The statute o, Iowa under cOnsd
raan ,a. * min mi. uyotbIt GA For these reasons We
constrained against the validity a" tho sec
OF iho statute OF Iowa involved In this case Mr.
Justice Harlan read for himself aud for the chief
Justice and Justice GRAY long dissenting oploisn
decis also rendered IN the ease "f the western
Union Telegraph Company against the Attorney Genri OF
Massachusetts Th, wa suit 10 enforce tie collection OF
lvie by the au h-re, OF the State upon the ;eie.
graph company ana for the porpoie OF eoinlg ne compny
from the iuracr ration 81 It, telegraph lines within tho
limits until Should be paid. The tcie
graph company refused thu the srorni tise
Of It's So ~ Les OF line WITHIN the state OF ha'sichu'
sets, than 1854 miles er or across
ros.'. made saoh by the vnHsi ,tItes. leaving
winch to coMeny r1l to pay tae proportion OF tue Lax
as'ese according to Mileage b; ms ette an iofos mo
graph tbs privilege VI rnnnr their lines ihroueh
a a"p H. nosly prT D.,yo s,f.t" All thai rbsIo = 10. ss'
@W % a.. "a" s or SS Wh ny the ss '"
a ,so 10 . a S . S us ny tom caf '
s.', to a., IsopS~o o. to pro s mi IL.
ilblr It's real eroasi property ,sae
never &' co o'' have ,' 5c@a niS@d "
tie S11Hori,y to upon s"cr The terf,.Ty Of any osS
state erect IT, lines tacreu TO e,ol'h The Prooo'isa
tat snc. eonp.ny ewei no oordcDee 10 .s avs 81 me
sa INTO thu, ,o q, and was n,T no 9.Ta.
sp2o as ,as -ss II ~ The con ,ns II Gal heeeSTn
etlac b. the plaintiff TO be due namely slJ6ls.
u e p-r, 20 s1 100 w ' -. nc ~, IN tnsnt /.
straed Thsi decree the crcnt conrI. he,
froa .rrSins GU Il, casn.s. state
The other deeI Of the Court today as follows
no .Ga t.ns s fS%SAny the q ME
oa Of ,e u,sa state. tor ono NotAera District OF caIl
NO l.3 Ira I Clement planur IN error s;t Elisha A.
Tor The ws.ern pi.iTet o. Praas; vSni Jats@eSt re-
with costs ami renan led with directions to
81 i:s-s.masi cs'ei appellant ags Mary A. pu,on:
o. toe D.re Of Columbia decree IN General Term re-
, o.is "a. dseree OF the cois IN SPECIAL reta,
No lCJ ilchard nossin aud others aepeila I. ast
for the District o; C.nn, b,are r'versei with CO.'S:
state Sorrern cilorni, direction
Arthur on.e, claimant, etc. plaintiff in
4 i.vc Circuit Court OF the
for the souIhera District Of NewYork Jus
Ne I1s~Au- usta Frdcnsteu ciai want otc piaintf
sr% as ss ssaes Ia eETST to Ih Gsu SUu
No. 557-kraaN A. ihgImsu. appellant at William
Proctor Ell Al. etc
rmAu. Appeals irom the Circuit Court of the rntsi
southern DistTci Of Oho Decrce rsvsrsel
this TO he paid by william Proctor et AL and
pa ,lr tof tie um OF ssj il; S. with interest
xa ss|rnr New orles ~ Water Works COMPANY plain
IN 10 srr.L ns s me lSrSaa Snsar hs si q, many
ana Wr,t of srrot ssriss.i for wan, ot jurisdiction
vSN.-Jasob krei<rr OF al plant m in
Shelby Railroad Co al. In
the Court ~ Ape is 81 tho state "entncsy Wits Of
No i.252-rhe Dale Tie Msuua.turinc Company dim
toa panuf IN error. aGt Elizabeth ~ l. Hyatt In error
a the CIV Court OF NewlOrk.
No i2aJ-Beniann r. ttN. pla ntif In error ast VIII.
scisrnw eber the supreme Court o. Illinois
Writ of dismissed ter tie want OF jurisdiction
M - Mary Wall AMI stncrs. appellants agt George r.
District OF Indiana Decree affirmed
VIII costa
Morlen IN Appeal ron tbs Circnit Cour OF tho
United Northern Dstrie; Of Inoi. Decree
10 75I-J.hn r Hartrlrtf collectsr. etc plaintiff in
rnr NJ Ian yhed ani others Ia to the
Circuit tnlt,i States for Eastern District
OF Pennsylvania Judgment affirmed with costa aud In
No I5-TIe OF Chicago plaintiff error Caiha
rtnc A Iavlr ANA others. In ofor to the circuit Court OF
nent an med with costs ami ia,eresL
No l.6- lu'sSl = re. appellant aSt tie Memphis ani
No III he Memphis anal Little Rock Railroad COMPANY.
appellant. A.f Russell sage. Appeals from the Circuit
Court OF til Crct states Tor tas Eastern DNgct Of ArSan
Decree reversed cosisin tiis court 10 be Dai by tho
aud cause led for further proceed
20 DO lad iacren consistent with tho opinion Of this
court.