New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-17
SUPREME 90 URT DECISIONS. -
THE BOSTON NATIONAL BANK CASES.
MOTION TO ADVANCE THEM Observation-Disclosures
AND RAILROADS

MOTION TO ADVANCE THEM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
AND RAILROADS
wAsHygroN April l6-The United states Supreme CoarS
has denied the TO advance what are known - We
Pacific National Bank cases OF Boston, ,
Tho Csart order denying the motion Tor
rehearing in case No. 43 Butler recevsl sgt Csls
nan and Others OF the Pacific National BANK
cases Of Boston
An opinion was rendered by the court IN Case Ma
lOOl R. K Dow. Watson Matthews and Charles Moran.
plaintiffs in error agt W. Beiaemaa In error 10 tbs
Supreme the State OF Arkansas The plaintiffs in
error acquired Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Com
psny under foreclosure proceedings and suit vas broushe
against then for violation OF statute OF the state %
Arkansas fixing compensation for carrying
passengers within the State at three cents per milo
on railroads more than sevcnty.dve miles ioas
The plaintiffs sought TO have the statute
declared unconstitutional and void on the
ground that It was IN contravention OF tho
xIvth Constitution OF the United stssss
under the Of regulating charges for tho
railroads virtually amounted to tho connscaoA
ofths railroad property and wassn unreasonable taxing
private property without compensaon Also ososuse tne
special iexisasu and made arbitrary dscrm
nations different railroads. net based upon tner
earnings simply the engt OF their nes
of the invested by tho reorganzsd
corporation the court holds that IT mas no
determining the rate OF thrss cents milo nxsd
LEGISLATURE is unreasonable still less that there mai
CENTS cation Amounts TO taxing OF props
ery without due process IL also holds that tho
plaintiffs deaisd the equal protection Of the
laws and this point says
Tho Legislature may classify railroads according -
business which they have done or appear
likely Whether the classification shall be according -
aud freight carried or OF gross OF
net earnings during the year before or according 70
simple and constant rule OF the length OF the limo OF
railroad matter discretion the railroad ~
rule applied to all railroads OF the Same Glass;
constitutional provision securing
equal protection Of the lava" Judgment Armed>
Other business dsne by the court was as followsi
M Unite
IAN O. Weld and Others SC Appeal from the Coors
LyoD appellant sss III The Perrin Snf ca.
the state Of Indiana Decree affirmed
isSJOe Johnson appellant ast Ge0Tr: chTi.si.5
and Others Appeal from ms oSa court OF sae
with and remanded for further proceedings
s, Appea fsSa the Court claims. yudg%sns
Company appsls6 asI Tho Cleveland columbus. Cinei.:
from the court Of the States for the District
Io iSss-J9ia a. MUTT. sxecstrlI &c. appellant .es
United Appeal from the Court Of Claims judge
NO ssThs United State, appellant : AT, EHya5s T.
m opa to a.. court Of
United states Indiana. Judg armed
No I,so6AtsersOn W: Buetsr, plaintiff IN error .st
United States fer the District of Colorado Judgment
No iOsS-ssrah Robaras plaintiff in ags Alfred
In sr 70 hs % .Ss' of tho state %
No l7e-A Mere and Others. appellants sgs Rudolph
and others Appeal from the Circuit Court OF
United for the District OF California Decree affirmed
h anG b OF
Ex parte the matter OF II. s. Burrett and othsra
petitioners Motion for leave file petition for nandamus
etc, denied.
No I,3s9-The United States plaintiff. agt joseph w.
Lace Motion advance granted and ca use Assigned for
April 23 next
Ne iIs2-Wliam Cressey and others appellants agtl
Herman Meyer and others Notion 70 advance denied.
No 3S6-Reuben Others plaintiffs in error.
agt William Crabtreo Motion 10 dismiss dsnisd
No J. 2S3-The Western Air Line Construction Company,
plaintiff error, william A. McGls and Others etc.
Motion 70 vacats supersedeas denied.
Ne. l-Francis Downs executor. etc, appellant. agt
Edward Hubbard administrator Motion tor ia gmens
submitted by Benjamin f. Butler
support Of motion with leave To W. Horner and John
Paul Jones file briefs In opposition thereto.
No. 467-Andre ". De Ia Mothe. appellant sGt william
Notion 10 yaoats order OF dismissal and 70 restore
case t. docket granted.
No 22S-Martha Cotton, appellant agt Ellen Cstoa.
229-Abixa r. Cotton appellant agt. Ellen NJ Cotton
Argument continual BY George Hayes for the appellee
and concluded by William NJ. Evarts for tho appeanta
No L3s5-Ex parts In the matter OF Simon Coy 90 al
psants Argument begun By Mir. Cyrus f. McNutt for
pellants.