Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-03
THE U. S. SUPREME COURT.
Cases Of Interest-To Test the validity Of
the Mckinley Act, Etc.
rBy telegraph To tho Dispatch.I

lBy telegraph 10 tho Dispatch.I
WAsHINGToN, March 2.-Four motions
were made in the United States Supreme
Court TO-DAY 20 advance cases intended 70
test the validity and constitutlonality OF
the customs administrative, and Mckinley
tariff laws. The first OF these motions
come here on an appeal from the Circuit
Court of the United States for the South
ern district.of New York sustaining decI-
sion of the Board of General Appraisers in
assessing duties on an importation OF laces
by BOYD, Sutton Il Co. Counsel for the
importers contend that the Mckinley tarii
act is Observation-Disclosures because the
bill signed by the President was not the
bill that passed both houses Of Congress,
section having been omittedin Its engross-
ment second. that IL contains provisions
for bounties 10 sugar producers IN tins
country, which, under the Constitution,
Congress had no power TO enact; and,
third, that section of the act assumes TO
delegate TO the President the power 10 im-
pose taxes upon imports, which power 10
vested exclusively in CONGRESS- aud cannot
be delegated. The motions TO advance are
based principally upon the very great i'm
portanc0 Of the question involved ard the
interest Of trade and commerce and OF the
Government IN having the question speedi-
ly settled.
AItOTDEN-ATtutINl bkllitt siAlfl AnaN bAAN
Government was willing to have the cases
advanced. but that II desired to have the
cases made up so as TO fairly present the
issues involved, which one OF the cases at
least did not do, in his opinion. At his
suggestion the matter went over for week
in order that the Government might ex-
anime the cases.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE Law.
Attorney General Miller made motion
in the United States Supreme Court to-day
to advance for argument the case OF
Charles Counselman against Frank Hutch
cock. United States marshal for the North
ern district of Illinois. who has Counsel
man in custody for refusal TO answer GER
tain questions IN regard TO the interstate
commerce law. The Attorney General IN
his motion said that the Importance OF the
case would be understood when il was
stated that pending final decision II
would be impossible to continue any in-
yestigation into violations of the Interstate
commerce law, (which are now 30 numer,
Gus and so fragrant as practically TO defeat
the operation Of that law"
THE ASII-LorTERY Law.
Mr.. Hannis Taylor, as counsel tor the
publishers of the New Orleans STATES ana
Mobile Register, who were convicted OF
violation of the anti-lottery act, to-day
moved in the United States Supreme Court
for leave to file petitions for writs of hdoeas
corpus and certiorari on the part Of the pub
fishers in order that the constitutionaiity
of the anti-lottery law might betested.
A DECISION IN Favor or THE GAINES ESTATE.
Justice Bradley to-day announced the
decision of the Supreme Court IN the SUIT
between the city Of New Orleans and VII
liam w. whitney as administrator OK the
estate Of Myra Clark Gaines. This is oon-
tinuation of the old Gaines litigation. AZ
ter the supreme Court had renoere1 u
last decision sustaining tho claim OF MA