New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-12
THE COURTS.
TIE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

TIE UNITED STATES -0Jrhr-ME Noo"A'
A DRUMMERs TAX CAsE-DECIsIoNs AND okpEi''
Washington April 1.-THE supreme Court 'o-"a,
covo decision in favor Of the county In the cnse OF
Charles L. Fclen against the taxing distF'c' Oh 1o"'
County, Tennessee. brought here on appear oy f'0"''
t,o,, a dociso, Of the state Court Ficklcn hnd an
office I'm Tennessee at which he took oiuors 'or soo'
HIS business was entirely with firms outSide Tue 'o.
and differed from tlIat Of the ordinary conHe''''
travellers principally In that he did nor triVci ANU.
Collecting orders bnt had an Office where he exDheo
samples A law was passed imposing license 'oA
~ s5o nm dealers I'm merchandise and also tax on
their captal Where there was no capital Invested
A, was the case with IIchlcu. II was provided "a'
IL pcr cent TAX should be paid on oil COMMISSIONS
received Flcklcn paid the license fee and reporter
his sales during the year 1887, but refused 10 pay
the commission tax on the ground that the business
done was entirely for firms outsde the State ana tha'
he act was void as a regulation Of interstate com
mcrce Wien he applied for license In 1855 " was
refused because of nOn-paymcnt OF the colh'soio"
INK and Ficklen sought by Injunction proceedings T"
compel It's issuance In an opinion by CIhci J"su'e
Fuller the supreme Court to day held that the supreme
Court OF Tennessee had properly decided against ticN
len.
The court also transacted the following business:
| No 1,,-The Chatcaugsy ore and Iron Company,
plalnn in error, agt. Theodore ~ Bake. Juusho''
affirmed with costs and Interest. .
No l. 5cS-The Northern Padnc Railroad Company,
plaintiff In error agt. Domnick ~ llato Jud gmeiit
Court for the southern District OF Ncwfork Tor lurtr
40 oa6-Beford Clarke & Co. ct al, appellants, aet'
Charlie, Scribner. Decree affirmed with costs ana Ill
tcrst. -, ...,,.., o,c y,
al appellants agt j. Randolph Tucker CT al Decree
reversed each party to pay hi, own costs ana 'tu'9
reminded with directions 10 enter deere; devalins
The tl Of the appellants TO the premises de,'1Dcd IN
the nil OF complaint, By adverse possession Ot 'l
nartc, through whom they claim. 10 be complete, ana
lint the defendants be- enjoned from asserting utie 10
tIie sal premises through their former owner.
No laOj-The Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
plaintiff In error ag j. +. Ellis. DISMISSED iOr inc
want Of jurisdiction.
The Chief Justice announced the following orders OF
the
No I479-The New-York and New England Rail
road Company, plaintiff IN error, aEt. Harriet =
Rumsey and Others. Motion TO dismiss Or anrin
pos poncd 10 the hearing on the merits -
The chief Justice also announced that as trdny
next would be Good Friday the court would adjourn
on Thursday until Monday next that the call OF The
docket would Friday, April 90 and that the
court would take recess from Monday, MAY - 10
Monday. May 10.
No iD-The United states. plaintiff In error, agt
the Boston and Albany Railroad Company. Dismissed,
costs in this Ia be paid by the DEFENDANT III
,,.,S
No. slG-Daniel MaGone, Collector. etc. plaintih
I'm error. AIT. Jesse ;. Blydcnburg.
The day call for April IL win be as follows Nos
2s3 e-j as7 col. 3D. 20f BOG. 207, 900 (and 4e3)
and 800. - -,
Tho court win adjourn for the term May 10.