New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-07
THE SUPREME COURT MEETS AGAIN.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER ABSENT-oPINIoNS
HANDED DOWN.

CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER ABsENT-ofINIoNs
HANDED DOWN.
Washington, March 6.-The United States Supreme
Court chamber crowded to Its utmost capacity
this morning when the court reassembled after
Its customary February Justice Jackson
on the bench, but Chief Justice Fuller was
absent, having been summoned by telegraph to Chi
cago where his daughter is seriously Ill. The senior
associate justice. Mr.. Field. presided. Among the
opinions given the following
In the of the city of 1t. Louis against the
Western Union Telegraph Company. Tie Court. In an
opinion by Justice Brewer, reversed the decision Of
the lower and held TO be valid city ordinance
Of the streets for telegraph poles. the charge being
laid on each pole erected. n,,s T.,
Chief Justice Fuller. in the case of George A. Petit
bone and other striking Coerr d'Aiene miners IN idaho
OF the miners and directed that the indictment against
hem be qusshed These cases grew out OF ,hs ID Gs
functions restraining the strikers from interfering with
justice Field at gave directions 20 the clerk.
Mr.. Mckinney, TO enter denial and inform counsel
In the matter OF the application of the Illinois Central
Chcago lake front case The matter was entirely
Informal and forms no part OF the record OF he court
ine refusal to entertain motion to retry the case Is
conclusive the controversy, ana must end the pos
sibiy of its being reopened so far as concerns The
front; though there will necessarily be further lltiga
ton certain property now held by The railroad
company and alleged to project into the lake beyond
the lawful limits.
The Court also refused to rehear Inc cases ~ when
Company and the Cotton Marble Company are parties.
The light between the Tillman administration in
south. Carolina the United States courts and the
railroad companies was transferre S IN part 10 'se
Townsend, State Attorney General submitted mouois
for leave file petitions for wrlts OF habeas corpus
In behalf of NJ. WISER VI. V. Tyler ana d. Is Gaines
and Danyille and South Carolina Railroad com
panies for taxes alleged by the roads to be un
constitutional, Notwithstanding an Injunction issued
by United States Judge simonton. They were ar
Supreme Court release On wits oi habcas corpus
The sherifs through the State Attorney General IN
Est their detention Is unlawful; that Inc SUITS
10 enjon the collection OF taxes from the railroads
Is In fact suit against the state. ana as such cor
trary to the Eleventh Amendment TO the constitution
that the taxpayers have ample remedies In law anu
imposed and also that the amount involved was less
than $1,000 the amount required TO give un,teo
States courts Jurisdiction. The court took the papers
filed. The following business was also done;
Railroad Company. plaintiff In error: agt Wallace
EstiiI, ct al. judgments modified ana affirmed
No. 19IIenry Hayes, administrator etc, Appellant
agt Dundas r. Pratt executor, etc. Decree omended
by directing payment TO Dundas I. Pratt, as executor
instead OF treasurer Of The HAYES Mechanics home
and as 50 amended affirmed With costs and Interest
40. 1851 United states appellant ast Aaron no%
". NJ Foote for the appellant and by Charles KING
George A. King and W. b. King for the Appellee.
No. 1,142-The Pennsy lvania Company platinum IN
error, agt. George $. Bender. administrator, ctc.
Motion Ia dismiss submitted.
No. 1,l00--The Mexican Central Railway Company,
plainiR in error. agt. alexander Pinkney. Advanced
No. Ia, Original ex parte-In the matter OF the
American Construction Company, petitioner; argument
begun.
Nos O. original l3i. 1913. 1874. 1876. 1876. 1877, 1873.
1872 140 and 141.