Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-19
THE COURT OF APPEALS.
It Resumed Business Today After IT.
Summer Vacation.
An Important Amendment to the Rules
AnnOunced-An Insurance Case
Advanced-A Contract Case.

The Court Of Appeals. after a recess OF
two weeks. resumed the session this morn
ing of the September term of the court,
Chief Justice Alvey and Justices Norris and
Shepard occupying the bench. An inter-
esting ceremony marked the entrance OF
the members Of the court, the members Of
the bar and spectators rising and remain
ing standing until the judges had reached
their respective seats and gravely bowed to
those present This is the same ceremony
which daily marks the entrance Of the
members Of the Supreme Court of the
United States, and 1t is trusted that it will
continue to be daily custom Of the Court
of Appeals.
A Rule Amended.
Immediately upon the opening Of the
court, Chief Justice Alvey announced that
the court had concluded to amend the rules
of the court BY making the following sup
plement to section of rule 8 of the rules Of
the court to follow at the end Of said Sec
ton. after the word costs" In the sixth
line thereof, the amendment to be in force
on and after today:
And the penalty of the respective bonds
required by this and the preceding section
to be such as the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trfct, or one OF the justices thereof, shall
prescribe; and II neither the bond required
by the preceding section for stay or super
sedeas nor the bond or deposit of money
for security OF costs required by this third
section be given or made within the twenty
Gays aforesaid. the appeal, II the transcript
OF the record has not been transmitted to
this court may be dismissed by the court
below. or one Of the justices thereof, upon
application by the appellee; or, IL the tran
script has been filed In this court said ap-
peal will be dismissed here upon motion
OF the appellee. provided the motion for dis
missai In this court be made within the first
ten days OF the term next after the re-
ceipt Of the transcript in this court. This
supplement- not to apply to any appeal here
tofore entered"
An Insurance Case Advanced.
Upon the motion OF the District Attorney
the appeal Of the government in the case
OF the United States agt. Henry X. w.
fatterson was advanced to an early hear
ing some time during the October term Of
the court The case is that of an anneei
py the government from Judge HagneTs
decision last July discharging Patterson
ths toin .,u Sus.ooy on writ Of habeas corpus,
Ine prisoner having been convicted in the
Police Court of unlawfully engaging in the
insurance business " e
The Commissfoners and Contro.,.
AFTER Few admissions to the bar of the
court and after several formal motions had
oeen made. case No. 252, Chas. w. Down.
ing et al agt. the Commissioners Of tba
day cH wa. specially % assigned for hearing to-
pearing on behalf Of Downing ana Others
s anu Hessrs. g. T. Thomas and A. B. Duyal N
s tor @ one commissioners. and Mr. Mills Dea
IT, Anoiaas n. Thomas. a party defendant
.he right OF the District Commissioner to
exercise certain discretion in the grant,ns
or contracts. e~As
estimates for paving certain streets III a
o,oa commissioners stipu,ating that a bid for
Tre or more streets might be accented
.nomaa one of the bidders. the Complain
"a
wrongly. they say, stated that he woui3 not
D,o n IL, aor less than 5000 square yards ,f ,he
4 4SoV required. His bid was accepted und,er
Snsn ana. proviso. and he is now engaged in
right OF the Commissioners to 80 ACCEPT the
DID was sustained e