The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-02
SUPREME COURT PROGRESS.
The Docket VIII Be Cleared in Seven
Years at the Present Rate.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The October term
of the supreme court of the United States
will begin week from tomorrow, Oct
8. The court will open with a docket
that in itself demonstrates the advant-
peals. While the docket for the
October term in 1899, at the opening
contained ,183 cases, there are but OPS
awaiting the courts attention at this
time. If this rate of progression is main
tanned the court will be confronted with
nothing but current cases seven yerrs
hence. The court now has five cases un-
der consideration which were ar
gued last term, decisions upon which
may be announced the first opinion
day. There are two cases from the
Washington circuit court, known as the
harbor line cases. The elevator cases from
South Dakota; Constable VS.. the National
Steamship Company, case involving
damages growing out OF the burning of a
steamer dock in New York; and the
United States VS.. Rodgers, a criminal
case from Michigan.
IMPORTANT NEW CASES.
The new cases docketed for this term
include number of unusual interest and
importance. Prominent among these are
the appeals by A. II. Sing and four other
AJHluGSb
ted States court for the Northern district
of California, which will bring up for re
view the Geary Chinese law.
The Mormon church case is another of
Importance. Upon the decision will de-
pend the disposition of the funds arising
from the sale of the church property
under the Edmunds-Tucker act.
Three railroad cases will attract gen
eral attention One of them is the appeal
7 T o1r fl,no nceS
neer, who. refused to haul his train
because it contained some cars from the
Ann Arbor railroad, upon which a strike
was in progress. This was in defiance of
an order of court, and Judge Kicks i'm
posed a fine and Imprisonment for con-
tempt. The other two are sim
liar in nature and present the
questions how far the states may go in
the manner of assessing railroad property
and fixing freight rates, One comes
from Indiana and the other from Texas.
Besides these the court will have IL
murder cases from Fort Smith, Ark, to
determine, and the mineral land cases of
Barden and the Northern Pacific railroad
from Montana, affecting large part of
the railroad land grant.
THE NEW JUSTICE.
The confirmation of the nomination of
w. H. Horn blower of New York, to be an
associate justice of the court, vice Samuel
Blanchford, deceased, has not yet been
announced, and the probabilities seem to
be that the court will be short one mem
Der when it meets. Justices Field
Brown, Brewer and jackson are already
in the city, and the remainder of the
court will reach Washington this week.
Justice Field spent portion of the sum
mer in Michigan, and returns to his du-
ties greatly refreshed and strengthened
This term will witness the be-
ginning OF Justice Fields thirty
first year of service on the
supreme bench. His record in this re-
spect has been surpassed by but five
members of the court throughout its his
tory, and equaled by but one other. JUS
tice Harlan is due to arrive on Wednes-
day at New York from Paris, where he
has been acting as one of the tribunal in
the Bering sea arbitration.
The court will meet at noon on Oct 8,
and after the induction into office of Jus
tice Hornblower, if he shall then have
been confirmed, and the admission of at
torneys, will adjourn to pay their re-
spects to President Cleveland, The next
day the call of the docket win begin.
On Wednesday of this week, the 4th
instant, Justice Jackson will hear argu-
ment i'll chambers upon one of the phases
of the1 Georgia Central litigation. The
matter at issue is the responsibility TO-
certain bonds issued upon the Southwest
ern Railroad of Georgia, leased By the
Central