New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-14
THE COURTS.
p1-cIvFSS IN THE SUPREME COURT.

A DECISION IN FAVOR OF TIE LGlIEHo"n"'"'
on THE EIGuTHouR LAW.
Washington. March l3.-The United States Supreme
,ourt today affirmed the Judgment Of the Court or
Claims I'm favor Of the ettercnrrer IN the cases Oh
Aaron = Post aud Frank Gates against the Chi.ea
States These cases arose under the act prescribing
eight hours as a days work for letter-carne's. ~
was contcnded BY the lettercarricrs mat tne rosr
ono. Department In constituting that act hAo w"
lated its intent and purpose and was requiring more
lnbor from them than contemplated. III .ne
t;aies cnsc the question was whether or ho' ''' e'e
hour provision applied to le'ter'ear'ers "e""'
an average OF eight hours a day for month"; tne
Department holding that any deficit IN eisn' nou's
on sundays or other days c0uld DC set y" "s" ~
an excess over eight hours Oh other days i"e
court rules that this cannot be DONE ana '""' '"e
carriers are entitled TO extra pay lot ""y wv
lime on any single day. In the Post case tue po'
ton taken by the United States was thas t"e eis".
hour, should consist OF time employed IN the ac'uA'
a,.,rlbutIon and collection Of MALL ana tuat 'he
carriers could not recover extra pay for other service
within the posoilice performed by them IN co""'e'
with duties imposed on them by 'ne pos"""''e'.
The court holds this position Is un'ehapie' anu
th, th. carriers are entitled to extra pay ior over
eight hour,' work under such CIRCUMSTANCE '"'''
Brown rendered the opinion.
The Chief Justice announced the ioiio"ins or"e'
Tber having been an Associate Justice OF this court
anuointcd since the commencement OF THIS tern' IL
1, ordered that the following allotment De naue Vi
I'm. chief Justice and Associate Justices OF sao court
among these circuits agrceably 10 the act OF Noh-
crcss in such made and provided. ana t't sue"
g.. uotment b. entered OF record, w.:
For the First Circuit. Horace Gray, Associate JUS
,,c.. tor the second Circuit. samuel Blachfori As
ocia,. Ius,lce: for the Third Circuit George snras.
ir Associate Justice for the Fourth Circuit. Mel
yue ~ Fuller chief Justice for the Firth circuit
Howell F. Jackson Associate Justice; for the siA'h
,ircnI, Henry Is. Brown, Associate Justice ior tne
seventh Circuit Melville W. Fuller. Chief Justice
for ,h, Eighth Circuit David j. brewer, ASSOCIATE
Justice. Tor Ia" Nih'n 'T'"i'' S"P"'" " -'-'
>oclate Justice. $780,, a.. ,.,,,to
~ 81 John Cadwalader. collector, etc'; pi"n.,"
IN error agt. John Wanamaker ct al. No ioi;
:an.s H. alker & Co., plaintiffs In error agt a; r.
.,s,I.ryrr collector ETC. and NO. 500 cnllie ~ uar
rant eAcourix, etc. plaintiff In error, agt. CharEs
H. Never 1T al. Passed and assigned ior argument
on April D.. ,,, s,.,os ..nro,,,nt act. the
Inf. cortion OF the Church Of jesus CHRIST or L@tFr
Dav saints Motion TO advance submitted
No. 3o4. The Fort Payne Coal ana iroA omlnmy,;
appellant agt \. L. Sayes ct al leti'ioh ior WITH
OF eel tiorari submitted . A.. Han,
no IA Friedrich Iohorst. appellant at. the Ham
burg American Packet Company. Argued
no 1886. Hugo IIohenSein. plaintiff In error. nct;
T.. L. licddcn. collector, etc. Judgment re'er'eu
with costs. .,. =, - an, l.
No. l37 John Nix ct al plaintiffs In error. agt h.
L. Ilcdden collector. etc Passed a.,
Adjourned until to morrow. The day call VIII "
Nos i33 49, 40, l4l. li2 land 39l). l,:o:. l4J.
IA, l4J and li6.