St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-23
COURT BUSINESS.
Many Important Gases Before the
United states Supreme Bench.

Onlteu states supreme BenCn.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-While the
personal feature of the vacancy in the
| supreme supreme court interests the
| politicians most, it does not approach
| in Importance the material interests af-
fected by delay. Questions OF constitu-
! tional law, upon the decision of which
hang great property interests are being
| held in allegiance until a full bench can
pass upon them, and naturally the liti-
| giants are impatient under the enforced
waiting. which has been protracted be-
You'd their eXpectationsI by the long
| debate of the senate committee over the
| Hornblower nomination and its final
| rejection.
There are now twenty-five cases on
the docket of the supreme court, some
| of which have been Side.tracked since
the beginning of the October term
| awaiting the advent TO the bench of a
successor to Justice BlatchtOrd. The
list includes the most important cases
of the term, i'll which the hearings have
been deferred at the suggestion of the
court, or the request of attorneys, for
their judgment by full bench. Most
Of them hinge upon interpretations of
constitutional law on which it is essen
tial that the opinions Of every justice
should be recorded. Railroad interests
and the interstate commerce laws play
an important part.
Two patent cases. upon the decision
of which large money interests are
resting, are those of the Singer Manu-
featuring company, the sewing machine
| house, against the June Manufacturing
company and George P. Bent parties
sued for alleged infringements upon
some of the Singer patents.
Interesting questions pertaining to
railroad land grants are involved in
suits between the Northern Pacific
Railroad company and Montana au-
thoritieS, Appealed from the United
States circuit court Of Montana, and one
brought by the railroad company against
the auditor of Kidder county. North
Dakota. Ex-Attorney General Garland
is an attorney for the railIoad i'll these
cases, while in another brought by Rich
ard P. Barden. of Montana, against the
Northern Pacific. William Wallace Jr.,
son-in.law of Chief Justice Fuller,
Gov. Toole and Mr.. Garland are en-
listed. The interstate commerce com.
mission has suit against w. p. Crimson
from the Northern district of Illinois,
which will be pushed by Attorney Gen
eral Olney and ex-senator EdmundS, OF
Vermont.
The distribution of funds of 1.-THE late
corporation of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints" better
known as the Mormon church, which
are i'll the hands of the government
awaits the decision of the supreme
court upon the legality OF the proceed
ings. Eminent Texas attorneys, among
them Senator Coke and Representative
Culberson, are employed in the case OF
John 81. Reagan ct al. against The Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company of that
state. There are two suits pending OF
the Pittsburg IL Southern Coal agains
Louisiana. two suits of the Pittsburg
!. Cincinnati, Chicago & st. Louis Railroad
against Victor NJ. Backus ct al. anC
one of the indianapolis & Vincennes
railroad against the same, and railroad
case of the New York. Lake Erie
Western Railroad company against the
commonwealth Of Pennsylvania. Sew
eral others, in which individuals are the
lItigants, are on the waiting list.