New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-04
IN AND OUT OF CONGRESS-
MANY MILLIONS SAVED TO THE GOVERN
MENT BY SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
A LARGE AMOUNT OF IMPORTANT BuslNh''
TRANSACTED or MoNDAY-AN ARduMf
AGAINST FILLED CIIEEsE-MoNEY IN
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TRANSACTED on MoNDAY-AN ARGuM MEM
AGAINST FILLED cIIEEsE-MoNEY IN
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NATION WITHDRAWN.
WASHINGTON March 3.-Decisions were rendered
I'm tho United states Supreme court !eS'o'"''
which saved the Government from paying on,
/ s2oOo00o and perhaps more and which lh'oNeu
questions OF large Importance, not only 10 the Wv
eminent but to several thousand Claimants Inc
cases referred those OF Marks against inc
limited States and the Bannock Indians, ana Leish
ton against the United States and the osaiAlHa
Sioux tribe These cases, together with that Oh
/ Johnson against the United States and the ttes
decided A short time ago. are supposed 10 AFFECT
/ between 400 and 5000 claims pending against
the Government In the Court OF Claims TOT
/ Indian deprcdations They involved tho question
OF what constitutes state OF amity between the
United states and m Indian tribe. In the act OF
lsql transferring the Jurisdiction OF all these Ind
fan deprelation claims to the Court OF Claims pro-
vision was made for allowed claims to so 10 jung
ment, unless the claimants or the Attorney-Gen-
eral elected to reopen the cases to the same de-
fences that other cases subject TO. The SUI
prerne Court declared that the phrase I'm amity
with the United States not the equivalent OF
treaty relations In Leightons case the Court
held that; as the claimant elected 70 reopen the
case the facts he could not qualify his cleo
,Ion. and that when the was reopened on the
reopenci on the lay" The eject OF me decision III
I.elghtons case IL that the same deiences are ap-
plicsble In other rcopcne1 cases, which VIII now
be thrown ont, Tho great body Of claimants came
from Arizona. Utah. New Mexico Texas. Cali
The amounts sought he recovered by the 1000
cases file is something over $0"D,co The
decisions mentioned Will wipe out at least s2o0cW
Of claims The test cases presented In the Supreme
Court were aTsaSd 9y fS MATHEW. K Car
WIN. Charles And William r. King. John Wharton
Mluv, l.h "A Bf he
auI by Assistant Attorney-Genera Charles n.
Howry. OF Mississippi. behalf OF the United
States.
At rs sitting yesterday the Supreme Court OF
the United states disposed finally OF hfty-tour
case. the largest number dropped from the docket
in any day for years. The decisions rendered prac-
tically cleared the docket OF not less than 1850
pending cases FOR and against the United States.
The OF the United States against the Bell
Telephone Company and Emile Herlner. 70 de-
termne the further existence OF the telephone
monopoly, was set for argument on The second
Monday 81 next term. October 49, The case OF
Saltonstall against Brtwell involving the law OF
protest In making payment OF customs dues the
most important ~ the remaining customs cases,
was reasagnei for argument on March %.
In an opinion delivered In the Supreme Court
yesterday affirming the judgment OF the Id Circuit
Court Of Appeals in favor OF the owner Of the tug
Taisman against the owpers Of the steamer Della
for Sl.3iS damages. caused by the sinking
Of the tug IN a collision in New-York harbor. Jus
/
as the Harter act OF February 49, 1898. relating
10 navigation OF vessels, bills OF ading." etc. II
the first time the law had been brought to
the attention Of the Supreme Court. The owners
OF the Delaware up that they were not liable
to the tug owners under the first clause OF Section
3 OF the law, which reads: THAT II the owner or
any vessel transporting merchandise or property
10 or from any port In the United States shall ex-
erclse due diligence 20 make the said vessel IN
all respects seaworthy and properly manned
equipped and supplied, neither the vessel nor her
owners shall become be held responsible FOR
damages or loss resulting from faults or errors
In navigation or IN the management OF said yes
sell" Justice Brown said that the law could have
such application as vas ciaimsa' una, s
isting between the vessel and the cargo ana the
liability Of Il vessel TO another vessel was not IN
tended 10 be affected.
| H. c. Adams Dairy and Food Commissioner OF
Wisconsin, today addressed the House Committee
on Ways and Means In support of the proposition to
tax the importation expectation. manufacture and
sale filed cheese lie spoke OF the great injury
done the dairy business OF the country by
the manufacture OF this counterfeit cheese. when
palmed Off on the trade for honest goods ana
asked SO 1r as 1T was s Se trao
| In the bogus article
The House Committee on Merchant Marine and
Fisheries to-day favorably reported the bill OF Mr..
Hopkins, OF Illinois to improve the merchant marine
engineer service and increase the efficiency OF tho
naval reserves. 1t requires tho engineers and
slstant engineers OF American steam vessels TO be
| either native born or fully naturazed American
citizens and provides that they be subject to draft
into the United States Navy In time OF war or other
emergency. While so serving In the Navy such
officers are receive the same pay and emouments
| as naval officers performing similar duties.
| The circulation OF al kinds OF money in tho
| United States decreased during tho month OF Feb
| ruary sG0s7s65O OF which g39e9O95 was in gold.
This large decrease due to the money having been
paid into the Treasury on the bond account The
Total Of all kinds of money In circulation on March
is placed at 81 52s. 7i2.057 s2l 80 per capita
Attorney General Harmon has appointed Frank
| C. Furgcson special assistant United States Dis
trlct Attorney for the Northern District OF New
York. to assist in the prosecution OF smuggling
cases at Buffalo. ~ Y. He has accepted the resig-
nation OF j. w. Gurley, who has been assistant at
torncy at New-Oreans for twenty-seven years.
| Mr. Jones Dem Ark to-day introduced In the
Senate n bill extending the jurisdiction OF the
United States courts In Indian Territory over the
Five Civilized Tribes requiring the approval by the
President OF the United States OF the acts OF the
| indian Legislative Council. and providing lot the
ollo ment OF the lands mot including town sites OF
| mineral lands) In severalty OF the Five civilized
Tribes.
The House Commerce Committee to-day ordered
| favorable reports on tho following bills: For
| lighthouse at Orient Long Island, and for the
nroper lighting OF the entrances at Greenport ana
Sag Harbor and the west shore OF Shelter lslandi
Tor a lighthouse and fog signal station al or near
| Port Gorde. Humboldt County. Cal Tor addtionai
Hudson River.
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