The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-17
DECISION AGAINST TEXAS.
Supreme Court Finally Decides the
Greer County Case.
4 SYNOPSIS OF THE DECISION
shows That All the Contentious of tho
State Were Set Aside by tho
Court.

NpuNl Vi the tUltcu states To-Day scttlcu
finally, by an unanimous decision In favor
Of the government, the long controversy
between the United states and Texas over
the ownership of Greer county. This well
known case was instituted by Attorney
General Miller at the beginning of the
Harrison administration and several years
were occupied with It's preparation on
both sides and several years more were
wasted In various postponemerts before
the court. A vacancy on the bench, the
sickness of tho special counsel engaged In
the case. the discovery of new evidence.
were all given as vatious reasons for its
continuation in the court. The matter was
finally submitted last October. Attorney
General Crane apnearinr in behalf of the
state. assisted nv ex-Attorney General
Garland of Washington and Judge George
Clark of Texas The case had been In the
main prepared. however. by the present
governor Mr.. Culhersop who. during his
four wears incumboncX Of the office OF
attorney ,eneraI Elevated n world of labor
to the matter and practically prepared for
presentation the states arguments
rbts ia the second time the case has
appeared in court II formerly came up on
gument was made and brief written by
Uhen) Attorney General Culberson. In this
case the decision was against the state,
with Justices Fuller and Lamar
dissenting In the preparation of the
present argument, Governor Culberson,
while attorney general. secured evidence
In behalf of the State In Madrid. Spain,
Santa Fe. n. NJ, and San Francisco.
Special Attorney George Clark spent sew
eral months in the Indian Territory and
Greer county taking testimony.
All OF this time the governments special
counsel Edgar Alieh' was ALSO spa''he
neither time nor expense to work up the
case for the government thoroughly. Mr
Allen has given up an extensive law prac-
tice and devoted practically his whoie 'liie
to the work,
Although the decision today Is handed
down In favor of the government, the
state may be content with the knowleuBe
that all was done that could be done IN
he half of the States claim and It's strength
is fully developed
Tho court has given the case more sefl'
ous attention than any which II has had
under consideration for a long time. 1t
mas peeN ~. e., oo,nner and
enoe SINCE '''a nu'''''e ,.,' hos,on,oa
much more a''eh''o,' "',' ~, g.
in preparation oil tns
usual. In faot' 1uuse ma 'a'i' W.
the opinion for the court sun ''e"S
The Post correspondent 'na' me- i'au sNe"
more study and care to the case IMAM ne
had ever given to a case IN ms me- unu
that II had given him great oe" vi
trouble. AS the Issues involved We're
wholly of fact and not of law, the inVesu-
pution of the case demanded most minute
examination of all OF the evidence SUD
nitted.
Thc reading of the decision occupied
nearly an hour. 1t is very exhaustive
,., nav ha briefly epitomized MS follows:
r,.s, Ius,icc HARLAN presents an elahor-
,,t,.,,ss,or or the treaty between the
e,a.os and Texas. which nxed the
-. ,..,n,oor tho United states and
IA, ,,o, In Wow of the slbse-
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quen' ".,'o' - - ,bo boundary by
III "uJ"s''"" r',na,,. ana hv tho agree
a poui'ua'g '''''' 49, ,oo,,, ,,,o,id,ar NJ