Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-11
Important Decisions Filed by the
Supreme Court.
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EalciSh, N. c.. May 10.-The Supreme
Court to-day filed, some extremely i'm
portant opinions. 1t decides; that John
,. Cunningham and the other Demo-
Gratis who were elected members OF tho
Agricultural Board are entitled to seats.
This gives the Democrats control. In
the case of the Capital Printing Com
pany against Hoey and other legisla
tors, involving the public printing. the
decision Is in favor of IIoey, and Ed
wards & Broughton and L. NJ. Uzzell
are decided to be the public printers.
In the most important of the cases, that
involving the control of the Atlantic
and North Carolina railway, the court
holds In favor of the Fusionists. and
thus opinion says the elections of JAS.
a. Bryan as president and W.T.. Dortch
as State proxy, by the State Board of
Internal improvements. was illegal.
The court finds in the case involving
title to the Criminal Court cIerkshin
IN Buncombc county that Wilson Uru-
slonisO Is entitled to that Office, and
not Jordan (DcmocraD.
SHARP PASSAGE-AT-AR
There is very sharp DassaEc-at-
arms In this case between Judges Fur
cher Uepublican )and Walter Clark
Npemocra). The latter, in u dissenting
opinion says the Supreme Court has no
constitutional right to nullify legisla-
tive acts and also says that there is no
appeal from it's Judgment.
10 thiS Furcher refers, saying: Such
a suggestion as this has never occurred
IN the history of this court until now.
Why II should have been made we do
not know. But remembering our posi-
ton us members OF this court we Will
not express our sentiments in regard
10 such suggestions and will only saw
that III our opinion any member OF any
court who would allow himself to be
lniiienced by such suggestions is unfit
to be II Judge.
IMPORTANCE OF DECISIONS.
The court decides in the case involv
ing the position Of Keeper OF the Can't
toll that Cherry DcmocraD elected NV
the Legislature, Is entitled to il and
not Burnes (FusionisO, Governor Rus
sells appointcc. The decision as to tho
Agricultural Board WI prevent any
contests by FusiOnsts for control of
other state institutions. and the dcci-
sion IN the Buncombc clcrkship case is
considered TO determine the question
rs To membership on the Corporation
Commission and TO give the seat to Dr.
Abbott NusionisD, as against Bedding
field, who was elected by the Legisla-
turc.
THE Jim CROW" CAR LAW.
This afternoon the Railway Commits
Sion acted regarding the Jim Crow,
car law 1t sent the following notice
To the Atlantic Coast Line: ION all
your roads on which passenger trains
are run there shall be- on or before
June LIST next, provided separate. but
equal, accommodations for the white
and colored races on all passenger
trains. Such accommodations may be
furnished by such roads. either by SEN
aratc passenger cars or by comcart
mcnts in passenger cars"
Tho same notice was sent to tho
southern, excepting the Murphy branch.
and its through express trains which
40 not stop at all stations and are not
used. ordinarily. for travelling from
station to station. The only train ey-
ccptcd on the Soahoard Air Limo &c tbo
Atlanta Special All passenrcr
trains on the Norfolk and Southern
ana It's steamboats, are included in thn
order, as are also all passenger trains
ON The Norfolk and Western. the Az
lantic and North Carolina, and tho
INncnbnrg division Of the Roanoke
ana southern. All other small roads
In the state are excepted.
FEDERAL PRISONERS.
Now comes the tug of war between
Captain liili Day, superintendent of tha
peniientiary, and the Department Of
Justice at Washington 20
The Captain is 10 be investigated
His treatment of Federal prisoners 10
the particular branch of his admins.
tration To be put under the oflicial
microscope.
Grave charges have gone IN 90
Washington sent by the Federal pris.
oners. The prisoners say they were or
dered to work at the brick yards ei,ht
miles from The prison and refused to
comply. claiming immunity under tile
law from labor outside the prison