New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-23
SUPREME COURT ADJOURNS.
MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED CASES DIS
POSED OF AT THE TERM.
FIRST RULING UNDER THE NEW BANKRUPTCY
LAw-oTHER DECISIONS RENDERED
yEcTrpnAy

YESTERDAY
Washington May 22-The United States Supreme
Court adjourned to-day for the term. During the
session the Court disposed OF $40 cases leaving ~z
on the docket At the close OF the last previous
term the docket contained 313 cases Chief Justice
Fuller and Justice Brewer expect TO sail for Paris
on May 81 to take part in the Venezuelan boundary
arbitration. Justice Harlan goes Immediately to
Yale to deliver n course OF lectures.
The court to-day rendered the first decision given
by II bearing on the present Bankruptcy law The
opinion was announced by Justice White In the
case Of the George n. West Company against Lea
Brothers. on certificate from the United States
Circuit Court OF Appeals for the WITH Circuit The
decision a question certified and was as
follows:
As deed OF general assignment for the benefit OF
creditors Is made by the BANKRUPTCY act alone
sufficient to Justify an adjudication in involuntary
without reference to his sovency at the time OF
the filing Of the petition. the denial OF insolvency
MAKING OF Of deed Of general assignment is not
warranted by the Bankruptcy law
In opinion handed down by Justice shiras the
Court confirmed the opinion OF the Circuit Court OF
Appeals for the lid Circuit In the case OF *. X.
Hayden. receiver OF the Capital National Bank. OF
Lincoln. Neb.. against the Chemical National Bank.
OF New-York The contention OF Mr.. Hayden was
that he had a right to recover on behalf or the
Nebraska bank on remittances made TO the New
York bank which on the way when the Ne
10 this claim.
Justice Harlan announced the opinion In the
Of the San Diego Land and Town Company against
the city OF National City. Cal, and others The
suit grew out of the water rates fixed by the au-
thorties OF National City fof the year 1885, which
the land company claimed were low as TO be
conhscatory. The Circuit Court refused to accept
this view and issued decree Diminishing the BILL
Justice Harlans opinion confirmed this view.
The court ordered new trial in the case of Mar
Gus A. Spur late president Of the Commercial
National Bank OF Nashville, Tenn, charged with
acts which assisted In wrecking that bank.
The court, through Justice Brown held that
planks or boards planed on one side, and tongued
duty as dressed lumber" under the tariff act Of
1894, and not as manufacture Of wood"
leo in the case OF the Rio Grande Dam and Irrga-
ton Company, which was favorable TO the com.
pany, was reversed by opinion handed down by
Justice Brewer The originated in bill By
the United States to restrain , the company IRON IRON
Mexico that would interfere wi h Navigation.
the United States for vessel taken by the Con
federate Government in the CYL M9 sa;s me
overn ne cans,e Competent testimony The
decision was against the claim -, a,.a.
the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, involving the right of the company 10 locate
gardless of the protest OF the municipal authorities.
the decision was favorable to the city ,,..,..,
In the case of the Northern Pacific Railway Com,
pany against James De Lacey involving tltle 70 leo
acres OF land near Tacoma and also incidentally TO
a considerable number OF claims on the line OF me
Northern Pacific. 1t held that the land came
within the grant 10 the railroad company. 49,
The court held, in the case OF the Missouri Kan
sas and Texas Railroad Company against McCann
& Swizer that a railroad company receiving
consignment OF goods was responsible for damage
to them in cases where the damage occurred on
connecting line. ,-,r
The court to-day decided the case OF the Louisville
Trust Company against the Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago Railway Company and others In
voving she contention over the guarantee given
lucky railroad amounting to s1S,co. This guar
entee the New-Abany road sought to have de-
clared void and much litigation ensued. The opin-
ion was prepared by Justice Brewer The decision
in favor OF the railroad company In the Court or
Appeals for the With Circuit was reversed