The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-23
A BANKRUPTCYDFCI,t|
By the Supreme Court Of n. \.
States
DENIAL OF INSOLVENCY N Dln,
OF n Petition Based on : ~
Assignment Is Not warrs,..'
by the New Law.

Washington. May 22.-Ths supr.u. Y.
of the United States adjourned ,oa..
the term. During the term the co,,,
posed OF $40 cases, leaving 800 case. !. 4
docket. At the close OF the last ana Z
vious terms the docket contained 81 y.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justic. A.,
expect to sail for Paris on the slu !.
slant, whittier they go to participate /, (.
Venezuelan boundary arbitration. hss.
Harlan goes to Yale college to dslI,r n
course OF lectures.
The court today rendered the FRA, 4
cision given by 1t bearing upon the NJ.
emit bankruptcy law The opinion :,
announced by Justice White in The "a.
Of the George NJ. West Co. VS.. Lea n.
on certificate from the United. STATE, ,,.
for the Fourth circuit. The decision ~,
on a question certified and was 4, n.
lows:
LAS a deed of general assignment a,
the benellt'of the creditors is made by N,
| bankruptcy law alone sufficient to AZ NJ
/ Indication in voluntary bankruptcy ar,I,s
/ the debtor making such deed, without ri
erence to his solvency at the time ol NJ
ing the petition. the denial OF lnsoly,;r
I by the way of defense to petition NM
oa the making of deed OF general n
signment is not warranted by the ba,. n
ruptcy law.
In an opinion handed down BY Juus1
/ Shiras the court confirmed the opIrs]
OF the circuit court OF appeals for N
second circuit in the case OF X. X. Bi,l
den.- receiver of the Capitol National MI
| of Colon. Neb.. VS.. The Chemical Natior|
Bank of New York. The contention \
Mr.. Hayden was that he had q rsht \
I recover on behalf of the Nebraska b,tl
on remittances made TO the New Yst|
( bank. which We're ell route when the nj
braska concern failed. The decision
( this court. as in the court below, I'd
adverse to the Nebraska bank.
The court today held in the case Of ii
Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway Cal
pany VS.. Mccain and SwIzer that rail
read company receiving an assignm.
| OF goods was responsible for damage \
1 them in cases where the damage ocruIrd
I on a connecting line. The opinion sl
handed down by Justice White and Il
firmed the opinion of the supreme cod
of Missouri
In considering the claim Of Sarah
! Oaks against the United States for I'd
sci taken by the Confederate goyernns]
during the civil war. the supreme cogl
OF the United States today held NJ
the archives of the Confederate goysrl
ment constitute competent tesmoll
( These archives showed that the vessel
question was purchased by the oonls1
crates. These archives. said iulS1
Gray, are records made by men Of Nj
standing and deserve credegce
This decision was accordingly again.
the claim.
The decision of the supreme court
the Territory of New Mexico 10 the I'd
| OF the Rio Grande Irrigation com9ir|
which was favorable TO the company, n
reversed BY an opinion handed down
I Justice Brewer. The case Originated
the action Of the United States 10 !.
straint Of the company from construed
dam across the Rio Grande IN N
Mexico that would interfere with nayls
tion. Justice Brewers opinion ordered
reversal and the demanding OF the "a
with instructions to set aside the del1
OF dismissal and to order a inquiry u
the question whether the intended 4
of the defendants in the CONSTRUCTION
a dam, and in appropriating the waters
\ the Rio Grande will substantially dimllI
the navieability of that stream witnll 4
limits of present navigability, and u
to enter an order restraining those a
to the extent that they Will 50 dimlh|