The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-23
HOLIDAY AT HAND
United States supreme Court
AdiOurns for the Summer.

Washington. May % Tho United
States supreme court adjourned today
for the term During ne session the court
disposed of 5la cases. leaving 3oa cases
ON the docket AZ tho close of the las,
previous term tho docket contained sl5
cases
chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer
expect to said for Paris ou the 3isl inst,
whNher they go 60 participate ga The
Venetzuela boundary arbitration Justice
Harlan goes To- Yale college 20 deliver
course OF lectures
The court today rendered tho fret de-
cision given by IL bearing upon the pre-
sent bankruptcy law. Tine opinion was
announced 1y Justice White n 40 case
of the George NJ. West company. W
Leo Bros on certificate from the -nlted
States circuit court OF appeals for me
fourth circuit
The decision was on quest on cerii-
lied ana was as follows
CAS- Il deed Of general assignment for
the benefit Of creators As made by the
bankruptcy act alone sufficient 10 jusiifS
an adjudication lu voluntary bankruptcy
against the debtor making such deco
fNiNANf'AN A'.t'.if.Nl'" TOO JUS N1thftilfF NA mo
time of the filing uf the petition the
denial of Insolvency by way OF defense
go "a petition based upon the maKng OF
decd of general assignment is NOT war;
rauted by tho bankruptcy law
Ina an opinion handed down by Justics
Shiras the court confirmed tho opinion "a
the circuit court OF appeals cor the scc-
ond district m the case OF g. g. Hay
den receiver of rho National bank oi
Lincoln Neb. vs fhe Chemical Nauoua,
bank Of Sew York The contention of Dir
Hayden was htt he had right to check
on behalf of ihe Nebraskaa bank ou re-
mitfances made % the New York bank
which were eu route when tho Nebraska
concern failed. The decision n his c0ur.
a3 ln that below, was adverse to This
claim.
Justice Harlan anuouuc ca the opinion
in me case of the San Diego Land and
Town company US me- city of National
city. cal, and others Tho case inY0lv-
90 the calidlty of .ho California sfate
law authorizing county ana town aud city
au'hori.ics ln that state 20 Ok annually
the rates thaf shall Dee charged by any
person or corporation for water f1rni-
shed within ta limits Tho suil drew out
OF fhc water rltes Axed by mo authorities
NJ Nauonu city for the ycar 1885, which
tae land company claimed wero b, low as
90 be conhacatory. The circuit court re-
fused TO accept ihis fcw and issued a
decree disclosing lho bl Justice Har-
laus opinion confirmed this view
The decision M the supreme court or
tho territory W New Mexico in the cavr
OF the RIO Grands Dam ana Irrigation
company which was favorable 20 the COM
panpauy. was reversed by an opinion
handed down b. Justice Brewer The caso
originated n "a bul by one United stnfes
90 restrain the company from construct
ing darn across the RIO Grande thar
would Interfere with navigation Justice
Brewers opinion ordered recsrsl ana
the remanilng of inc case with instruc-
lions to SCI aside the decree OF dlslnlssai
and go order am inquiry mo the question
whether TIE Intended acus of the defend
ants in Dee construction 0f a dam aud Ia
apprOpriating the waters of he Rio
Grande vii substantially diminish tho
navigablity of me stream within the liua-
its of present uavisabniy. and if So.
90 enter a decree restraining those aess
20 the extent that they VIII So diminish
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