The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-23
SUPREME court IllODRIS


WARRINGTON. May x--The supreme
court Of the United States 4djcurned today
for the term During the session the court
daspoeed Of So cases, leaving De cases on
the docket AZ the close Of the last presi
oua term the docke. cl nfAined s13 cases.
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brewer
expect 10 sail for Paris on the list instant
whittier they so 70 participate in the vene-
xuelan boundary arbitration.
Justice Hariand goes immediately 10 Yale
college 70 deliver course Of lectures.
The court today rendered the nrst de
ctsion given by it bearing upon the present
bankruptcy law The opinion was an
the George II. Yves. Company VS.. Lea
Bros. On = certificate from the United
States circuit court Off appeals for the
Fourth circuit
The decision was on . question certified
ard was an folIows:
As deed Of general assignment for the
ruptcy act aioae sui1icient TO justify an
adJudlcation In voluntary bankruptcy
against the debtor making such deed. with
os1 reference s 70 his solvency at the time
insolvency By way of defense to a petition
based upon the making Of deed Of gen
srai assignment Ia not warranted by the
An opinion was handed down by Justice
Shirass IN case from the court OF appeals
Tor the second circuit. N the case Of K K
sanf q Lincoln 4 aes the v cap 81. n.ca
National bank Of New York The conten-
tion OF M Hayden was that he had
right to recover on behalf OF the Nebraska
bank on remittanees made to the New York
cank which we're en- route when the Me-
braska concern failed The decision in this
court a. In that below was adverse to this
Justice Harlan announced the opinion In
tie case Of the San Diego Land & Town
Company W, the city Of National City
validity Of the California state law au-
thorfxsnG county ana town and city au-
thorities In the state to fix annually the
rates that shall be charged by any person
It's limits. The suit grew out Of the water
rates fixed by the authorities OF National
c eanv f os, the ysas is Which the land com
eatory: The circuit court refused 10 ac-
cept this view and issued decree dis
missing the bin. Justice Harian's opinion
ro srai. 50 tins view In passing upon the
cradle length into the question as 20
whether the case was Of character to
Justly the inssrferenee Of tho judiciary.
intervene In such cases except TO prevent
fragrant abuses. This case was not. 10
the mind OF the court; OF that character;
The court, through Justice Brown. held
that planks or boards planned on one side
and tonGned and greoved should be ad-
m1tteo Kfe6 OF DUTY as dressed lumber"
under the tariff act Of 1884. and not as IA
manufacture Of wood The decision vas
rendered In the case OF the United States
W. Frank Dudley ana originated IN Yer
mont
The decision of the court OF the terri
tory Of New Mexico In the case Of he
Rio Grande Dam and Irrigation Company.
which was favorable TO the company. vas
reversed by an opinion handel down BY
Justice Brewe- The case originated in
bill by the United States to restrain tina
company from constructing a dam across
the Rio Grande In New Mexico that would
Interfere with navigation. Justice Brew
er's opinion ordered a reversal of toe de-
cree OF dismissal and TO rider an Inquiry
into the question whether the intended
acts of the defendants In the construction
OF a dam and In appropriating the wate-s
OF the RIO Grande will substantially de
minish the .navigahility of the stream with
In the limits OF present navigabiity and
II so. to enter a decree restraining those
acts TO the extent that they will 81 di :.
miniSh It