The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-18
IMPORTANT DECISIONS
JUDGMENTS HANDED DOWN BY
 THE SUPREME COURT.
Findings by United states Tribunal in Cases of Northern Securities, New York Labor Law
 and Others,

Washington, April 17.--In acordance with the previous announcement by | Chief Justice Fuller, the mandate of the | United States Supreme Court in the Northern Securities case, was issued today. It was directed to W. P Clough chief counsel for the Securities Com pany and the essential part of It is as | follows:
 Whereas, in the present term the cause came on to be heard before the Supreme Court and was argued by counsel, 1t is now and here ordered ad- judged and decreed by this court, that the decree of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in this case be and the same is hereby affirmed with costs. and the said appellant. Northern Secu- rites Company. recover against the said appelfees $2o for it's costs herein expended and have execution therefor, and 1t is further ordered that this cause be and the same is hereby re- manded to the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of New Jersey"
 New York, April 17.-Certificates of stock on the Northern Security Com pany were freely received and receipts for 1t issued at the office of the com pany in this city. The actual distri- button of the assets will not be begun until copy of the mandate of the United States Supreme Court is re- ceived by the officials of the company. Washington. April 17.--In an opinion by Justice Peckham, the Supreme Court of the United States held to be unconstitutional the New York State law making ten hours days work and sixty hours a weeks work in bakeries in that State. Justices Harlan, White. Day and Holmes dissented, and Justice Harlan declared that no more import ant decision Lad been rendered in the last century.
 The opinion was handed down in the case of Lockner versus the State of New York, and was based on the ground that the law interferes with the free exercise of the rights of the contract between individuals. The Court of App peals for the State upheld the law and affirmed the judgment of the trial court, holding Lockner guilty. Judge Parker wrote the opinion of the New York Court of Appeals supporting the law, and the court divided four to three on the question of validity.
 Washington, April 17.--The Supreme Court of the United States today de- cided the case involving the removal of George Beavers from Brooklyn to Washington against Beavers, holding him subject to removal.
 The effect will be to bring Beavers to Washington for trial unless he finds other means of proceeding.
 Washington, April 1.-The Supreme Court of the United States today af- flrmed the decision of the United States Court for the eastern district of Ken lucky in the case of the city of Coving- tion, versus the First National Bank of Covington holding to be invalid the Kentucky law requiring national banks of that State to make return of all shares for taxation purposes. The opinion was by Justice Day and was on the ground of discrimination against national banks.
 washingto April 1.-The Supreme Court of the United States, through an opinion by Justice Brown, affirmed the decision of the New York Federal Court refusing to grant a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the case of John A. Benson, who is resisting re- moval to the District of Columbia for | trial on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the Government in connection | with land frauds on the Pacific coast. |