Show 1 FieldS Indiscretion Iestfcc ibington 25The case of the ipaahington of San Mateo V8 the Southern ° IDtj Railroad Company was ar Fued o IEfore the Supreme Court last guel Tho company argued t ate at-e organic law of California which e from taxation the to exempt reiae railroad oompauiea and of a iJPfrlY pperf quasi puulic corporations was otbher atlcn of ihe provisions of toe in rcla 5ttltion of the United States pcsttiltion equal protection of guarantee llaf Ibic to all persons If this case is in favor of the railroad com Lf ed it will practically except from leaf taxation cot only the Southern fffi r but tbe Central Pacific and pcllc T uner mlroads in California it e1 sic require other elates having fIJi analogous to that of Califor estECS to G duct from the assessed value IIi iJrJi1 tha amount 9f mortgage ot 9a these corporations on their given VVt 9Cd equipment The San plait cftee came to the supreme Ma Vt the United States circuit coa Iil1ee Mr Justice Field and Judge lifflK united in rendering a deci LoWorof the railroad company I Eeirr y of counsel ID the supreme art in behalf of the railroad greatly co frbilanced in point of numbers the nmel for California Ez Senator c Dihlg Judge Edmunds and Judge 1 won ol San Francisco repre Didtbe company The sympathy 11L fence Field with counsel for eilioad company while the case 9ta being argued was remarked in he courtroom but attracted little the former decision tlell OOD because it to eminent jurist was known to ave been in their favor Much ad ers criticism of Judge Field how aver b3 been caused by events that traaphd after the conclusion of the rennenls The speech making ndtd last Thursday ExGovernor Jand Sanford of the Central Pacific Railroad an interested corporation ws3 in the courtroom during the greeter part of the hearing He gave dinner party on Thursday night at bHnberlma restaurant ot this city to Mr Conkling and Mr Sanderson l d other attorneys for the company fostoe Field attended this party e drove early on Thursday evening to the Arlington where Mr Sander I liD was stopping and Inquired for hat gentleman Finding that head he-ad gone to Chamberlins to dine i fith Governor Stanford the Justice 1SE driven to the restaurant where e joined the party and remained ith them for considerable time It i not believed by friends of Justice ield that be is under the influence jJ f the railroad corporations of Cali roil but great surprise is ex iretsed that he should have des ended i om the supreme bench at tee dear g a case in which the railroads of Nifcrms are concerned to dine sib Ice party chiefly interested in ie Decision of the court and its attor I j ° |