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Show THIBDDIftTBICT COI RT. The court convened ---t I'j ''clock a. m. yesterday. The ea of the "Excel-ior Manufacturing Manu-facturing Company" vt. "Strong &. Company" was brought up. A motion was made by counsel for defendants to set aside the judgement by default entered by the clerk. The court adjudged that the judgement judge-ment be set aside and default opened. Several cases relating to tho prohibition prohi-bition for selling liquors without license in virtue of a city ordinance were then argued, and counsel for defendant, Salt Lake City, denred to have the writ of prohibition removed. U. S. District Attorney Bates, as representative pro tern, of Territorial prosecuting attorney, Judge Snow, made an argument on the following points n favor of the motion : 1st That such a writ of prohibition has never been granted io this country before, either from the United States Murti or from any State court, exoept where the constitution of the State or the special statute thereof authorized it 2nd. That even in the States where the constitution or statute authorizes the ssue of a writ of prohibition it can only be done in the sepreme court, on application and notice in open court, and after argument. 3rd. That the writ of prohibition, like that of a mandamus, can never he issued, and never has been issued, when there is any other remedy provided pro-vided by law. 4th. That the writ of cetiorari under the Utah statutes, with the order for the stay of proceedings supercedes the necessity for the writ of prohibition in any cac. The oourt adjourned at 3 o'clock p.m., until this morning at the usual hour. |