Deseret Evening News | 1901-01-07 | Page 1 | Porto Rican Cases

ICS oms ourt 01 on to tin Sub Jan ar In Inthe Inthe the United Supreme Court In the Porto len Rican case Involving the le leton ton then of the Iha leal legality ot of duties Imp imposed by thi thIs country on goods shipped from the Unie United States to Verb Rico Ico and from lorto lorto UI o to the UnIte United States Slate did not begin tOI today as al other othel Clel cases preceding preding had the tf of postponing It until to tomorrow morrow The rhe court cOUlt however lok took But auf ot of the eases CS to decide doldo what time should lIt he glen given to each side of the controversy This queston question tas raIsed b by Former Secretary CarlIsle who stated that 10 five ot of the uld be consolidated These The five are the th cal of Delma and others vs Collector S n Ii Downs vs 8 Coletor Collector Uld wel well two eases o q I II W V Doley vs 8 the States ul Curl Curios Armstrong vi S time United States Upon suggestion u the court 18 five hours to rh aisle Ihle ot Of the controversy Mr Ir Carlisle stated that the thee Oases Involved time the doUble of oC the pow power or er of the States to 18 levy duty on goods gods being bing shipped In both dIrections time the questIon time the ImposItion of duties on goods going boing lorto lorto jIbe gl being entirely nw new