ビ

SOME ACCOUNT

OF THE WORK OF

STEPHEN J. FIELD

AS A

LEGISLATOR, STATE JUDGE, AND JUSTICE OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,

His remarks on the Life and Character of Chief Justice Chase; his
address at the Centennial Celebration of the organization of the Federal
Judiciary, February 4, 1890; the memorial from Senators from California,
Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho, and from the judges and members of the bar
of California, and from the Federal judges in that State, requesting him
not to change his circuit; and the story of his attempted assassination
by a former associate on the Supreme Bench of California.

BY HON. GEORGE C. GORHAM.

1895.

f. Broughton vs. Pensacola...
g. U. S. vs. New Orleans.....

PAGES.

222 223

223-224

h. Pensacola Tel. Co. vs. Western Union Tel. Co... 225-233

i. Union Pacific R. Co. vs. United States....... 233-255 16. Other cases in the Supreme Court........

17. Inter-state commerce...

a. Welton vs. Missouri.....

b. Sherlock vs. Alling.......

e. County of Mobile vs. Kimball......

256-258

259

260-264

264-268

268-273

19. The trust character of directors of corporations:

18. The power of taxation by the General and State

Governments:

State tax on foreign-held bonds...........................

Wardell vs. Union Pacific R. Co.........

273-283

283-288

20. The use of running waters on the public lands........

288

a. Atchison vs. Peterson.....

289-294

b. Basey vs. Gallagher........

294-295

CASES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES:

8. United States vs. Flint, Throckmorton, and Carpentier... 335-349 9. The Eureka case.......

350-360

10. The municipal lands of San Francisco. The Pueblo case... 360–376 11. The legislation of California, State and municipal, against

the Chinese......

a. The case of Ah Fong on habeas corpus.

b. Ah Kow vs. Nunan.......

12. Other cases in the Circuit Court.....

376 384

384-394 398-405

409 410

5. General disappointment of the country at the action of
the Commission, from the Public Ledger of Philadel-
phia............

440-442