/ UNITED STATES REPORTS

VOLUME 117

CASES ADJUDGED

IN

THE SUPREME COURT

AT

OCTOBER TERM, 1885

J. C. BANCROFT DAVIS

REPORTER

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NEW YORK AND ALBANY
BANKS & BROTHERS, LAW, PUBLISHERS

1886

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COPYRIGHT, 1886,
BY BANKS & BROTHERS.

Press of J. J. Little & Co.,
Nos. 10 to 20 Astor Place, New York.

REPRINTED IN TAIWAN

JUSTICES

OF THE

SUPREME COURT

DURING THE TIME OF THESE REPORTS.

MORRISON R. WAITE, CHIEF-JUSTICE.
SAMUEL F. MILLER, AssOCIATE JUSTICE.
STEPHEN J. FIELD, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
JOSEPH P. BRADLEY, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
JOHN M. HARLAN, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
WILLIAM B. WOODS, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
STANLEY MATTHEWS, 'ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
HORACE GRAY, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.
SAMUEL BLATCHFORD, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.

ATTORNEY-GENERAL.
AUGUSTUS H. GARLAND.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL.

JOHN GOODE.

CLERK.
JAMES H. McKENNEY,

MARSHAL.
JOHN G. NICOLAY.

PAGB

See Appendix for :
I. Chief Justice Taney's Memorandum for opinion in Gordon v.
United States, 2 Wall, 561....

.......... 697 II. Proceedings of the Court on the death of the Vice-President..... 707 III. Amendment to Rules ....

......... 708

ERRATA.
Page 99, last line in column headed Date of CHECK.

For “ Jan'y” read “ Feb'y”
Page 114, line 12. For “October 6" read “ October 7."

" “ line 13. For “1881 ” read “ 1880.”
Page 410, lire 4. For “ that the ” read “that, under the.”
Page 327, line 7. After “dissented” insert "¡See 118 U. S. 210].”