, 1874-07-06

Asst: Atty~Gen. .6lonn satl be hardly 10
autilori5od to make euckI m agreenont;
1uugo DaviB~-lt BccnB to us, uontleinof, tta
III a'iY mattar about which, tl,ore in doubt
wont bo bestor to suspend affirmative aotio
until final tlocison Is secured.
In fopiy to the inquiry whom tho Court wonl
cohHont TO he1r further argument. Judge Drum
moi1o Sail If ihero Wafc to rbo -auyik could b
lnatlo al once.
tnG tlefonaants did not anticipate tho quostio
OF Interstate commerce, so did NOT argue
Judge Dav1sEr,oro is another pout aDou
this lit'gaton md It is this: It would bo ,racti
cab'o to got tho Whole question Iii tho syprem
1nean III my Buggcston. It ia probab1o'ti,at
case could DO hoard thcro at Tint term, III
question ia whotlor affirmative action lind no
better bo haspando9d untn that question is ds
posed Of. $
Atty. Cen slonn asn1roil,thc Court Tint ll,er,
was no intention on tho part of tho Railroad
Commissioners to intorforo with Interstate
coninorco, or cnnHo nuy trouble In tint rognrd,
| Judge DnvIs-lf prosecutions on TINT account
are stopped, thoro is nothing to bo gained by thu
9th otner r. siho BY APPLYING for an injunction: II you
WILL 1armontzo together with tho Wow OF getting
ali tloso disputed questions speedily into tht
Supreme Court. VIC do not 200 why They cauuoI
be disposed OF at the October term.
Counsel for tho oompaluants hoped furtlior
nr4,ltnent would not bopostponad indefinitely.
Judge Davis--Wo arc not postponing It indef.
initoly, 1t Houlllbo much mora oonveniant to
lsoar 1t next week In Chicago. but YOU 800, you
cannot do everything. Ill one or two Days. Yo1
Aro in no particular dangor. II 1t Is not hoard
Eontlomon: :say thoy will COMO down, no sllon11
10 Glad to hear 1t next Thursday in Chicago. Wo
would rather have it heard next wook than auy
other time. Ih!s Is pressing right on us.
wish to get rid Of ovorything u the nature Of a
court until ncxt October. II you cannot ar-
range it, no cannot force these gentlemen,
Judge Drummonu has to 60 away tho woo;s fol-
lowing.
The Attorney General eaid It aecmsd to him
tho object OF arguing for nh injunction would
DO to ask tho legal authoritics not to prosecute
suits.
Judge Dayis-Tho operation Of an Injunction
would be to ptcyont tho 1sallroad Commissioners
from dong anything about Interstate COM
morco. II thoy do not Interfere, there is no OBJ
joct III an injunction.
Mr; stoggt.son wantcd an agreement.
Judge DavlB-My Judgment ia yon arc all sem
slblo mon, aud maagnanmous. and Wish to do
what Is right: aud if you get toEother and talk
the matter over you will agrae upon q course.
II nothing is done by the State by which you
can bo injured Why there T. noting to prevent
Judge Drummont remarked that ths Attorney
General Ind no authority over prirato utiivilu-
aia who wished to prosecute underthlH lar. An
injunction against the Railroad Commissioners
and, iuAsm,,ch "a auybotfy oan con,mnncn nrns.
ecutionu. an Injunction ngajnst tl,o naiirnnd
Commissioners Would not stop thon.
1nioo ,noya- -,r,,oro IL ~, ,I.,,,,t 4, .,>
officers In this State advike tho people not 10
commence suita, they will not probably COM
mence any, unlesH there are aonlo very iQ-fliY-
posed persons iu tLe State.
Ex-0Iayor Gregory romar3fed That th,re varc
plenty such, wberoupon Juiro Duyis sa,1 they
must 'bo very malicious. aid. Of course. thero
nero n,ean persons oyorywhnro,
Judge Drummond-Wo hayo boon told tho
people Of wisconsin arc groat aud maguau-
'mouH pooplo. aud we presume that, if they
once understand tlat this question is III prapess
Or tnaI adtusilcatlon IN tho United States 6u-
promo Court, thoy noulu not prosecute any suits.
+a. LIN, tno eounsel M were not sKoly to nmedt-
49, soo ~ ~ ahtunAians' Juu8e OaFis tur-
1ottau s;a' hto taK YOU ought 10 meet to-
Fla auoatnn IL lind WI, ,,nt iatta nt @
M aon 10 r1,,, - .ou,sn4 w. ~. petser stay here
,tan.linr3 Tan ron AZ s,1u ~ II uus.oa unnei- a5i
nattnr fn ni;cs9o u'n+t i1ss, ~ ~ ne"to on le!s
Judge DrrmT1ond|~fn ~I ~, G1 ma2;s
r,t1 s7o l., tsi.;nal' uuBo LAWS e1poots 20 DO
.ouo here at Front tlenl Of ,,orso1,sI incnnvan
cnco think YOU should oitber roma m S;h,ceoo
If present written briefs. We connnt co,no haze
again. THO Court here will bo kont omen.
Mr.. stoughtoil-We huyo suggested to the At
0FubS- TINT tie uGmt1rr4r bA ritt II, and
,ustaued so va can col # hofora TX -. aua
Court in October. II that Gnu DO done, We do
lot wish to argue it further. r that en,,not In
lono, 10 desire your nouor to name a dav in
chicago when you uiu permit this quostion to
judge uayin-rho .c,o,rt .r,r,d M, ,ou J.,
:oady TO suntain demurrer % in rooard o4 to tbat v
3orIinn ri tia h;lj ria o,aa,;a.. T.; ,.. ~ t,at
in caso com nnt ho 40 o,e qaoaA'on ~, -, "nether
There is no nooesuty If ar~,,ment M pu.. a
,,,,, thn. 49, ~ 'esty - 4etuuSuk 1ui1naf on
,niorce tAe law 10 far as il rentsa to tst nnr. NV
ion, IVA
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In 1n4a ~ nhe.u " efstooa
ng before Jldga HonknH' 1o'''@
Judge Dayis-WouId it mt ba botter II .,.-
,ond action on tllin Inv unt;l ynu huvo dscdsd
whether YOU viii tlomnr "'e'o'a
The Aftor,ov.qanor.1, ,11nao,,,>,orx ,vo
]arsta and od ,aoi s,ae IN iaouoLeuls" sa ne un-
I,,aae 41u mis leu sne imiI 1otoe oi t'lst.
omuiss;arn, a;d i9lhsu as tnas, II the hallroaa
=, T., ~oo1 G.u n.y. a.seps 70 enforce the
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