The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-03-18

Corporation Attorneys Will not
| Argue the Bank Cases


indiana polls sentinel.
Auosne, General Smith was MOI at
i.fsd with what the supreme c"u's ~"
Tuesday IL permitting several corp"ra-
t,on attosne>s 70 come lmtn ths bank Dr.
uo.i, cases. Tie claimed the interests -
ihe corporations they represented we'e
moi identical with those ot the hank-,
sud while there may be = simiIArisv IN
the ouss'inns touching the validity "f
The new tax Law Il w~s not time I" nfi"g
In ND The asinrne, general therefore
Iapplied 10 The court ~ have u 'r-cinn its
order of permission. and that wss n"n''
lhu, y i,h The uudet -tanairg that the cor
poration attorneys can fiIe tsiefs N me
'csse n thex 40 desire within fifteen DAYS
The oral argument - shr nA"k 'u''
viii therefore % on this morning.
| Room q in the Bates house 'sss ",e"'
Icontained an array ot legal 's'e"' 'n"'
shone IN intellectual hriIl'nncv an" 49,
sedste with judicial dignity ~ o. NE
gentiemen present were cou"se'o's ~
Solicitors Tor railroads that have i'mes J"
Indiana. and among them were JunRe
lD r Williamson. OF Cleveland, Nickel
Plate Solicitor Iglehsrt. OF EvAnsviur' z
Msckev lines: E. Hsckedorn ana =.
: Ecote. Indians polls. Lake Erie =
w..sern. 4 &. Willisms. Tesre 'auie'
vsnS.,;s. John T.. Dye. Indisnspo'is'
R,v E"ur: z. w. Msddaugh. De'.""
lrh;csgo 4 Grand Trunk; ) y bs''e-s'
Tr.nE,ort. Clover Leaf; J }. bronks.
Ipm,shnrv. Pennsy ivanis lines O.so
lG,ssham. Ind ans polls, rhicsgo 3 ERE
In q Field and g w Kre'zi"Rsr, Ch'.
900 Mouon: beside s.versl railroad
ren nan M, attorneys Judge Williamson
Ipresided over the sessions wnlcn ~
called 60 device wsys aud means w"ese
lbv the operation Of the new 'sA =
might be defeated or c'rcumve"'s.'
Every one OF the gentlemen prese"s 49,
J M - his legal opinion that ne "a. - ~
urconstituiionsl and il vas deeme" oe-
10 fixht Il 10 the highest courts ~ ="
land. a,a ~
l.ocaider n excellent TO force the iss"'
lss.~,rg that we're the law declared ~
Icou s,i,u,ional the next g. neral assem".
l-onia enact one that would not on
!s,srd al assaults made against ~ "
~ vonld be even more oppressive Q" y
lrcads than the existing act and mas
Dr. I.lc,es more costlv in the snd. TINS 9"
l.ervative view did not gain any suppo
from he o'hers present. ana tne mex !
~ q, husinsss was TO outline : ca
lpsisn. Eventu.lIy the gentlemen sese
7,l,h.s he hest plan would be sor -
road 70 fixht its own csse. ~ rrs'S'''
> lThe SUIT Caroliua ,ulirg q i"s-"
,lsave much encouragement. Insse
federal Judge Of Char'es'own O."
Iioined all county commissioners Z
c,n. state officials from levying on p'ops'
col q, railroads for non-paymen' a. '"cren'
sssesements ordered by the state eq"'
4 zasicn hoard Now each road WIZ :
-Ider ,axes on The haeis ~ lss' vese
r. sessment. or on the basic ~ ne 80
lsions ,hey declared was right before
- ssa,e sonslizstiou hoard 'as' ~
lsindividual sensiment of esch rou"se
seemed 10 be one Of determined g"
dsncs ana each road will resi.t col
49,, - ssxes on the basis of the rec
Nm I'M lv.,ua,iona The meeting lasted -
81 TO hours, and at It's conclusion
;ourued. each attorney going nomr
nr.nsre ,or var. The meeting g'ew
~ - ,he failure TO join issue win ne -
- 80 n the Decker case nov oe'.'e
.supreme court. the railroads hsv,ns
" ,crded 10 s,snd back 70 back WIN
bankers 10 contestinR the law