The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-02-15
WAITING ON THE COUsT.
The Attorney General Instructs the State
Treasurer to Hold on to the Railroad
Property.
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COLUMBIA, February There were
no end of conferences and consulta-
tions in the State House to-day, and it
was all about the coup of the United
State Court. Governor Tillman, At
torney-General Townsend, Assistant
Acknowledgement Buchanan, and Chief
Clerk of the Comptroller's Office Nor
ton were in consultation for a long
time to-day.
The consultation were evidently held
on the instalment plan, and whenever
new idea would occur to any of the
council it would be Immediately CON-
municated to the other members. To
say that Governor Tillman has got his
"dander up" is putting it mildly. He
has for some time had his ideas fixed
and his course thoroughly outlined.
The seizures that have been made have
been decided upon as test cases, and
the Governor proposes to hold on to
the property as bull dog would to his
last piece of meat. It is rather curl
GUS fact that Governor Tillman is
anxiously inviting the arrest Of the
sheriffs who are holding the railroad
property.
The railroad men here are smiling to
themselves and say that there are lively
times ahead. Judge Simonton, they
say, would hardly issue such orders as
he has unless be intended to carry out
his orders and hold violators of the
orders in contempt of Court. The roads
now involved, they say, are clearly
under the protection of the Federal
Courts and nothing can be done towards
the payment of any money for taxes or
otherwise except through order of the
Court. 1t might be added that the
only roads now interested in the fight
are those in the hands of the Federal
Courts. The fight is being made on
comparatively different tact.
] had mighty long wait before see
ing Governor Tillman and getting him
to define his position. He spoke some
what more freely than was expected
and with his usual vigor. He said:
TILLMAN's OWN WORDS.
"We propose to. see that the State of
South Carolina collects her just taxes.
Our present purpose is to hold all of
the property on which levies have been
made, and to let Judge Simonton do
his worst. This morning I telegraphed
all of the sherifs to hold the property
on which they have levied. Our idea
is.that Judge Simonton is in contempt
of the State Government, and we want
him to act so we can get the case to
Washington as soon as possible and
prove it by the United States Supreme
Court. What we want is for him to
arrest the sheriffs. If they are arres ed
the matter will go up in the shape Of
habeas corpus proceedings. If we are
wrong in believing that the State has
the right to collect her taxes, the
sooner we-know it the better.
Judge Simonton has just been told
that he has 10 right to interfere in
cases where the amounts are less than
$4,000. We will resist tyranny or igno-
rance, which ever it may be. and bring
the matter to focus and have our
rights established"
"But what about the point that the
roads are in the hands of the receivers,
and the tax has to be paid through
order of Court?"
"We will whip him out on that too.
All we want him to do is to take hold,
or We will take bigger hold. If he
does not imprison our officers we will
levy on every road in the State where
the amount is under $1,000. We want
to get the issue to Washington just as
soon as possible, as we do not intend
the cases to hang in the District Court
for twelve months and go through the
regular docket. We are determined to
see the matter through to the end.
"For the present." said Governor
Tillman, mo additional levies will be
made, and all subsequent action de-
pends on the action of the Federal
Court on the Goth instant"
While talking about the matter OF
contempt Governor Tillman remarked
that if there was anyone who was in
contempt Of the Court it was he, as the
sheriffs were merely acting under his
orders, and obeying the State laws
which prescribe the duties.
The advices here this afternoon are
that Deputy Hendricks is serving the
orders of the Court, and that Sheriff
Riser, of Newberry, and his copartners
are still "holdihg the fort"
| COLUMBIA, February S.-Everything
is in statu quo at this end of the line
to-day so far as the merry war between
the United States Court and Governor
Tillman is concerned. There is nc
weakening on the part of any of the
State House authorities, and the
sheriffs are still holding on to what
they have. The only symptom of the
railroad tax fever to-day is that the
Administration pulse is perfectly nor.
; NAL, and anxiously waiting to see
what is going to be done by the Court
which is guided by either tyranny OF
ignorance"
The treasurer of Anderson Comfy
) telegraphed to the Comptroller Genera!
to inquire what he should do with the
property that is being held. The mess
age was referred to the Attorney Gen
eral. who instructed the treasurer tc