St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-12
GUESS ON THE RECElvERsHIF
THE LATEST ONE REGARDED As
THE fzoST ABSURD YET
MADE.
WHAT 1T WOULD REALLY MEAN
IF Supreme Court Justices Decided
That Judge Hanford Exercised
Primary Jurisdiction.


preme court justices of the Second,
Seventh, Eighth and Ninth circuits.
Argument will be heard by them next
Tuesday at Washington These just
ices are Peckham, Harlan, Brewer and
Field
The above information was received
in st. Paul yesterday from New York
and may safely be regarded as the be-
ginning of the end of the noted case
the prevailing opinion is that the die
tuln of the supreme justices will be
| announced within a week of their
hearing
Accompanying the New York dispatch
is forecast of the action of the ST.
preme judges, which, while it occa-
sions little comment here in st. Paul
| among those interested in the case is
still ingenious. Here it is:
1t is deemed certain that +ba ;,,-t;oo. nil,
uphold Judge Hanford's exercise of primary
iurisdlctIon The effect of this decision will
on aar+Ieaching. II VIII render invalid the
fiehry, by Judge jenkins. 1t win thus over
THROW completely all remnants of the vii
t tada administration, which proved so disas-
tiouS LOT the railroad, and will place the com
pany entirely under a new conscientious
ana able management by which its interests
VIII pc wen conserved. The practical and
also be to place the matter of the recaivarsbin
IN the hands of Judge Hanford, with the GER
tsinty OF the concurrence of all the other
t EIi.eu states courts interested. including
tt0Se III New YORK, st. Paul and Milwaukee,
rms VIII insure harmonious receiyership
Whlch Will be in accord with President Ives
anu the large BOND and stockholding inter
est which he represents. 1t will necessarily
&c accepted by other interests All this viii
Insure unity, which has hitherto been lack
tls IN Northern Pacific affairs, and will pave
the way ior speedy reorganization thereby
lmparting strong impulse to the growth and
prosperity OF the railway and the states with
which IL is connected.
hecelVer McRenry was seen last
night. After reading the telegram he
| said to the Glob e that the gimnle
statement in the beginning was in the
main correct, but that all further COM
ment was Of necessity mere sllrroise
as to the step the supreme court JUS
tees would take in the matter. :'Tbe
personnel Of receivers for the road is
not the important question" he said.
nor is 1t that question which the JUS
tlces or the supreme court have to pass
upon, but the question of primary ju-
FiSdiction."
Mr. McHenry declined to express any
view as to the probable action Of the
judges.
AS the time for final action draws
near the view is expressed that st.
Paul people, as a rule, do not realize
what would result from such action
as that forecasted in New York. In the
first place, the decision Of the supreme
court judges is. simply on a judicial
question as to where the primary juris-
diction shall be vested, and in no wise
nave they anything to do with the num-
Der or personnel OF the receivers.
When their verdict is delivered 1t
viii be that either Judge Jenkins In
Milwaukee or Judge Hanford in Seattle
has primary jurisdiction over the great
Northern Pacific system. The people in
the West appear to be more keenly alive
to the Importance OF this decision if the
| utterances of their citizens and the sto-
ries in their papers may be taken as an
indication, than are the people here
where the general Offices of the COM
pany are situated. Suppose, for exam
pie, that Judge Hanford is given pri-
mary jurisdiction. Instanter his ap-
pointee has absolute authority over
the entire Inc, while all other appoint
ments previously made expire as mat
ter Of course, lacking his confirmation
Surprising Judge Hanford should ap-
point Andrew F. Burleigh-Which is
quite likely in case the supreme court
makes a decision in favor Of the West
ern court. Mr.. Burleigh would be alb
Henry would perforce cease to be re-
ceivers. 1t is quite likely that Mr.. Bur
leigh would yield to the vigorous de-
mand Of his people to remove the gen.
eral offices of the company 10 the state
of Washington. Most, if not all, of the
general officers Of the road would prob
ably seek new positions. The 400 or
more employees in the general office
would no doubt be turned adrift, and
with the discrimination in passenger
and freight rates which could easily be
exercised at the other end of the road
St Paul could, without the slightest
difficulty be turned into a way sta
ton so far as the Northern Pacific is
concerned. There are vast interests at
stake, and in the opinion of men who
have kept posted on the development
in the matter, the Western people would
not be slow to avail themselves of the
chance to take unto themselves the add
ed wealth and the added dignity.
This is not fanciful picture. but
what might actually happen, for as an
official of the Northern Pacific put it
last night +'Who shall say what the
supreme judges win do?''
The prevailing sentiment, however, is
that whatever step is taken will not be
inimical to the best interests of st.
Paul.
Nothing could be learned of the ac-
curacy of a statement sent out from
Milwaukee yesterday to the effect that
the supreme court would probably
settle on Judge CaldwelIs court in St.
Paul, as the court OF primary jurisdic-
ton.