New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-06
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BRYAN IN TIE SCPREHE 'O'"

co1Ssrr. FOR THE STATE OF NEBRASKA IN HE
MAXIMUM FREIGHT-RATE CASE
washington. April S (SpeciaD.-Nobody seems 10
ro,oor,ho- that william j. Bryan, OF Neprasha'
"pov orator of the Platte and late fopocra'c
candidate for the Presidency. ever appeared '
the Supreme Court Of the United states do o.,
vocate in any case. and therefore the p" ,
announcement that he would do SO to-u's ~ "
largo number OF people to the Capitol. VINO "cie
curious 10 soc how he would carry hiihSei u" wy
nrasenca OF that august tribunal. At z'o ciocN
tho snaco reserved for spectators was crowdeu anu
n number of persons had formed In me ou'Siu''
where they stood waiting with more VI 'e' 10
thence for an opportunity to gain ad"'S9o 49,,
NJ them appcared to know that the case III "i''on
Mr. Bryan was to appear would not DC c"' ,' -
n later hour ana that they stood or sat "ai'"''
,o yae eniovng a luncheon In the Senate restau-
rant and did not expect TO make his hrsui"''
until tomorrow. For an hour or more MI ~
who was on hand early, was much III e''u'"No -
the dark corridor which separates inc co"'
from the office of the clerk OF the court an" Il"
seemed 70 be in high spirits and greatly to enjoy
the attentions he received. lie then caed OH VIC
President Hobart. and aftorward shook nahuS WV"
a number of Senators and others in the marble
room and adjacent corridor
The case In which Mr. Bryan is TO appcar-'"V
maximum freight rate case-is regarded as an -
ceodIngly important one because II the uec'So.'
should he I'm favor of the state OF .N'p''''' -
would have far-reaching results Atorney-"e'e'"'
Smith of that State with whom Mr.. Bryan j.
associated as counsel in behalf OF the state - VI
that opinion In speaking Of It he sala' h'
case arose out of an act passed by the "SN''
LEGISLATURE in 1899. fixing a maximum rate LOT
freight charges by railroads within inc 9'ate'
Stockholders Of the lines affected cnjoincd inc
officers of their respective roads ana tllG '.aoe
BOARD OF Transportation from carrying on. NV
,.Iejone ~ tho law on he ground tnat tne 90" ~
,ad no right to such legislation tl"in w.
Toto oetahilshed was not sufficient 10 mAlntdii ,,c
roode and I'm the OF the thlon ,a,,,i
az II was a creation or Congress IN. 90 trounr
no, assiIme supervision over T. justice h,rW Ni;
rro hoard the case denied all the points Ihist u
II, ,ha Injunction except that when TOOK 'Ho
gronnd thar the State law was unconstItuioiIi! vi.
81 .,rot,nd that II established rate whlci, VII
nnt sufcient TO operate the road. ana Wouu ~.
III, - dienosscssn, the owners o. tnelr piuP'Il.
III ;,ho,', due process OF law But Justl"" i,itWru
ios, ,he case open for the submission OF w &
n,,idence ON the question rs to the erect vi ' t
i3od Our object Is show that the RAE es, ,i
,bod b,, law is sufficient 20 keep up the Vpera'i'
lor.oss M the road and that under these CIR
tApvi..1,ons The Law is valid. The question as 10
cum. d1,tionai charges shall be allOweu LOT IN
Wnht AZ handed or othe- Indebtedness Tor interest
-, oricjn.I investment or present NtIuc . IL
on y, i,eon will then become one Tor equllhp'
propen!r bv The Legislature. or afterward, II ob-
aee,ions are raised by the courts. SUI VI
10 state TO regulate rates Will ne eslanISieu
NJ Webster the other associate Cou VIZ ~ ~ ~ ~,
~ &c ona OF the who Declined lhe olrt ~ ~.
casr, - Secretary OF War offered by Presueht
Mckinley.