The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-21
The AttOrney-Genera Moving Slowly
in Efforts to Collect Them.
TRYING TO SAVE vlRGlNlANS.
Senator Daniel Work ing To Have Thooo
Removed from Government Print
ing Office Kestored-Mr. Jones
Goes uome-rwo New Vir-
ginia Post0Hiccs Is
tablishcd.

WASHINGTON. March 2o.-Speclal.-
The Wilkes county (N. Co. bond cases
were to-day dismissed from the docket
I'm the Supreme Court OF the United states
FOR want Of jurisdiction. The opinion "
tine court was delivered 'by Mr. Justice
Peckham. There was no dissent Tho
case has been discussed At length IN tho
editorial columns Of The Times within
the past few months and the proceedings
in the various hearings printed rather
fully SO that a brief summary Will SUI
fee 10 recall the details
The style of the case as it came to the
Supreme Court of The United states from
the North Carolina State Supreme Court
was J. W Turner and J. NJ Weiborn.
p paiRtiffs. against the Board Of Commis.
sioners of Wilkes county and c. G.
Wright. The action was first brought
In the courts of Wilkes county and sue
cessNely appealed until IL reached the
United states Supreme Court. II was
brought 10 test the validity of certain
bonds issued by Wilkes coHnty In pay
ment OF its subscription to the stock u
the Northwestern North Carolina Rail-
road Company suit was brought By the
commissioners OF Wilkes county against
The county treasurer Turner and Welt
born. who had become owners ~ one ~
the bonds after tho bringing Of the ac.
ton 10y leave of the court became parties
defendant and invited all other bond.
holders 90 join them I'm resisting the &C.
tton.
FLAW DISCOVERED.
The constitutional convention on March
. 1868. chartered the Northwestern North
Carolina Railroad Company 10 be built
from Greensboro 10 Winston. and was
authorized 20 build branches from Wins
ton. on February 20 1873 an act va,
passed by the State Legislature amend.
ing the charter Of the road % allow
bond Issues By several counties for the
of branches Under this
act a branch was built from Winston 10
I'm 1857. after Wilkes county
had voted 10 issue the bonds. The IN
terest was paid until some one found
ihat when the amendment of 1873 was
passed there was no call Of the ayes and
noes on the second reading Of the meas
ure and further that the vote upon such
reading was not recorded iH the journal
)f the House As every one knows tho
several readings Of bills b. row mere
natter Of routine rule which has out
fved IFS usefulness. dating back 70 the
lays when bills were uot printed. The
echnicaity was taken advantage Of
however. by the new beard 81 comm's-
iiouers of WILKES county and the action
n the former board-hence the bonds
'as rcnudiatod. Tho case went 10 tho
state supreme Court where the popu-
ist ma i0rity of the courf sustained The
cnudiat0rs CHEF Justice F9ircloth
md AIR Justice Furcher dissented how
'r' ln a strong opinion written by the
after
MAKING HASTE SLOWLY.
The question of how 90 proceed ia carr
wing ont the provisions of the Governors
endorsement act. requiring tLe Score
'rr 0f tho Treasury 90 make efforts 20
l-eet the money on the state bonds
ei ny him. was referred o. the Attor-
.t-Geueral several DAYS ago but AS
large bodies move SLOWLY" che papers
aNa rni reached their destination yet
am Informed at thc Office 0f The Attor.
.rG neral 'fat such matters are some
mes u transit o. week. lf o. requires
week f1r the rauers TO tD cross PENN
.ltanla avenue the time for reaching
decision Wil probably exceed the pos-
bil.ty d.. human rma-luation.
Eorresentatv W. g. Jones uissod
lrrugh Wastir2.o1 to-day. cn route
ON New York t0 DIS home in Richmond
unity ne W.il return in n fcw dlys.
e hn' nothing no. So" on The senatorial
tuau9n
TRYING no SAVE THEM
senator Daniel has gone - LvHehbYrg.
o viii retur' ir a few 1avs with ofhr-
enbers y Congress to endcayur 10 have
vcrN NirgiDiaur restored to thor nnsi
'ns n tHe Government Prinfnp Onice
am "Aioh they were removed in thc rc-
'ctiou or forces which always follows
% adiourament % Co1srlss.
Now post-oric1s verr c .thv-hef 20.
3 at Peters Creek. Patrick county W
tl fnma p. Joyce. pos.mas. -r. ana az
ina Hirh'ani county. with Loia 3.
cs postmaster.