The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-23
HAS DONE GOOD
WORK FOR State {:
Major Anderson Makes Record.
Of Which Friends Are
Proud. ri
IMPORTANT CASES ARE WON.
Suits Involving Rcvcn,,c and
Other Far-Rcaching Qucs-
tons Decided Fayorably.

The annual report Of Attorney General
Anderson to tho Governor for the year
| 1901, just issued, is one of tho most IN
teresting III many years. and the show
ling OF work accomplished by the State
Illegal representative Is regarded by his
friends as an eloquent argument for his
denomination and recollection.
The past year, as the report states has
been somewhat evcntful one on account
OF the extraordinary Importance Of some
Of tho cases that have come UP for docts-
ion. Tie most Important Of these cases
were tho two involving the validity Of
the Constitution of the State, and rartic-
ularly Of the suffrage article. both Of
which after full argument wero deter
mined by the Supreme Court OF tho United
States favorably to the state of vir-
ginia- Il \
1.-THE case next In Importance, perhaps,
in which the Attorney General appeared
was the demurrage suit of the Atlantic
Coast Line and other. railways against
the Commonwealth involving tho jurig-
dlction and powers and to large degree
the usefulness sof the State Corporation
Commission. This case was decided favor
ably to the State by tho Supreme Court
Of Appeals OF Virginia last NJ arch.
~ One OF the most important revenue
cases lna this State during many years
and which was won Tor the State was thai
of the Peoples National Bank, \ Of Lynch.
burg. and associated banks. against sior-
ton Marye auditor Of public accounts,
testing the validity OF the State tax on
the shares Of capital stock Of national
banks and involving a large sum Of
money. *, ,El 8,ss vi tt53
Made Test for All.
This bank made tho test for all the
national banks Of the State, and an adj
verse decision would have meant a large
sum 4 In revenue lost to this State for
years past and for years to come. The
ca SO was decided adversely to the banks
| at the October term Of the Supreme Court
Of Appeals Of Virginia, but was a ppealed
to the United States Supreme Court, and
is still pending In that court. A decision
by the highest court of the land sustain
ing. tho Virginia courts would bring into
the treasury a large arrearage7 In reve-S
MUGS from this tax. $gRa 4.
A case of great moment to the State,
argued by Attorney General Anderson
for the State and decided favorably to-
his contention. was that OF Taylor vs.. /:
the Commonwealth, Involving the titlcand
ownership 1.-THE State In and ito the beds
Of all the &tidew ter streams and bays
OF the State. This has been finally set;
tied sr3 tiFF " %
Another case Of great & imp rtance won
| by the Attorney General and ono which
meant considerable revenue to he State
was that of the Old Dominion Stea mship
| Company on appeal from an order Of the
state Corporation Cornmissio n Il assessing
that corporation for taxation upon Its
steamboats, and her era #: used exclu-
svely in naviga ting the waters Of this
State and though belonging to non
resident corporation and enrolled outside.
Of Virginia, arc actually don1icled or
lave their actual sites in this State. The
highest state court upheld the States
contention but the steamship company
has appealed the case to the United States
supreme Court. Many other eases als' OF
equal Importance have been won to the
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