The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-01
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ATTORNEY GENERAL
Counsel for Shippers Association
Accuses E. T. Young of
Neglect Of Duty.
STATE OFFICIAL FOR
REDUCTION IN RATES
Hot Exchange Before the State
Railroad and Warehouse
Commission.

Duct OF the attorney general Is Office
during the present railroad rate hear
Ing, James Manaha.n Of St. Paul, attor-
citation today engaged in a spirited Yer.
bal duel with the state attorney, before
the state railroad and warehouse com
mission. 49,
Y Replying to Mr.. Manahan g arraipn.
sment, General Young not only placed
himself unequivocally on record as
Iavor1ng the proposed rate reductions,
but branded Manahan as a seeker after
sensationalism, whose sole object In
prosecuting. the case Of the shippers has
been one of personal advertisement.
The charge of Manahan and the reply
Of. General Young, coming near the
close or the morning session Of the com.
was no quibbling of words and The the
charges made by both the attorney for
the state and the attorney for the
shippers were direct and unrestricted.
The Clash Of Attorneys.
came after an hours argument before
me commission as to the action Of the
Omaha and Great Northern railways
IN refusing to produce their genera
pooks Tor the examination Of Mr..
Manahan and Mr.. Huxley, the com
MISSIONS n examiner Apparently tired
ct the discussion and Of Mr.. Manahan .
officials as witnesses, Attorney Gen
eral Young asked for permission to
state his position to the. commission.
and in a brief statement. argued For
no further delay in the Prosecution Of
the nearing. He stated that sufficient
time 4 had been given Mr.. Manahan and
of the railroad books and accounts. to
which access could be had, and def
mite report as to the books and accounts
TO which access was refused by the
railroads. He declared that the in
vestigation had been diverted from the
original purpose and he implied that
Attorney Manahan had not prosecuted
his investigation as far as the rail-.
roads would permit. He advocated the
early winding up Of the case and sug-
gested that fewer requests for DELAY
would help in bringing the case to an
49, Manahan's Reply.
Rising to his feet at the conclusion
Of Mr.. Young's remarks, Attorney
Manahan launched into a vigorous
criticism Of the attorney generals at
titude.
The Accusation.
"The zeal Of the attorney general
and his haste at this eleventh hour Of
the investigation is remarkable said
Manahan. tFThe case has progressed
six months and this is the FIRST time,
so far as I know, that the attorney
general has shown any zeal to bring It
to conclusion. Day after day the
witnesses of the railroads testified and
the attorney general has never cross
examined a witness; he has left it to
an inexperienced railroad attorney to
examine the witness and throw out
improper evidence.'' 49,,
Continuing, Mr.. Manahan stated
that the case involved millions of dol
lars, and that it was not proper for
the attorney general, a servant Of the
state, to hasten the case under the
circumstances. He said that the delay
in the case was due to the railroads,
refusal to submit their books for ex-
animation and he declared that he was
proceeding honorably and fairly to
coerce the roads to submit to examina-
tion. Continuing, he said:
"The roads don't dare to let us
examine the books, and yet If the at
torney general would come in with the
proper, viigor and authority he could
compel the railroads to open their
books for examination. The testimony
Of the roads is not rejecting the truth,
the attorney general has had access to
the books and where is the effort on
his part to examine them7 He is not
doing justice to the state.''
Mr.. Manahan concluded by asserting
that he would insist on the appearance
Of railroad officials to testify relative
to their evidence and that the evidence
as to his attempted examination Of the
books Of the railroad companies should
be admitted and placed on the records,
Met the Charge.
Attorney General Young did not In
terrupt Mr.. Manahan during the course
Of his arraignment, but at the conc1u-
sion he rose and facing the commission
replied to the charges Of the shippers
attorney. -.
''I presume Mr.. Mammalian has now
accomplished the object he has had in
mind during this controversy" he be
gan, and not noticing Manahan, who
interrupted at this juncture, the attor-
ney general continued, "I presume he
has secured the opportunity for adver-
Using for which he has been seeking >,
He said he had endeavored to ner
form his duty thruout the hearing. and
that he would endeavor to do so. hnt
in the face of Mr.. Manahan's CHARGES
and the uniustifable attempt to I'm.
pugn his motives he wished to state
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