The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-12
No Interest to Virginia.

He represented that this Is a suit IN
which Virginia cannot hope to gain
ANYTHING: that she is simply lending
her name to certain certificate hold
ers: that under the terms OF the suit
and OF the certificates their holders
release anS GLAZING they might have
had on Virginia. He further commended
that this case has been made up SO
as to involve matter of equity and
matter of law. and that 1t Is q we'll
founded principle that the two cam
not be Involved In the same suit.
He also anpllfed the point that the
Supreme Court had no means of en.
forcing decree against the LegsIa-
turc; that that body was the sole
power which could raise any funds TO
safety any decree that might be rem
! dered and that, Furthermore. 1t had
been definitely settled in compact
between the two States that the West
Virginia Legislature should be tile
Judge Of the time and the amount that
should be paid.
{ The court took deep interest in the
remarks of Judge I1ogg. Justice White
asked him IL It were not true that the
[ West Virginia Legislature never had
and never would take steps towards
settling the matter Judge Hogg re-
piled that 1t never had simply because
! Virginia would not settle except OF:
! her own grounds Justice Harlan in
! quired II West Virginia admitted ow-
ling anything, and was answered IN
1.-the negative. Justice Brewer re-
4 marked that the only eject of Vlr-
i Sinias action on funding the debt was
/ To reduce 1T, but Judge Hogg main
tanned that by the terms of the Issue
of bonds Virginia was absolved from
1 liability for the unpaid one-third, Anc
/ he further argued that Virginia could
not maintain suit for settlement unit
the whole debt waa paid,
/ Justice Harlan wanted to know wha
would he the procedure If Virginia owned
] the bonds, instead Of holding them II
trust, and Judge Hogg replied that tn,
court had enforced their collection Ii
! the suit of South Dakota VS.. Nortl
! Carolina.
Inherited Her Share.
\ Judge Hogg was followed by Maio
Holmes Conrad on behalf of Virginia
/ lie was IN fine voice and is an cloqucn
4 speaker, He launched into his subjec
| by declaring that West Virginia inherlte
! her share of this debt at her birth. II
said that 1t was n mistake to assum
i that Virginia could not sue until TIL
i whole debt was paid, and cited man
decisions to prove the contrary proposi
tion. lie held that Virginia had alread
i paid all that In equity she owed, II
declared he was prepared to prove, tina
every one OF the big improvements un
dertaken prior to 1861 We're undertake
solely for the development Of the ter
4 ritory now constituting the State OF Yves
Virginia, and that every member OF tn
Legislature from that territory voted 70
these improvements. while those fror
4 Tldewater Virginia voted against them
Major Conrad launched into an ar
a tack on the legality and constitution
atty or the formation of the State o
a West Virginia. He said that tn
f Wheeling convention was composed
man for man, as the Legislature wa
composed the very next day. He he'll
THAT the territory which composed tn
4, state Of Virginia. as restored, wa
Identical with that of the new State
foot for foot He held that the Who'll
proceeding about me restored Stat