Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-13
President Roosevelt In Next
Message VIII Deal With the
Court Clashes Over Railroad
Rate Regulation
STRONGLY UPHOLDS
FEDERAL AUTHORITY
Would Amend Constitution #
Necessary TO Give Govern
ment Power to Deal With the
Transportation Of Nation,

Washington. Aug. 11.-Presiden'
Roosevelt wifi deal in his annual mes.
sag 10 congress with the question Of
the conflicting Jurisdiction OF fedora
and state governments In the reguln'
lion OF railroad rates. Attorney Gen
eral Bonapnrte's visit 10 Oyster Bay
last week was largely due to the pres
ident'S desire TO discuss the question.
which Is daily becoming more import
ant because OF the drasth action Of
North Carolina. Virginia and Ala
bama.
Following the close Of the last ses-
sion OF congress-. President Roosevelt
lea Il be known that he believed inter-
state railroads could be much more
Jadiciousiy regulated by the federal
government than by state govern
ments.
The clash between state and feder0l
courts In North Carolina gives the
United States supreme court oppur-
tunity to decide whore the Jurisdiction
OF the federal government end and
hat Of the state begins. Any legiala-
tinn seeking TO further extend the
federal governments powers must
wait upon this decision.
President Roosevelt has committed
himself 10 extension Of the federal
governments power Of regulation Of
corporations. even II Il becomes necea-
anry 10 have n constitutional amend
ment for the purpose. Il VIII not sur
prise many Of the observers OF ma
tlonnl affairs. n. IN his December mes-
shge 10 congress. he advocates such "a
constitutional amendment
Representative James NJ. Griggs e.
Georgia. Vice chairman of the demo-
cratic congressional committee. gave
out 70 statement today In which ho
said
There Is no more reason FOR led
crai Interference IN the regulation Of
railroads by the states now than dur
Ing the life of the interstate commerce
law. The Hepburn law does not any
where disregard the rights of the
states. but, on the other hand, caro-
fully refrains from doing so.
why a United States Judge should
feel empowered by this law 10 enter
into an states Of the union and nullify
regulations made solely to owe and
control transportation within the
states IL beyond the ken OF those who
believe In the constitution"
Attorney General Bonnparte alsl
discussed with the president the
standard oil fine and prosecution ana
the expected prosecution OF r.. H. Har.
riman cor the Hartman railroads.
81 have had tho Hartman matter
under consideration FOR three or four
weeks. and when I get mex 10 Wash
ingtou { shall 50 over the Interstate
commerce commissioners report tho"
mighty. and | will predict that some.
thing viii be heard from ia the mutter
within a month";. said the attorney
general.
This was taken as "a strong hint that
the government proposes 90 lose fp
time IN following up its victory over
the standard OH company BY attack
ing the Chicago and Alton. which
granted the rebates that led TO tho
conviction Of the Oh company.
while he would not admit that bee
contemplated bringing an individual
action against Mir. Hartman. az the
responsible head Of the Alton. Mr.
nunaparte remarked we want
iho-c higher up. and " we can get q
good ease. that rs. where there BE- q.
reasonable probability OF the convlt-
ton ~ those higher up In authority
we shall push it vigorously to q conclu-
sion WIS significant Of a personal
him for the chief rebaters
when the attention 81 tho attorney
general was called 60 the granting bis
Judge Grosscup Of "a writ Of error ln
fhe Standard OH case. Mr.. Bonapartr
manifested much interest.
Asked what the president thought
OF the zinc imposed Dos Judge Lands
Nc replied
"Hofh the president and feel q
great deal of sympathy for the stand
arl uH people with q broad smile
Q understand that they have declared
that thf tine viii level be- paid That
81 o. matter entirely OF tho future our
nuf business D. 90 get our eases cou-
nrusd boz tho our ~ appeals The
standard ou company uf Indian is
capitalized al f1.0uo.0Ooo. and
whether the other allied cpmpanief
rnn D. held responsible for the pave
ulrnf af that fine b. what might De-
"a conundfur. They eny that
ynu cannot draw blood from u Stone
boat o STONE may De- ground up. Dot
le Hft get uur ease confirmed ara
iiifn we Will endeaNpr to convince fhe
standard Ou people That the nn
D. paid aud Mr Hanau8r.a
smiled amiabiy.
Mr ponaparfe admitted that De- amt