The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-27
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ROADS, CHAIR FER.
This is Carolina's Final Move.
Legislature Likely to Hold IL
All Extra Session.
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II RALEIGH, N. c.. July 26,--Governor
Glenn received to-day from Judge
Lyon. who is holding Mcdowell Coul
Court at Marion, q. telegram tatf6g3
that tile grand Jury here had returneda
indictments to-day 'ag gainst the South
ern and It's agent there. In the same
form that they were found here last
week In Judge Long court. The Cow
ernor did not give out his tele gram tn
Judge Lyon III reply, but It tsS under
stood that he directed the judge $t0#
proceed with the case. pledEing the
support OF the executive department.
of the State.
Judge r.. B. Pebbles, who was hers
to-day, told the Governor he 6woultd
direct the grand jury at Morganton
next week to return bills asainststhes l1s'
Southern Railway agents there. tS
The talk in official and privat te cir
Gle. here is that the L. gisl lature, ifs
called together by Goycrnor Gil ennsis
could put it up to the railroads to obey
the law. pending its adjudication, Or
have their charters repealed AS the
charter Of the Wilmington and Weldon
Of the Atlantic Coast LineScould be res
pealed. and while tho State lease OF
the North Carolina and the " Western
North Carolina to the Southern would
prevent the annulment OF these. rails
roads could be required to have state
licenses. and the Southern could bee
|debarred from the State unless ~
pledges to observe the State laws. ss +
Every one agrees that the calling Of
the Legislature In extraordinary ses-tts
| sion should be a very last resort 3s
GOVERNOR GLENN IS
LOOKING U PTHE LAW.
Tho Governor spent several hours
| In the State Supreme Court IVY library
| this morning poring over law books
bearing on rate litigation and the im-a
pending conflict between the State and
| the Federal authorities involving
"states' rights" He said hc was just
| looking for himself into certain mat
ters that might bob up In the fnr-
| ther prosecution of tho struggle. Ask
ed IL he had heard anything from the
railroads as to whether his ultimatum
would be accepted, he replied that hos
had not and really did not expect to.E
He considers the possibility OF their.y
eacceptance remote, and In the event
there was any inclination that Way
the first intinatlon Of t5would be in
the shape of request for confer
| ence. A,ltas
The Governor is still OF the opinion
that in the event tho resistance on
the part or the railroads to the aeW43
rate Is continued he Will be obliged
to call the Legislature together 70
straighten matters ont. The Governor
has not said SO, but the talk about
the city is that the Legislature would I
probably put it up 70 the railroads
To observe the law until It Is de-
clared unconstitutional. or have their
charters repealed. This would espe-
cially apply to the North Carolina anu
4 the Western North Carolina divisions
OF the Southern. IT Is understood that
there have already heen irtinatlons
THAT In the event this was done the
4 Norfolk and Southern, which Ia OBJ Il
serving the law. would he Wiling to
lltake over the Nortf Carolina road on
4 terms more advantageouaSto to the State