The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-02
ATTORNEYS TAKE
 A POSITIVE STAND Seek to Stop Federal Court
 Interference RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED Congress Is Asked to Pass Law AL lowing State Courts to Settle Questions of Law Against
 Corporations.
RESOLUTIONS ARE ADOPTED

St. Louis, October 1.-Aetlon of far ton litigation and which will bear fruit in almost every state in the union, was taken by the convention of attorneys general to draft scheme of antitrust legislation to sent to all attorneys gen eral and resolution was adopted which is expected to remove a thorn in the flesh of the state officers.
 Permanent organization was also eff fected under the name of the National Association of Attorneys General of the United States and united front will be presented in legal actions brought by different states against the same corpora ton or trust.
 The resolution Is in the shape of me morlal to Congress. and is as follows:
 The Resolution.
 Whereas the efficient administration as well as the preservation of our dual system of government requires that each sovereignty be permitted to exercise it's function. as defined by the federal con stltuton. unhampered by the other; there- fore,
 Be it resolved, by the convention of attorneys general of the several states here assembled. That we earnestly recom- mend to the favorable consideration of the President and the Congress of the United States, the enactment of q fed eral law providing that no circuit court of the United States or any judge exercis- Ing powers of such circuit courts shall have jurisdiction in any case brought to restrain any officer of state or any administrative board of state from institutng in state court any suit or other appropriate proceeding, to enforce the laws of such state. or to enforce any order made by such administrative board; but allowing any person or cor poration assisting such action in a state court any right arising under the con stitution or laws of the United States to have the decision of the highest court of such state reviewed by the supreme court of the United States, as now provided by law.
 We also recommend that suits in fed eral circuit courts by persons interested in corporations to restrain such corpora tions from obeying the laws of states in which they are doing business be pro hibited."
 The following were present as officers:
 President II. S. Hadley of Missouri. Sec retary and Treasurer William II. Dickson of Colorado.
 President Hadley appointed as the com. mittee to draft application for antitrust legislation the followng R. B. David- son of Texas, James Bingham of Indi- ana, Wade Ellis of Ohio F. S Jackson of Kansas, K. V. Fletcher of Mississippi and s. M. Clark of South Dakota
 President Hadley also announced that with two or three exceptions all the at torneys general in the union had ex- pressed a desire to participate In the future proceedings of the association, and In any course of action that might be de- cided upon.
 Final Session.
 The national conference of attorneys general held it's final session today, The programme for the day comprised papers by Attorney General Wade Fl. Ellis of Ohio, Attorney General Dana Malone of Massachusetts and Attorney General w. S. Jackson of New York followed by general discussion of the topics presented in the papers.
 The convention opened today with continuation of discussion on the paper read yesterday by Attorney General Ed ward T. Young of Minnesota on tho topic. Conflict Between State and Fed eral Courts" The discussion was led by Attorney General -.. M. Garber of