Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-30
Governor Glenn Asks Slate OffI-
GERS 10 Suspend Prosecution.
ITs ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT
Southern Railroad Starts the Ball
Rolling by Appealing From Fine to
Supreme Court of rlorth Carolina.
Causes Leading up TO Crisis.

RALEIGH. n c., Jnly 29.-rhe
Southern Railway has formally filed
With Tho State solicitor here, ARMS
lead Jones. notice Of appeal to the
Supreme Court of North Carolina
from the Judgment of 100000
imposed ten days ago by Judge Long
in the state Supreme Court OF Wake
county. a suporsedcas bond in
twice thc amount of judgment-$G0,-
UOO-was required and given by the
Southern Railway. This was the
last of the ten days in which the rail.
road was allowed to appeal.
Conglatulatory kilograms from all
parts of North Carolina and from
other states are pouring In on Gov
urnor Glenn by reason Of his victory
in The railway rate case.
In compliance with the agreement
made Saturday evening, Governor
Glenn IS today sending out The fol
lowing letter to the judicial officers
of the state as well as to the press
The Governors Letter.
'"rhc General Assembly ut its last
session passed II law regulating pas.
songcr rates. same to so into effect
July !. 1907
Before that date the Southern and
Coast Limo railroads. through the
Circuit Court of the United States,
cnioincd the Corporation Commission
and Attorney General from publish
ing and putting the fixed rates into
effect.
mot believing that the circuit
judge In IN equity suit by enjoining
the Corporation Commission ana At
torncy General could prevent Il self
acting law from going into effect
commenced to prepare II letter to the
Judges and an address to the people,
Whom ON the Sth day of July, 1907,
the Hon Il. +. Long, ono of tho
ablcst and most conscientious judges
in the State, of his own motion, hast
cncd action by boldly and ably charg-
ing the grand jury of Wake county
that It was its duty to Immediately
1ndict the railroads for violating the
rate law.
AT once ! assured Judge Long OF
my hearty approval of his righteous
in upholdinE the law. My letter was
forwarded to the other Judges. and
indictments wcrc made in Wake and
other counties. Actions were also
commenced against the railroads by
private individuals. The railroads
then applied to the Circuit Court to
cnjon all private persons from bring
ing penalty suits. and to take the
persons arrested and convicted in the
State courts from the officers of thai
court by writ of haboas corpus to the
Federal court
Met the Crisis.
Relieving this was not warranted
by the Constitution and laws, re.
sisted in every legal way, directed
the states attorneys to appeal from
such action, and requested the State
courts to continue to enforce the law
This brought about direct connic,
between the state and Federal
courts. matter that ! regretted, but
could not under my oath avoid
AT this crisis, Assistant Attorney
General Sanford. representing the
Department of Justice mt Washing
ton, came TO see me To try and adjust
all differences. ! told him that under
the Constitution, could not ant
would not attempt to annul Il Stat,
law, but If the railroads would obey
the rate law, all minor details could