New-York tribune., 1907-10-02
APPEAL TO CONGRESS-.
ATTORNEYS GENERAL ACT
Memorial 1doptcd Asking CHrb on
PO7cer of Federal Courts.

st. Louis. oct 1.-ACtion that may have "A far
reaching effect i'm antitrust and corporation
litigation, and which may bear fruit in almost
every state was taken by the convention of at
torneys general in it's final session here to-day
\ committee was appointed to draft a scheme
Of antitrust legislation to he sent to all at
torneys general. and climax the attorneys
general adopted a resolution which Is expected
L, aid n removing thorn in the flesh of the
etate oficers-the interference by federal cir
cult courts with the operation of state laws.
Permanent organization also was effected, un-
der the name Of tho National Association of
Attorneys General Of the United States and a
united front will be presented in legal actions
brought by different states against the same
corporation or trust.
,~lc resolution is a memorial to Congress and
was framed by committee composed of At
torueys General Z. T. Young. of Minnesota;
Dana Malone, Of Massachusetts; \ NJ. CARRIER,
IF Alabama ". 7 Thompson. Of Nebraska;
". II. Dickson. Of Colorado. and II. :. Hadley,
Of Missouri 1t follows lines pointed out by
Mr.. Young's paper Of yesterday. The memorial
is as follows:
Whereas The efficient administration as well
as the preservation, of our uuuI system of gov
crnmcut requires that each sovereignty he per
mitted To exercise its function as defined by the
federal constitution, unhampered by the other;
therefore, be IL
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cral of the several states here assembled. that
we earnestly recommend TO the favorable con-
sidcraIion Of the President and the Congress
of the United States the enactment of a law
providing that no circuit court OF the United
States. or any Judge exercising powers OF such
circuit courts shall have Jurisdiction in any
case brought Ia restrain any officer or a state
or any administrative board of state. from
iusttutiuE in state court any SUIT or other
appropriate proceeding To enforce the law of
such state. or la enforce any order made by
such administrative board; but allowing any
person or corporation asserting in any such ac-
tion in state court any right arising under
the Constitution any law 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 federal
circuit courts by persons interested in corpora
tions to restrain such corporations from obey
ing the laws of states in which they are doing
business be prohibited.
on recommendation of the committee on or
ganizatiou the following were chosen as Off
GERS: President. II. $. Hadley. of Missouri
vice-prcsideut Dana Malone. of Massachusetts;
secretary and treasurer. William II. Dickson, of
Colorado. MIR. Dickson asked that the next con-
vention be held in Denver but it finally
decided to leave this matter to the executive
committee. which is composed follows: II. V.
Davidson of Texas. chairman; F. G. Jackson, of
Kansas James Bingham of Indiana; w. H.
Dickson Af Colorado, and II. s Hadley, of Mis-
souri,.
President Hduley dihlounCHu thdt, WIN TWO
or three exceptions all the attorneys general in
the union had expressed desire TO participate
i'm future proceedings of the association and in
any course OF action that might be adopted.
Mr.. Malone read paper to-day on "Capitali-
zation of Public Service Corporations" Attor-
new General Jackson was detained in New
York. and in his absence his paper on State
Regulation of Public Utilities" was read by
Mr. Dickson Wade II. Ellis. Attorney General
of Ohio. discussed The Standard Oil Trusts"
especialIy the present phase of litigation.