Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-25
Developments h Railroad COnlr0-
Versary In North Carolina Bear
More Serious Aspect
sTATB LAW MUST De 0BEY[D
Thia Ia the Declaration OF Governor
Glenn, Who Has Been Invited to a
Conference by Federal official.
Talk Of Indlctlns All VINO Interfere
With U. S. Courts.
(liy Asaoclated Prcss.l

RALEIGH ". c., July GA con
ference to decide upon plans in the
railroad rate eases In which Cover
nor Glenn. the council of the state
and counsel employed by the state In
prosecuting violations of tho Starr
law took part ended shortly before
six o'clock without amy determination
being reached.
This was because Governor Glenn
received telegram from the United
States Assistant Attorney General II.
T. Sanford that he would he In RAJ
leigh on Thursday for conference
In the matter on the rate litigation.
llntil hc has talked with Mr. San
| ford. Governor Glenn declines to give
ont anything further MS to his posi-
ton, but snys that tho state law must
be respected and ohcycd.
Case Regarded as More Serious.
! ASHEVlILE, n. c.. July 2i.--To-
night II Ia conservative to say that
tho developments IN the railroad con
irovcrsy bear more serious aspect
than at any tinc since the agitation
hogan. The peace proposal made at
Tho inTancc Of Judge Prltchard TO
tho state authorities that the Fed
cral court will not interfere with the
Judgment Of $4,000 Which was i'm
posed on the Southern Railway by
Judge Long nj Raleigh II the state
oflcinls will allow both tho AsbSAille
land Raleigh cases 10 ,r,in their course
States has not bcen accepted by Gov.
ornor Glenn. Tho Governor has sim
ply taken notice Of tho proposal by
asking If this means that the new
rate law Will be observed during the
pendancy of the case which would
lnullfy Judge pritchard's Injunction.
In the meanwhile District Attorney
| Iolten has been sent for either at
the Instance OF Assistant Attorney
General Sanford, who is here. or mt
The instance of Judge Pritchard. and
there is talk of indictments against
all persons who show disposition to
impede the progress of the United
States court.
The Peace Proposition.
The peace propositions submitted
| by Assistant Attorney General San.
ford to Governor Glenn and rejected
by the latter, are as follows:
"First That tho Injunction SUITS
should be expedited and gotten ready
for final hearing at once.
Second. That the habeas corpus
cases decided here should be at once
carried TO the Supreme court OF the
United States by appeal.
Third, That the Green case at
Raleigh in which tho Southern was
fined $500 should lie carried by the
railway company to the Supreme
Court OF the State at once, and il
that court should affirm the Judge
mcnt Of the Superior Court. the rail
way company should sue out writ
Of error from the Supreme Court of
the United States and carry the case
10 the latter court; that these three
cases present every feature of the
controversy which has arisen and Is
now agitating the public mind with
regard to the recent rate law of the
legislature
Fourth. That all future proceed,
/ ings under the rate law in the state
:, courts shall he suspended until the
Supreme Court of the United Stntes
can render final Judgement settling
the controversy
I The state advocates stated tonight
J, that the Federal Court cannot escape
n violation Of the Federal statute
which prohibits federal court from
granting an Injunction against state
court. They say that 1t is too clear
:, now to admit of question that what
I Judge Pr'tchard. has already done
amounts TO violation of the federal
statute.