The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-20
Federal Authorities
 to Uphold Judge Jones
CONFERENCE IS HELD
STATES ATTORNEYS MEET WITH
 GOVERNOR
No statement Has Been Made As Yet As to What, If Anything,
 Has Been Decided

Birmingham, August l9.--(Speclal.) ) A conference of the States attorneys in the railroad litigation was held in Birmingham Monday for the purpose of determining how to proceed to put the new railroad laws into effect. The conference was held in the office or Judge s. D. weakley and Governor Conner was among those present.
 As is well known these rates are to be adopted September l by the Southern Railway, the Mobile and Ohio. the Frisco. the Alabama Great South ern and the Seaboard Ar Line.
 The Louisville and Nashville, the Western of Alabama and the Central of Georgia and the Atlantic Coast Line are the principal roads which have so far failed to adopt the new rates. The Western and the Coast Line are close ly allied with the Louisville and Nash vile in the matter of ownership and control
 When the attorneys met this morn ing there were present Judge Weak ley, Attorney General A. NJ. Garber. Captain Frank s. White and Governor B. B. Conner The. Governor was in the conference about an hour when he withdrew and left the matter under consideration in the hands of the law yers. No statement has been made as yet as to what. if anything, has been decided upon.
 Meanwhile the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad. which is fighting the enforcement of the new rates and which last week secured a blanket in- junction from Federal Judge Thomas G. Jones at Montgomery. restraining State officers, Solicitors, Sheriffs, etc., from enforcing the new laws has given notice of a motion to amend the in- junction issued by Judge Jones which motion will be heard next Saturday. It is not known just what this means. Governor Conner stated today that he had not heard of the new move and was not informed as to its intent.
 To Hold Conference.
 Governor Conner today stated with reference to the present situation that he would hold conference at Mont gomery Tuesday and Wednesday with representatives of the Atlantic Coast Line and the Central of Georgia. two of the roads which have not yet adopt- ed the new rates.
 With regard to his speech at Hunts vile Saturday he said that his re- marks on that occasion had in some respects been misquoted.
 T did not declare that we had whipped some of the roads into line on the new rates" said the Governor, T said that some of the roads had decided to adopt the new rates as provided Tor in the State law and I desire to add that the people fully appreciate the ac- ton of these roads. Their conserva- tive conduct entities them to the high est commendation.''
 It is understood that the conferences which are to take place in Montgom- er4 rnmorrcw and Tuesday reiata to the adoption of the new rates by some of these roads which have not adopted them as yet. Whether or not the Lou isvilIe and Nashville Road will be rep resented at any or these conferences remains to be seen.
 Motion to Amend.
 Papers were received this morning at the office of United States Marshal Pope Long, of the Northern District of Alabama, giving notice of a motion to amend the injunction issued by Judge Thomas G. Jones in the case of the Louisville and Nashville Railway and the North and South Alabama Railway against the Railroad Commissioners or Alabama and setting the case for hear ing on next Saturday, August 24' at 10 o'clock, in the United States Court room at Montgomery.
 The notice Of the motion to amend the injunction is being served on the three Railroad Commissioners of Ala bama, the five counsel employed by Governor Conner to look after the in- terest of the State, and the solicitors and deputy sherirfs of the counties tra- versed by the two railroads. The Qfn- cials on whom the process VIII pc seLV ed in the county will be sherif p. l.. Higdon, Solicitor H. P. Heflin, Assist ant Solicitors J. B. Aird and John Ao- bolt, Circuit Solicitor John Mcqueen City Attorney k. D. smith and J. Q. smith. Capt. Frank s. White. Judge Samuel D. weakley and possibly other counsel for the State, who aVe now here in conference with Governor Conner will be served with the process here.
 Judge sam D. Weakley. of the state counsel who attended the conference of state counsei held enistiHe here en1s IHeFo of The Advertiser, made the statement ,,t that there was nothing to give out Ill regard to what transpired at the con ference. fl, hIs ontn. ion was the significance Of the new nrder issued by Judge Jones, setting inc motion to amend the injunction for for hearing on next Saturday Judge Weakley replied that in his opinion inc purpose of the order was to near the legal questions involved and RiVS q ruling as to whether or not the m function should be made permanent