New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-17
GOVERNORS SET A PRECEDENT.

GON6hNOhO Dbl n lnhOaDhN l.
"The House of Governors. in session at
Spring Lake n. j., sprang a new idea in
American politics. II voted % to ! to send
a committee of three to appeal to the Su-
preme Court of the United States to check
the autocracy OF inferior federal courts
With Judson Harmon, of Ohio. as chair
ran. and Herbert s. Hsdley, of Missouri
ard Chester /! Aldrch of Nebraska, as
the other members. the committee will
protest to the Supreme Court that federal
judges have unwarrantably forbidden
states to regulate railroad rates within
tteir boundaries. II will argue that fedora
courts have unconstitutionally hmitet tire
powers of state legislatures The preteXt
for the appeal will be the decision OF Jus
tice Sanborn. of the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals, enjoning the railroad
Commission of Minnesota from regulating
interstate rates on the ground that such
regulation could not be enforced, would de-
prive the roads of proper remuneration
and would interfere with interstate com
merce. But the governors take the broader
ground that unless the Supreme Court by
its final decisions protects state rights the
states will soon become mere federal prov
inces
Candidates were nominated throughout
the Dominion of Canada for the election 10
be held on September q. in which reel
procitY with the United States is the issue
1t is the bitterest political battle ever seen
i'm Canada. Sir Wilfrid Laurier was noml-
mated in Quebec East and Soulanges coun-
ties. Postmaster General Beland in Beauce
and Montmagny, and r. LemieuX, Minister
of Marine in Rouville and Gaspe.
Governor Dix in his speech at the state
Fair. Syracuse. attacked the good ROADS
expenditures under the administration OF
Governor Hughes. He said there had been
waste and extravaganza in money spent
for road work from 1907 to 1910, adding:
we find that when all the work under con-
tract shall have been completed and PAID
for there will have been expended OF the
$4,000. 900 OF bond issue $25,JooOOO with the
result that only 2.479 miles. Of the county
roads will have been improved out OF S'SSO
contemplated, and only about 5i3 miles oil
the state roads out Of the S,49i miles con-
! templated
SERIOUS allegations concerning the man
agement of the affairs of the office OF the
| Superintendent Of the Poor In Steuben
/ County. n. Y, were made in reports of
examiners from the State Controllers Of
fee. who have been investigating the hscal
| affairs of that county. The examiners re-
| ported false and incomplete reports; Sl2'ViO
| received from sale of county farm PROD
nets. and no record Of what was done with
/ the money; 81 251 received for support OF
inmates. none of which is accounted for or
reported. so afar as the examiners could
/ learn: $500 appropriated for clerk hire
was retained by the superintendent to ms
own. use: $1,000 was paid to and received by
him as salary in excess of his salary as
fixed by the Board of Supervisors
Senator Thomas S. Martin the ne"
Democratic leader in the Senate won re-
nomination TO the Senate in Virginia
urinary by an overwhelming majority He
was opposed by Congressman William A
/ Jones'"
Has anything significant developed IN
the field of commerce." asked Busy Man