The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-21
SUPREME COURT
NOW ASKED TO ACT
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shared, it would be a severe resnI, -
capitalize for half centsry-such a
.hins hardly could happen in q nrt-
'ate case analogous to this Stats.
TICS OF limitations. IL nothing else
would be likely to interpose bar
as this is no ordinary commercial
SUIT but as we have said. a quasi-in-
'ernauonal difference. referred to thi,
eoutt IN romance upon the honor and
eohs.iluuonal obligations of the States
concerned, rather than upon ordinary
remedies, we think ii best at iris
stage to so no further, but 10 await
the erect OF a conference between tho
perues' which, whatever the outcome
must take place II the cause sbouId
De pressed contentiously to the end il
would be referred to a master to GO
over the nsures that we have given
PROFESSIONALLY and to make such cal
Guia'ions as might become necessary.
But this case is one that calls for
1orbearance on both sides. Great
States have temper superior to thar
OF private litigants. and 1t Is to he
hoped that enough has been decidad
for patriotism. the fraternity Of the
Union and mutual consideration IN
bring 1t to an end"
Unrest I'm West virginia.
Notwithstanding this mild hint on
ic
claimed by the committee sent FROM
Virginia that West Virginia has TO-
nored Its message and so far failed 10
make any provision whatever for the
conference suggested. and that its
Legislature has been allowed to ad-
journ without making any such provis
ion.
In West Virginia there is apparently
much unrest over the situation The
Governor is being sharply criticized
In that he called a special session of|
the Legislature and made no mention
in his call OF the debt situation. and
allowed that body to adjourn without
alludinE TO 1t in any OF his messages
Under the circumstances many West
virginia statesmen hold that had the
Legislature taken any step at the spe-
cial session in regard to a matter not
mentioned in its call. its action would
have been null and voll.
y sharp attack on the admlnistra.
ton OF West Virginia for what IA
termed gum shoe policy" was made
Monday last in an address OF United
States Senator Chiffon. who, In the
course of general discussion OIL
State issues took up tho matter of the
Virginia debt.
Chiffon Attacks Governor.
The Charleston. West Virginin.
Gazette reports that portion or SEN
ator Chilton's remarks as follows:
HE called attention to the threat
of the Virginia debt-how 1t was in
juring the State. He said that the
twenty-five years that the Democratic
party had run this State there had
been no suit by the State of Virginia.
But whether It was an accident, mis-
fortune. bad management or not the
Supreme Court of the United States
had held that this State owes to the
State OF Virginia $1,000. 900. not reck.
oning interest which is yet to be pass
ed upon. He said that this is a mat
ter that rises higher than politics
West Virginia has submitted herself
to the jurisdiction of the Supreme
Court and according to its decision had
suggested a conference between this
State and Virginia. During the next
month the Supreme Court Will begin
its regular session, and the state OF
Virginia threatens that on account oil
the management of the account by this
State. a motion will be made to. take
UP the question of interest and ask
the court TO give n Judgment against
this State for the interest, as well Is
the seven odd millions of dollars ofl
principal. This State should have a |
definite settled policy upon the ques-
tion of the Virginia debt.
ION account OF the fact that i am