Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-05
REQUESTED To EXPEDITE
AOAMsQN CASE HEARING
Railroads Concur in Solicitur-Gcn.
erals Notion Before SUI
premc Court
40 DECISION YET ANNOUNCED
May BE Given Our Next Monday.
Argument on .tppam Issue Set for
January S-Other Opinions Rem
hcred by Highest Tribunal.

WASHINGTON. December MO
lions to advance ,hc case 20 test the
crnsi'utionality az the AdAmson act
were received by the Supreme Cour,
to-day which announced no decision,
hut probably viii announce one mex,
MSnday.
y motion c"ncurrcd in by the rail
roads TO set the case for hearing upon
day as early AZ may sui, the con-
venience ~ the court was presented
personals in open court by Solicitor
General Davis. of the Department @,
Justice Such motions usually are
acted Oh Il week after presentation.
The date Of December IS was under
stood 1" be preferred by all counsel
t" enable adequate preparation for ar
Eumcnts and filing OF briefs. I; was
believed certain tina, the cour, would
assign the arguments before the holi
day recess December 90 I, wac ro
ea:Icd as possible. but very unlikely.
that decision would be rendered no :
fore the law becomes effective, jan
uary !.
stipulation FOR suspension OF all
LITIGATION over the Adanson ac, and
i"r protection OF railroad employees
hnancial interests pending the courts
/ decisi"n i'll the ties; case was included
! III the motion. II requires the rail
I roads IN all pending suits attacking
'he act. 10 Keep accounts of wages due
employees on the eieht-hour basis with
provision Tor their prompt payment or
e" lo''ed collection II the Supreme
Court unholds the statute. The s;ipu-
'at"n also pledges the railroads Ia iojn
~ e\rcditine the test case The cam
pact IS signed by Assistant Attorney
GENERA! 6. Carroll Todd and T. Marvin,
Underwood ana Special Assistant Fraul,
ii"He!lnan for the government. and b.
walker II. Hines. committee chair.
man OF the railroads attorneys. and
N''"u' MiiIer' attorney for the Mis-.
sour Oklahoma ANA Gulf railroad
recital OF proceedings in which
ftderai Judge william C. Hook o.,
November 80. a, Kansas CITY. I'm tho
test case. declared the Adamson ,c;
unconstitutional. null and void" was
given In tho motion
ne railroad hrothcrhoods were no,
represented Officially in the urncncd
/ lheS to-day nor as siKnatories TO IN.
stipulation. but are entitled to have
attorneys participate i'm the arru.
"'''''h' "INhouEn such action is under ,.
$1,000 not 20 be contemplated I'm TN,
penang case Judge HOOK dismissed IN,
| pm as I" the brotherhood chiefs who
originally were made defendants. l.,y
'nG as the only defendant United State.
District Attorney Francis NJ. wilson. o.
tn" Western Missouri District. who wa
e"Joih'd from enforcing tho law. Tn.
. sun was brought in the name OF Alcy.
a"der New and Henry G. Ferris. r.,
'"'NsiS FOR III" Missouri. Oklahoma am,
Gun railroad.
AH''i MENT on tpr.M
SET ron JANUARY ,
Request Of British claimants Of IN.
German prize ship Appam. now a
Newport News. Va. TO expedite hcarln,
"' me cas-" testing tho vessels owner
snip was granted to-day by tho su
preme Court. ana the cage So, FOR ar
aum"n, January s.
Federal Judges. the Supreme cour
held. d" not possess inhcrcn, mower
exercised for a century. bui wi,bou
specific congressional authority. to in
dNhnntlN suspend execution of .rint
haI sentences supposed in their rcapcc
W. courts Suspension by Dis,r,c
Judge kilhts. OF ONO. Of sentence uro,
lanes j. lianAhau. Toledo h.nl ON
, h"zzler was revoked
interstate. Commerce. l'n,,,,;y.;.