, 1873-01-09
OH l.ntlroatlg, which Committee ind roforrnd said
bill to tho Commission for ita opinion, nnd
which report Ia annexed horoto, marked ''F."
1NFr,Eyrn1,E Hur,tnsfr r. 1rYEru

biIl to tho Commission for It's oliini!o241, snd
Which report Ia annexed horoto, marked "F.'
lNFLEx1prE TnE1drT TARIFFS.
In this CONNECTION, wo call attention to tho
nunl report:
II ihoy aro xc Iy e irsiaaiaro With Witt no 10 provision
to- moy Whoae ss s o "e@
Cd, !. lns always fnet nevog bonR property COMPLIED
other, and would destroy tho hitter. lThnt might hn
reasonable i oo seaKon might bo very b,nlcuRnnio a.
aoter reaco or %r fanao or ey tho state of
Influence upon tho propcr Jasmcna Of pcl, arli!a.
Reasonable 1naxlmnm ratos, infoxibte, aayv, ,
for two yours, and high enough to avoid anell
3luctuating but ccrtAtn md controlling condi-
tons, would possoag no complete aud HatiBfac-
tory foroe to govern tho charges Of Railroad
Companion, whoso tariffs would, mont Of tho
limo, 10 Voluntarily nlado for within the limits
On tho Continent Of Europe, this mnttor Ia
1oollod upon not rs Judicial or Legislative, but
an Administrative function. Tho FINANCE Or
Commercial ministerial Department Of tho
trained aoyorlment officials Of tic highest
cless, in conference with Populations from tho
Boart1a Of Trade md tho Railroal Companies.
It iB liable to 10 modified, aa circumstances de-
mand.
Satisfactory aa this modo may bo,--nnd It is
represented rs working well;-it would ho dini-
cult to Introduce It hero, for roaaons which will
roadily suggest themselves without being spec
iallY pointed out.
Nevertheless, the facts sta1otl show tho probablo
impraoticabiity Of oBtnblislfng nn iuaoxjbtorato
for freight transportation, aud point to tho no
COSTLY Of providing for notifications from limo
TO timo as tho circumstances Of the country mud
OF tho railroads may donland. Tho discretion
mny be vested in such persons aB tho wisdom OF
tho Legislature shall 500 tit to conflle in and 1t
must DO controlled, Il deemed oxpetlient, with1.
limits, and exercised In mothodB to bo estab-
lshod BY law.
APPROXIMATION FOR ADDITIONAL, COUNSEL.
In accordance with tie recommendation in
your nnnun1 message to tho last Legislature,
tint a1l appropriation should bo made for a rca-
Honablo su1n Of money to DO expended In procur-
us. Railroad Companies aud Warohonsemon.
man prepared lii to that effect, rer-
,ntting tie Commission, under tho direction and
| control Of the Govornor to employ counsel, md
to pay expenses aud costs, in order to secure
efficient aud certain prosecution for violation Of
| tho laws. Said bill mado an appropriation OF
SIC, 600 for tint purpose; but it was not acted
upon by tho Committee to whichit was roferrol.
| INSPECTION FEES
| Upon critical examination OF the finances Of
tho inspection Department, tho Board very early
materially reduced the inppoction foes, recog-
nizing tho spirit Of the lew, that only 80 mueh
should bo cllarged upon tho people for tho sor-
vices Of tho servants Of the Stnto as Should sup
port an economical administration Of this de-
| partmont.
The inspection foes fxod by tho Chicago Board
OF Trade, and first adopted, Wcro as follows -
For iMsptction-Thirty cents per carload; hft,
centa Per III: bushels from canal-hoas; ono-quarse1
ceut prr hushel from bags.
For 0't-Inspectfe,- fifty cents per n. hubhos t
vesacs; forty cons perrar-oad; ten ceuts per wagon
| toad. .-..
But, on and after N1arch I, 1872, tho Board
hayo established tho following fees:
| Far Il-Inspce&iou-Twcnty-av cents per car-1ond
fifty cents per H. buhlels from canaboats ono-quar.
| ter cont per buBllel from bags.
For 0Ht- Ht-fnapection-Fory centH per NJ. bushels Il
yeascs thirty cents per carload 10 cars ten cents pc
waaon-oad to tcn1na.
INSPECTION or GRAIN.
The It'll day Of August, 1879, ended tho frs
year Of tho management by tho Stato authoritic
Of tho inspection and registration Of grain il
Chicago.
Tho folloRing comparative statement Of th
amount Of grain inspected into and out Of store
hosost Of tho for tho ysars 1g6s nn
1879, speaks for tho succeaa OF tho last yoar: