, 1873-03-22

lation,. which /. bo timo enough to pub1tph whon
yorlned. Tho chances Of passing thc bill hnyo
boon gradually diminishing sinco tho middle
OF tho wook. Mr.. Jowott, from Chicago, and
%a ?s Rsa%2 LIZ ssa sa s sss ss IS
valuable to 8onatora.
The HouRe sot nm example to tho sonate by
ndjourning to o'clock on Monday evening, and
until Tuesday morning, whom there 'nny 30 q
quorum. Tho names of thoHo who yotod ngatnst
htoaling len tlo1ara-two laya' pay caeh-will bo
aoyoral important nons,,ros will DO tcctdct noxt
| wook, there should DO n full house by Wodncs-
day at tho latest.
Hon. Leonard SWEET arrived this morning.
SALARIES or CITY OFFICIALS.
Tho following bill, under consideration In tho
sonato by Bocttons, is Of Importance to cltioa:
Dlt for oct to enable the corporate authorittea
Ct s, t. aaa e. ssas Gf ss
]nof, represented IL TIC General 1ssenleiy, nhail
and max b lawful for tho Council 9r egisla
FIX tho amount Of salary to bo paid any md all oity
onlcers ae tho caac may 10, except members Of ouch
Sfasnss 1e S eSans s
annual e.ponsea Of amy such city, Or by aomo ortl
Ton S lid or ordnance and tho salaries or eeinpcnsa
tion thus f1o or established shall neither DO Increased
said annua1 appropriation bill OF ordinance during tho
% @ s e2s1 Se swsa = %1e q spa se
officer 9!npoyS over md above that provided in
Wi1gnEAs Tic corporate au.horos Of certain cities
rios Of their city ocerA in certain cnses wheraby m
ofocts Therefore tkia acl shali tako effect aud DO in
forco from and aftsr It's passage.
RAILROAD TAXATION.
Tho Cnst1n Enccfb1 COmmitt0O on I{AtlrUn1t
Taxation layo furnished tho following abBtrnot
Of thotr Forthcoming report for publication:
In addition to what has been b, published, It
lington & Quincy 1sailroad Inns boon taken to
lluntrato the position, they find that, while tho
capital Of railroads In this State approaches
a2bo, 10000, they are only, paying Tx On $685.
$780, 1884, which proves thoro Is no great difference
IN tho other roads, nnd that, whio railroad prop
orty haH largely inorensod In this State i'll tho
past yoar, thoro hns boon butt small incroaso IN
In regard to dividends Of railroads, and in ro-
ply to 't6o assertion TINT they aro scarcoly pny-
ing 10 por cont the report claims that the gross
earnings Of tho Cliicago burlington & Quincy to
}%ns }s 1s1 s979 io5 te a"e ;,e '' OF main h0
Then taking tho Chicago 4 Iowa Road, which
runs from Forrcston to Anrora, 80 miles, aa
the comparison OF d new and undeveloped road,
known to tho general public, It WIS built and is
owned by tho .Ohicago, Burlington + Quincy,
with Hinckloy 4 Go. Now tho capital stock
may, OF mny not, represent valne,-ats issue
larger ilvoatmont to ps3 dividends on when
tho earnings pay too nnoh on real capital: Now
lot us ignore this stock, and we find tho bonded
dobt to bo g. 750 ooo or almost e22 600 per milo.
as we find tho Chicago, Burlington y Quincy
purchasing tho Chicago & Iowa Tor e19,0Uo por
milo, or complete for ee, 600 less per milo than
this bonded debt.
first six months wore. 2Co o079 whilo tho interest
on bonda was $4,000, andthe running expenses.
at 90 per cent Of gross earnings, was S16i,-
| to earn money should be tho measure Of its
value for ta1atton," and compare their road
With tho property Of tho cltiEon:
and leaves . surplus On cost Of s22 ,0o0per
| mile. At what valuation thon should 1t BIO ratod
for taxation, whom farms held at $40 per acre,
| and paying8 por cent when auccoaafully worked,
tho @. B. l. Q. most successful road, complete in
MI ita oquipmonts- after paying oil ith OK
.pcnsea and interest leayes not gain Of 81 G6
or 10 pcr cent on 978, 92G.C0 per mile md Judge
rule that the general capacity Of property 70
earn duiJcis should be the basis Of its ualuation
In conclusion, tho Committoo recommend TINT
and know TINT those corporations arc taxed on
tho sasno basis as other property; that railroads
bo not permitted to aaaosB themselves without
supervision bit II they do not coplply with tho
pny tho expenses Of following them through tho
ooi1ta untl thpy yield, as ylold they must before
tho law, backed by the pooplo.
They also recommend looking aftor tho CHAR
tors Of thoeo roads refusing to obey tho law, to
sec if they arc aecuro in their 'vostod rights"
with Wow Of annullng It thoro ia my haw IN
their procoodings.
| Pullman Car Company. Is required to pny Tux III
every county through which their oars run.
! nA1LnoAD rRE1aHTs.
Tie following il tho bill unanimously passed
in thosonato to prevent unjust determinations III
freight charges:
BILL for an act to presont e1tortlon and unjust dis
examinations IN the rnteu charged for the trasporta-
| tion Of freight On railroads.
sois Represented IN tho General 1asenby, II nny rail-
road company or corporation o1ganzod Or doing onsi
law Of thin state III force which nsay hereafter
bo enacted, shall charge, asi don'and OF reces7o auy
5 ses q 81 sto
as5 upon my road or roads which i Inns rght,
liccusc perniaeon to use, operate or control, or
sia make any unJu1t discrimination in ita chargca
as compensation for tho transportation Of goods, uer
thereof, Or upon any road roads whtei hos right
iconac, pcrmlsaon to use, opcrao, coutro such
|
sum Of IS COOS for tho second oteae 10000; for tho
third offcnsc, t2o forthe fourth onense 100000
nud for zach and every oenso thercaftor the Rl of
800 to e recovered n the Of tho people Of
the State Of Illinois, in acon Of debt, before any
court n this satc Of compatent Jurisdiction Pre-
pid that in MI oaseJ under this section either party
shall hayo the right Of trnl by jury.
Sec. II any such feilrond company shall, in VIC
lation OF tho provisions Of Section OF this net charge
nsk, dcmaud receive Of any person corporation
any e1tortonnta ratio of freight or amount of conc
sation for tho transportation Of goods, ercundse,
or property Its roads, BhRll make any unjust
discrimination nghtn8t any persons III Its charges
tlerofor tho person. or corporation no oonded may,
for each otcnac, recover Of sncla company, in any
form Of action, the OF 81 600 and cosa Of suit.
SEQ. ). It ahall bu doomed und taken prima face
evidence OF unjust discrimination mud oxtorton IN o
rates Of freight nnder TIE two preceding sectsots'
road company Or corporaton to canrge ssk, delnand
same any larger greater amount, na freight OF
copensatlon than g a the s1tne time charged, RsAed