, 1873-01-09

tlo Ilnilroad Companies might succeed IN dofy.
ng the Inv, simply because ,,o adequate pro
ciont aum to pay tho expenscs Of nrcl, litigation
should DO lnafo, which shall 10 paid out only |
with tho approval OF tho Governor. An amount
ond be arprosned sotcIa;a1, stsn1o to oS f9m
70 i''Ni protect tho ''' yass interes{a Q, s tIso
reoplc included In tho question: undor |
discussion. Thus. far, tho case specially
reportol upon Las been prosecuted without my
amount yot paid by tho State ID $500 paid to tho
original special counBo1by Goyornor PalMor, out
OF tho Contingent Fund lenring NIL tho lncfden:-
tai Of rnE o 10 ag agues slens aa "a
tornoy, and also to tho coinso], unprovlded for.'
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Tho Commissioners recommend TINT tho Leg
sSgs sSa ii IL qr raoss oy %hoso r cas e
tors may bo forfeited, by 1sccevers or ,othor
judgment Of forfeiture, Until euo1 roads shall 1o
should bo passed providing for tho roorgantza-
tion Of all Railroad Companies whoBo charters
lnay DO forfeited.
WORK or THE COMMISSION.
Being informed, I'll May last, by Bon1e gontlo-
mon roaidipg Mt n railroad:centro, that they woro
willing to nue Hovoral Railroad Companies for
overchnrginl, for passenger fare, we ut onco
gayo them Instructions how to proceed, anu fur-
llHhGu tHGtn VAIL EQILluEN Gop4Uh VI hlI! fGuoINb
of our Office aa wore supposed necessary o. owl
donco. Ono Of those caHos, being against the
Illinois Contral 1sairoad Company, was nrguol
on demurrer admitting all tho allegations Of
County, on tho 11th Of September Inst waH
talsen unlor advisement by the Court, to bo hold
until tho noxt torn thereof, VIZ 1: tho third
Monday in February next; go this important
point has not boon settled yet, ovon by tho
Circuit Court.
In ma1,y INSTANCES, we have successfully ROM
odiod compiainta; aud We aro satisfied TINT,
when tho people become better acqunintcd with
houses, and tho control which the Commission
era chi exercise ovor tho Railroad Companies,
oyen without reBorting to law, tho usefulness Of
| such Commission will become moro apparent.
that, on como Of the roads, the law requiring tho
putting up Of aign-Doards. Mt every railroad
crossing Of highways Ind hucn but partially
observed We at onco gayo notice to tho Railroad
| sirod them to ro1nody it Immediately; md our
| directions woro gonorally promptly complied
with. Tho instructions wo gave to tho County
| Surveyors to put tho law III force as to tho
favorable rosults in many instances. Other de-
fccts as to tho necessity OF bridges, &C., having
beon brought to the notice Of the Commission
ORG, aud examinations having boon mado, upon
| noticp giyen such lefecth woro remedlcd. We
only mention these facts III order to ahow low,
| f,rn;sE lin rcnnisite fuformation nnny i1lcon-
ycnioncea md OWLS could be romedied.
linn cnntninoi in o,lr last annunl report, tocl-
ing vital part Of tho dutIos Of tho Con.minsion-
ers, is Of such Importance as to Justify agasn
calling attention 70 II VIZ: H., ,auo,
Of railroad uctua!!y constructed than other State
in the Union. and That personal and critical apec-
ton On thu part OF tia B91ra o. as ne roaaa wltM
structiou, connected with tho pafety Of tho lives and
t. eyery member Of tic lizard wero supposed t. hayo
il,o requisite technical knowledge; aud 1t may bo
necessary, If tho law contemplated such critical OF
a'ninaton to auh9sizo tae board to omp,!oy NJ con-
on o. any fat,t ta ,,nn IT, rnw,sna ~ Ao
nparo, H., suo tt ~ - N"yamIar is19 lin commia
so"ara ~ recn;vod Communication, from - Com
ra;ttoo or t1,o Honr5 ~ ,I,rndo nf Chicago mon
~ th.t.ug 49, =. ~ ~ H." eN -
"Ao 1txnr1p,r13yo op mary
,,,, m III ,x1s;c ~ covsrnd ata+o,nent
~ I,a ta "rara ami of,;cnra ri thc railroad lima,
Doa"od .n IN t,o tronanortetinn Of rra;u. mni1o
6a5i, f;,,,T;ttoa MI t1,nr rasnonsoa thorefo
aa,,4 ~ t;a eo,nn,n;aation Il haraw;t,, ma
,,a,n1 sa3 ~ m tho a1tI, NJ Nnven,x
Icr i1I'o GonnGRionors nronareI d roply to paid
nor, ,n2 oatiom oony Of whioi, ia alao auI,.
,;atai ~ III, oonI9,,ion l. NAV bn stntad
] TINT rot ainYlo complaint las boon mnao to tho
1na,,s;so;n,, 6ro;nat nnv no;jrond TnmnnnS
Al.'t for mot co,nnlynr with the law roouirnr liz
~ tTnc1r.srs1ca in ccrtain casas to
| r. ri nf
,,1oGi';1i;nr comnIa;uei1 of.
nnnor,,yoa .n .,.:sr w w,nruorarvrs
A. :" otoi IN mr. 1cat rorort MI I'm warn-
o,,t,o a,a ~ Il Toua y hov;per Tof,,sad to tnlc
nut licnnaes. wo Instructed tic Stato's Attorney
Of the County of Cook, as carly ID September,
1871, to commence proceedings under tito Ware:
rhnrics #. iiood. Esu.. pursuant TO our iuBtruc-
ton. PROMPTLY commal1ced an action to test tic
validity Of tic law but, owing to tho great
Hrn no+ q 147f npfi fin fote1 dnstruct;nn ~ nil
tho Tho papcrs e on ilio md tho consequent inerr,lr
ton Of loyal business, ~ also tic delay pro-
ducoi by tho absouce Of tho counsel for dofolld-
nmts. tho case failod to como to n final hearing
until until tic 5ih Of JULY, 1874. and resulted in 3
verdict Of equity" and u tlno Of 310O was a.
eossed, Tho parties defendant llayo taken an
nnncai to lie Supreme Court Of this State. and
the caso haa becn heard at Ottawa, at tic Sen.
tember term but no decision lus yet beon m.
nol,nccd,
Unflor tic adyico of tho Attorney Genera
fnaro ;i Of former reportl. ,yo did not doom il
advisable to commence u,iit ngainst warehouse.