, 1874-02-11
Tho Bill Finally Ordered to q
Third ltentlillg:
Conference Of Railroad Officers on the
Subject Of State Taxation.
Irregularities " in Connection with the
State Printing.
Reduction Of Passenger Rates by the
Toledo, Wabash & Western
Road.
TRANSPORTATION.
Sreeias Dfspaseh 10 Tho Chicago Tribune.

Special Dtspasch 10 The chfrago tribune.
THE QUESTION IN THE uouaE.
srniN6F1ELD, Ill.,, Feb. 10-Tho Railroad bill boin 4
up III tho House, Sr. Hart moved to anen by iusort-
ing tho words j" OF which may hereafter bo" between
tho words heretofore nnd prepared, that changes
In tho rresont schedules may bo legal It wss adopted
Afr. Hurry offered an amendment TINT t. said
schedules Ahall IN way affect tho charges
for tho transportation Of freight or passen-
gers In transit acroes tho stasc, or Into
or out Of tho Ssato." 1Io matlo spooo In favor
not DO anything to Interfere with through ratca which
S2usts %a = Sssrinnto ,s e. sgannt o eo9 and Ia
mont foreign TO tho bill ,,ltnr consideration, which
vas cumulative Of tlo eighth section Of tho exiang
la, while the amendment was amendment to tls
Jonc unrcnaug tho thirl section III tho way dcstred
road comnlttco waa III faYor Of M.asiug II. Mr.
Sllaw believed tl!e hailroad commissionesa erred in
thrr cso s,,e t.t tho Ivy applied 70 e,sso or
commerce au,oug tho s:ates. ne did not
n'is y allowed use ho u asrod snssnf noaea td
to ehsngo them as will. They uloud either nuke the
schedules absolute, or let them take their chances
Mr: Rounree spoke III behalf Of Chicago, contond-
Ing That tie Inv, as construed by Tho Commissioners,
Ho offered tho following
AsAsuns117urE
10r, tQo amendments
I,repiiea, further, TINT nothing hercin contained
shall he construed to amply to any freight passcn-
gera being transposte aerosa TIC sta.S Or from my
ont this State. $3.50 9'>'N w N'' 1''''' "''A-
str., Herrington, to test tho aenao of tho House,
m1:cu to ay tho bi mid amendments on tho table,
which motion talel to carry. ,
,,,n[ lLero ensuel eerics Of ltsusterlpg nottons,
to ADJOURN an to refer The bfll to tho Committee Oh
Drainage. tho 1lous' during an hour being III
. stuto Of confusion.
yote was finally tnkcn OH tue ordering of the bill
70 third reading, which waB done-c3 to s8. Pence
rciRnetl Tor 1vo minutes
enbodylng tho schedules reported from the Commit
tce Oh Civ-seryicc, with Recommendation that 1t do
nni nass was sn M up as 81 ss,i order when dls
House concnrrel, I'll to IL.
port lie se essn Gom "h ras s s
ApoL1sn1sa TIE nA11noAp BOARD,
Mr. Horny favored the abolition. Mr.. Casscdy
f HI os nsf As A1 1sS s 1ss ss,s at ID .Gs
know aB they Ind forgotten him,
Mr.. johnson believed it would 10 calamity to
1oolisl the board, md so tho House thought, by IL 10
10. Tho uouso adjourned, and closed dark day in
Tie article on warehouses; III Sundays TRIBUNE las
oct members thinking joint resolution Will
Ge introduced, and probably adoptol,. directing
scales at all their stations. Tho House Warehouse
Committee members talk Of drawing up bill, placing
tim legstrar aud Ills department. under tho control Of
pairing bill re8nlatiug tbs transfer Of grain from
railroads to warehouses, making tic former responst-
bio until receipts arc Issued by the latter to tile con-
Rfgnec. ....
Mr. VoriE had prepared
4 PROTEST,
to present az a minority report from tho Railroad
Committee Of tho Senate ngast thu adoption Of Don
ahua bill 10 enact tho schedules. 1Io clas tonight
I'm ay n1a
to tue BILL Ills protest, lille use!f, Is very long and
prosy.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT.
Mr. Carpenter viii offer MI amendment to the Iu1l.
road law to-mnrEow, consating Of q new reading Of
the third section. It will provide that higher rates
tan prescribed by tho schedules rlul not bs charged
but roala may charge much less NJ they p!eaae.
This Will permit competition Within the limit OF the
schedules.
THE TOLEDO, WABASH / WESTERN
Road Iaa decided to reduce It's passenger ratcs from
to cents mile on all It's branches.