, 1874-03-05
SPRlNCFIELD,
A Short Session Of the Legis-
lature Yesterday.
Answer Of the Railroad Commission.
ers to MIR. Voris,
Reconsideration Of the Latest Print
Ing Job.
THE REGULATING MANIA,
Special D,spatth to The Chicago 1rtbt.ne,


T1oKEr BoALrERs IN DANGER,
SrR1Nar1ELp ILL.,, March 4.-Hopkins (House)
introduced bill for tho protection Of porsona
purchasing transportation tickets for pas
sago on railway and steamer nayiga-
tion 1ncs, Which mcans tho abolition
of ticket acalpers. It provides tha
porsona selling tiokotH must be authorized TO do
90 by tho transportation company that persons
dealing in tickets. choos, orors or coupons With
out authority shall bo. finod not exceeding $50,
or imprisoned not longer that thirty days for
tho Same o1enao; that authorized agcnta pur-
chasing unused tickets or coupons from en-
ploycs shall bo punished; and compelling trans-
por!aton companies to redeem tickets or cou-
pona issued by thom within year. The bill
comes from the Ohio Legislature, whero 1t has
boon favorably considered, and Is understood to
bo an effort Of tho rairoadst 10 wipo out scapers.
azn. voRIsf CHARGES.
In roaponH0 to tho resolution Of Mr. Crews
Roners, to reply to tho chargos made by MI.
Vors, tho Donrd sent in report to-day donying
tint thoy had employed railroad experts to aid IN
their schedules, nnd branding tho author Of such
n report as . fa,sitlor. They aro not aware Of
my unsatisfactory results to dwcllors wishin 80
miles OF Hoosioriom, aB charged by Mr. Voris,
aud submit tlnt as largo item In tho expense
Of operating road was handling and switching,
md thib bong tho Same for Hhort aB for = long
distance, It would bo easy to account for tho ap-
miBsionors argno that since tho ratos arc tho
aama on all roads, thore ought not to DO conn
plainta OF discrimination. Tho report will bo
printed.
htr. yorls gavo notice that he would flo an
afldavit aH to whero ho obtaiucd tho information
on which his charge Of outside assistance in pre-
pairing tho schedules was obtained.
RErEAL OF THE Law.
And now como many citizens Of Hopodalo, in
Mclean County, and through HI. Dow aux for
and oitizons of Shelby County, through. Mr..
Voris. demand tho Bamo thing, Ihese doou-
nonts 60 to tho Railroad Committee.
Tho set-to betwcon MessrB. Whiting and Casey
tho other day haB not led to anything serious as
yot, nor need any Buch results be anticipated.
ary warfare to ovorstop proper bounds, and,
though Whiting Is physically tho smaller Of the
two, Lis spirit is quito aa respectable AZ that OF
his antagonist.
THE ONO RIVER DELEGATES.
The effort WnB renewed again this morning to
paw tho expenses Of the Ohio River delegates,
and Casey drew anew on his oxhaussbie fund
OF rhetoric, but in vain. Tho bill failed to be
ordered to d third rendtng by vote Of 25 to 10.
THE INSURANCE Law.
McBHrB. Moore, Clarko and Dana have been
horo on boha1f Of tho Chicago insurance men,
to present thor views on tho Yager bill, which
has passed tho Sonato and iR now In tho House.
Its important features arc tho eactonB compelling
companies to pay tho facc Of tho policy on
tiyo yeara for the holder of . policy to bring
suit on it. Tho former provision will probably
pass tho House, amt ia gcuerally regarded aB be.
ing fair, and aa having tendency to prevent
rccklosa underwriting, but tho latter proylsion,
e Tss may & see s ,u,s ftsn M pTopsey t BE-
In q Yonr, aa now provided by lAW.