The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-02-26

the Reform-Anii-Mcnopoly party Of
this STATE, to the. guardianship and
public Keeping OF The railroad coyp,r-
atoms thai brea he'd life into the
party and made sIr. Taylor cavern
or. The 0ccasionof tllat reference
was the issue Of certificates to the
Wisconsin Central lSailr lad Com
pany, after MIR. Taylor predecessor
had, upon The sa,It. stale Of facts,
refused tbs certificates uder the
advlcs OF the A torney-General Of Tie
state. on the ground thar tte company
had not completed with the law.
Slice then Ills Exec iency has is>n
ed new barcl OF certificates for
lands Sin the vicinity Of ) evcns
Point" ard on the Identical see in,.
of The road wheie Coz. Wa>hb,rn
refused 10 issue Ger lhcAtes during Iii /.
Cer;: Of office.
This Is not only true, but The Case
is greatly aggravated over what We
su lpu,ed il % be in cur tormer notice
OF 0ov. L yior's CAPT u.atior L,
now nanspr~s that, att'r Wa>hhugn
refused The certificates, the company
applied to Lne Of lie Circuit Courts
OF the state tor % ,nandamus OF tie
Governor to c0mpe he Issue OF the
certificates, which resulted finally in
the Case being carried TO the Supreme
COult OF lie stare tor lis final dAci~
IOI. and is OH the ca endar of that
court for the present lern, and will
be reached for hearing this week
probably. Meantime bill is pend
ing before The Legislature involving
this question which mignt be called
up. any day, 10y any one Of the
many innocent railroad retorners in
that 1ody. In this state OF the case
one wo,i suppose that decenr
respect tor ne Jud ciaI and Legis-
Ianve Departments Of the STATE
Governments might have induced
Gov. Taylor to await the action of
one or bolh Of lese departments.
Ee ore issuing the certificates
Especially as GOV Washburn and
the Leg. sIatuie of 1878 had decided.
after mature consideration. ;nat the
railroad company was not entitled to
them.
Al the opening Of the Legislature
Of 1878, Gov. Was hburn, in his
annual message. sta ed she fact aud
reason for his refusal to give tie
certificates, and that he should give
none ill instructed by the Legislature
SO Ia 10. Tnertupon a joint reso-
lLlion Of instruction WAS Introduced
IN The Senate ana one III the Assem-
bly,. The Senate resolution was
retired 10 the Committee nRailroads
OF which The present Reform Senate,
70 zhausen Was Il member. Tie |
cast was arguFd before the conmitte |
by counsel tor the road, and against
II, and the committee, including
Senator Co'zhausen, reported against
the resolution, and it did not pass. |
The Assembly resolution was referr-
ed TO 'Dc Judiciary Committee. Of
which dctormers Sat Clark and II !
l.. Palmer were members. tbe case
again argued by counsel for and
against me road: and The result was
unanimous report by that com
ErF're against the resolution, On the
ground that the company was moi
entitled 10 the certificates, and both
reports OF the committee adopted by
the Respective houses, ard tile resolu-
tlons defeated. YET, in the face oil
these startling facts, Gov. Taylor.
by the advice Of big ,managers, the
present attorhys OF the CedfraI Road
Ii. L, Palmer and George B. Smith.
refuses 10 await the decision of the
Supreme Court, or the action Of the |
Ltglsla' are, but forestaIls the action
Of 10th by Issuing lie certificates
d. manded, Who viii now say
there is no question about the rieh,
OF the company 10 lese certificates 2
And who will ssy there is not some,
thing very suspicious in the indecent
haS'a of Gov. Taylor in performing
this douolful service at the time EeI
performed ii? The truth of the facts
above recited can be- verified by any
ONE whosswiil take the trouble TO cor