, 1874-07-02
The Wisconsin Railrond Law
In the United States
Court.
Arguments on Behalf Of tho B0lld-
holders and tho State.
Tho Atlantic & Great Western Road
Defaults on Its July Interest.
Annual Statement Of the Indians
apolis, Bloomington -
Western Road.
Miscellaneous Railroad News.

NJl3kClbAlbVSN8 h%Nss' '~e~~s
THE WISCONSIN LAW.
!gnsetal Dispulch 10 Tht chtcaqo TFio'tn:.
ARGUMENTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN iSzuSorioN
BUfr.
MADISON, Wis.,, July 1.-No moro important or
absorbing caBo ever engaged tho attention o1
Western Court than tue railway injunction sult
callod uoforo the uuito statos Court III this city
to-day. Attracted by more than its national in-
forest attorneys and politicians from all pafta OF
WISCONSIN havo cume to hear tho arguments of
tho emnout counsel aud hear tho decision
giyop. A. an carly hour tho spaco in the court
room, wes filled with visitors, among whom it
was very ov,dcnt tho Grar'gola predomi"
mtcd, Inside tho rail. noxt to the
l,ovIy-appotutod Chict.!uatco Ryan, Aat
Gov, taylor, anx,OuHy watching tho
]roccodings, whilo near Nis Excelloncy wcro the
1iu,a. Z. ". KrlcH, e1~Aiayor Gragory,, tho lion:
Nl.wa,lA 40, anu olhcr prominent attorneys.
THE COUNSEL ON BuTH HIDES
woro em:nently worthy OF tho cause. of otner
side I'LL ex-ChiefJuBtc8 wns arrnved,-lor the
complain ants, Judge Lasrence, ot lll!'o,s a..!,
OF whu,I arc conceded to hayo had lo Superior
while oil tic Doncii. Assocatod with lilo lortnor
WIS tho lion. D q. Cook, General Solicitor q lilo
Chicago & Northwestern ltalroad. JndEe u. Il.
Curtis, t1 Massachusetts. WAS nIHo expected put
Iullcato hcaltn data1ulug lin, his pcraonai
fronh, Mir. .. ". ClouEaton hn enltnent ia"yef
from New York, was present, specially to repre-
ncnt tlo bondholdofs al'd p'caa thhlf canse1 ~
tho other side "ole associated VITA Juat;o oxen
Atly.-Gen, Slonn. Ano LIE nrotAer, Aahlstais
Attorney General. ...
THE CAaE WAS orENEb
for tho complainants by Mr. Couk, blu farntl:ari-
ty with ;hs Co'npnnyh Affairs cnabl!uts h.in 70
e,ccinctly dcsrrlhe tue History of its organza-
tiuu Hn nI.o rtnted the ALLEGATIONS Hpou winch
tho application for a'i injunction was oaseu.
Iho at1daylts sustaining taeho "eie Iutu
road. those pruois ~ero tctnarkaolY
strong, md wose nos controsoftea py
tho President. VICE -prcsident, General Manager,
md Auditor of tile Company, and by thrce former
officers. Each aifant unoqulvoca1ly ahBsrtea
TINT iron, long rcraonal na'l''ntlannco watn te
the terms .. tho Potter law. 1t conld not l,aY
opcratini; expo'eoa, MAINTAINING the pfoEefty'
md AlceI tic interest," upon lth oollu' MIL oeo''
MN cooK FOLLOWED
with logical fore1plo afeuI"ot' ~, 'o'cr[s rn
to the popular charge thIt tue com-
rany ought TO- have complied VIII tne law
and INVITED the Morclfal uiaposltlon or III"
Legislature to remove all ouiaohsoh1e PROVISIONS:
ho justified tho position talon, by sfatlhg taat
the Company lad inrGo payments OF l!'tefast 10
l:alo OIL aevera days OF tnlH year, ana, ~ com
llianre With tho Law would 20 rednee ths CON.
ln'ys revenue BY 70 make u iihposslp'e 10 uloet
tLS intel aht, Tue AoluefH u sue 4lht u,oA 'E1sS
bonds could tlen taka possession VI tae ioaa
to the exclusion Of all subse4neht noi'a!oieefs'
Thun tho preaout ownorH Would 10 ehtlfo'y ae'
priytd Of their property oeloto the Lehlslaiuso
coah! come TO tAelr rellei; Mnn yo"aiau. sa,
iterhtlui, oi tins statemebt' Af' LUX conciu"oa
THE SECOND ARGUMENT
for tue complAna''tB wah uellqeeed py 1Haee
Lawroosa, q Chlcaso. LAHORE III. 'earnea son-
tlen,sn had fairly utteted llls opening sentences
tho lEc!d poinlct aho An'suea siy'o " Hh "rs'l,
uent charmed tho audience and hed tile couf'
uutil the noon adjournment.
At tho afternoon session JnaGo lawrence fo'
nun'ed, nt'd antroancod ~ A's Fgn'Gtkn, 81 ~ htsu
n'et irel'areu ~ Tue lou - a. m' Gaty, uanol
Solicitor Of she Allwaukca Ss: , fanl halatoaa
fot nearly TWO . Mouss ne hela tn9 couss'
anu ~ us olilliant Pelo1Atlon 10 Ptu
nouuccd tho splrt OF ahlagonism 10 TALL,
WayH which pfonptea Tue enactment o1
tho !aw III question mott y .nn aiss9lae ~
french communism anu plea'cssu anas i!s H. ~,
sun'l'h would teaen evosy aano.o"!lua ~ 'ns
country had ulst1Aately couAscHte tHoll pinpe'1 ~
llo warmed with MS tnotne ala, appeanns te
the Court 10 aaaalliistef Justice ~ nis 'e,1els1 ,
clients, a.tnonSh tne heasella ia'lt u.s. ciooeu
with LORD alahb!leius Piauo utaotaucs III Eefeis
Ing tho oiltlawfy o. W'lkes:
Du!las slo donvafy OF tned1 9los!4g sen.
toRces braatl!e8s attention proFAlou. uo"egei
uilcn tiie auuo'ice lla5 uase n'heontuu lious ~
rune1s1onB II could not no denied that Ills pro
sonla.soh "aH tFalY thaensacent.
JUDGE n1xoas ARGUMENT. S1
Meantime elotllos-pasRet luli o. la"-poaa'
had bGsa nfoasns ~ 70 s snstain I'm tne poslslo
!uaGt D'3on pfoposoa 10 sake lor t4e people
sl'!en wGs exnectea from tho e1~Cnlol uht1co
but, having Tor the past decade neeh on u
benei. who're Written oralinone 91e gavon, IT, ~
sccnsd ''naceustomeu TO tha nar. He lt urged tna
tho WHOLE question aapehaeu upnn tne Gonstsuc
ton tue conrt wonla put opon tne Wotas ' 1!te
anu anaena, eo1.aanea t,,'s ~ 'nG o'ase ~,
sttntio1, iho nta.o uutaor..les ,.a c9"sonue