, 1874-02-27
Log-Rolling for the Southern
Penitentiary Grab.
Cook County Members Bought by the
Promise Of an Appropriation.
How the Douglas Monument Scheme
Secured the Favor Of South
ern E4mbers.
The Case Of Graln.Inspector Harper Be.
fore the Governor.


RAILROADS AND WAREHOUSES
Special Dizpatch to THs Chicago Tribune
RATES FOB sroBAaE N CHICAGO.
BpRnaF1sLD, ILL.,, Feb. 26.-The Warehouse
Committee OF the Senate refused to vote last
evening on the question Of changing the lega
fates Of storage for grain u Chicago ware
houses. but consented that the bill should be
read this morning and referred to the Commit
tee. which Vas done. L majority Of the COM
rnittee were IN favor Of the bill, but Whiting,
6troug, and GundIach wanted the opinion Of tho
Commissioners on the bill before voting On It in
Committee. ''r
CHANGING RAILROAD TEnM1sI-
Mr. Voris [Sonate) introduced another bill for
the changing Of Tail1oad re17uini It is intend
ed to cover the casa OF railroad from Aurora,
which is TO run southwest, but, under Yorls' bill,
will be detected to Joliet.
NEW BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. Cummings (senate )bin constituting the
Governor, Auditor, and Attorney General 3
Board OF Railroad Commissioners in lieu Of the
present Board, was taken up by the Senate on
confederation By sections. .,....
M1. Whiting dsfeuded.the present Board, Rnd
objected to passing the bill to a third reading
Unless the senste intended to pass it..
Mr.. VoriH-Don't you want to exercise these
duties when you get to be Goyernor2 r.
Mr. Whiting with very pleasant and satiz-
factory amile)-sutdcient unto the day is the
evil thereof.
Mr. yoris made additional charges Of gross
neglect Of communications from the people re-
GuestiEg information and relief from gross vio-
1ation ct unquestionable law. :, -,
Mr. Crews said thst the .
). COST OF THE COMMISSION ii 13$@'c'....
was far in advance Of the service rendered. Tbs
schedules OF the Commissioners we're, in the
unanimous opinion OF his constituents, ruiuous
to his eietrict.
Mr. Garfield said that, il the bill Was honestly
table-question, he would vote for q third
reading but he should not 80 vote. :"
Mr- Steele compared tho rates Of the Com;
mlsaloners with the schedule Of the Chicago t.
Alton Rallroad Company OF the date o{ ,Juiy i. :
1873, and showed that the Commissioners ratea
ruption and demagoguism made alike against
the railroad fraternity and the Commissioners
fell to the ground by the weight Of the !
motives Of tho charges in both instances. 1t
VAS 1mpracticable and impossible that the State
officers Ehouid attend to and perform these
dureB. He would not discuss the
usefulness OF THE PRESENT co3IauBs1oN,
He thought, however, that 3 law might be passed
;Fhleh would enable the people OF tho State with
little expense to su11icentIy protect theraea1yeH
through the regular law officers OF the. state'
against e1tortion and unjust Discrimination.
Mt. Starne showed the unlairness Of co1upar- |
ing tie COMMISSIONER rates with the Chicago j.
Alton Rail1oad Company's schedule Of July l.
1s1s. That schedule w'as' the first one issued in
sn elfozt to comply with; the provisions Of the
Law concerning unjust Discrimination. and re- |
qniring greater charge for greater distance in |
syery instance. That schedule was experimental.
hod had been modified and reduced twenty-six
times Rii1ce, but these Just notifications and ro-
duchons the Commissioners did not caro- tn TAXA
notice OF in its comparisons and arguments. He
proceeded to give the figures OF rates Of the 7
Commissioners far in excess Of rates Of COM +
panies-
TIE CUMMINGS ELL DEFEATED.
The Senate refused to order Cummjnpa' Rail-
hill f1h "a