, 1874-06-05
RAILROAD NEWS,
Tho Northwestern Ronilloldors' Suit
iil Wisconsin.
Atty.-Gen, Sloan Wins d Preliminary
Victory.
Election Of Officers for the Northwestern
and Its Branches.

N4A 9k0 III ullEltE9s
The Old Management Retained
Without Opposition.
THE WISCONSIN LAW.
8pectdt Dttratoh to 1'ho Chitago Tribune.
TIE CASE or THE COMMISSIONERS W. THE NORTH
j. WESTERN.
MADISON, Wis.,, Juno 4.-Tho argument Of in
Junction applied for In tho United States Court
OH tulInf Of tho nraditora OF tho Chicago l.
Northwestern Rai1rond, against tho enforcement
Of tho law regulating railroads, will, by consent
Of counsel, bo postponed to some day, prob
ably about q fortnight henco, to bo fixed
by Judge Drummond tomorrow. Soon
aftor the United states Circuit Court
met this forenoon, Judge Lawronco, in behalf
Of tho creditors Of tho Chicago l. Northwestern
Railroad Company, stated ha had flied bill
applying for an injunction against any prooocd-
ings by tho Attorney Gonornl and Railroad
Commissioners to enforce tho Wisconsin law,
regulating railroads. tho Northwestern Com
pany. being mndo party defendant to
facilitate tho settlomont Of tho questions
involved, md proaontod eomo atIidavits to sup
port tho bill. IIe did not know whether tho At
torney General waa III Court or not, or what dis
position ho wished made of this bill. Atty Gen.
Sloau'B tn1 form soon 1oomed upon tho railroad
counael's viHion !, ho pleadoa thas the hill md
been served on him Monday evening, and, owing
to other pressing official duties, lio Ind hoen
unable to giyo them as Inuoh consideration
re- he desired, and Auggosto.l, In Wow Of the
i gravity and importance Of the issue involved,
some delay boforo argument. Tho railway COIN
ael wore ready to accode to tho request, but both
| Judge Lawrence and Solicitor Cook argued that
| It delay WRR grantod
4 rEMponA1Y INJUNCTION
| would fBRun till tho application for Il permanent
ono was hoard, and Judge Drunlmond etatod
| that such wna tho rulo Of his court
without regard to wllothor plaintiff was entl-
tled to permauont injunction on tho morits
gestod that this might DO tho rule in ordlnnry
oases, yet where 10 great interests wore at stake,
mud abort doay to prepare for argument WINS
doBircdby both parties, ho thought no temporary
bill did not show That temporary injunction
would DO Of any avail, ma not restraining COM
mencement aud prosecution Of suits by indiyiu-
als as heretofore. Judge Lawrenco remarked that
people TINT Fodcrai Court had cnjotncl tho
Raf1road Commissioners md Attorney Genoral
from enforcing tho act complained Of, it would
have such moral oftoct aB to onuso individuals to
would ba undor no legal restraint. To this Atty
Con. Sloan replied that ho supposed tho ques-
tion was to bo determined by tho court.
L. on ITS LEGAL MERITS,
! nr,,n,mond III. thn Cnurt snii Tint If n dnlov
was gTantoa; ~ eoked. 49,. ">'s@ "'
A TEHronAnY 1uJuSoTIoN WOULD 1AyE TO 1ssuE
nndor tho ordinary rules aud customs Of tho
all equality, whether officials or private citizoue
Ant1 equally entitled to protection In their
| rights. All were equally amenablo to tho
Inv; md II they did anv not in violatiou
| n InytSr 1fnI I11r tn In 11n1 n
| thought tho nnilrond commissioners and At
tornoy-Genoral Of Wisconsin must DO trcatotl
| the same as any individual. II they were ready
| to proceed now or would bo in n yery short Tina
material, aud stipulation TINT while tile rnattor
Was pending nothing should DO dono by do
fendants prejudicia to the interests Of plaintiis
would answer. though. Of course, ,others would mt
be bound By any Injunction or stipulation. Ho
would greatly ntafer to hcar this cnse i'll connoc-
| tion with Judgo Davis, Of tho Supreme Court,
| and Judge Hopklps and suggested
| An Anf11uryr IN nuruAnn anonT rwo xyEr,,a
| HENCE,
As the ease would ultimately 60 to tho Supreme
| II possible, to hnyo il hoard by ono Of its
4 Tu,irna nr In wnu11 hn ,wiinr to
\ haye m agreed case maile 11n aus1
Il prosocutcl pro for1na, that decision might he
made. It did not tmatter muoh how. and it 20 to
the Supreme Court nj onco.
Atty..Gou. Bloan said If tho Court yas dis
| rnaei tn nnfnrco tho nr1nnrv r,,1o hc nroforrn1
E'~ Ia ''N A ~ pNoAo@A'@
rnooEED WITH rur ARGUMENT.
md wonld ho ready to do 40 to-morrow morn,np.
| r. .vna a1,rroatod thnt nrntler cnao wh;rh wnnfI
| orcpnv II cnnr,}a nj dnya ynuld hn than
in rroeresa. and Monday was epoken Of.
Int Jutino Drumnond said la comld mt ho hrro
tner.
Judge Lawrence was ready to
IT, tGnr1,r 1nnar nnuwunyn'a s,,aarar,ov
oa In ii,n t,inl ~ In case Una nos i1anoao1 +o
nrocccI tn nrr,m"nt now md n rcmnvo ia