, 1874-06-27
The West Wisconsin Road and the
Town Of Hammond.
Trains Not Ordered to Pass
the Town Without
Stopping.
Meetings In Many Wisconsin Counties
in Support Of tho Law.
Mortgage Of the Burlington, Co.
dar Rapids s. Nlinncsotn
Road.


The Railway Association Of America.
Tho Acknowledgement OF Town ON tho
Stute fknllr0ld Law
DEsNfo1Srs, H., Juno 2B.-Tho AttornoY- Com
oral gives tho State Auditor long opinion on
tile lailroad Tariff law, In which ho takes tho
position that tho State laas tho power to onfosco
tie Inv according to tho intent Of tho 1ogisa-
t,,ro. If the railroad companies fail to mako
their reports, the Executive Council must bo
permitted 10 obtain. from amy and all proper
sources, b,lch Information as may DO nocoA-
Hary to rnnho t1,o required classification.
Tho provisions of thu first section of the net hro
explicit aud positive, to the effect TINT tho roads
sl,al be classified according to tho BroBs amount
Of their respective annual earnings per milo, aud
lint according to their classification tho railroad
corporations BEnlI 90 limited in their maximum
charges 10 the iatcs Of compensation for the
transportation Of passengora aud freight pre-
sobea in eta eacDS si to No s roe ad
positive enactment. There is no pro
vision that II tho reports required by
Fec. are mndo by tho various companies, then
t!Ie classification Hhall DO mado aud the sovorhl
polling Of the kind, but, Oil tho contrary, the
bimpc, unqualified, but exceedingly poBltivo on-
ac.ne,t IL made that tho class'tlcations shall bo
made, and tho respective classes shall bo limited
passengers to tho maximum ratio designed in
'as oon aT tho L Executive sS con q Cite to psee pso the
classification. 1t follows, RB matter of course,
reports which should contain tho correct intor-
mutton necessary to tho proper discharge OF this
imperative duty tho Conncll not only has tho
powor, but 1t becomes its positive duty, to look
to other sources for such informaton:, Sec.
Z in Expressed TERMS provides that the Execu-
tive Cuuucil IL to adopt tha apnual reports of til
yariolls rnifroaG corporations as tho bnss OF tho
classification only tn case tho Council shall. on
oxauiuution bn satisfied OF corrcctncsB Of aaid
fotnrn. 1t IL quito clcnr that there III an implied
direction not to tlae and atopt tho roturna and
rcuurLs lat wore known tn In wrong, md which
the Council was fulls satisfied woro incorrect:
md it would soam to bo reasonably clcar that if
tho Council il uiiccted'not to ndnpt ~ tho baala
for making the cassicntions tho returns which
were incorrect and ut tho Famc time ls dlrooted
TO mako classification, Then such information
ns the Council should docm to bo correct, no
lnattor FROM what source it waa derived, should
be nlnle uAe Of. Corporations owning roads will
never bo pei mtsod, III any cunt, to sot up thoir
pwn neglect OF duty aa reason why tho clatslfl-
sutton should bo doclarod illegal. It would bo .
very strange condition Of affairs, indeed. 1t
person catl place obstacles i'll Tho why Of tho
prcratlun or enforcement Of law, aud then be
permitted In curt to plead the existence OF such
otelacleB rs valid objection to tho enforcement
IF B.1ch nw or, in other wordh, to plead his
tWQ uGl1IJHf1EEJ AIDHE utt uc Hl11ACLCAk GAGNnN
why tho Inv BiiAll not and cannot bo enforced
asainst him. If this B!sRll DO permitted, It vii!
be III violution of all wo!l-scttlcu principles OF
law aud equity.
Tho West wlscLl lin Ron<t-An fn-
porl:,ast Error Corrected.
In our Mutllhon tllsuAtches Of Thursday 1t waa
stated thut tho ollicnrB OF Tho West Wisconsin
Uuilwny III retaliation for tic arrest OF their
agent ut Hammond, Wia., had roarrangcd toir
j,&,1 Il H11 tfa1na n inst
tile station without stopping. Ttie General
Superintendent Of tho line, Mr. ". G. Swau
rrouuunccs tto rerort ualicloasIY untrue, Upon
stopped at lilo Atation daily, and all night
trims cont!nue to stop on signal-Intn-
,uold being nag ntation, /. e., trnins
ntop there only when elgnaod. The report,
i is charged. though puurporting to ene!na!o
Of linduon, ,-whero tho Company's general
Offices are located who bns portistcnty ayailed
hlmscf OF every opportunity to n,snoy the road
for years. This pugnacious person OIL Wednea-
cailsed tue ascnt at Iaulnonl to he arrested Tor
violation Of tho Potter law, and takon to 1Iud-
Fun, leaving thu former station without any Que
to attend to it,. thus obIglng tho Company to
agalu Thursday, and the Company intend
to keep it Open, il possible. Meantime,
they purpose tnkiug tho case out Of
the jurisdiction Of tho Justice Of tho
"tx e"sS y %Ppypg to a haes, 1hG yuao o. ho o
citizens OF Hammond ars represented to bo very
indignant at tho acsioa Of tho HuIson party,
boug very friendly to the railway. which hRs
crontod the town within three years, aud sup
p!icH itB only direct meanR OF communication
with the outside world.
spec,at Dispn.ch to The Chfeaoo Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, Juno 2G.-1Iato lnAt evening,
Gov. Taylor received q dispatch from ": e..
Swan. General Superintendent Of tho Wast Wis
rnlh1u Ruilr0au. In which lie prOnuuuCDb tile