, 1874-05-18

compensation for transporting freiaht and pes-
AenKerR within tho State than established by law;
md Furthermore allogos TINT such ratos, 40
ivo. Tho following instRnces Of tho violation
OK tho Inv nre tllon cited:
Anl ,oar pct,t!ensr further :hoxs tst, On tho 9TH
sf%ay sf ey s ss oi'gs an gfscssa u e.
DEM, of tho city Of Madison, sl.o5 for ticket over
q road from Madison to Morrlnac, In tho State Of
ea'o w sharrc mud receiyo; d tia aaid Dcan 3o3
for carrynE him over their road from ascrrImso 10
greaer han IT, s and raa n4cd for sa servce BY
raid Chap 273, ana unreasonable and extortion-
Aud your petitioner further shows that, on tho 9Th
au received Of Andrew II. htoa,cr Of thS Oily of Mad
a.oa to Heiolt ia the ats.o Il w.eansin III tI at a
distance between safd places is u miles that said
Mo s sssa :sa t. i 4e1 ts so @ cg s s t 1ssn
refused until ho purchased ticket, nnd Tint, on sp-
plying for scl tlckot tuo satd Of sl9o was Do:
Moshcr paid tho under protest that said suro,
90 charged and rcceiyed, MaR graator and glor rate
s 5 ss I'D n ss Y ss Snp s9 Il. y
unreasonable, and done IN lie furtheranco Of \
purpose to compel said Moaher to pny mora than tho
rates allowed by isw.
In view Of tho aboya facts, showing TINT tho
Company offended agaiust tho PROVISIONS Of tho
sovoral acts crcating aud Altering such corpora.
ton, and exercised privileges and franchises not
conferred upon 1t by law, and has thereby for
feitcd its privileges. francf,ison. and oartor Us
corporation, tho Attorney General asks loavo to
bring an action In. tho naturo Of quo warranto
III tho nanlo Of tho stAto OF Wisconsin, IN tho
Supreme Court Of the State, agafnst tho Chicago
l. Northwestern Hallway Company, for tho p,!r~
poso Of sacating tho charter and annu1tnB tho
oxiBtonco Of nal corporation.
The Hon. George D. Smith, on behalf Of Mt.
Cook, General Solicitor Of the Chicago i North
weatorn Company. askod to be heard IN o1'poei-
tton to tho rc1uest for leavo to tlc Nh Informs
on, on tho ground that, 80 far, this waa nleroly
nn os-parto proceeding; that this was not tho
stago for argument; and my objections to tho
proaocution Of tho suit could a8 we'll bo stated
mud argued Oh donurrcr. Tho Court there
upon nude an order In regard to tho Chicago d.
Northwestern Hallway Company siinilar to IL tie
vauEee j. St. Paul Railway Company.
Action on tho part Of tho State to enforce its
1awB aud t1cir ponaltios on corporate violators
Inns now been innugurated, and tho validity OF
tho ratlroad loginlation Of last winter will 10
tcstod III our highest State tribunal +;
from from which, IT points = are So.ra raised like like
tis and Evarts paid for BY THO railroads, involv,
ing question OF conflict between tho United
States Constitution and ttia law, 1t Ia under
stood M appeal lies to tho United States Sa-
preu1o Conrt, the tribunal OF last roeort. Tho
State supreme Court next meets june 20. The
dofoutlatits will hava twenty days to answor nf-
ter service Of summons. aud lougor il they can
show 1t Ia necessary. II an issuo' Of fact ia
raised, It will lavo to DO Hont to some Circuit
Court for trial. 1t will DO socn, therefore, that
unlcsB all parties to the suit aro Of accord IL
eeoking to avoid the laws delay, it will be some
matter, which Ia Of such vitnl Importance to the
DeOple and tho rnilrOAd interest.