, 1874-08-05
Suits in the Wisconsin Supreme
Court under the Potter
Law,
Tho Day Consumed In Arguments on
Technical Points,
Affairs Of the Gilman, Clinton & Sprinq.
field Road Again in Court.
Attempt to Dust Hinclkley and
lfoinstate tho Directors.

eo1nss"te tllo DIRECTORS.
Miscellaneous Railroad News.
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''- -1''''o-''" ae.,as onstA AaooEp IN THE soRnEhs
COURT At MAD1soH.'
Special Dtspateh to 1hs Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 4.-Tho Supreme Co,,rt
room presented an unusual aspect this afternoon
snty @ OF more cnatfs "oFe brought to accommo-
aa'o tno tntoos OF people assembled to wituosa
the opening proceedings in the Injunction suits
brought by tho State against Tue Chicaeo Il
Northwestern and sfjlx.nkco h a. p,nl tail
NV comnsn,,a ~ aa.ra1 w.. ~ 1i ~ fr d'l.s
49, "ay o1"papio''. vi oa'"'"ay iaes, '"oge Da1on
1os'tea from tho case ~ associate counsel for
tho State, but ho was induced to continue. Tho
c.se. Tho 1Ion, n s,asn .nrassaa w. w.
Attornav.gonrsI slD,n ,",,a spp,a'o0 "n. .n rus
a., m.so1ao5,uene@' e'o"n' VINO 10 aot nefe'
The railways moro represented by the Hon.
49,. -. y. c0ok' oonefal Solicitor OF tho
Chicago d Northwestern Railway; ex.Chiof<
Juatico Lawrence, OF Chicago; tho Hon. George
B, smith. Of Maliaon: tho Hun. .1ohn % ". Carv'
oonar.| Eotic,tor ~ u,e 5,;,..,,too b a. 1,nrf
Railway; and Jadgo P. L. soooper, Of Msdisou.
Iho Case mas set for 10 o'clock, but by general
consent, to allow time for consultation. it waa
not called until hslf.pnst 2 n. M Thoro rasn
full Depch present when thu cnao ,pa,n,t tb6
amoas ~ To.s.oatoH .;u... .;y l"t""y oompahy Waa
esliea ots2 y Aasistsht AttosnoS-donoral sloauc
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find bv Nh httorn,r.n.ma,.; tn.t = wan o,
eworn r. a. rorr;rad ~ ~ Wacon, ma1 nos
nn,thar 80 ora na,E mso'tfo., o nlaiutea'
H. r. thy sPsssnc m!oeaton g., cnareou sus.
BE- isnssea Afor ct;nr .ntho1tiss III 10 @
port 81 hiB motion. Mr. Smith concluded by reed-
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nv ok ear tsr"af j.; ~ aa, fon tno Sa.e Or
vsT.i6rst;nn ~ - nnin 80 H.. - 80 :" pa.1, tno
coa;r,~a ,s;ti aun5 " % ta1ue W any person ~
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wh;nl neycr rsnn3y.5 IT, attnr ~ p,aJ''to
varf- intor,,. 1.a ~ IT,; uone.at 70
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49,. an1 ~ r. "oAo '" =" '@Aon aa trae unts
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tia conniant Tha Gnurt ~ a ~ ot ao oa
nleas. I t''NA'' AA' 'o1'' nAo 'o' seon 'l'''
F'1ds' H. n,,,,h .,oo.a,,a 4h.t :. 1t. .n
~: oM!:a 'taehel netsnt,naa.; nre*
hear the pleas. bnt the Cours lnslsteo, WHITE
upon Mr. Sloan Eead the complaint ana oif'
stnith soaa the hne%es. >,...
The complaint charged tne oh'oago q Ho1u".
weatotn Halfway company WIN
rnEMEDlT4TEo VIOLATIONS or TIE toiiIa a. Ln"'
pei tho companv I: conform to ing lsw. :;., 49,,
The anawer lntotpoacd genera! aen'a'. anu
admitted only tho allegation tat tho compsny o. g!;
Was cornofas1oh cfeatea ~ tne lams ~, u Mlh-
conBin It danled tho 5ar1da'cston Oh the cout1*
claimed that
| THR POTTER ACT WAS SPECIAL a lay. .,o,
IN direct contraxonton o. Ino cot'sst1asoaai1 M 81
provision prohibiting tho ensetmons o. SpeGm t,a.
laws; Jet up tho conflict botwoen the Potter
aE aud two acs Passod herSto rn.p
and naao several otncr imP3rtAnt Po1sisa Ia;se9
in the recent casc decided hero IN The unlted
6!atos Circuit Court: s,
Mr. Juatice Cole--l understand Mr. slohn 10
argue, in effect, that tho wisconsin statute quot
cd does not amply to this case. +,
Mr.: slosn--1 did not assume tnat: l. nnGef-
stand this to bo case iu which ttlla court @ haa
original Jurisdiction. In the exercise OF thas
Jurisdiction, this Court ia governed by tho gem
oral practice Of tho State.
Mr.. Cook argued that the answer OF tue Nofth,
mndo equitable tariffs Of freight and fare, did
not necessarily imply that they weto the
tariifa now in force. Tho Attorney
General having chargod tho defouse
with being ablo =, to quote only