, 1874-07-11

Comments Of tho Press on the
Recent Decision In Wis.,
cOnsin.
Tile Minnesota Freight Tariff.


4lE " AoOON0AN LIZA w.
NO r0sTpONEstENT OF THE INJUNCTION SUIT.
Atty.-Gen. sloan OF Wisconsin, was in the
city yesterday to attend to somo business boiore
tho United States Court, bat which had nothing
to do with tho Wisconsin Railroad Inv. Mr.. 3.
Q. Cook, Gouoral Solicitor OF tho Northwestern
Railroad, and Judge Lawrence cal'od upon him
In tho afternoon to SEQ whether ho could not bo
induced TO dofer bin injunction Bnit until tho
suit In tho Un,ted 8tHtos Supreme Court Ind
been disposed Of. Az fur as could be loarnod.
no arrangement lad boon perfected, hut Mr..
Cook stated yesterday that tho Company will
not DO roady to argue tho motion In tue State
Conrt'next Tuesday, bilt would do their best to
havo action thereon deferred until October.
TICKET AGENT FINED.
Speefal Usutfch 10 1he CHICAGO Tribune.
MADISON, Wts., jung ID. =. Stone, Tieset t'
Paul Railroad, was lnel 500 aud costu to-day.
fur neilinE tokets At mora than the loyal rates.
There wns no jury, aud tho trial only occupied
fDw nlinutoB. Only two or tAroo oasoB VI com.
planls brought baforo tho locout decision Of
docket Of the Municipal Court horo, anil no new
prosecutions havo bsen slnto commenced.
NEWSPAPER ooMMEA1s ON 9HE AEoEKT DEo1s-
ION.
From tie Mao York Times.
The nnantn|ity AID promptnoss with which tho
doosiou lns been rendered iu t|l,B caso ulggest
Tie great probability Of its being sllstainel BY
the Supreme Court Of tho United States. An H.
Huo is thus raised OF vital Importance, not onsv
to railroad corporations. but ayo to tho country
at la,Eo A romnrH mado by = local bunker puts
nuo Wow Of tho case torBo1y, All follows: 1.-THE
result OF tue decision will be to pfaco every ral-
road 10 tho Weat--and for that matttr In tue
East-in tho bands Of Legislative. 'stukels.' !"
i torn Of equal Importance alo already Httb-
Juct to such inill.epces; that tho people
| will shortly discover that they cannot compel
railroads 10 10 All unronlunerative huAtnoss with
| out sacrifice Of public accommodation, ind
that the rapid doHortion Of capltal from 30
| dangerous q class OF enterprises will shortly
brlng about reaction OF feoliug, "a n result Of
which tho railroads will be able 10 make much
batter aud more enduring bargains WITH THO
| State. All this may bs true without at M af.
fectiug tho gravity Of tho immediate disturbance
OF public and private interoHts likely to follow
| Che EXECUTION Of the Wlaconsin Rai1road law and
| itH probable ouaotmant in other btatn5.
From The Nttp FORT Erenfnp Post.
The controversy ~ fur, 1t appears to ns, hat
| had the efrott Of modifying tho aninosities oi
both slios. Tho farmers have discovered that
tie hardAlirs are not all theirs, and tho ralroat
companies hayo learned to paT aon,c respect tt
| public opinion.
| The decisions under the Potter law ought, ant
in time will. aork thoir owl, cure. II 1t ~ flgh
decision, thon contracts may be impaired Will
iupuuity, aud citizens doapo,led OF their prop
crty without lot or nindfanco. Tho Changers
| who nio supposed to DO c}lofly farmers, art
taking tho pest method, not Of eating thei
! productions to market at lower rates, but O.
! to State. Whiio tue decision docs not reael
through freigllts, 1t touches the intorostH Of th
poop!o in tho States and tho interests Of th1
| stockholders everywhere. Because the capitA
| which builds r0atlA la In tho East. unwiaa mel
| who mako laws Ut the West tlink they eau in
I ,v,khnuf rannn1f1cv In fftr