, 1874-05-14
RAILROAD NEWS.
4 New Step In tho Illinois Railroad
Suits.
The Cases to Be Removed to the
United States Courts.
Election Of Officers for The Chicago &
Alton Railroad Company.

IN ILLINOIS.
REMOVAL OF 4 CHICAGO ALTON eu11 TO =
UNITED srArEs COURT.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago 1rtanf~.
SrnlNap1E1p, ILL.,, May 13.-Judgo Doox"lth,
for tile Chicago l. Alton Railroad Company, tilod
l. petition in tho United States Circuit Court
hero to-tlay, praying for writ OF coratorari to
the Circuit Court Of sangamon County, requir~
ing tho 1utter court to acnd up tho record OF all
papers lit tho suit Of Tho peoplo against tho
Chicago 4 Alton Railroad Company for extor-
ton. This writ waB granted. mud the Court has
eont mp tbs c1so.
THO petition Of tie Rallrond Company reclteB
It's act Of incorporation aud ite right to fix its
lnto of freight aud passenger tariff by Its Di-
rectorH; thnt tho Nniiroad law OF Illinois Ia con-
trary TO tho Constitution OF tho Uuted States; j;
that, II tic s.,ls poudinK III tried In the Slate
Court, tho Company will be deprlvod Of tho
lights, privileges, and immuilitioa aooured to 1t
by the Constitution OF tho uuited 9tatoH; 1t,
therefore, prafa tho issuance Of q writ Of Ger.
tirari, pursuant to tho Bectton Of tho act
nmcndatoiy to the Civil nlshts bill, approved
Fob. 2s, 1871.
THE WRIT.
Tho writ roads as follows:
The Iarsf<nt AZ tie Nntet Gs Circuit 0oufs Q
Sanaauos County. In The State n I''i"afs:
GREETING: Bcing Informed TINT tloro in now pend-
o o s as srs p aaa
Chicago \ Alton Ruroud Company arc defendants,
which But EnA commenced III the 0fcnit Court Of
haid county Of aanganon against tho said defendants
subject to tbs dcprivon Of certain rights priv
tleges md inlties secured to by tho Constitution
of tho tn&l Suites, under law, statntc ordinance,
rcBnatiDn, custom, usagG Of tic State Of Illinois,
Pd that the gald Atit aud prosecution waa commenced
by Summons mud that said suit bap not been tried, and
We, being willing, for certain reasons, that tho aad
suit and pfosecutton md tue records and proceedings
thoreu, should o certified by tho said Court and
moved Into nur Circuit Court Of the United Statea In
and for the Southern District Of Illinois, do. hereby.
command you tlut you certify md send tbs records
tic aauie, 10 the auil Circuit Court Of ths United
f;Ate., togoter with this writ, TINT you havs ths
1T tho t1ntted 8tates Court-nouae, In the City
s'f sprlnpttld, IN the said Dssrict. on tho list
Monday of June 1914 next IN the said Circuit Court
then and there to be held, TINT the said Circuit Court
may 10 be further done horeupon what Ia right
m Hceortn5 to tho lava Of the United Statea should
be tloIie
Nneaa tho Hon. Morrison Il, waite, Ohtef-Justice
of tac Supreme Court Of tho United States, at Spring.
onr Lord 1871, and ri onr Independence tho ninety-
Eighth year. tSIgncd} J, A. JONES, Clerk.
SIMILAR ACTION EXPECTED IN OTHER SUITS.
It III undcratood that all tho caHes brought by
the Railroad Commissioners will on like procoss,
be removed into tho United States Cuurts, mud
ancldental!y, 1t is stated, that such will be the
course taken in Wisconsin aud other States
wlcro railroad legislation has been had. The
attorneys will doubtless ploAd to the jurisdiction
Of tho Federal Courts, but m opinion prevails
tint the plea will be unavailing.
MEETING OF THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Thu Railroad Commissioners wero in RosBlon
today, but transacted but little elsa than rout
DuGinoss. L1r. 1farperB ncooun.s for April we're
Examined n,d approved. The accounts have
Lecu aeut heretofore in tho dispatches.