, 1875-09-10

Tho Rnttrond Goiun,isstoucrp-Tho q
stnto Hoard OF Equalization 10 Jun
Aet Over the REtlronds OF tho htutc
&ifntta-kscslgnntfuns
Special Dspateh 10 The C.s4ea4o tribune.
BPnIsar1GLD, ILL.,, Sept. 0..-Tha Railroad Com
mlsaloners hayo adjourned md gone home,
and tonight 1t sranspires that tr. Nc
LauRhlln, Secretary Of tho Kailroad Com
mission, yesterday requested tho Board to
appoint his successor. 1t Beems he had notified
tho Do1sd ao,ne time since that he could not
serve louger tLAn August unless tho salary vere
Increased. At the Auguss nesting the Board
lequosted tue opinion Of tho Attor-
increase tho salary. TLin oplniop WAC
given adverse to such increase, Mi. nIoLaugl,-
lin WAS then about deoliuing 10 oct logger when.
during that uooting. .ccrtaln charges rejecting
tl.a Chicago pnpors. lie therefore decided not
to rcsign until tho loard should iu-
vosttgate the 1uattor. At tho meeting yesterday
tho Board addressed him communication. Htat-
ing tlat thoy had investigated tho charges ma4e,
and failed to find them sustained Upon receipt
Of TIM communication. which was egaed by Ill
tho melnhesn Of tho Uoasd, he removed Lla noti-
tlcasion declining to act longer. and requesting
tho appolntment OF auccessor, Mo Official
tion has as yet been taken upon his requess, but
thoro probably will be soon.
In tho State board OF Equalization, this moru-
ing. 1t VAS recommended That 81 instead OF is
per cont bo deducted from personal property in
KAno County. and tho Recommendation con-
Cured in. Thls afternoon tho Comu,it.oo to
nssesa the tangible property Of railroads
made tlleir report, which was referred
to tho Committee on 0encEnl Equalization,
with directions to equhlizo this class Of property
on tho samo baaia Of other ptopaEty. viz. at 90
per oshs Ct It's eash va'uo. The aggregate
amount Of tho tangible property Of ralroaIa
other than ts asacascd By Tho Assessors OF
counties. and which conHl4ts Of thu roat'.bod
little over es2, 900 900, which. whon oquazei,
will bo = little oves alG.0d000o, Tho work Ii
no" ~ In tho hands OF tho Committee on Gen.
efal Equalization, except tho assessment
OF capital stock. ME. English. as Chair-
man Of tho Committee OIL tho aaaoHs.uont OF
railroad property, introduced preamble and
resolution. rcelttng iu substance that, whereas.
thus board has received IN Invitation from
James n. Dearlstsy and Mossrs. Cranaton and
lfinckloy. Oh bohAlf pf the 1ailroads tAey rep
rosont nnd othoss. To travel ovor tho railroads
OF tho 6tato and tondering car Aud
transportation for that purpose and, Whereas q
petsonaI inspection OF tho property wllch tho
board - cRllod upon to asseas won1d enablo
them to moro tntelltgont!y do their work, thore-
fore, resolved, that the invitation be accepted.
aud that Committee Of thsue BE- appointed
to confer with the railroad manaEors on
tho subject. and that the Board make tho tHp
aud Inspect tho property souo timo betHcon this
and the noxt meeting OF tho Board, to bo AxoA
Joseph J. lobinson, OF Ford County, q tnou,-
bes Of tho Pweaty.ninth 0oneral Assembly,
teadofed BIG roeignatfon to-day a. neptcsenta-
two from thu Eighteenth Senatorial District.
1io goes to Aansab. No uow election will bo or
de1ed to I'll tho vacancy.