The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-03-20

to inquire and report at the earliest mo-
ment possible.
|. The names of the railroads being run
and operated by receivers.
2. Upon whose application. (wlth .ne
name and location of the applicantl were
such appointments and the cause 'hereo'
made.
3. BY what Judge was such order made
and the amount ottaxes due from such
railroads and unpaid and the amount OF
indebtedness. ii practicable. OF said rail-
roads, to citizens of this state, aud wheth-
or or not such action on the part of said
Judges does not practically nullify all leg
islative action In regard to railroads In
this state.
Mr. Branson said that the preamble
contained some statements as to mat
tiers of fact that the House could not
commit itself to, and moved to strike IL
out, which motion was carried.
It is true, as Mr.. Branson said, the
House could not properly without inves-
tigation adopt the preamble. but that The
facts set up in it are susceptible of proof
no one acquainted with the affairs OF the
| Cairo & Vincennes railroad can doubt,
and they are facts which should challenge
the serious attention OF the legislature.
Upon the application of Messrs. Wins
low and Wilson, Judge Treat appointed
receivers for the Cairo & Vincennes rail-
road company. and Messrs. Morrill, and
Stafford, the receivers, took possession OF
the road. The officers OF the COM
pany and the European bondholder'
were greatly scandalized by this action
and made serious charges against the III
tegrity of the judge. They not only de-
nounced him. but also Messrs. Winslow
and Wilson in very bitter terms.
But lately a change has come over the
parties in this case. and the road is being
run TO their mutual satisfaction. While
the receivers are in possession the small
creditors Of the cOmpany-the men wht
have worked for the company, fed its EN-
ployes. furnished II with supplies. etc.
cannot touch any of the property of tn,
company. In this way citizens of Illinois
claiming probably sl50,0OO from the com
pany, are kicked out OF court in the in
tcrest of the company, the bondholder
ard Nessrs. Winslow and Wilson. Thes'
parties understand their advantage
and are not now DESTROYS t6
have the receivers removed. II the re-
| ,.,,,AVu1 thn araIitnr. A
the company could levy upon the rolling
stock, aud so the court--innocent Judge
Treat, who would not wink at combina-
ton between Morgan and Winslow &
Wilson, proposes to permit the receivers
to put mortgage on the rolling stock Of
the company for money to pay taxes
and instead of making the receivers pay
the honest debts of the company out d
the earnings of the road. orders them tC
eXpend such earnings in building an in
| clned plane at Cairo. &c.
When debtor of the company seeks
remedy at law. he is snubbed-arreste,
for contempt and abused. In short Nor
gan and Winslow & Wilson have mat
tiers all their own way.
We do not believe Judges Treat an
Drummond are parties to any conspirac
to defeat the small creditors of the Cair
Il Ninccnnes railroad company, but "
do know that these creditors are suilerir
great injury and are likely to be cheate
and that they could not be cheated if Il
United States court did not stand betwee
the property of the company and IL
State courts that they could not
cheated if-but we might stumble int
contempt if we should say what we al
tempted to say on this subject.
The resolution of Mr.. Kcrshaw,
acted upon, will open rich mine al
convince the people that the next refo
natory movement they must make is {
wards curbing the power of the Unite
States courts. These courts have no I
gard for the State courts, and behii
them corporations like the C. Il " II.
Co.., and capitalists like Morgan OF Lo
don, are protected against the just d
mands of citizens Of the several States.