, 1875-02-19
Progress Of the Latest Wharf.-The
Pennsylvania Central
Stubborn.
Correspondence Between President
Scqlt and President Garrett.
The Decision in tho Alton Gases 6ns-
taiucd by tho Supreme Conrt.
Excitement Caused by tho Iowa
Crcdit-1TobiIicr Rev.
clntious.
THE POTTER LAW,
FUTILE ATrEMPTs TO AMEND II.

E6E ~ lEH LAW
FUTILE ATTEMPrs TO AMEND IT.
Gts:iai p1spatch to The CAnaao Tribune.
3lAp1soy. Wis, Feb. l8.-1salltoad matters
arc in q rerptextua condition. ln compliance
with tho request Of tho Assembly, tho nallrond
Commissioners embodied their ideas Of mod
iacaton Of tho Potter law In tue form Of bill,
snd hauded 1t 10 The Chairman Of tho Assembly
I.aiitosd Committee on Saturday 1aat. TLia bill
wns in accordance with recommendations coll
ta!nod In their report, but tho 0rapgesa, WHO
hold secret meetings in The Capitol daily, DO.
0onacod tho rero,t, and tue pressure in-
duced Commissioner 0eborne TO withdraw
tba bill for nlght amendment. Thon
tho COMMISSIONER failed to aEtco. Meantime
the bill bad teen pl1n:ed. aud was 'bef.re
tic COMMITTEE for coi,sdet asfon. It rs known
Is the Commissioned bill. aud Is tho same as
Was summarized in Tuesdays TnInUN.. As tho
11Alter ethuds, although tile Legislature ad-
jouips ono week from to-day, ITO railroad BIZ,
nor any amendment to or modification Of tho
Potter law las boon reported. Consequently no
index Of tho leolng rrgarlng . change Of; tho
Law has beon obtained. Tho unfortunate delay
IN Tho publication Of the Commissioner report,
and tceir hesltaney In regard to tho amendments
requested ftotn them !iaso esea.iy complicated
tho pa1t Of rnany to
LEAVE r,lE Law Is IT s7Asps.
For TINT lesson tLey st,ive 10 stavo OF my
Attion until next week, and AhailY adjourn
without changing the railroad statua.
IllIs Artelluun tho 6enata Railroad Committee
btd beloro them Mr. Qtsmbv's amendments 10
tue Potter law. These "crs .ntcnted to oquali2o
tle division Of tho grosa ratio between Ioaus Ill
proportion to the utBtauco earned on each also
to insure c!oso connections beiwecu
al cross roada. Mr. Joun @. Gault,
AssIrtsnt General Manager Of the Milwautos
Hallway. clearly pointed ont tho Injustice
Of tue law, aud tho imrracuca1lEty OF carry.
lug somo OF Tho proposed ameudtuouts.
lie was followed by Judge j. Il. llowe, Vice.
President Of the hest Naco,sln Hallway. WHO
msdo ~ eloquent and nloet elective ar9nmout
saalnHs tho Futter law. lie Showed that his
Company, although an Important lint In tho
Though Inc from Ch1Cago to st. Paul Lad not,
with unsestH ted rates, Leen able 10 EMU enough
10 pay operating cxrouses and interest upon it's
Potter law Its revenue lad 10 fallen or that tho
Company :.
DEFAuLTrp on T1IEtn LAST 1HTEnEsT,
and Tho load was liabls 10 fall into tne na,a OF
u 'hocelvoF, unloss By wiso general legi.iasio,
tie eicIis Of the corporation could be II slprcd
Rnl ; loan cby DO secured. SeHatos QUINCY
pIttscd his bill to vote, which resulted III lay
iyg It asidc, several mcnb4,s expressing de-
tite to sato Ame to consider tho Cutunleh!onets'
bill. whlcu they suggesteu might probably cover
tho notifications dca red.
Tho bill submitted bY Tho neifroad Commits.
eioDess thls afternoon i1iffcrs f,on thu.r tirut
hll to only one essentia! particular. namely:
that &he Potter law rates shall continue IN force
until the cost OF tho ssyeral roads has boon up
pralaad. ~ Tho apGt atshl muss ho renewed hy
tns next Legislature the last UiIl would I,1xctcai.
ly tLr!w tue whole question over to tho ncxt
auuuu aerelop.