, 1875-03-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
!. WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE RESUME,

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 29.-ruI not your truasin
legislators, II tho leHson Of tho last few days
proceedings Of our Wisconsin Legislature On tho
railroad question. After tho clear explanation
and ablo advocacy Of tho railroad Commission
ors bill to regulate railroads on Friday by Com
nliBalonera Hoyt and Osborn, who showed how it
would afford Eound basis for such
control Of the railroads as, without doing them
auy injustice, would secure tho people against
oppression, and be fair to ALL it ras to be OK
pectod that thss result OF the labor Of mon who
lad made = business for ten months Of
tho study OF the railroad problem would
bo accepted by tho Legislature With
or without the few amendments desired by tbs
railroaders. The Legislative GrangosA, how
ever, WHO Ahyo had repeated caucuses, number
ing ovor ai1ty momboss had, by bars minority
Of thcir conc,Ave, ordered otherwise. aud. Fri
day night, both Houses, by decided majori-
ties, rojoctod tho Commissioner bilt, whoso
central idea was Limitation of rates to
what would produce not over 10 per cont on the
carefully -ascersainod cost of tho road and sub,
stitutod bill introduced by Senator Quimby,
which nas simply modification OF some Of tho
worst features al tho Potter law. There wcro
ptotrActod sessions in both Houses that In tho
Assembly 1astng till midnight. and o,Iliyene with
active tiilbussertng-nlo frat Of tho session.
Ono or TWO quite demaRogica1 specchcs wers
Also made, especially by Leos Of Buffalo. who
assumed to speak for tho Graugcrn. Iu the
Scnato tho bill was ordered 10 4 third reading,
but threatened tllibustering defeated its final
patsago. Tho Assembly substituted Quimby bill
Ssp ~ e to @ d ct
order the bill to 4 third reading. It IVES s1-
pscted the contest would be rcnewcd Satul-aY
hnt ,l fa,thor "a action rss postponed by the
AS''"b1y a. bly, W s,,.1a II oek III nnas1 Mon.s , aud
noon. The Attorney General ssve hls opinion
Saturday in reply to tho request Of tho As-
acmbly that tho Commissioning bill WAS consts-
tutonal, tho courts having decided that tho
road rates, and could delegate 1t, Ill ides of
passing that bill, however, has been
abandoned, bnt 1t Ia expected bill
will DO agreed on reasonably satisfactory.
lasoss has bcen comforting with railroad repro
aentattses, aud it IL probable bill will bo pre-
pared modifying the Objectionable features Of
the Potter law, and allowing higher rates for
frciglits. Tbs Grangers, who ara cnriously aus
p!e!oua Of tho Commissioners. a. il in league
with tho railroads. aud manifest
disposition to abolish. Say that, having COM
reFtcd tho submission Of tho railroads, and beat
Gu tl,oir fAvorite measure, thor will tFoas thom
tairly. Tho railroad representatives hero cha!-
longo reapoct by their character and tho spirit
shown In their efforts to aocure fayorab!e togIa-
lntion. Thsrs ID no whisper Of any improper
moaas rosottod to BY thonl.
THE WAR.
Tho Nav York Tribune Of tho 25th has tho fol-
lowing additional neus III regard 70 tho railroad
war:
The railroad war assumed 4 nav plsass .yestsray,
Tho ls4llroal Commissioners adjourned TnesdaJ
t1osss.y Is.resa ihs % is!sio.e 10 * ohso Ind hs rsnn
:ylvanta hatlrosds and ths Representatives Of sae
OF which AlcMu following cirCtliar which