, 1875-02-22
Tho Latest Phase of the Groat Railroad
War.
An Account Of Its Origin, Development,
and Cause.
Tho New Credit Mohlller..-A Statement
from Roth Sides.
WISCONSIN LEGISLATION,
A NEW TunN III AFFAIRS.

Of tlo question, Antl recommended d moaflc4-
tton Of tho Potter Law. Tlcir conclusions wcro
elaborated in bill framed by Commissioner
Paul, in which Conmisalontr Onborno inserted
several proyisions. This draft was completed
simultaneously with the publication Of thoir ra-
port, and wns han1od to AIr. Hudd, membor Of
tho Assembly 1tailroad Committee, nnd by him
wns delivered to tho Chairman. Whom tho co,l.
Hcrvatiye character Of tho report becams knorr,,
tho Granger members Of tue Legislature, who,
with tho lobby present in that interest, consti-
tute formidable body, mot In secret Hession,
mud ropuliated the moro important conclusions
Of the Commissioners and stronuouBly opposed
theis embodiment III tho proposed bill. There
fore Commissioner Osboruo recalled tho bill
from the Chairman OF tho Railroad Committee
on tho plea Of amending 1t. Moantimo tho rep
rasansatlyes OF tue railroad companies, who Ind
hcen obliged to await tho recommendations OF
the Commissioners before shaping their policy,
bo1icying tho bill roferrod 10 WA tho best mcns-
ure they could hope to carry. had IL printed.
Thcraupon tue Granger faction assorod that u
conspiracy existed 10 fdlst tho Ffinted bill upon
tho Legislature and 20 etfectiro wore thotr
nyowed suspiclons, that Commissioners Oa-
borne aud lIoyt woro induced to nond
second bill to tho Assembly Committee. After
leaving it With tho Committee ono day, tho bill
waB Withdrawn for amendment. Fearing AL
irropresstb!o conflict. Gov. Taylor advised tho
leading GrangerB to avoid repeating Inst Sintcr'a
tustako. In bis n,essngo, tho Governor had
urged modification of tic law, from which po-
aition 10 10 understood not to hare receded.
Thua far his ndyicc LAS beon dsregarloll.
Among tile provisions Of tho second bill Is emo
requiring railroads In The State to publIsl. semi
annual roporto, In which oil proposed measures
affecting ihe status OF tho Company, leases, con-
tracts Or agreements. shalt DO announced before
they shall DO undertaken OF consl,Mmatod Even
3ir. 0rli1ge. the accroaltod representative OF
tho State 1raugo mud leader Of their lobby,
altar announcing that no had Ind con-
Bidorahlo to do with tho bill deprecated tho
adoption Of that feature. audi BY way Of illussra-
tio1i, assured tho rural mcmbors they would
not want to toll everybody when .hoy desired
to buy certain farm OF tealr Rome Weoks bo-
fore they could effect tho purchase.
Tho bill provides for an apptalsal Of tho scv-
oral roas!s ty tho Commissioners. and names
Sept. 80 ensuing NJ tlo tisno when tho cost shall
bo dotcrlaincd nntl tho classification madc.
Until then tho pottcr-law rates for pneaongcra
and frcights aro to bo enforced, These rates
the companies Layo shown In their memorial arc
those found In the freight tariff OF any railroad In
the United States Or GEeat Drtniu. lnproof, tho
thrills Of Tho several home and foreign companies
ara laid boforo tio Legislature. These nBaer-
lions havo not boen questioned In comnllttoo or
OH the floor Of cithor House. Following tho
Possar-law rates to bo t,nremunEratlvo. the com-
panlcu ask for their sBrogation, aud, In doing
30, affirm that thcir petition Il simply for 1ns-
ticc. For this, btfoto both railroad Commit
tees, the companies hare begged hartl, repeat
0dly aud earnestly; and upon Tho record thus
made they will 80 before tho country.
Such was the atntun last evening. Tho Gram
gcr element woro obdurase-urg!uE tho rotcntion
OF tho Pottes-!aw rates which tho companies
tho woak companies, and cortain destruction to
all. Tile Legislature lad agreed to at1olyl on
tho 25I4 Inst. II resolution to rescind could
10 defeated, tho opponents OF modification know
nons could be effected by Wednesday next.
But this attotnrt to eyade tho responsibility
mas oaAly defeated In tho Assembly. while n tho
8onate no resistance NUS shown. An extension
Of time to the 4th proxitno was secured, which,
II matsora arc diacrctely managed, prcsngca tho
ensctn1ons Of an acceptable t1oasUro Of relief
from the Objectionable features Of tho Potter
law. MAX.
THE WAR.
IT RACES HOTLY.
The WAT between tho baltimore t. Ohio and
the Pennsylvania Naslroad Companies ia still
going ou but there inns boen but little Change in
tito situation, az far a. thIB city is concerned,
since hoBtilittoa wero commenced, The Pcun-
nylvanla Railroad still refuses to rcduca pasaan-
ger rascn from thlg city, though 1t has reduced
rates to tho Hamo figures as tho baltimore Il
auence tho baltimore L ohlo is dong IN i'm
,nor,. ,,u.tr,.a In n,.serrer rorry,nr Thar
soo ~ - 80 49,, r., -.
ohlco haS oeea cto"ood 1fo3u hoining t.' nnsh1
over finco tho reduction was made on their llno,
about 600 tickets being sold again on Saturday.
The General Passenger Agent OF tho Iepnayl-
v,rtn f,om,nrv Can r II 1tvcra h,a coro
to tho East to consult with tho managers Of his
lima M In wnt In best to be foro IIo will re-
.,,.,, .,.., saxt yod,as,av ,o,o,,,,- t.,., nnn.
1u1" abai" ne1s "eaaeo0"s 'oso'ae1 "4sn :, uoa'
eral Manager I4nfng whom son0 lnoye will be
n,,,,o hv th,s lin, tn couut.roct thu a,,vont,ce
niaau ~ .nih ''o ~ o,aos sAe ~
tho baltimore o. 4 Ohio now has from ON tLis city
there IL probability that the ratcs Oh tho Pon1,-
yyiyania ilailrond viii bo raduccd to IS from
H.: ,t.s ~ Itst1in,o,a .nJ W. uL,n1to, tl,e ~
tn,s cl1s IT, amu ~, "Ssn t s n. m,,
yer n ho ctscnmstaneas WI .ae eoa'pany ieunco
woull fnyolyB tho uthor lnca leading to the East
in tho quarrel.
THE FREIGHT RATES
t,r, H., svo.+ - tIe Esat atiiI ra,,oin f.,, h,.,
ne mans ~ & aS Iass r;n;,s ss sari DILL na
tho consestaha loaaA atLiet!S ~ HaAellng 70 tho
rasss esta9sea @ Gu a, wcek s aRn; 1ho .loent rates
To ploceH ffetvbtn being carried at nominal fig.