, 1875-11-05
A Reversal on NIL tic Counts In
tho Declaration.
The Counts A-erring Extortion Declared
10 Be- Defective.
Conflicting Opinion as 10 That Charging
Unjust Discrimination.
Tho Constitutiona1ity of tho Inv AS
s:nucd by tho Decision.
Eiloc. Of tho Decision on Tho Chicago 4 Alton
Case Now Pending.
UNJUST DISCRIMINATION.

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| .Sptclai D.s,s1ch I" Tue fh,cdao Tribune.
! srntSariELp, ILL.,, Nov. 4.-Tho opin,ou Of Tho
Supreme Court in Tue csso Of The People ys.
| Tho Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy Railroad WAS
filed ~ the C!Dtk'B of.atr hnEe to-day, and dis
Bouting opinion waa also Alcd. Tho full text
| Ii Givon below.
This action Of debt brought In PEN
allies Under the aet 10 prevent estortlon and unust
Discrimination in the rAta charged for tho Transports
Sste, &C., :prsss:a sisy iss3 Tns .ai! va eo',.
ta,uea tveu,y tol,n.s. Tho frst nluetctn Of which
wrrc for cstosou. and tho twentieth one for unjust
pleas 10 which demurrer alucti ard lilo do
teltlait elecnH u ata by tho plesa tho Coust, the
Jury being waived, heard tho evldenss sud ted Tho
A VIOLATION or THE srArurE
co., snl aavo Judgment thersfor, from which d.
rors below erred IN moi carrying back .hs demurrer
md nustainlng tt to tho declaration. Appellant
ring Tint . Bchcdu1e of reasonable rates Of
charges for the transportation Of pAaaengeta and
.ne u sad th hs lnl
lri1andal and received compensation In terp-
of. THO st4.nte psovide. tn sec. that ~ Auy rail-
rate of toll compensation for tho transportation
,ort.ol, md upou conviction thereof shall 10
lea't With a. hetsanafte, prostasd.n md IN
rhnruen ri iii nr ronnnns nn fur tln
Of ffg s's the saa y 20 de- seo @
mi hmm ,.'nvicto,, sl,a la fra.o.i "a thrrotn,ftsr
provided" nrs,,z,,.
,,. ~ nEiAnn. l.. .,,, ,,,> x..,,,.a ,
ion gny u o1to1,ion. Of bkng Any nnj,sat dis
crininaon III to rassenRe1s or freight rates, etc.,
sn,n ,ot is,. ti,nu mn nur Yuorn ,han f5FNu
for he .s o ana for H. h. @ sssona nd @sn'o %.
Till iii sea o1enso ct iess t tha ooo nor ors th. ~ s
CO., @ ani for ese!y sanseasal o.nse ana eonvIetion
,,,,+. ~, sGnEnonEs st;r!:, ,h w,rooo.. co,,n.
,i1s 70 as1 ~ 10y IT, S'ca 2. INC aa.oaa
] ssIualo Ct fessonabs as!sam ratcs ot charges for
luo t..siu M t, ~ .sstT' ..hiHt..
III; IT, ~, .u,t~ ,,ronnht .m,jn.t anv xrh r.ro'd ~,
ortton. IL wsscln i IN sny way iayolsed tho CHARGES
.. ay suen o fresSt or m st
Tn h, rtatinn thersto' bn ee,neH Ind tatcn ia aii
sosi, q s ssts = ns!as der s;!asass tlst tae
rts 'sn a 'Is o.rs u5 ia palsoas for wr I'll
.hitn1., 4' n,v FIX ea, r..oeciiyaIv nren.psd
. cor,,,ias sonnr. sh, qrnn, t{pne ~
na sna NV otiem a. sur ,rcna1.mrcs may ~,
ag. e s. es" 1 rnrss =.
xsli Il sha 10 ,ho tuty Of s,id co,anssionc.s to
sa:s pSsa's1 t. Ss nude t., tSsss saSss:sys :S
i ss;5asI'si. + III sIs!s Il 1'ss;asd tsss i.
faes evidence as herein provided nni no schedules
s.i hsys oeen p5epasoa anu published - Aforesaid
t!e a"1 4 Of Ut UT s.e sa 9nt TIE 1sth d., q 5an.
M a.. IT, ~ NJ. ~ u ssssta sSn HtSI 'n1
hsscnlv nrovldea sesson Of tho f,enoral Assemhfv
sh ali Io XII nrcvious tn lin XIX dnv ~ Tennsry
siosesa.a, sss M III e.c. .'''''@ '''' '@' ~ -
+! the genera! iosa H. .,
Of e Iena tst so sm CHARGED esceeaed tsIr
@po A"to "a %t" AoA4Po4sAhVA 4Ht hA1
r y ~ kooun tue ~; ~ s..ra, amo ~
d ox1ortonste nntr,,v "a a dnEr
-. nv .,. soA1'af 1;f,, !" sas aoa1 ~
tne nI, saiu.e &c. Looxns 1s metey ~ tno
ftI eos@a 2, ne lug s "on tf aeG
is makes tna 70 ooaa's ~. ~ aatng moro tasa
,s; sna NY 4as y; ~ - - aa compensatory
WHAT 1a rA1n AND ngAsosApLE.
In such ssee. may be seem aln efe psFsons would
haTe aetea' opohs - 10 wnat -, a', isr snA r.
eouanlo ra1e. Ceuts anu JIEleo. soo. Wnnln alleF'
~ - III u7 ALT - - e T. a a'nt ~ 'aas ti un eon
ssten anu nnsn ~ ssgs aoun. aot .no sams aet
W, Wsn p IT, n sno5ase paee ~ vs o. ano.aes time wonIa 20
,aI @ me- oa ono aoao TRat
Wild ba no cerasnty Of teina aSIa o somnv w
!us laW. 1aroaa T. M coep1taea; WIZ nc pafpoao Or
somaotnnk y, NV sSw, sas W. M Ia ~ at ~ Hnnt u
heavy penat'e, hefc rnsefiDeu' Iho statute farn1ka-
"a evidence .naa IL "ta MT shteaa to teAya tae
tainty md dangsr. md exposed 70 such seem-
s1H au t1 cv.rr ns md nos1,tao of IN o.
nAtu.E ~" " r'tHJ IL " ~ - Ae9tA
IN "hat 1ne nHfnhs ID Ieaals n3aae 70 eenefsl Iho
sg ssion ay % hom re- ta fa,Gs sMa %
Waseho'ae cofnmlfaioheFs nhonid maxr. 70. each OF
tho railroad corporations IN tho stac schsaule or
iEaAosAnLE .:kal aATtAuM Az ~ IT, nAEEa
thus furnishing Uniform fo for tho guidance Of tho
railroad conlmn!cs. When that ~ done thero will 30
\ Standard " wAhs 10 hlr anu reasonable,
and tho ssa.nse I,, can pe .t,, Gonlosnea 70
and obeycd. IAe eatctnl p1oY!aion hlaao "
the statute for tho publication u pnalio newspAret
tor lenetl, Of sns of tho sshedle VIXEN made md
tlnt until 50 published shoy hhouu not bo auch prina
taclo evidenec. Indicates. - wa may anPpose The
eRaaiye Intention thst the ,al!road computes should
have far notce .! t5e ssheaus ot rssa .pd 90 lure
the opportunity Afforded to them Or being ho!e ta con-
form thess" The psovsSn " @ to H.. seasue Ct s.sea
IL to lo made 1oF eafn OF tns fanfoao cofotanons IA
tae a4tc anu u anotlns indication ID tue sans dire
ton. Wa are q opini". from an examination q tho
provisions OF the statute taaan to8etndr tnaf dste
gard VI tue echetne Ct rates to ba prepared by the
lailsoad aud Warehouse Commissioners
4 NECESSARY ELEAENT or TUE oFFZSaE
sgaInst which tho atatuts Ii directed, 10 the cbAsF
ipY mora than tho maximum rates h1ed by ba!t
board Of Con.'nsAoness. .wh!ch makta the Company
guilty Of a1toron under the stasuts Within a tfo in.