, 1876-05-21

TIE DEFEHnANT3 ASH FOR MORE TINE IN TIL
| CONTESTED CASES.
The argument on the motion to disxo:.> .lc IN
] functions asainst the collection Of taxes tt
capital stock and franchises Of various corporation
came up before Judge Dtumr,ond yesterday morn
ing. Attorney General Edsall appeared on behal
Of tlrt State Mr.. Rountree on behalf Of Cool
County, and Mr.. Frank Adams for the City Of Chi
c.go Mr. Walker, Of the frza Of Walker, De1te
l. Smith. appeared for the Chicago, Burlington an
Quincy Railroad, Col. Inserson Tor the Toledo
Peoria & Warsaw Railroad, B. C. Cook to
the Chicago + Northwestern Railroad
Messrs. Winston ant willard for the Penn
sy1vania Company, Edwin Walker to
TIE Chicago. Miiwankce 4 St Paul, the Pittsbus$s
Vincennes Railroads, and J.. L; Bennett AMI
K1etztnger 3 veedcl on behalf of alarge numbe
g5catz s9Epo5stloas The ea;e Of ths chica
the request OF Judge BeckWith-
Mr. Edsall asked that the Injunction be dissolved
in about thirty cases the hrat Of which on his lis
was that Of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Raflroad.
Mr. Walker, on beh.l1 OF the road, objected to
paving al the costs against the various County Col
lectors Of the counties through which the Chleago,
Burlington Quincy Railroad runs, but the Judg.
cited the provisions Of the decision which declared
that the BILL should Be dismissed At
COSTS OF COMPIA1NAET.
Col: 1ngerson then made desperste attempt to
get off easy Is to tdc Toledo, Peoria l. Waraaw
Road, but when tho Judge oserru1ed him at every
po'1t he sat down for a few moments. aud then
se2sk stgsk asa sa.n, franchises et hts road he
1snE ohep ep.09 asgse ct ot
cepted, and, after expressing philanthropc wish
that the Iadgcs u the Supreme Court would here
after receive their salary in franchises, the dstin
some new revelations in whisky news in the ad-
joining room Of Judge Blodgett,
NJ. Mcconnell appeared On behalf Of The 1ndian-
R1nnnfnU%Hn r. hx%n fhn in T. H.
western, and the Chicago & lows Roads, and
Asked FOR MORE TINE
When fhoEe cases weEe called, saying that he
connection with these roads, which had not baea
presented at al In either count
Considerable discussion followed, the defendants
n all the cases asking for more time. Mr. J. L.
Bennett who represents large number OF corpo-
1atioas intsmated that he bad some new points to
make on the application q tie decision Of the sa
thought he should amend his bills. It YVES finally
agreed that all the cases except that Of the Chi
easo Burltngtoa d Qainey, in which decree, by
Judge Drummond's return from Indianapolis,
whittier he will 60 next Tuesday.
ANOTHER LN1UHCEroH.
Company, in return, as t were, for being compel
led to pay its taxes Tor 1873 filed bill and obtain
ed an injunction in the Circuit Court Of Cook
County against the payment Of any tac on ita capi
The bill sets out the usual focts a. tn the organi-
zaton Of the road aud states that the stock issued
mp to the 1st OF May 1875, amounted to SIS, $780,
Az So the entire proceeds OF which had been ex-
pended On the road in one way another.
railroad truck End rolling stock was salued by the
State Board Of Equalization ut 81, o95. 553 and
the whole OF the tangible property at IS, 7S5 7so.
The capital stock was valued al So, 95s, $50, Of
which S13a EOS svas apportioaed to Cook County.
The Company alleges that its franchises are not
exclusive and are OF no practical value; that its
capital stock is only represented by its tangible
property, and has no extra value It also charges
that no general law has yet been passed
bJ the General Assembly for tho tarntion Of the
ftauchises and privileges uf railroad corporations;
that the action Of the State Board ia unjust and
partial inasmnch as about forty companies are not
taxed At all on their capital stock their bonds being
below par. The com plainant, therefore, asks for
The usual injunction againet the execution Of the
tax on the capital stock The Injunction grant,
Cd Saturday BY Judge McAlister on an ex-p pare