The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-03-09
TME GRANGER CASES.


ttnissstnnt tpecl.tnn. ~ the tnl,.t state.
snpfrHu Court THE ttMttrDaA Law. III
wisconsin amt t0MA sustained.
Tn Supreme Court rendered til fol.
loNlnp decisions
l.sk ii NJ. ". The Chicago nl,l North.
western tsnilronL CumlHli, Il H., l,ll
Lawrence II IL. w, ianl und utherr, mil
tho Chicago md Northwestern lsailrua.l
eelnpnhy'r appeals from the Circuit Court
TOR TIN Western District NJ WISCONSIN
1l,er., Nuts present the single question
81 tl,e power of the Legislature III Tin
State II WISCONSIN ~ provide by Inv for
u maximum NJ charges ~ BE- mule hy TIN
Chicago Northwestern, Railroad tuul.
l,any FIR inre md frriph. upon tile trans.
lNiiatinn nf person. mil property enrfIel
within thu Stat. ~ tnk,n up outside nlm
brought within N, ~ taken ilnilr n,nl
carried out. Tho decision Ii TINT until
Congress nrtH Ia reference u tlle relations
~ Interstate commerce II III competent
fur n Atntr a. regulate tllr laws III ml.
rpadr ~, fnr ~ tI,ey mr. u ,lunsstl e,,,.
ts'ri,. This company. II |. Aaiei. haa III.
lnertie relations With the Ntas.s. l,inl Incl.
tleiitnlly these relations may fsaei, tryolld
the state, Until Congress undertakes ia
leRi-late fnr tllp~c who nrs without tlir
siat.' VI Wisconsin mns provide for il.up
within. sven Though II n,ns indirectly nj.
fesi tllnHe without Affirmed. 1'ls Chief
Jii.tira delivered il,' opinion.
The Chicago, burlington mil tl,lilr.
tnilranl toininn, ,r. tlir Aiiuptr TIN.
rrnl mil State Treasurer III tnNa, An
ffftfftsHI tlAsx IA.
snAr u IN snid tie railroad companies ur.
curriers' inr hire. They ~ Incorporated
powers. IN order tint they M, tlu Int.
isr Hervs tlc public IN tint capacity.
They are. therefore. engnvs4l III public
employment affecting public inianAin.
alld, ,ilil.r Iii. decision Ia tin eun.
II Mum 4 Hpit W. The People
III lilnois ,shn principal urel. nnhj nei
to Legislative control in Ia their rntan III
far nirl freight. mnless protected Il,
thsir el,niter3. Ia ilc absence ~ lagin
lniistt regulation III W. subject II fat.r,
tlle courts Iniint decide fir IL, ~ tll.t III,
fsr private peiT~n,H wIpn ,Al,trusrrH,ra
afisr. Nhni IL reasonable. l,ni alnrnilr
Legislature steps Id aiiI l,r.#rsi.,s i.
maximum NJ rl,nfp.a. II nlit rates lilH,,,
tue corporation tli, hails' ~ II ia@ liIrn,
individuals engaged Nh siiuilnl I,iirInrr~,
uniform int.' ~ rharm'n ipI III il,llf,,.n
epnlMni.r might um'rd nnlnily nia,u
N,l1a II MHa proper. tlnen'Inr', 81 pr.,.
vile Ia SOME wns f.p tl. adaptation III
fats'r to tin circumstance vi tIla .i,ll,r.
mi rada, anil tIc iegiHlniurss In tln
itsrrsiHs ~ IN discretion. i,aa nr.il III Ia
In flii. ls il system III eIasni iiaiiet. ntul
H.
lnn" ~ Ht fur tlsr ruifi ~ ,l..,lsln.
Affirmed. Tn l',i.i Justice delivered
lii nl,lniui,.
III. Chicago, Milwaukee. NIL IA i'aul
lsn'lfsaul Company W.. ArklH..i II. H.
,,J ~ ils Circuit t,nrt FIR Wiz anlAli,.
I'l,e .nils lntsiinn presented III lla eau
II NI,sflnt II ftil.sul company iii Wiz
s'si,siii suil recover i,U thu Transport ,tiu
~ property more than tl4 nj tsilntin
flsnl ~ il,r statute IN alluMiuH tint tia |
a't,.I.iti charged Was i,n tlof. tliun r,sHs
A.,llalls compensation ~. tI.. #trsi,tr |
rendered. The decision IL ti,at. IN H..
l~,tn Tin ,nnlan, and ffeiphi.r. e.,
Inn siin,lm ~ iIie s'a,nta III tin limit ~
y s.'sTs tn transportation actually pr
ls.IIlHl. II in, company NlHp.llsl rtsill.a
~ s.nfrs II HI ptiiea iis..l. Htrl III IL
mrt should w. mad, ~ fprIrii IL
isAtar ~ tint account. sfllnt unariitnia
niqll' pl,ls ahirl nilI u,s III am ipaitI
If tlsta t.n. t.t ,.,.rls actually n4ritsi \
'lr Hunt III State III slf l,nii III ~ II
'ovrry Affirmed Til thi"i luatlr. l
delivered iln opinion
FRA, MI ~ Mn HIn,lptile.',iu.
! M ~olnsn need apply