, 1880-12-03
The Railway Companies viii Ask
to Amend Their Bill.
They Insist the Ordinance Is Both Dis.
criminativo and laxative,
And Cannot 1se Considered rs q
Police Power
Tho 0ase to Be Argued Before Judge
Drunmond This Morning.

khtt IIlNINLA HUN NNltSH5 tpSlCti1NS{ Wt HAf
too much fitlRticil to ntlOrll my tn! comfort tn
the commissioner Il, seMrch uf news. AIr. VIC.
Gouly Is Ntill out Of town, MID Will mot lie lIack
for several t!nys. Tho only nvaflnblo member o.
tho lcGni frlumyir,,tc that lins tho Interests Of
tho raIlwAy companies IN charge. aud whom tho
reporter eould sec, was Mr. Charles Hitchcock.
lie was fu,'nl thklng Testimony In n chanccry
cnso bcforg tho Master iii the United Suites
Court. Awaiting himself Of Il lult In tho procccd-
inRs. tho reporter Inquired:
"What aro yoar vtews on this question, Mr..
Hitchcock. 50 fnr NB the nature Of tho decision
has becn Indicated III TnE TnIuuHE7''
~ hnvo no Doubt, II n decision should 10
made sustaining tho ordnance Of tho city in,-
posing II iccDse, That m appeal will l,o
taken to tho Supreme Court, 1 do not
understand TINT my decision TINS bocn
rendered l'y tho Clrr,1lt Court Of tho United
States thnt Is in my why decisive Of tho rights Of
tho railway companies. 1utluo Drnmmonl has
suggested iii order which will 3robutly tD nc
ccplnblo 10 tho counsel representing tho dlror-
cnt railways Of tho city, which Will cntitlo thom
to 70 10 the Supreme Court Of the United States
upon certificate Of n difference OF opinlon be-
tween the Circuit and tho District Judges"
:" How do yoli regard Judge Drntnmont's OBJ.
jcctions 10 tho bliiT'
II mn unable TO sny whether Judge Drum
mond's objections to tho bill nay be met BY n
change In It's form or not. 1t tnAY no thAt, by
amendments to tho bill, whatever oDItcsious hu
1nHv hnvc to 1t mny lie met. Judge Drtlnlnund
seems to bnso his optnlon. 50 fAr rs cnn unlor-
stand 1t, upon tho ground thas tho ordnance was
MI uxcrctHu OF tho police pnwer uc tho city.
understand It DO 0st distinctly Att cxcrctso Of
tho taxing power, AMI thoro nay bo some Q,los-
tons arlslug UPON tho form OF tho bill rs to
whether the ordinance Is an exercise Of tho
police power ar nj tho tnx!l,E t'ower,-lscstlons
TINT niny. be presented hoernftcr. Iho cur
n lf7f1k
construction ot Judge nr1l.nmona's = announced
opinion. 1t would scem that Judge lslolyott
es not ctn nxee h w G ana q t HIT + ~
oWrt % Il sI'' sae q umtad ssetes o i'"pS p,hiWE
1t entirely rrolnble tnt. when It Ia nseort.iltol
inny enre to tho aFcrnents III the hill, those
objections 1nay he met by proper amendments
fed tor o nj prnss of tut taxs tu Ms
antl not in thu honest cxcrelso of tho police
"fn case tho icoIs,on should 70 ngalnst tho
corpnnles ns has been inlicatctl. will they pro-
ccctl to f'le tho supersctlcs ba,lt, ns s,sgHraed
Dy judge Drnmtnond. III orslcr that tho i,'jurc-
iho silnsc,,1S C",,rt2" sS' '''' ''ft'~"' ~
"Of course they will. Tho West Division Rail-
Hay hS Nar.R s " sS Sy IT,
Goudy, and tic South Hl;'o Company, rcprcsent.
81 ~ myself. aro convinced that tic os'sn,..,re
test II. They Invent any doubt al'nut tho ~.
validity Of the ordinance or about their ability
Srosh III tS e I'D on se n aanSn, Sca y
tie sMrreme caart Of tho United stntcs Rays TINT
AIN brief, Whit ,course Of action viii sou
takaY' w."
"0nr intontion is to 60 before Judge Drum
a e ed tSe iii nt r tho HS' asI "sk lease
wnt wy wi {t sssN {" noa
auc.-ls, il iact, M ortalna,aeo iuyytnE tl!roct
tMx,-a.ld cnnnot bo construed rs c0Mtng ,wthIn
the scopg Of the polsce powers. which u,ltler tho
IRE granted IL cliles, towns, mil Villages
us there e oner po.nt which YOU oan rso
=" Yes. wo will allie gn TINT thero are competing
Central. i.aks shoro. ilosk isai,a, md Horih.
western. which curry passengers Within tho city
limits for crrtasn stipluto1 prices, md to thoso
tho or1ltnancn t!ncs not imply. For this rcason
cause Of iis dRcrlminntIvo uharlotcr, which IS in
vlolhtlon OF tho spirit Of tho Constitution"
NV. n1c,sAMn s. TUs,IlL1.
ox-City Attorney, was ro.tnd IN his law oHlcc,
victory In Ietalt Of tho city aud nsaii,st tho
VII Is uo S!ot.15y Of 1nne," wa. tho modest
reEpoElnc, :" though grnnt y0 1t II anu for tho
ings towarls any of those rui'road eompanies.
ssS% ss sy %ns ax ~ 10 y 1SSs ;Ss
have. lhavo simply jlschnrxcd ,nY duty ID.
wrs the H. ely y, " It's attornoy y the h. casc and
to @ con',y a They o5 sho, s fos{oiea nx ' IN
sa g. or s ' aa u ss se be S as ssy
| full share III tho public bllr1ict,.''
oh,y %wncn H. nga. VII 1Fs r"mmonas deosIon prob
| Siuaso liockwit6 and b!r, t}o,dy arc out Of
tl9, ,tity. utltiurstant anu l,rt'bGhly nothing
VII oe Aone Will thoir return. l. think: how.
I %it 6as been susecstea NJ thet Judge Drum. u
mu',,,s "nl,ctops TO tho bl moy be met BY
:" + eannot worry we'll SEQ how that can po
Nh ea7e + san1o! what will bo tho probaO'0
- .The .lt sa1eantss w!l n VI probability aDTpoal
Sess h"sa =" doubt %utever e 'Ss npo. % Tic
sSs sa, i ,so t'%s %s ilS !ss Ss ;ss nss; s;s!s;
belt,s discussed Ypt o,ty by tho rub!te Knaer
piil'olsts.-tho questlo,' Of lilo insi,cal r..
sources Of .grrat cat!ea.- tho drift Of tho
better puh!!o nplnon " tho country io..lay Ii
n,,jay excep!i9na! priyiuYas T. sreat mun!c.
,nsy nsyessSs sisa psvs4Ess + s a ir sas e sS
p .leularo TINT ,thoso creations Of Munlctpal
oMur1!aent shall not, a. so, ~ CREATED ie.
anrh ~ uo citizen has, or can havo. M
| GiNAeu cuu eacAp9 lnIHtlOLl OF llo E&GfGau u
| tho police pHwcr. Why Hbualll corporations ts,
eapH IT. l anl f!irther!Iinru sMtlsttd that tht
culnranieA Are themselves Cnnyitlcrl uf The
ynlldlty ot thu nr''lnnncc,, uni tllai ultlnaiel,
Il "Whnty' gxelaiMed tho reporter, in mlnglct
doubt n1la lst0nIshHcnt.
| "fes. Sir: nnl | tlltNk that very satjsfnctOrJ
ovhaenCu Of that B the fact lhu& tho West tllvla
i'm Company 0ttprca IN this West Lako stree
ordinance to pay u lircnsv fcu Of fi0 lur III,
Lake alrcet. Surely, u thsy Gull Atrurd 10 ply
llcenso (tu II $hn ger car 1n u sSq
route, Il !lko lfconso feo On old ostAh!'sl.t.
lines which. ar0 0xeredn9iy prultal
would mt 10 Unreasonable or unjust fl my to
yprct. 1t has l,ren tl,tlnlated so..!swhNt ruulI!
Tint tho explanation nf tholr otter to puy iii
IccllsO fug ut tho HOW Lake street linn IL tn
| furE TINT ttloy hlvp boon expecting that III
ipclsun ut tho Circuit Court would 10 Mltyers
to theEr Interests. II thAt IL sp, their 0iIor Il
pay $5u Cur Ut. Lake street tls.es not Eebnl u b
saea very errat c:'ncession utter ~ inas.l..,e
as lhOy VIII probably h,lve To- pny It anyhow ~
all tho lines, provided tho validity of thls llccns
doubt that 1t will bU."
/ NIk. y. u. C0HD.
President Of tho North SdU Company, wa
caught OH tho ty As he wis In tho Acl OF mount
iux lhu elevator III tho Portland liuok, pre-
l f.Ir f1f fntf