, 1881-03-04

ioRue salH: "Nllh reference IN SpGt1flcRt1Nn
No. g. which charges ncgIcct of tlle perforul-
ancc OF onr official duties In permitting sev-
crnl railroads terminating nsul tininY business
In Clilcag0 to demand mid culicct ter.nimnl
clinrges known NJ truck servEre, my STATE.
nlent Is that tliis fnct hus been brought 10 CTR
nltentl0ii, anil It beca,o matter uf public
fotortrty last fati, MD wo have been fnves.t-
EatinR atl'! considering The subject for some
time before ttfe commencement Ut this In
ycstigntlon, With vtew Of adopting sone ruIe
to meet us far'ps ,possthu thu alleged wrong.
IN considering this subject wo l,ave hntt
mncl, difficulty Il, determining tho extent ut
oi,r power nnttrt tho nxlst'ng laws. Sec. l0I.
CfIap. III, Revised Statutes TIT, provides Il,
substance that every ralIroAd corporation
which sllnll receive Rrain In bulk far tra,,s-
lortat0n To my l'ace III tho State shalt
TRANSPORT and deliver thu snnlc 10 any con-
sIgllce. Clevnt0rt warehouse, or iIlaca to
whom or to which 1t may be consigned or Ill.
rectp'l; provided, such pcrson, warehouse, Or
place cnil be rencllsd by my truck owned,
lensctl, or used, 0r which cnn be used by nny
such corlnration.' This provision Of tic law
~ T1.AlS AND EAHlt.Y UNDERSTOOD,
md we llAve M Information tlmt II Inns been
violated by my railroad company refusing
to ttcltver graln where It WINS consigned.
Sees. l01 md D8, Gimp. ia, Revised S.ntlltes,
1871 confer the right upon tho cuMsgnor or
consignee to change tile consignment Iii tho
manner thcrctn provided, nnd tint twenty
-four llurrs shall be given 10 remove tho grim
fr0m tile cars. These provisions are equally
plnin, and hnvc been canlp1tc1 With by tile
railroad companies, 50 far rs kuuwn to
u s ye t ea4s e hcaf 1f 3 o6 r Gysrs 2ssct e. S5f Sw
out ctlarg" to the rafroats, Is not covered BY
nhy existing laws. tunl We tnvc llAd doubts
ahnnt onr rowerS II! regulate tllU matter
Without additional legislation, md we sco
THIS n,FF1cUITY HAS ItEEX 1sEco0N1zED
pending. before tho Se'ntc, to rcg,ilate
terminal charges OF ratironl cOtnl,unlcs."
:, III EcEatinn to chnrgcsa, 4, nntt s, llc denied
tho allegations liz believed thy lllspectloi
siolcrs. cxcrclssd the supervision con,un:
plated hy lnW. -Four years ngo It was charged
Chicng0 Inspection WINS moi uniform. Tint
complaint WIS rectttietl, ntll for four ycars
there was no trouble With tho grain n store,
respect Of The world. Ths sixth Charge. re-
fcrrIng to Fitch, llu lett Just as recurdel II,
tho books nf tho Department. They Showed
tn nnt S at a @ Ss x |nyessE.te Mas s ,nos j. Ms
and improper, 1t was not dishonest. Thu
only money he received outside Of his snlnry
WIS paid him for Sunday work. Tho COiIl-
,nissloMers established. the, rule tint where
SNMlAy work was required 1t should DO dun0
through the Department.
TiiEnE WAS NO DISHONEST PURPOSE
In his work, md for this reasUn ho WINS re-
tanned III Ills old place.
Tho seventh charge, tllat alluding to the
employn!ent q S.ephGn Clary, be would
he tIsAtle IL few tiNys ngt'.. -.-.,,
n,crt of sainry 10 iiegistrar Cllver Wills
absent from tho, city fol. three or four
satisfactorily aid without cost TO tho De-
purtIncnt
q, the ninth charge, that Of extravaganza
anu Wassefit'1ess tn expenses OF conducting
the Inspection Department, Boguc explained,
with the Md of n Chicago map, tho number
of railroad trucks and amount Of ground 10
le Travelled over. by. tile Inspectors IN the
discharge Of tler duties, md said TINT for
il.inspccied" lSs, ,SA,, ,:p}s bushels, and out
inspected lo', III ,4tD bushels.
THE EST1RE COST or INSPECTION
aud warehouse registration for The year was
less thAn funr-tcntl,s " ono MILL lNr bilsl!el.
Gross-,cxa,nined BY Wright; Witness noyer
lie canio to witness with rcgarl to Hyde
pnrk property. Armour often TALKED with
witness nbout rea.cstato ilnttcrs., Witness
duty WIS, to tho Railroad and Warcllouse
Board, Ills priynte business was secondary.
Ilo hatl Ro0tI rcal-estatc business. The nd
vertiseulent shown in n copy of TIE Ti1nUNE
i Dircctor BIZ or M stockj.o!dcr Of Tic IurIInTto
Noad. From j.earsay hs weq.l sey ha wss. u.s.
Mnis @ d ra En",nre III @lFeS ~ ninst ~
. tarminni "Inrrcs con,S.i1cst M Iast fal l'iHs is
nst HI a t,,'nti l ~ 1nai3 u n"" u o @ nnt ~
tan'a,hor ~ tsrno shnrccs ha,n~ nv liz. H.
n,,su, " thnt ,i~,a Wttnnsa "0n's o''
c"sstt W .l". ..lao. nness
rh'hEn i!iNsEhf ON HIS MkMonf'
Tie never divided his tllne exnctly. IIe gnva
q. considerable portlo,n or hts time to his du-
ties e tho stato. rake s H. Il altoEotler, 'e
Wright Insisted tlat Boguo should specify
the cxAct tiMo giysaIi. ....u
mntter rs best he could.
Wright SUD that bogne 9,o testified that u he
grnih inspection because ho Ind to travel.
1}ugue fired up aId said he never sworc to
any sueiI thing:
NltneSs contl1lieNs Every nay ~ ClllcuNo
o wens T. 19 % e @ IspeGlGt oG1 .bar u @ sav Ms @
uttas n ~ Sara W o,,a u Mr hnUa H. ia vail o