, 1881-03-03
DISCRIMINATION.

GEORGE y. MAtDISH.
Sptctal Utspateh to TIE Caseaao Tribune.
SpnlsafIg!,t., ILL.,, March ..-The Mcwttams
specnl Investigating Cummlttge hell Its ,sllnl
'lIarnal scsslon to-day, nnd received vtstt"r In
tho person or George +. ffnrtlnE, tho 1'enrln
lRwyor who has already notified tho Hennto
ftaitrDhtl Committee Ut hts Intention to present
additional chorges ng4!nst tho Rallroud au,l
Warehouse Commissioner lie cntne ut the re-"
q,icst OF the Ct,ntrfnar ani tho errand which
brought him served at tcnst tn atad new fcnt-
urc to the usual job Ut burrowtug through a
mass Of written complaints nRutnst tho railroads.
and discovering whnt tho Commission l!t with
thom In Bhort Mr. Harding was nsitGd to tlnitad
whatever charges no harpcnctl tn huvo al.o,ie
his person, N ar.tor TINT the House Gn of tho
Investigation might hive sotnothtng "tneaty"
tn occupy its attention. The facility with which
he proceeded to do 30 suggested Tint he was
1sEADY fD1s THE FRAY,
whether tho battle-ground wure in tho House,
tho Senate. or both. trnrolling a lRrge rc Of
manuscript. sir. Harding went on to show tho
kind Of d rod ho hut In pickle for tho gentle
snen of tho 1la!lroad and Warehouse l,onrl.
Ills chhrRcs wcrn mostly Of n gcileFal
nature. but, as to hls ability to sutstnntlnte
thptn, no casually observed that o Ind sufficient
testimony and specific instnnccs Of alleged
wronH-dofnR to moro than mako thon Et'ot!.
Ills first chargo WIS to tho effect lhnt tho Conn
mission hud liked tho rates for freight trnns-
portation 50 hixh as to reHiy amount to noth-
Ing 40 far as protecting tao people WIS con-
curncl,-ln other words, 10 high that tho ra-
rolds conltl hob up aud down rs they chose, to
thp manifest injury ut the shippers. Iii tho ncxt
placc, tho present Commission 1ad
SEyE1t CI1ASHEH TIE SCHEDULE OF RATES
ancc it was first n,ltlo i've ycrs ngo, although
tho coat OF transportation bud decreased over u
por ccut since Tint TING.
- &i1t4 fH1.
PcurIn charged discrimination utl tho Plrt Of tho
railroads In favor Ut one pons ns lgainst Rrothor,
and tho most giartng sort 1T cxtortfon Rgnnst
shippers IN various tocuiities. Notwithstanding
ntl this, tho Commissioners hnd utterly failed
anI noploctcd to prosecute tho rli1roa,ls crln!-
iuully, except In ono case. and then tho thing
WIS STAYED oil 80 long And postponed ST. often tlnt
tho prosecuting witness mutually bccamo itsnno
oyerit. Tho Commissioners, I'll short, had been
40 tender In their trrntsne,t Of und dealings
with tho railroads Us to 10 Us
NO EARTHLY Use IN THE WAY OF AFF0IiD-
ING PROTECTION
to tho people. Tho policy of allowing compro-
n,iscs with Individual shippers wns 'iwcIt n1'nn
at great length and with u Hood tlcul uf de-
mandatory ytgor On tho part of tho prosecutor
frum Peoria, who ,nnte TN homes Of chnrging
thnt, utter tho railroads hatl settled With cotl,-
Of m nS rob tne @E rest To f9si as
1tatc Aato Nhte t"o sAe ;,
ront,s. tho Entl,1llisst'n hau aGorlctl
| Il set o. fulcs WHICH wefe Int VI cnn'pusmce
with tho Inv BY which tho linart' was catnb-
ltshctl. 1ud which, IN nc1uni prhetlcc. Were ot p
eject N preventing ot pan,shafx son1loms a ..
| that lnw, Dnt d1tcells inn oPpus!t. AnunA tnoso
rules WIN tho otle recurring lnstnai ennlplaaHts
~ aon,s VII "e t nr,ce w IT oca 10 tl1o tont
Whcnce II tx,tnI1yut u,rnnuteu ,nd investigate
# fr tho t,ur1,,su Of Discovering wbuthcr ti1rc
| wns
! 1,tt,l,At.rE CAUSE OF ACTION
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kCGpIiE ~ ~ ~ ns Iu.se ~ ~ ~. tn' % 80
Nnu aee,n9 "nGtnvE t"c ia,eSa t ~ ~, ~ IL
kc.nR ,uv cse sit ~ y, , 1 '.,t,,1 o ~,at., ~
Ma1 VI, 11nss H. tur,as ~ thn ut,9,1,," n xIt
hnyinr cn,apIctely (Wilcd "a xee lhnt thar right.
were Protcctcd, though Il hhl lent Itself 10 3
pulley uf HllswluR tho rAi'roada 70 compromise
| il Gaili. nnd tAou Ko nil and ron n'l1thci
lnan, while thoy pntscta eaell other OF
tho backs, t.9lrntlvcly spcnkl.E, a1,t rxalte.
tlolr alleged fair dealing. thor Willingness whr'
,tp hls wat and ret,Irs!ed It 70 hts inside cont
tho,&ght about
a,,tr .rIrnrn 4u.Srs ~ rrt1. ut1.Tru NJ
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thing fur thp Iltat nlouefi h1s dbcloshres On LIN
! point lnekcd tue eaKo WHICH tonnes VI n0se!ty
anu foil fuF short, interest or importance, u