, 1881-05-16
N'W|LL|AMS Nine
,,.;,,;ty md Minority Reports on tho
DAV'J Railroad and Warehouse
Commission
- 1s Pronounced n Board Of Arbi'
tration, Arbitr"tfng
without LAVE
.An Open Door to Fraud" J"
Though "Adopted In
Good Faith"
.he One Suit Instituted in
~ the Course Of Two
Years
r,, complainant Went Crazy,
and the Fight Was De-
clnrcu on.
r,;thfh Execution Of the Law
Would Corract Many
Abuses.
AHa,s Of Contradictions from Which
tho House Is Finally E1-
pected
IA r,eelde Whether or Not the Commits
sloncrs Did Their Duty.
gta Minority Report Finds Plenty Of Law
hnt Not Euough Execution.
r,;thfu, Execution Of the Law
Would Corract Many
Abuses.
i. Mas of Contradictions from Which
tho House Is Finally E1-
pected
r.. r,ec,do whether or Not the Commits
sloncrs Did Their Duty.
The Minority Report Finds Plenty Of Law,
but Not Enough Execution.

but Not Enough Execution.
r,.,iat Dl,pateh to 1hs Chicago Tribune.
sp,,yuF1E1u, H., Mny l6.-'rlle mountain
ha. again been III labur, aid again brought
tor, ,,,uuse--.lt,d very small Ote at sllat.
Afer nj, lulult deal of consultation, co''ces.
Man NJ individual views, mud charity for
.,rrylxIy m most immediately concerned, tile
ma,orjty uf tic AlcWilltalns Special 1nves-
t,aatlns Cvu,wttue Of tic lfouse, appointed
!" ulye Inc attuIrs or tic Railroad a1id Ware
Louyo Commission Il general oyerllaulIng,
Layn united Ii, rspurt which will probably
,ha submitted tU tlle u0use ear!y this
week, Tic report Is signed by tic i've
iteunbllean .aelbcrs nlhu one Democrat
-Nletaus ut Peoria. ~ minority report.
oEepartt. and signed by Mcssls. Durtce
md Murphy, vii! Ds submitted at tile same
tlmp. vi, rcnney, tllo fourth n,eInber of the
Dcmocrattc minority OIL tho Committee,
lpsu't, up to date, ntllxcu his 1iane 10 either,
having been atsent while the papers were 1t,
The roursc Of preparation as we'll rs since.
There we're several unsuccessful attempts to
,eet tho tpports In last week, and fOr feAr TINT
ly sotne d|ro possibility they might ncvcrget
IL TnE TRIBUNE gives thein to a wnitlng
public now,
Ts Committee was appointed when tho
sutsr w,s weye )!owllng and when tho
!al!ng snowtakrs wnre dung their best to
llae fra,n view thu tatal tteprayity Ut Spring
,Ivjt mud Theru wus much speculation,
longue.waEeiny, aid head-sl,alling about
Aa. titiu " to what tho Committee would
ultimately ,lo. S6iHe were convinced, ur ut
Last said they were, That 1t would travel UP
md down the Stnie, seeklnE whom ind wllnt
!!m!slt investigate, and, Il. strictly Lcglsln-
Hye ttirase,
"i.AtstSa HE'LL" GENERALLY.
Others, WHO louked II little deeper, put their
fingers to their HOSES and observed TINT It
'wuutl nusvr hurt nl,ybody yury Much: tllnt
The oaly open'y-ayowcd and actually rel-,ot
Investigator 1T the Whole lot would bc ovur-
Slaughtered by Ills u1,conge,'lal surround
'anrs; tllat The Democrats would mt 20 out Of
t1eir why to Investigate unless the PROMISE
uAadlns political nuggets should turn 0ut
lobe unusually gnNd; and that So fur Us tho
ntosesall "hell-raisIug" was concerned, the
CLERK Of tho Committee would do about all
there was 10 b. done In TINT lilo against the
aay Of his dloctlarge and the cutting of OF
hIs pcr dlenl. Now, when tho SHOWS aro
rune, Springfield mud laA given way tn
Springfield dust, tho grass ls green, tho buds
On The Trees are bursting, and the bloom Is OH
laa rose, tho investigators pair of, a,,d.
f'svagt lho. medium Of Il majority and II
nlautny rcuort, proceed to give n
'fa!hes "la,Ae and iMpotent" account
VI themselves and to furnish varying
seIs!nl's Of whRt they saw a1l heard. Just
now far tho predictions referred IL hnve hueli
!ss'aell, any one who has kept any track Ut
ne proceedings will be able to lllnR1 out for
himself. II will probably occur to tho aver-
we frauer, however, that tic majority have
pfoyldsd anything hut n l'rocrustean bed fU1
ne AailFaad and Warehouse Commissioners
'obe ln, and that tll0 chief investigator, less
sA.hus t!lan ho once was, has fallen into tic
sso'ala9ahetnE mood Ut Bully Dottom, the
weaver. aud with that glorious worthy muy
,a1a e1elalM: II will roar yon AZ gently n
nuy sucking dove: l will rour you, mi
s'st mete 9.l .nny =! nlRltIngale," The minority re-
ss''' Ako tie wasp, has Its
STING IN lrS TAIL,
ts.,itf ~. taf attempt To nuke 0Mt that Oberly'<
,,'snsia1.oly why su,ptpssrt. and tho studl0us
%a,a ,ss'ah "a. tg state tint OGerly bounced saw
i:ssi, irsh cfltlcise III tho management OF tht
tio,a. .ueRR9ftsI!ent than UbHrly Us C0lNnls
;sInmni.sto,,atase n.,aae Ilost people WIN neAyH W.
hgsnSuss y ", say ii1s say a. dee'dsMis
sufepof'a mrs nv ny f,'in,sy %'iIlo,y ingenious ih'
TILE MAJORITY.
~ A';er Quoting the resolution under which
~, ~ committees was ai,polntt,l, the rvput
ss,'T ssaaTs s!a1. out ot tic ilfty-six complaint!
naa,F'a Ga aF'anst t!.u Railroatl aud Wnrei,o.Iss
,tha i%ms,.9I slt'ce the lust 0enoral Assembly
fas cases u refuNd Various ] um,oui,ts for *
S..ss Iai ef 9yercllargcs, which ulIluunts III
Fatsd sst to be satisfactory to- 10 conanIajma,,ts
;u.ass ;anase cases ths Commission rsrt,}rsI n,or,
,r ,ac .a charges. These wuro not fllrnfslletl
hs dses!on was aayp1sa sssse t. dc
ssM,saiplaInauts s,sip rhu run,nInfnw c,ses ware M
It9aef t!atf., dropped" s "m.ssnI nvsr ~ ~" II
,sq%%i.}. Or "Fettiel" privately by til