, 1881-03-25
The STATE CAPITAL,
Reception In tho Senate Of Tic.
ports OF tho Investigating
Committee.
That Of the Majority Finds in
Favor Of the Railroad
Board.
Nlile Many DeIinquenties Are Discovered,
Their General Conduct lS
Sustained.
Recommendations as to Future
Conduct and Tenure
Of Office.
Tito Minority, on the Contrary, Present
The Case in Very Differ
ent Light.
Neglect OF Official Duty by the
Commissioners Plainly
Shown.
Admissions OF Gross Violations OF
the Law by the Railroad
Companies.
4 Grcat Amount of Business OF Interest
and Importance Transacted
by tile House.
Action Of the Committee on the Gov
ernor's Nominations to the Railroad
and Warehouse Board.
Admissions of Gross Violations Of
the Law by the Railroad
Companies.
4 Great Amount of Business OF Interest
and Importance Transacted
by tile House.
Action Of the Committee on the Gov
eruor's Nominations to the Railroad
and Warehouse Board.


spseiat DisiAfeh to The CAiedpo 1rabhns-
spu1sArtELp, ILL.,, March a.-Tne Senato met
At tho usual hour.
The specal ortcr for the morning was thea
taken up being tho consideration OF Senator
Clarks bill, already rcnh II thit1l tuc. rnukinK
atockhnldorA llnblu for tho full amount Of tho
dcbts Of corporations, and amending tho law
thereof.
senator nell opposed the bill In speech OF
considerable length, cutning thnt 1t would not
afford tho relief desired Uy tho general public,
and that there was
No WELl..tlIu}ISNED rrfNIIC DEMAND
for tho sweeping provisions therein presented
it WIS blow ut tho Industries of tho State. de-
strl,ctive Of mecilnnieal enterprises. and VIZ
tuAlly icKislut!on III fnvor Of nlonopoies. fI1as-
1nucll rs only rich ntcn could Incorporate. etn-
ator Clurl's motives III tho ulAtttr wcFp d0ubt-
less good enough, but It was Il shrcwd ulovo In
fAvUr Of
THE GREAT MOSOt'OE411:S OF TIE COUNTRY.
Senator He'll traced the growth OF certnfn cor
porations, and said tho bill WIS uurruw. minded
aad taaclt,1s in Its provisions. 1lad 1t passed
son,e years uxo, the West would to.slay havo
been Wilderness. 1t would wipe cut OF exist-
enca the Rrcnt manufacturing sntcrcsis ol tho
StHsc. For these nud inIny uther good rcasohs
he opposed the hill. ..
sp,lhtor Clark. not to be outtalkc1, replied ut
xrcnt length. Ills argument wus but repoti-
ttou ut tho Que 1natln whcn tho Bill WIS renl u
socnna ti.nc IIo did not want any senntor to
vote for tho bill na leraotna favor to HIM. lie
u!or0ly wanted Tho Legislature To repeal from
the statItv-book the Inv which gives
CORPORATIONS MultE IMMUNITY
yfom tho payment Of tilolr debts thnn inA1vtdn-
mis- have. If thu bill failed now. 1t was simply
owing tn tho fnct that 1t was III advance Of the
ttmrs
Tho hftt was kllleh By Il vote If ynnA, i: nuys,
q. n,nt!on w'ts nM'lo TO rccollss1er for tho
Judiciary, Int tho n,oton wns promptly do
ftntul.
svtl,or Fuller onhenvoresl to mako tho re-
port Ut tho minority ut tho !tAIlroa.l Committee.
nemocrs,cy ,illbuettrod fur I'LL tEoy worn worth.
Finally tho uhstacles wer0 renovcd, nnl
THE REroltr OF THE MAJORITY
was presented for tho consideration of tho Son.
ME. It Is us follows:
To ths fio,,ouie. tue President n} Tie Senate 81
M St e y xb,s 9, Mn. as ,u9e G'tte5 tb" ty 1 g
iiiraad iiidn md d"a %areiouys III; Gan,n,ssionors il r.
lutlon To n!htterB nr vxturl0n AnA unjust dis.
stntc. and Also the nets If satd Hoartl nf Com.
Thlrty-tirst Gcnerrl Assembly ii relation iosaid
complaints. tuRcthur With ill ct'napla!tts, writ
ten ar .verbnl. thnt might bo nude 70 sald Con!-
1uittee In reKnrh II, the VprftrInhncn nr u0tt.
performances Of tho .iiitlea doyovnR upnnx sn!d
lpara Of Con,1alss!Gn:,rs , hy s, aw r;setfmy r,
1oners have furnished to Ani Cnmfnitteo. "a
compliance with tho resolution adopted by tho
Senate OH tho 18th dny OF Jhhnry lust,
COPIES or THE COMPLAINTS
Mndo to sau board, rs required by snlu rcsolu-
Tie Committee have cxatniucd Into sata conf
plutn&H ~ Wrll Ma thAy hNEt been ADlu To H,
md Lud that tho lsonrd has utlnpteh tho general
rtIINof requiring that tho purity complaining
sSsrxs sss sS sna%as q &c siery se q
tiDn ur unjust Itstfshlnntlon compa,tlcd tlt.
Upon slic1 cutnp3MtIit tho lsnArd taen t'kes
HIiNh MI thH c{rc11fnktjjt1rpA Hf tho
aecm 20 rctl,ltrc. in worry Any nt tho ci,sos tho
complaining party has bt9n -. unwilling to r,ro-
rAlnt, requesting ttlAt t,u nutlQn U taken theFe-
on, lii tii!Iy GsAurs TUG eosnnsny or uorrorat,nn
complained uf llns adlultte.a tho Chnrg0 aud ex-
prease.l u Willingness 10 nrrnnH" Tho matter 70
tho satisfaction Of tho complainant, which has
etlses io }otrd hnvU 9rncr,,lly nuic ~ nrs,Itra-
fura bdtwcun tho pnrttes ennl,!a!n9 hnd the
iir company tH nRs. .s. wn!em VI @ 19 ,h oE;,.
hhva aehstrfuItynelulcsced III tho doeslo1i Ut tho
CnMMlAsiuuors. MI
Copies uf these complaints Mra tratilStnltteI 10
the bonate with thls report
TIT: FlllSr FORMAL cltANAES
lnatp 10 tho Committee against sull lt0nrtl were
Hl.ue by Ii Committed 0r tho ChlenKO tirain.ltn-
Wright, Il. il. Nal,iw!u. i.i.a UrnrKu 81. How.
said chnrRrs cuntntuch nlGo Epuuteati9ns Tu-
to part Ut tic iEolri Of CaA,lIss!allers. IN icln
ton 10 tho slun.snForcarIDnt0 Ut tho law co1'curII.
IL mol exercising i prut,sr s,lI,cryiso anil uUl,.
trul uycr tho inspection at HtHtn tH tho city 0f
Chcugn Tiny wcre lctl with tho E,,tn!littuu
on tho l3th day or February lAstt whun tho OK.
u,nlnntlun Ut witnesses III support tlurcuf wnt
commenced
4 I.AlaiE Nt'IA:N Of WITNESSES
were brought brfuru tho CdlnNlIttGu. bnth on
thu purt vi ttu conspluIna,ts A'a uf tho Com
Hlss!uucrs. ltll tho Investigation under thuac
eAarHcA occupied tl!b tlttlb MtWtMt cDnAtunt!y
Fur slutinl 1T A1uut tareo Wt1ks, aGtst tAst
knlulInt aud variety 1T Testimony WAs hparti ns
euch ss. II WIS tho tlpAri 0f thu tanln'1tt1t
to give to nli concerned aIlplo opportunity fur
!uit ind fnir hnartnx. ant henco tho 1Drhnioal
rules Ut Gtlt1euru ApI'laahlo tn cniirta wGro u1
generulty atthurtel lu. Alia Il cn'ls lsrubls pbr.
hoM III, thu rtdrfsGu may ttut hAsg hem strictly
tlntvrtAI to tho issr, stU CutnuIlttUo desired
tu uusGorintn Hll tllu facts EnsAtb!u to bu drawn
but, III ur4rr tAAt lhsy 'nI4ht turtn n,l lutuxsnl
h1u upurlIal tlAuattrIIL ut,on tho hnattVrv ru.l
p'A1nel nf, uni lerhaps " nbln IL anNKns
setHtlteA III tl1B MNY uf siIltAhlg etItHAlluh T.
tlfrv0t tho Gvtia complained ~. Tho lurtaA
thhrxes. ~ tud with tlU Cu'ltalttpu. aru ~ sul'
Dws;
t!icru arr tnsurte,i tho chargcs profoErcd b.,
a: n. WrlHhl.]
Upon Wl,!oh charVta
THE FlNnlNus UF THE COMMtrGEE
sre na follows:
Az tu tho tr4t Ghhrgo, et,herrilfnE tho lhelK
bility os AuurKo n, lh'x.tv, M. Ut The comm!s
ainuets, TO esulenc.t MIA tntrtetupnl. nxenpt tht
tlhtHmGnt II Air. lI.}UlItt GltliAult lllt GN lul