, 1881-03-11
The Senate Railroad Committee Con-
tinue Their Labors as In
vostigators.
Harding's Charges Amended by
Expunging Portion
Of Them.
The Ball Opened by Calling Commits.
sioner Smith 10 the Wit
ness.Stand.
Ills Testimony Mostly Of the Rcg-
ulntion Style, and OF Little
Interest.
He Has Visited Many Places to
Investigate Charges Against
Railroads.
Mr.. Ripley, Of the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy Road, Has
Something to Say,
And Refuses 10 Proluco tho Books Of
the Corporation for Ex.
animation.
The Investigation Develops into . War
Against the Railroad Companies
Mr.. Ripley, Of the Chicago, Burling'
ton & Quincy Road, Has
Something to Say,
And REFUSES 10 Produce tho Books Of
the Corporation for Ex.
animation.
The Investigation Develops into . War
Against the Railroad Companies.
PROCEEDINGS.

mltstonef8 WINS resumed tina afternoon, all tho
Committee being present except CNntlcc.
Connolly. counsel for tho Commissioners, pro-
sonta1 In writing his objections to tho charges
preferred by 1tnrdlng. They covered tho points
presented In fls argument yestcrsiay. After
SUMO discussion tho document WIS rcnd BY Scc-
ttons. The objection to the first charge wns
sustained By n vote Of seven to six. Tie
sumo order was oulercd In tho case OF
tho second charge. Tho third" charge WIS
yesterday postponed intleflnftly, md all efforts
to resusltntc It proved frutlcss The objection
to chnrro four was bHsed on tho Inconsistency
botwson tho seventh and eleventh SECTIONS Ut
the Railroad lnw, ind To this was;arpon1od
long argntnont to provo that it WIS not tho In
tent OF tho luw TO pile up suits and Eathor In
revenue from tho railroad companies.
nANn1S0 OBJECTED, To THE ri.EAp1Nt,
as It wns incorrect, and ho ,lpsIred to mako q
roply,
Senator Fjtor offered tho following resolution;
fscsolrtd, Tint 1t Is the ssnsu of this ComplIt-
tee that the effect Of Sec nr Tho act Of May !.
@ io.H 10 pfoseas nalMst usot!mnau2n M
S.c II If III H. T. ~ ~ Anr II III II cs,nshI,,g
tho Hoar.i oI JnItroatl and Wnrctouho Cotnnl!s.
siuners t regard tu tho VISITING Ut rutrond Att
% ana - ~! r.. n PIN & ~ - ~
pruuticahtS and not onse In every stx m1nt6s.
Bpnator usut wunted suspenson Of Ftfer's
mot1nn in or,1er IN reuet, charge ihrco
The Cbuir r.tl,,1 hit, nj. al Tina. and tbo Cam.
olrtton,
Senator Gallon opposet the resolution because
It vas Il confession tint tho sections In tho State
LAW were Inconsistent, which he Jcuicl.
THE rtl,,,.En TIME ,ro fx,sstpEn THE oue.-
rioN
wps after tho Testimony was all In.
Eirer tns,sted that hts resolution WINS ncr.,-
nout. and smoke Mt somu Ienytb. and the rn.olu-
uon wos a,iou,cd Nv II voto of 7 ma.
The question then recurrotl on w,at eto,.Id bo
dono with tho fourth chnrue,- -accus!ne tho
Commissioners with neglect to make cxarulua-
tons throughout the siate. to prosecute suits
ngutnst tho railroads violating tho lnWs Of tho
ps cnut ,,,,on p eo,,,plajnt @ Il, wrtinr. " - '' '
scnntnr f,niIn, sntd th,a wax no,h,p, ,u,+ mn.
ton to squcsoh tho Investigation. Tho law laid
would Would tue Committee .,asa shut out tho proof on
.noso pu'nlst inoea "aA snooen now row
Days since Tor moro Witnesses and now tho
Wccks wero spont on Tho grain branch nf Inn
hu.fnc,, Now. wboo thore IA hcfnrc tha cor,.
msttco question Of looking Into
TIE TRUE lSwARDyEss OF AFFAIRS,
orv was rni.od M ccononv. 1,hav ,yaro ca,,,,,
uo " ~. 'Aehss'ses o' teooeu Vi. 'oese 1ues-
tionA. The motion was not placed on plausible
Altar yorx hunoro,s cr,s.. r., ~ t,,..s .,,,
,,,' ."ssh n ~. :'.n', 'o~us a,la ~
sharp saslnss. ~ ~nca o.! taS members OF tha
mcnt Of tho out.!,lacs. by whom tho room ,yn.
wcii nil.a tho motion ~. wffh,rawn "e
Tho question thon came up on tho nth
charge. alleging rofuaat on the part Of the
r"Sa "oam al ns,. ~nsrv orc, Inc
~. .,.s pA'oa na'o oooa so'"eo "'so ny
FiEer moved 10 stsIko u, out, as tho GROUND was
covered In tho fourth chargo.
THE INDICTMENT AS AMENDED
eenas 9.a 70 s9't9ms: u.'ss
s,siitv ~ ncrsrrf IN I'm n.rtmrmon Ivy y, uuG nia
oictni dutlea, III this; that, iii Violation OF tho
requirements OF pAr1!gEaph OF nn Acf pntitlod
MnI :" p.snomt ettosuon ~, ana DIS
portaion at nsssnvnrs n,,I frIutt nn 'rotirna,ls
III this HtAto," rto., approved 3iay =, Bi3 ttoy
hnvu .nnt personally investigated md nscgF-
. tMane" ,a wnsfoor tno pf',vsMns n 81 eata noe
tiin r,lrtnd curnorntinns nT tba stnfe' "n'i n,v9
not Visited tho various stntiof1s OF, thV liso IT
each railroad for that purpose a. uttou a. prao-
t4ean!n. !.
e, the nryis"na ~ n H. sImIt6 nn4ngrrnn ~
aald nct il, this: TINT thnV hive no, mnsi, s1,,
u!cs Of reasonable ma xluM Fatca OF churKo for
tho tra,lspostntinn ot pna:nltKcrs and freight
sst w ~ 1 'nerc u riy @ ~ 'no na M ts
havU nut from si,nu itt ti,llu, e ~ oftsn as oir
oslmstnnces required, cha,,Kcll anil revised silch
achr.1nIca' or ni'y schedules. hF wao1nescr pro-
Eharuv 4. Tint such t,o,n,nt.,,onor. h.y,
faiirti 10 prosecute Or oauso 10 to l,rsoo,tci
| tho rAr0ttl euruurnttOuB Anl persons guilty al
ylo!1x mn ~ ~ 'aws u tnls StMte h Whenever has
Eo nn,, ,at. ~ ~ ~ w" LINZ hmei tAMa nnvo
and continually ,lcoInu to 50 ;,r,,stelito snI
corporations or lurstns violating s.d laws, U1-
Gopt il.'il formal complaint mud u!1n cnlnpia!At
a ~ "....nx = aaauu ~ 'Au t.uMuIs tnoMhgltca ~