, 1881-03-16

t2tsnMaainn which rfalic
ltar!lnE wnrtett tn know II n alx-cnnt rate
ft0ln HcentGr, ny ngrcnt1 Upon ly pal, wGro
Just why tho rnte# at,Ihl nut 10 reduced To tint
ins:s Tor I'LL tntcrmc,'intn points pruportionnto
rho question wns opJectrd 10. ....,-...
Tho witness mid 1t might nay ono road to haul
at Etx cents, httt nut tho other. Thcro wrEH
,nnny things entering Into tho establishment Of
tho rntc from my paint:
without. any cutting. ,0tlaors wero nut, Tho
ratcs prior t. tie formation ;,r pnnls were nhnt
e" nfpay 4%c .S 'c1"sata wS6tA onss !'s
tl's, thSy wcro about the same Aftor THO pool WIS
THE RATES wEnE I.AlaEn 10 10 20 rEIs
CENT.
Unsettled rates. Mt junction po'nts mako MI
ilieE}tlmatc nnrkot. Pool rntcs ut functions 9rc
uniform to NIL shippers. \ uniform, rcnanna!ic
lOts Central has pool rates below those " tho
Commissioners.
1S.nntnE yantsd to know What benefit accrued q 70,
Ssse% 5 as aa 9 ground oas Sa, ,Sn tho
rnised nt,oru the cotn.n!ssoncrs' ra!es.
Ito iMhf ~ IT, Tho Gsnt" mS
hot'ks q tho ra!lroatl company. Special rates
Entrrily nnnly to car-loads,whothcr ten or ono.
Iola!o Or elsewhere. whorevor thoro is com
petition
\ REDUCTION IS. MADE M INTERMEDIATE:
EUISTS
Infected by Il; IN Central an! sontl,orn Illinois
1t IA impossible to form pools with tho cast and
'ro Withrow: The per cent tax to tho stnte
Central lnroat With i fash!us and md cnttll,a t'nns
ot rates !. wo,'!d bo impossible for theconpany
". s. sp!GrS yas sworn. 11o was division
liaaa. lIo hue. no @ ecnnoet!on vii, Tho % pasact,.
Ecr bttsness OF that rond. nn1 did not know
W',at tho % rites 'sero TO y certainly. They were
IN ,nuklng tito freight rates for ly7u allu 1880
They They @ were a!tEht!s fhanscd. Tho books would
THE JtoAu MADE SPECIAL RATES
for the transportation Of freight. auu charged
huuiotucs tho rate from Warsaw to Peoria wns
io@%Gr @ than fro,n Intermediate polnts.
tnndt on his rnnh.
Tho question was rtteti ont. ........
Sometimes witness nlnte special rates to tho
peortn Starch Company OIL coil. Special rlses
werc maslc 10 lenent manufacturing ctlter:.
rules bis road had made Within two ycars.
Efforts "erc nlatic to hnyo tho witnasa ap-
rrnxirlate tho number but ho confessed his lii.
Iliy specIal r!.tcs aro shown OIL the epceal-
rate hoak: a:. Tho rebates are also The Auditor
pof,!ts on bis ro.td. Tho pooling contraess wero
! inuse with tho roads tho Wabash Company
HnrtlIng wantcd to know what pooling con-
trncts wcre made with the burlington
liariiins criticised tho action of tho Committee
n ruling out 50 snany If his questions, ana tue
ct,!'rn,an p toot hl,n g task:
A FoHCtiE.E EXPULSION FROM TIE COMMIT
TEE-1EUDM.
Witness continued, and anfl that bis Company
fnHt]o reports to tho Commissioners a1ld answered.
ever examined the bucks Of lis Company.
Cross.cxalnine1: Thu presunt nnssengor rate
pcora Warsaw iioa'! was in s ii,o hands m Of
IL scnn,or Gaiion: 1ho records did not nlways
| show tho Mn,ount Of tho reEute. All pNrt!cs
cDul,l have tho sumo rebates under like c!rcum-
| stni'ccs Tho number Of carloads to be
Thu shipper Of 1u0 loads got a spcetnl ratc,
| but tim fAct was not publlshei. Tllore wer0
other circumstances CONNECTED with tho rebate.
for the bnneat OF tho road. The rates were
OPEN TO ALI. ALIKE.
l Witness wns not prepared to sny whether all
4 shippers got tho bcnrt!t of tho special rnto,
NiMlle special rates Oil one, two, thrGe, or five
70 senntor Whiting: The ahort hau1s arc
ssoners rat raies s Tae HS Wnrsaw rates w"se ge
era loweC thn tRoss s,o nt owing
fiji speoa Though opo aat 10 ,eser "eF' "oS'
| I'd alt. NlthrOw: Always Rnve;tho same spc-
elAk rlte to las parties uudcr tic sumo clrctM-
10 Senator Whiting: Witness sall that Il tho
! shippers did not ask for tho special ratio 1t was
likely
| THEY DID Tor GET IT.
W!tnrow objected to tho ii.,e Of questioning. as
rio Senator Insisted that withrow was In
Tho counscl tor tic rntlroads denied the soft
inpeaohment, md said he dld not propose to
cated lis position ns judge nnd taken up that of
n pettilogsy iawyer before n Justice Of tho
sonator Lannlng thought withrow owed IN
| apology to tho venerable Senntor frum Nureu.l,
md, md Withsow promptly replied thai no would not
| Mtttce took recess.
AFTER THE RECESS.
On tho reasaembLnB Ut the Committee sptcrs
Audlor's oilieo in st. Lu'tis. witness hai M, no
Tuckur was recalled, and sud tho rebntca
wonid 70 throuKl the Auditors books 1T the
special ratios and rubntes were not necessarily III
| writing. Pooling should do lwny With all special
rates speetal ntcs are mado Frequently !5 under
m hss a1 no contracts Wiz tho olovass aion Is
Ut ncariy every sutton. Tho Auditor has aii tho
vouchers. Tho witness could not produce tholT,.
Tho Chair announced TINT by bud received Il
him four or aye days to inak0
THE ABSTRACTS 1EquINED III TIE CON-.
MllTEE.
Senator Gallon wantud to know II tho Com
! m!ttce wuull accopt It!poy'B documentary tos-
| tlniOyy whenever 1t arrives.
ArtGr some discussion tho Senator moved TINT
Ripoy's testimony hc ncctpted when It nrrlves.
t0utpe nloyel to lay the motion OIL tho tablp,
| nntl n Ito yOto WAs tho result.
Wlthrow stated that no questions had been
propuMn1et to Ripley, and when they wero pro-
pounded 1t would tako him q week to anawor
| them.
Tailner novel to amend by adding that it tho
Testimony nrslvcs before tho time cot for closing
| tho cn4G.
i.nt,nllg spoke against tho amendment, on tho
Krounu OF it's uufatrncss. Ripley wns preparing
Ills testimony.
At this stage Withrow asked. "About what7 u
i.nnninY protested a4aiHst being interrupted.
MnytiUll urged that ltIpey's testimony b0 ne-
ccpteu, as It bud been prnvtdcd for.
Wlthr0w said that Itlpley vas ordered to OK
anime tho records to rafr6sh hts recollection ~
he could bu
A1tE TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS
propntlnded to him. l4o WIS not 0rsureu to re-
tlrn !o Springfield nt any specified time. II