The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-16
No Railroad LegfsIatiOu

Springfield, llis, March 10 Tho railroad
| co mmittce of the house sent in report yes
terday on the Mitchell resolution, introduced
some time ago, calling on thst committee 10
prepare seven separate bills on IN many diller,
ent branches OF 'herailroad service, regulating
them In accord ance with the grangers' idea of
what shcu!d be done. The report was not read
and nobody outside OF the committee knew
how fatty II denied either the necessity
or Justice OF the egislaton proposed by the res.
oiution, and so concurred in It. This morning
Mr.. Mitchell moved TO recon slider the vote bv
which the report was coucurred In The full
report, containing the original resolution. ia
as follows: Whereas. The published reports of
tho icauing railroads chartered and operatInr 4
under the laws ofthis state show u constvn,lv
Increasing surplus of net earnings, esablinIr
Dhe lnanssers y. pay large dividends, not only
upon the cost OF the roads, but, In many clse..
upon ilcticious "wateied" capital; and
whereas, AT common terminal points ths
freight anu passenger trailic of the rallroAds ia
pooled or adjusted by ",eysners," and inlu.
lious Determinations made iu favor OF throuwh
business, and In favor OF 'c-Itain cities ma
against other cities whore there are no com
pe,ing lines of railroad, thus sepriylpg the
people ol the projection ana benefits of COM
pelltlon TO which they are Justly entitled; aud
Whereas, We hold the true principle 10 Le
that when the capital actually Invested In "A
railroad :. has. been fairly oompensatsd
the rest OF IN. benefits hud advantages le-
sulting from the construction OF such RI lirond
belongs 10 ADD should be eGjOyed by tho puu.
pie; and N f''
Whereas. Under the existing lava of iii.
nois, md the present niode of assessing rail-
way property. said property docs not bear lts
proporuonate share of the taNse and ca prnses
OF the government; thc.efOIc be II
lResolvsd, That the com nit,ee ON railroads
DC instructed 10 report 10 this house, with The
ieast possible delay, bill or bills for enact-
ment covering The following questions, viz,
}. A bill - prevent the "pOoling" of tr,lills
earn'Dgs AZ any aud ali CON po,ing point. ia
this stute, whe'ev two or more c0nipinie. ur.
operating railroads aud transporting psssen-l
eers and freight, y
=. A bill making IL u penal oneuse for ,hs
managers or agents oi any railway 90 IA pany 10
aliyw shipper o. freight any kind OF rebate
or urawback, Whereby such shipper seeuscs
benefits anu advantages over Others
.. A 0ill requiring the managers Of all rail-
roau companies Operating In this state g.
make IA full and complete statement, under
oath to the railway commisslonei 9, of ibc uc-
tue costof their respective railway properties,
including equipinsnts End excluding sll In.
orets. VI sioux not s.sed upon bon. hls ca
rcnditures OF Constructions and iuither re.
quirlng such railway managers to make a.
semi-.nnual ststemeDt OF tue gro,.i fece, pts
sbd expenditures, together vito tho hEvl
charges OF spch roads, and empo wvrinv IA,
railway commieaioueiS W reQuue Of uuy fsil-
way company ateduction Of ita freight suL
pae.eager tatin, whenever ,ita net .sr.iags az.
ter payment OF all nxed chNrvse for twelyeu)o.
setu'ive inonths shall encce'i Ia amount the
sum required t. pay O pr cent per annuin n.
ON the kciuai soet Of such fat. tOada
I. a VII changing the prus.u, mode of nv
setsing railway property, snd coutsiig no.
visions tha, viii insure In future zach proper.
" bearins its lair proportion of toe 6ur,ians
~ taxation.
s Tue law forbidding unjust d,scrlrn,n..
tioas In ihvor OF ciu.s where there are com.
petins lines railroads. us agains, elites Ard
states where there L. bnt ode line, aiso pre.
venting discrimination In favor Of thro,, h
freight and pltsenRer trnnlc, - axAinst L,rnl
teAiiic, and iu favor OF large shippers as
assintt small shippers.
o. Ablll rsqulflns oil railroads oh artcrsi