, 1881-03-17
llhtlDlNU DUWLO1
Old Complaints Of Discrimina-
tion md Extortlon OForc0
in Evidence.
The Proceedings characterized by
the Usual Amount Of Quar-
reling.
George M. Boguo the First
Witness to Mount tho
Stand.
The Board Declined to Enter Any
Suits Except in Aggra.
vated Cases.
Witness Was Advised Of the
Pooling ut tho Different
Points,
A Side Issue Provokes Merrirnent,
During Which Bushes Are
Visible.
llaflroatl Officials III tic Cnpaclty OF Wit
nessrs Tell SUMe Frank
Truths.
Witness Was Advised Of the
Pooling Mt tho DifIcrcnt
Points,
A Side Issue Provo<es Merritnent,
During Which Bushes Are
Visible.
1tailroad Officials III tic Cnpac1ty OF Wit
nesscs Tell SUme Frank
Truths.
Tie Days Labors Concluded by Senator
Whiting Riaing to Question Of
Privilege.
Srtt&at Dtspateh fo Tht Chfeaco Tribuna

Srtttat Dtspateh ia Ths Cnfeaeo Tribuns
srntN0r1Es.1,. H., Mnrch tu.-Tl,o tnycatgn-
tinn of tho Harding chnrRcs ngnnat tho ttnlfroatl
Commissioners was rcslilncsl this Afternoon.
ilnrtaing nsfcrc, IN eyl'anlco the documents Ii,
tho Old c.,iiptI!nIs Of several parties agaflst
various railroads tor cxtort,on AtlsI dlscrnun-
tion. ffe nlsn desired to nfcr tho freight turltTa
OF NIL tho rnllsonds In tho Htntn, 81 ia to show
wherein they differed from tho Commissioners
schedules.
a wtMng!D ensled MS to tho necessity Of fur
nfshtn9 copies Of the tnr1s. Finally 1t wns
hgrcct that reference could be ltt',tlc to all tho
documents iite In tho olllce Ut tho Railroad
Commission.
Iinrtllug hoped they wnutl rcmnit on filo.
f'og,c Indignantly rcprltcd tho iils,uuntlon
tlult nnyhMfy III tho ulilcc uf tho Commission
would stc!t1 my palh.rs+
HHrtai1,X rntractetl tho lmIn,tation, and pcnco
rcignel Tor tnlntIte, WHEN senator Gallon saitl
thu record should shuw that
r1l!; DOCUMENTS CALLED FOR
wcfo ttn!y presented to n1,d considered MS eyI-
feHce by tho Committee.
This stnnstlon WIS inaliy ad]ustcd to tho eats-
fucti0n nf everybody.
ucnrYo 81. lsnsue was tho first witness called.
1!s ,had hnrliy takcn his scat when llnr,!l,,g
sIroko looso hgain a1'nlt tho recorls
IN tho ot!Icc Ut tho Commissioners
lie wanted to send Ter 1nt Of tho
pnpuFs. ansl nnnthor wrnnElp urc1rrcd, In the
cO,ltsc Of wct, speeches were nl.tle By Senators
FIfcr, Casnlcc. White, Lnnnll,t,. mud attors.
Quiet waa finally restored, as1 Ilnrsllng resumed
tho examination nf tho w!tncsa.
lI04lte sud that, aftcr careful consideration
Of tho rnutter ald nIl tho legal purpoxIties In
%olyGd, this Ronsd hid Acscs,IaeA tAoy ht rt,ll,.
Incucel all tho necessary suits, mud hcnce de-
clined to Gtitcr upon nhy more. They declined
to entcr upHu MY suits except In aggravated
ctseA. and hu.lcu
AIkts1Tl!ATEn ALMOST EVERY COMPLAINT.
Mr., Ilugl,c read irola te roNrt Of I8;a. rpcttod
tho lcg ssutus Of cItses pen.ling, n1,sl tlelnjnE
tho policy Of arbitration pirsIsrtl by the Com.
lnbssIonrrs, utd which proved very satisfactory
tn nil PARTIES connected. sco pages II aud " ot
tho rel'urt 1t 1o'8. lilo rcpDrt wis prlutcI i,i
tho newspapers IN tito llancnlbcr pruviut1H. Tho
celebrated Ineksopsio coal cAAo wins hnu.p;1
out of p1,sc1trlty md rchchrsud mt length, II
was tllo nnly suit brought by tho Commission,
Thu prtnclpni witness l,ecaluu tt,sure* ut1tl tho
csc Ia still ront1l,lX. The casos Uciul,rg ut tho
ttno OF thu rGI,lr. wrro tho l}urllugtuu uul
ItllltDasC Central which wcret!cGh lust Burn.lur
iInri!na WISHED to knnw tho difference in tho
poInts between tho KuRglcs caso md tho ones
3nRt mentioned.
noguo remArkc1 he was not a-lnwyer, md
could mot tell. There wcro ollltr cusps l,gsl,lcs
tho oucs SPOKEN Of, but ho declined 10 uanu
them.
WHEN TILE COMMISSIONERS HEARD OF 1T.
MUtsEls ENrH1trloSs
they sometimes tsntiletl thu rnilruut!s without
nnv written cn,nnIni,ts N,mr t,s.. ,r,,to,, ,.'ss
,nv,stluutc,, warn ,t n,arca on ro+.,r,, ~, ~
iNK tGcIL!ed Of sufficient Importance. Tho Entu-
lnlss!onefs 11tit!e 1!nny examinations Ill
vasious cou,ltIca aong the Ohio & MIsss.
sippi mud othor roads IN suuthorn uut
Inat t,v,, v,,ra ~, i'm lima H., ,,,o ~ NV
NJ t, stnt, rho ,rt,r,ra ,.,s,tn,, t,a,., T., 'sI
4urJ,y nr is. n,l ,,x,t,,sd t,a +"i,s,,.u -,
wurrhpu.e b1siurss thorn. i rrr,rt ,rn. t",.. ,.
nf thnan vtsI,. - "''s "ot'A
iInrt,luv wanted tho recor,1 mn, o,,,,,,.u
wrnnui,, tuurr,, u,",,, it, nro,,,'".,o,, t1".'
mo ,,r,,,.cnf1"i ,v,,,, ,' .,x,,,,t,,u.t
l,uuussn.t, Inn 1,u,rtl 1ni n"r,r ,'ro,I,,., -,
booka If nnv rn,n,ott rn,,'v II ,,"I ,,sna. .uo
iucd Tho uj},cvra In c,,s..a ~ tomr"nt. .Tha
l,o,,.) ku,w tut thn rm,l. ,voro c,,.r.,,
,u hcin,v thn i,o,r,nIssinuor,' vu,,o.t,.,' t,!,
hn tntrrminr,, tn unkn 0' AA''
. nnrtYtt,y ,,r 1,,t,,,, ec,,,,,,,,,,,
a,,,. -" ,,',s,,',, - ~. $3.50. ne".s'ua....
.,.a -, ~" ~ ..,,n., H., ~ oap'uu eauet IN
...,1. ,., .,s '' "tu tno
s.o,.,,,,,.t,>,, ,.,., , S..'' e M 'es ~ tlo
%".''''as",i "Ma "'7o o'lo' 1ae law "aa not
Fatt'cd at tho tltno, Us tho Hoard WIS udviaed by
| entlsel.
Hanltng wanted IL got ut tho exact a,,ylco
given by tia coli,scl, null Rogue prpceooti 10
rx,,tu,u Mi ntun,t IT, when fhn nrxucr,,tInn ,n.
sts,.,, NJ, n t,lr,,t.t nnswcr. f'> ."''''' '''
y wrangle onsae'l. after which noxao tx
| plalncu how tho consel cninctch Will,
tho policy of tho Commissioners. Witness
""' wv ,r..'. ,ns" ~ Wv .o'e5 ~ tlo hActeht
points. Is'o hfst h1o WIS " bloomington. Tho
Commissioners thought It WIS wrt'fl9; tnatlo,,
au ~ son,S ~ sio ",h,.,rtn ... .1aas a, wls