St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-11
THEY WANT AN INJUNCTION
Lawyers for Big Corporations Appeal
to Judge Brewer.
DISPUTED SCHEDULE.
Abolition Of State Railroad Commits
sions Favored in the Interest Of
National Body.

The case of The Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy Railroad Company and the
Chicago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul Rail
way Company VS.. Peter A. Dey, Spel-
Ger Smith and L. L. Campbell, railroad
commissioners. and A. j. Baker, attor-
ney general of Iowa. will come up be-
fore Judge Brewer, of the United
States circuit court to-day, for
argument Oh the application for an in
junction.
At the last session of the legislature
of Iowa permission was given the rail-
way commissioners of that state to fix
schedule of rates. The railway COM
panies of Iowa objected to tine proposed
schedule, claiming that if the rates
contained therein were put into effect
they would be totally inadequate for
the support of the companies. They
PENDANTS. and applied to Judge Brewer
for stay of proceedings, which was
granted. Seortly after this order was
granted
SHIPPERS AT BURLINGTON.
Davenport and other cities entered
complaints before the Iowa railroad
commissioners against the several roads
having branches or leased lines in that
state, charging unjust discrimination
and eXorbitant rates. In the decision
of these complaints the commissioners
attempted TO make another schedule.
The Chicago, Burlington d Quincy, and
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railroad companies Immediately filed
supplemental bill and applied to Judge
Brewer at Topeka for an order staying
the action of the defendants in pub lish-
ing the notice of this schedule taking
effect. This order was granted. and the
question to be argued and decided to-
day is whether preliminary injunction
shall be granted until the final hearing
of the case.
Representatives of the Chicago, Bur
lington Il Quincy and Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul reached st. Paul yester-
day, ard are euartered at the Ryan.
The 20" party is composed of the fol-
lowing: FL. b. Stone, E. p. Ripley, Hon.
Writ Dexter, J. j. Herrick, c. NJ. Hig-
ginson and Isaac S. Dement,. The Mil
waukee road is represented by John w.
Cary aid John L. Fish. W. c. GOudy.
of the Northwestern, and Counselor
Withrow. of the Rock Island, will look
after their companies interests.
John W. Cary and John L. Fish were
the first of the distinguished rail-
readers to place their autographs upon
the Ryan register. ,.
cit is impossible said Mr.. Cary,
''for the companies to serve two gov
efnors. and if we are to have an inter-
state commerce commission. favor the
aboliShm ent of the state railroad COM.
mission. If a railway has its lines run
ming through six states. it becomes a
delicate matter to reconcile all the
different commissioners and adjust
differences"
'''Ihe members of the interstate COM
mission are able men," remarked Mrs
Fish, land will be qualified to attend to.
their arduous labors. If they were not
hampered and forced to conform to the
regulations Of the state commissioners
they could discharge their duties more
satisfactorily. | agree with Judge Cary
in advocating that the national be given
precedence over the state commissions .se
c. NJ. Higginson, assistant auditor of
the Chicago, Burlington IL Quincy.
laughingly compared the influx of rail a.
way men to crowd of vuitures who
hover over carcass. 1T is impossible
to predict the outcome, of COURSE" he
continued. "but hope the INJUNCTION
will be made permanent"