, 1865-02-06
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
the HORSE RAILWAY BILL,
VETO MESSAGE OF THE
GOTERNOR.
4 Powerful ARGUMENT AGAINST TEE
SNNDLE,

Especial DiFpatch to the Chicago Tttbune]'
sFESGrHo, Thursday, Feb !, 1865.
10 the Honorable Eouse OF Repres<1tatlcrs OF
tbs S7dt< Of Illinois:
The bill for IN act COT cerning horze RAILWAYS in
the city Of Chicago, passed by tic General Aasem-
bly, Of the State Of Illinois, and presented to ros
for approval, is most respectfully returned TO the
uonse Of Representatives, in which House It
originated. In stating my objections to the bin
may IN gfent Difference to the General Assembly
trnm whom feel it my duty to differ, be allowed
10 sly, 1T would have been far moro consonaat
to my feelings to have found myself able to have
arrived al the same conclusion at which your
honorable body dsd in considering and passing
upon 1t. Standing alonefn the magiatraey Of the
powers Of ont Of the great departments Of your
stase, have heaitated Tor long time before ven
turing 10 oppose the conclusions Of my own mind
toyour deliberations; and In the act OF doing so
lam strengthened and encouraged by the wise
and liberal porisions Of our Constitution. guard
lrE and projecting The rights Of tho public and
the Individual IN snbJcctfng to review aud reversal
any action Of mine By msfority Of the members
elected 10 the Legislature.
do not approve the bill, because by
vested BY tic list section oi The M acts Of % Feb.
14th, 1859, and Feb. 2Ist, 1861, to period
Of ninety mine years. The franchise 80
extended i one granted to certain railway com.
pany Of said City. It appears by reference to the
prior prof cedLg gs referred 10 In these acts that
The Common Council OF the city Of Chicago had,
By ordnance dated August 10th, 1853, vested In
certain individuals the right to construct and ope-
rate horse railways upon certain streets Of e1id
city, for the term Of twenty five year, and by The
ninth section Of Ettrh ordinance II was provided
that If the eaid ind1viduals should become incor-
poratcd, the rights and privileges granted to them
by that ordnance should extend to such corpora
t1on for the time and rpon the conditions therein
prescribed; The said ind1yiduais were fnco1po-
Inten By the snId act Of Feb. 11th, 1859, and the
eaid corpo1 alton, In the exercise Of is franchise,
wcs expi essly made subject IL tho sa1d contracts
and conditions contained In tho said ordinance Of
August 10th, 1855. By the tenth and eleventh
sections Of said ordlnances. 1t va provided that
at the expiration Of twenty five years the said
city Of Cbscrco should have tic right to purchase
the entire railway property Of fnd corporation, at
an appraised value In the manner therein apeci-
fed. The manifest effect Of the ptoyigion OF the
act now under consideration extending the durt-
tion Of the term granted from twenty-five years to
ninety .ninc years, IS a1so 10 extend The time when
this agreement Of purchase and sale shall take
effect Tor the like period. Upon any fair con-
struction Of the act it seems hardly susceptible al
any other meaning. I have heard none other
claimed for It or If construction, which has been
suggested, were to be- admitted that the right OF
purchase secured By the eaid ordnance, is only a
barren right ot purcha.e Of the said rai1way nx.
tures and property, and that the extension Of the
/. franchise for the further term Of s.rcnty-f -four
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