, 1865-02-17

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I Governors Veto.
| lFrom Our Own correspondcnt1
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. Is, 1856
I send you the very ablo speech Of Hon
Alexander Mccoy, Of Peoria, on the fna
passage Of the Chicago Horse Railway swim
die over tho Governors veto, It will rcpa
an attentive rerusal.
srEscH OF HON. A1RxAKpzB n'cox.
Iii. Mecoy said; MI; speaket-ln dlseussin
ouly consider the objections urged to The bill Ii
the Veto Mclsage Of the Governor, and the e1
pressions Of Tho locality Immediately interested
The cornty Of Cook directly, but as about mn
thousand Of tho Inhabitants thereof l,are appeale
t. th1s ' House md project against ,hs passage 9
turn deaf ear to their voice, more particularly
VIC hear no demand for the passage Of 1t from th'
loGsllty exGept from those Interested in tho Hors
not daiy considered T. IN Ad'' al It's 3 bear aa
bsaIlnEs. nor Va. tts covert inlquties fully seer
ever, the people Of Chicago began to disco1e,
some Of the latent provisions OF Said bill and in
medistelJ sent protests to the members from Chi
moi presented to the House. When the bill had
passed the House and reached the senate, one O
the Senators from Chicago presented the protest
there was then large and overwhelming lndIg
nation meeting being held in Chicago In Reference
to @ tals b;ll' and begged the Senate to walt unit
they could hear from said meeting. But Sir, tht
friends Of the Bill, as soon as they began to hca
the nantterings Of the distant thunder, they had
the hill read the first and second time and, s,Inngt
70 TO- say, he otheI ssnator from Chicago, agatas
test OF many Of his constituents moved to euspeni
nc tnles and have the bill put upon its final pas
Iii. wikc. I call tho gentleman to order; he /.
speaking alsrespectfuliy Of thu House.
Mr. Mccoy. am pot, si17am only giving ths
mctnbers shall not refer to tho action Of the Sen
;, Mr., Mccoy. There Is no sucA rule. Now, sir,
through that House. Hight IN defiance % Of M tao op
position and wishes OF the locality affected by it
It Was sent TO the Governor for bis signature. AZ.
hearing both sides by able counsel, he exercised
bis constitutional pregrogative and sent It back to
th,s Ionse, WIN eEave objec,ions;- titudonal
nection with these olJecto1s protest Of 9.oo1eit
thd s ne ta Tha b
objections Just before We adjourned. On Saturday
evening, and here we are on Monday morning
able objection. contained in tho Seto, without
of Chicago. Not only il this indecent haste mani.
Tested IN considering the bill. but q gentleman Of
get the floor to move the prev1ous question, to cut
ths iii: po@b. then,:elzes hey W &c seeE ( te m: sas
Of great city are being voted away to mammoth
corporation. This 10 me, Mz. Speakcr, looks uys-
terfous. lis certainly unusual. It Is true that
required to vote upon questions Of public Interest
| which have been thoroughly discussed before tho
people, and all have Deliberately and intelligcnty
es5 u 5esae to
/ question ia new one-a local one. The bill con
tains many hidden powers Just brought to light,
a0a Seifa,1iy ~ refy objectionable ana It IS mac:
drive this thing through without answerln E
any Of the objections urged attempting to :atsly
;hose who are INTERESTED. 1000 Of whom hare laid
whether this ~ treating thoee persons respectfully
sulmlt whether this is not direct Insult to tie
ecuave Of ills state, eo-ordinnte 6rasch Of the
come 10 this, that tAt p<opis cannot be heard IN
In reference to ihis constitutional question I
! wish to say word. The gentleman frpm KAN
kakee asked the gentleman from ST. Clair, what
Of twenty-ave years to purchase the property Of
the Horse Railway Co. over any other person, /
answer that by tho terms Of the Charter Of the
company at that t1me The rights and franchizes Of
any tirht to run thcir cars. nss thnir 1TacIs n
operntG railroad IN any of TIC Streets Of The
COMPANY to opcrste Or run cars ii he strerts and
miEbt aproIns commissioner 10 operata In roada
In the city in behalf Of the c,ty. The Charter
riyes The cIv The rht to nn1rbssn I'll ~ 5ea1
etty Of he compa5y. Now tnhmt ~ vbppts,ppr Xxx,
this doce not III effect give the exclusive right to
nurchase. m No othsr persons or company hasins
end q tha tine n te civ It Wou)d in ssc1 - nres e
al o1rs M , om on'ng ne sasks and other
dty. Ety. u e'1p'4aa'n e'u1a use 'nem except me
y not restf5 ,sf zEh sessuln virtue
this Til prevents lie eitV Ron n.tise tSst nnp. =.
denTisca her al H. ~ ena aso
affer Inst time h,ch she on1d ;.r ~ TT T. = @
not pess. NOW docs moi ihls fnstr ;he
st;ntionsIS 01a - u oot ene1e1o1e clesfiy uneon-
1,nT Srnreme conrt acc,aod T., .ta 1et. 1,,,,a,.
Reports thst he Legalatare cannot interfere Wiz
ptiyste Sorporatton and ia 4n 40 wpUd h. ncan nnn
stitutionsl >A@ - Wv s' "o1ie DS "4ie'u-
Now, there IRE many other things about this bill
sud there arc fonr Sisn 1fs ~ r., ~
and ,hst they viii comncts syit naeh ntae1' - H5ss
Is 1t not fact ihat these Com hare iii nnied
are sefinE in enear + na.s snS t,s ~ r,c
virtually binds them torcther for 4 commnn fnt...
rest, The second section Of the act nrorfdes thrt
md franchlsc<. &c, heretofore msde Seiwesn tbe
tho uuhoty o is1 What oefs na md sSaa datds q
Can any member here answeri II yoa cannot,
then you are legfslating in the DARK You are dr.
a1!fyiag tome,h'ng-1o9 know no! what-as isw
there arc papers Of consolidation stened betwesn
them, In reference to The price Of faIc and he ou
Grafton Of the roads, and It 1nay be, providing or
competition These things last for three gepero-
tons, and can only be changed with the nrifen
concurrence OF The Company. In he
arising ont OF the attempt to bnIld
railway on Wabash avenue. called the "Wabash
sWindle, " the Chicago City Railway Company en-
tered Into contract With the city that they would
railroad on wabash avenns and oher ayenucs @ I and
principal strecta Of the city, apon Inc condition
rosd to be built on said streets without their enn
sent This was adopted In the shape OF an ordi-
nance Of The city, and spread upon the records.
On the West and North Sides. The
Chicago md Evanston Railway Company was |
chartered By the Legialaturo IL 1861. 10 which |
psny from building It's road npbn certain Of the |
g eat avenues and streets, and the CITY Council |
a tseil nom permitting any railways to be built
shich were Michigan and Wabash avenues. Nov
hs third section Of this aetsre enac,s this prohl-
2thon, but very artnlly adds these words: '.'And
:hall remain tn force nrtil ALTERED, released or
'1nended by the Common Council Of Chicago and
aid company"
Now The elect Of thus re-enacting this prohibi-
he CITY Council with the concurrence of this
onpauy to do away with, and repeal this same |
egis!atiye prohibition. Which neither Or both
that mighty influence a powerful corporation
lhs at elections amen. the popula ion of a creat
ity. We nil know It would not he long nntii
1,.n ~ |
|rohilition. And then the Evanston i:nmnsnv
sonld hare the light to 20 upnn snr nj tnoso