, 1865-02-13

where they convey vested interest or grant
rights to which possession has attached, apply
agaipst, rather than for, this act. No vested
right, or property, or possession, attaches
in presenti on the passage Of this act. It's
whole operation is in future. The Railroad
companies will hold under, their nineteen
year charter until 1t expires, and only then
HI1l the swindle give them vested rights IN
presentf. In the meantime repeal Of the
hill will only leave them just where they
were before It was passed. The act, like a
will, operates only at tho death Of the former
grant. In the meantime It Is rcrocable by
/ the power making it, simply because ita revo-
cation will merely restore the rnilzoad com-
panies to the position they were in before
the grcnt and not deprive them Of any vested
property. At least this point will be fully
tested. The next Legislaturc Of Illinois will
be called upon to repeal this bill They will
repeal it unless they are so drngged with rail-
read stock, Wisconsin eeggars and cheap whis-
Ky, TINT like the majority who voted for this
bill, they don't know the State Of Illinois
fiom Horse Railroad. Ifthcse monopollcs
think they eau afford to perform this opera.
tIyn with every succeeding Legislature better
than they can afford to run their roads hon
estly, with such franchises as the people can
afford to give them, We believe they will Jet
chnnge their minds, and awake to sense Of
their blunder on this point.
IMPORTANT TO TIE LOBBY.
The tabling Of the following resolution by
the House of Representatives ut Springfield
Was equivalent to resolution giving all pri-
vnte Jobs precedence over public and general
laws:
"Mr. Burchard offered the following:
d ar ~ n Oils ~ oS % pnoc
bills on third reading, Or scn.te bills On third
reading, over local or private bills or bills reat-
q Mr. Miller, Of Logan. moved to Lay the resolu-
tion on the table, which motion prevailed-yeas
40, nays ST."
The people Of Illinois, in their verdancy,
have 1abored under the delusion that laws
which concerned the welfare Of the whole
people, laws for their protection from crime,
or for the adjustment Of their general rights,
were of moro importance than acts for
the relief Mr.. Jones, or comforting fran
chises upon private corporations and
monopolles. But it appears that
the Legislature arc paid but two dol1ass
q day for passing public laws, while private
laws pay much better. As one Of the honor
ablc members from Cook county expresses it,
"Wby, get but two dollars day for public
"laws, and pay two dollars and quarter
"day for my board. Now, without the prl-
"vatc 1aws, what could doy" It would be
to the interest Of the county Of Cook to PEN
sion those Of its Representatives who voted
for the Horse Railroad bill On its final pass.
age, with the view Of seducing them by the
most gentle means back to the paths Of hon
csty. Il, however, the county Of Cook re-
fuses to act upon suggestion so selfeyident
refuses to relieve the necessities Of Its mem-
bers in the Legislature-thcn let all the
gamb1ere, public sSindlers, and gentecl
thieves in the State Of Illinois come forward,
state what they want, and how much they
are ready to pay forit. They will never enjoy
so good chance again. If there is any time
left after the lobby have been attended to,
the people will come next In order.