, 1865-01-30

generations binding them With legal fettefa, with
out knowledge Of their1 wants or conditions
which e 1ndeiens1ble On any principle Of juaiic
fomi6---Decanse tho bill is a dangerous nrece
dent 1ftlesc wealth.. and local Companies. ca1
y combining tn thcir influence, force through ID
such nnheard o. privileges, and secure their mon
opoly 10 few faForcd individuals, thcir chiidre'
and children's children, the railroad counanie
all over the stae may combine, md ob,ain abso
lute power over the business Of transportation o
persons and property in this State for ages Il
come, and on terms Ehose oppression IS onl!
may be formed, as shall release the Illinois Cen
tal Railroad from the per ccntage or It's earning,
secured 70 The State Such legislation renders Is.
tends to shake their faith In ther secnritv n r.
presentatire government.
| ,fJtA-Because by the frst section OF said act
4 the powers granted By The acts referred to- are
extended for uinety-nin years and also unlIu1tcd
dddntonM powers are thereby granted By the
words @ Powers pertaining to corporations, etc ,
Who can measure the limits Of the powers OF cor
po5ations Tor such pnrpoeeef
Si1fh-Becarse itauthorizes the use Of 4 donb,e
track In said Streets which In effect precIudcs n
use & Of the sAme feF travel In ordinary convey.
Sertath-Deeausc, without the assent OF ss,d
ely. It extsndssthe privilege gtven h5 existing
roads in said city for seventy four ycars withoTf
any new consideration.
E10Afh-Because, ii in effect grants monopoly
~. ui1f.ts -n4s years 70 the several individuals
named m IN eaid corporation, and their assigns, #
a! the principal streets Of Chicago, for The car
r1aee Of passengers, and excludes competition
@ 1ro otne. 1uaaes "9aleser lhe wants Of the COM
comnel said ro1anan,ca u4 ~ n1tan1 ~ poNef 10
transit on streets secured to the any faster then
shall sai. their convenience, however great the
neeeess1ts.n
prompted b tho corporatoss, and those Interested
r,ti1cns ~ th.ir h.,nft M Iu noL ~ tue
e1arape or coss iesaion Of ihe @osi no dinna II M
1e-rcd nnor f,r ea;Sv a5s eoa
c1nsion nT si1 othc,s ~ tho -tht 9n .st % tao
fhcss;n u ana ~ ecsnas ,ne q. % sa9e stosk
1ni,sn1, ~, ~ - Etaas paueges H9itn
n.aaoas .an u "ones "tenon1 any equlsaaeht what
c>e.- ,,,,. ,,., --. ..-.
| aenn-Iesanse The unity and combinations ot
! interests OF three such powerful money corpora
tons pefmeatnc every paEt OF the city, with hun
dreds, and probably Thousands Of employees. 1s
pie said city, by Which, and their wealth, they
| are ltahle to ob!ain the control Of the Common
Council, and through these creatures obta1n what
their cupi1ity may crave.
I HtFfAh-No preteuce can exist that their pre-
sent privileges are not sufficiently renunerat3ve,
una !ieo suncaent Pfont on me capifal invested.
stock In one Of The roas has heen recsntIy sn1d ~
one hundred und ninety cents Der share. Of
one hundred dollars each F ~' ~
For these and oihcr rctsons you are rcoucated
to withhold your signature iron safd BIZ. To ena
bic Re s,zsRs IN 50
REPRESENTATIVES, and hear their rcasons ior their
vote therefor.
The speaker proceeded. It was time the public
"oke up. 40 corporation SHOULD ever re permit
ted to receive such powers. Look at the Lesisla
lure. Bills arc being pushed through It by the
1,sua-ss ~. - ..sN -ouo We pe " anu Dyer LIE
to Ihe Governor be Would seni hoeS !" IT, res
1tFcAtautes VI lue people. VINO. showing what
Dart lie had friends am"nr fe coInne.,a,s VI hnt t
that wns no reason Why they should acnnirc ns m.
told thous ands wrtnr ant Of ti1c neonis Ret1cr Nv
than to beaneas To- them rch hsritace ~ catncd y
such way. The rights Of property shonid hc
respected. out that wns no rcsaon ,xhy The nroncr
ty-holdcrs ebould be Dermitted tn riIe rnnpch
s1od vycr those who were nowcrle.s Lei the
Dennle thcn entrcot n.v Ienis,1 - ,haso i.e,i ne
iors That they restore to he people The rirh,s
constituents Thcre was no exense On fu the n1as
Of ignurance, and they should be made to HIT
T3,ere "a m rrr3nrori1v in The I'm, T., .onc.-.
uothinr on he neop!e: II taxes awsr iii !, dees
not au,6o1.e of eonne1 ~. s,n a - o9ss
.,Is i1ne ~ rond M h,sherto %rsta VI ai
sle nhe % foao not nilnero granted.
SENATOR ~Anp.
Senator Ward now entered The room and was
not MAKE a sneret he ,sas .I,e.av hn.rse IL
Xouid Int male brief statement: he md done
IL -, duty = Is naasretood i IN this matter: i
fr"isintion won1i vet AZ He hsd IN ahi5,n1 tn1
ctnadenre in he a6ility tntecrftr and fr1nness ii
tie pobIe Old hero who holds he seat Of Cavern
mrnt. he f{Sov. Or1eshv1 tlia mt hrionp IN Ch;,
caro. hut be would not authori1e anythinr that
wUulu tuuIIatc nEuinFt taio ute1rsis u is pope.
He had no anImosity against horse railroads, but
when he SAW that the people were sought TO be
made mere supporters Of horse railroads he op-
posed II. lie believed that 1t was one Of the most
Cun1aDEly devised schemes That Was ever
ma .secIs ,nd tSex WGn1d no1 Ho9s H.
soet: =, 1ai1 Nv IL askna t,n1 -, VII ~ ~
send IN frir nr6tret and e h.seqed se,t
Ditt Oelethy wonid vefo The hiii H. fho1 tt N s7
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