, 1869-01-27
lie STATE AND TIE ILLINOIS CEN
TEAL RAILROAD.

The House OF Representatives st
Springfield has amended the Railway
F-1e TIL BY aaontlug the proyiso .sThat
"uoihi1g cantairtd in this &C. shall be
"cons;tu.d To release the Illinois Central
"Railiosd Company from the paymen:
"lo the State Of seven per cent OF the
"lntal or gross proceeds, or rcceio:s, or
s'ircon,e thereof"
This prcyiso WIS inserted in the bill
hy lawyers Lex us see what i. amounts
u, 4 and 3 nskc contract. 4 VIC
'a'ts il, but in doing so he remarks
Ny violation Of this contract shaN not
''ue construed 10 release lS from his
"ub'Igstiou to fulfil r. Il wauld natu-
1a!ly leo!E: :>il. !. Is hot t1r You Ia say
h"w y.ur violation OF the cna:r.c::
shsEf i'a construct you Tiol.t: ii y.
"yrur PERIL We have no respect Tor
any r:!san 7.ho rre'esds ih:.t the pr,yiso
il tlc hill 1askcs il whit less dangerous
,.'an Is was t.f'Ie. TIT eighth sec:loa
81 t:cac: Ct Tho Legislature incorporat-
!rc 1tc Illinois Central Kairnad C mi
l'aly. approved February 10, 1S5t, says:
1T" beard VI directors shall have poyer to
''a' Ii sGe1 1l1rs Of t"l! fur thc conscyanco uf
i'i=f's d Property upon lhs SANG - thcr -h7
!"i 'irit tn tine. hy tltif hs iAHe. direct sH1
- s'niss aAi 4" '':ss MD co.cet The samc fur
:.t u>c ii lid CoMraaJ.
s"ys:
~, 'o'. .id'a'tor or t'- o,a"'z. fr;rshyt' ani
''",t.A.s '"r,t. conferred upon -4,d c,,1nrlny.
s't ts' rusro-si Af,ics -t,t. ite s.,d company
.ts i, IT. il, tl.1 M",1..- ii Urrcn,nrr nnd ju.e
sfi"+h h ,th.. rnr ihtu tlr ltuarnty u ttu >t he
III, ,r..tf !cc,IIt.. nr tnruuIu dtrir.d from
'"'t''"i Httl htosra for ihu tlx months then
t', vtcr"Glnv.''
l,.s t"cu.y-:.conI section uI the ac..
r1n'ns t''r company Ia ray lwp prr
tn'n.a a'.slst;"n,l In lin VI ,.x:s
II T. All ,s'.l''tshcd principle ol Inv. Of
'1i>,tsaf application, tha. q purity wao
i: oI";es II conl1acl Is Ho tongcr In
II III >,',"n to lntorcc II ngaiuat otlHr
iat,m4. " Who h1r thu PARTIES 10 this con.
.r.r, 1hc Sistr nl lAnnIs on tho uuc
l'"la and tie lllnois Central Nll,rost
tSnr,ny on the other. Win IL ,hc
hr:r1,r ia tween tLrm Ultimately tho
surl.mr c,urt nf Tho United States.
Ilnss any person doubt how
tl.r Suptmc Curt u thu Unitti
S.atcz vuult decide. Ia 20 plain
rEst9 D'cs apy Isersnn dnuh. bnw the
Snp1enc Court Of IIlnnia wou1l dr-
Ci'!.y Members nf tho Legislature tglk
'|';arsns'y n}out what The people will s]1
vstl, lhr Sul.ttMr C"ur: II they do moi
.;rr,icet, GEd so. l.. Il be sclfy tint
when Judges, sworn II dc.1|e consrnvcr'
,.> n'fs11lug ~ lAc'law, cut t7pse trnul
slr Inv, a..l Eivc tlirir 4, rtsinnH In urco.d
a,r with popular rinu>nr aud t,n,sit,u
Wr l"ve 10 tuc', rul,Tts yct. .l.an|s
q II! When VT rrnrh ti4pt clls,,,x ul
III n,' ruI:a1irn IL Will lm tImr iur ti4.,5t
Win" hasr my property os my se}!'
r=lttl1n ln:.'. tt lnuse tu h.'tnt oths,
a!utG nr tnuIt.y. Illinois Ia dcslrs,
lie e'mmut,I,y lo live III bccaast. il i
T. yetrsd by law. When i: passes uni:
TIN. fel,tro1 0t m"ts, (!.r tin. ls tha liz.
it, aciIt,l l,y so.:a gentlemen in The Lazy
i>::,,ni,l, tit tnd vi its prosperity w,i
bt nr.r.
NJ; lhc Siate hes Il, L : =; nte.c', an,
il nh>'. auis!e by. Thu contract il ii:
alsa1lsEtt.1:~ IL, ami tie State ough. l.
ahi!e i, li-anElt TO 90 or torncar d,ia!
:ny'A4Lg, ~ Lat the sever pr: cent tsrn
=. = ri the Centra! Railroad be no! inr.
!.it1 CT placed il jeopardy. We do no
';'i;eyr taa: any member OF the Lsgisla.
thic is privy to any scllmc 10 rsleAse th
Railroad vonlrany IRON its obligation
bui ary Eh1ewu r..n Who was eadc1vDr-
ibg 10 accomplish that result, would con
na et.i.v .tt.irg :hc State l.: an ct:i usl
where i, Grul1 not II: i.at ill an ac:iu
ac%ln- hc comprrr.