, 1869-02-18

Tor one marine ague, 30 far a. the city lfnit1
now extssa ,5d sss asaaed De-; I. Y to b vested
have been eoap'ed With this request 60 ac th.ngs
that The light oi sahsequent eitenmstAoces
may htse shown were not the most judiclous thst
70 ibs xki,aurs ot M IT, sthe f'fin q iinois. r.
Sommen Gou1c 9th eli, OF Chicago, AID the
na5of OF the ely. tav1uF asked BY memot that
bin II The Houte Of Representatives. and it hid
IT. appropriate reference. About that time there
.s other pTiS;; "hS learned and
I'D prosrt'ssa Il, % shss o,hs1 1as psIs.s, ats,
eontempIat.d Introducing = blu waieh should
IL 81 81 81
cage. which ehould take thr.e OF the N ,st ralaa.
nls hlneks n this Or periy nd ves. the fec Of II
other purpote that those eenpan:ee NV d. Tbs
property ousties o. The h,teos, outside Of me
for one mile eastward Of theee tracks and mile
sbd hsif in extent ln fro.t OF Gus half or the
psttaess g,t Q. TIE ssts we!s asked to BE- %
eainc 70 ny kpoweuEa1 coalA mt beiove thai
L!E;s t,u.e q ,he s,ato q Illinois. .hn, a. !
@ 1eo ncudeS oa'9 n.ts q
lA~t 70 restrain The vicious ned 10 pEo,cc.
NO. %Sus s 1saS pH 81 ou. sat ~
rr,n'ntltra Os II the scnsic. Rufuos iofd nc.
snd told z 9 upon nearly tvely s.rscs corner Ia
ett1Heueius tnhl !lis u!n Will p!npnseh ~ ;aAe
jrpppse! 10 tsIc .i,r soil !n our hasbos-tha ihis
~ NV ~. nea n seso5 feI1e.a tos N11y fosct
1ecp 'e IL he stnstr. WIFI hoq nrys, w..
d:a belsare which esnros tn tl,s JAY be,lrrs.,ut
mhrt ~ thsl va a'tnh!'Itd !!H.lue lne pro-
irlt a. flst line HI. med Of meetings VI .hla
tirtl. itsLg oI d yiricns warning voice itom tin
lnrtr q Chicago fAppantc Then went 70
tnhect, and l represented 10 tiac1n the n,aRa.
tule .! the, private and l.uhllc IN.
tsrsss n,o'en ,n a. te ae nnn, Of ts cit,
VIII The reply. Your 1t.rs is .ltent upon thls
tst).et; We hear notbinz npon this subject flou,
a ~on W, m gnn, u 9 ~ oetuK
seem 70 telfeptnl u ann 80 h'ueh 10 neel st
yarion. sisrse oi thi. bit ~as mueh ID neeu
81 so1ne VIOLENT oaip9atfsg or m Fpitif ot
Ish!hlhea u, ~ eome e1teht bnt | n1ti1nel IL
iut 10 !ne .itt g thst eeitess t%u'd t've t,rrn
70 'l,'tu readi! IN shc hvuae III lt"rtesents:
tlten &c, tn + t,1 aat., g. REPRESENTATIVE ~
s.,sn .s' :" ~ sae e sd ~ .v"' @ i H. 1a,s ny s sss
ntn ~ ,'ifffH'e hs thifv. WhrH bal tluns
Tint. my I'll W-rHifrHh ! Mat lp!lnwPd ~ f'l''
te,.*At,tite ., t.tt q .hr ~ l'et" & " 'a,l,atu.
'I's tatl.'r u IL" r y "I' h'gss'I
III, K.,rkaIrtnLur. Th4i pus'lrmsa WAS Mr
I.ym. I shttk there Az MeH ~ I'n ftsY "F
sw w -. .." m ""ht Mht, teMs'ses nn, !.
tL,ta Irau,Ag iR Ito ll"uau III Representatives.
Ih,s hill prnposrs Nhat; It pfoPnaes n iaku
away from 'nr civ Of tlhtc.go ~, a!srl1tas or
ELI even hr, at the praLe1ty ths!dr O lht FtAk.
wntrr, ultcn !. absnlatnIy aud .ndrfras,nly tlLr
awn. This Ia one or Ira mun,6csn, provisiunt.
|. ri "ry which the c,ty oVns ,o.day, and it pro.
Iosea to tatt lhTtc blocks Of this property, aud
10 lake Il By graft Of tbs Les!alatusv Of the btae
OF Illinois, when tho teg Of tt
Was Itvcr In the Htae or naver
IN eoAdisson where the stste could interfere
ineide properly; ana for these three block 1t IL
proposed 10 give The city Of Chicago $500 900.
Th,, .o-crty which is ltuaicd outside Of tne
nos CtntIal Railroad a. !. lcau: and ~ ! RECON-
pcnee 10 tie city Tor making thts oeeal grant OF
The harbor oi Inc largest commercial city in tho
distant, The secoud tarsest upon the American
eit5. II propotes to give 10 snia e,mps11 for scven
Now, az 10 the propriely OF haylpe a hasbor
hu,lt M it 1hs part Of III city, th rc IS diversity
Gn on' i e s4 s5s1' Of b1
tn. o.y that It II to be done. Il Seems 10 N :. II
should n1se rau my psop:tiy. and compel him
proved. aLi receiye pei eeui oi VIA. be mste
1sy ssfs Il, t1sossssioa: 81 ssa.ls5sa e;
and Without apy re rcst1lct1on; and you h,7c locked
the COOS TO the city Of ch.ca:
ouseide harbor 10 the c'y anu the State Of Illinois,
nudtr the promise Of eeven per cent. whenever
+ zee. at to improve i,-has placed toe Key ia the
H. III ef1en 70 aas iDos Cepa
ss 9, sn s & os.t md
eId That road tas TO make ample seiarn fo
everything thnt IL reserved 'c the state Of Ill:
Cois oy the. shs1tct OF that road. lApplause
itut n you will re9d this u,1l-lt ts dla@u c3f
pcratioae always draw their messurrs-1 w.sh tt
read you simply . pa't Of eec,s1n = rec Of r.
n to a9 Hn tee o III. saa vi"
Tile right Of the Illinois Central R.isoa,
Company Under ,he grant from tue j, .te IN It
The c. nsfteration for which tnc sid cnmpan
E.ay1 to the &tatc at least seven ner cent Of II
erois cnr.inHt, and under and by v1slu
cf Its enu.opY1atIcp aud pecupapcy US
sid control, ard tho riparian ownershi
incide1t q tuch giant. appropriation. occupancy
and and e a. aedr 7nsGa
with a1d four hundred ftet east Of the wcs: line
Michigan avenue, inf raeti"na ssc:ions " and !:
: ftmcd."
Il makes this confirmation in the charter. Nor
NIL fsy Que word as 10 the gipalssn rights :.
only provision Of the charter which says auyth!r
8 u the rlgh, Of 1nis zosd TO- have the ng
! Of way. Now !hs 1'Thi OF II.
G sustained IN tn!s x!cw BY the optnioa OF Il
@ sureme CnnEs. means the right OF WAY, ard II ca
Sp pp, i'I rf5sa pnrpo.es and IL
Ii riparian rights Lever attach 70 property except
l. The absolute Ice, AID the having Of iaaa OUT q
II fre, / cl.tu1 ite ltl1noIs tentra! Railroad Co
3l many, II, liuht o! ibis property, have no rip art
ia | tscutt whatever. L SAW today, in o
u d, The city papers,, aelotcc ot
/. bill Of 1he Illinois Central RA'tro
T. Coulpspy-uo, put there b7 the editor OF the psp
Is but nut there a. commun,ca ion u its col1mt
snq tee tns1e ,s e.ce asds 70 .ne sx ~
!, lee. admit that, when It gtaeia the prnpatt
le bat when it grants III. light Of Why, claim
u docs not grant the fee. NOW, geLtlcr1en, 4
lo ctmpaIy i1s* no 1ipsrian rights il tny jnd<m
1T IN front Of this property bus II sctk. " lake f
Of the city OF Chicaeo and the SAFE Of illinois,
osset It ons aWs and ID i oal
.. lion, 10 ev.r hold sacred, and to presesSc to
lcFsots entitled To enjoy tncn
ou have stated to you briefly NY position. b
~ stated to you hney the tito to .nis property,
u, understand It. understand thst 7, y lae p.
IL sie Il iilnos on Is cat..de M aaSec, to
ae rlehts of navigation aud the 1tpaslan tights
no t6erc arc aty, to. the properly which aba,s !
Of and tonss,, ard able ! manErT Al could
he plau..]: nd ! hsl'sye; IN doing thl.. ri
IN. city e.ty Of Chicago fad the situation cspl.i
T. h,m % 1oss BE- knew ~, wsaf hts slts Tss9 s
in that tht people would statd utlo hundred
Of ninety nine to one in favor Of tht city Of Chic
he ! atsrfflnR The right TO ta own PfoIerEy.
II. p!Hurt.l I was invited 10 come htre. !
OF tta,cd 10 ycn the title, As uns crs And It
ov- e.ated to Sou my pol 'ioa. AID as long Is b
net a r.sC rpJu tho floor oYtne House of Reprc
NJ ia lsct Of .onE State, upon eFc,y ntopcf oppo
.la Mtg, viii raise my voice against thts esIrgl
$50 swinalr, a. you have termed It in yone call,
nls When !oo fsy sTind!e you faithfully s1preaa
hla , nBEn,ta C or the 1nca.nrc.
rot Perhaps the h1t6ot Of t;-aay 10 4 MATE
&C small importance. 1t mas moi be a mt.l i
OF | sulail in purtscce ten Years hence, but lo
md lo4 1 to tie Development oi yoor county. T
aid rosds which ic-nav aeck to gct c,u ru1 OF this
iu bor. Z. bch With th ir ttihut3ste. tu the f4f
Sat tto1ee O the Atlantic Ocean O4e OF them
:, It lie Junelou. cachcs Gu. to the lin Q! Me,
-ed al ere the ratioual anniversary shall again
the u on this rcop r, the o.htr, win ils tr!ha'a
CHI will 1tach 10 thc Pacific. Every msn who
gaa theec RAILROADS, who lht4es hushel Of srhe
hai this country, who manufactures atytnlng
IN arpf n srAfttY r1n, ;e,.l dan HE 1ufffC