, 1869-01-30
TIE RAILWAY FARE BILL,
Speech OF Hen. II q miller, OF Cook
County. h Tho Lea1stsxurc.

0Ncl$iOu |
Of restriction on railways was asrI n.ntiohcd,
witocut examining into the merits Of the su a,e3t
OF III. real tauscs Of complaint, stated tha,
have listened stte lively to tue dt.cue-Ion Of ts,s
subject, e1an,ncd into the pretenauu grievances,
ARD and my position un,cnaols / maze IN *.
cnsc, that Il may rcli vs tic Cestrai K.llr5.d
from ita tribute. but belIevc lh.t tho bill before
a., thoTeve1 much ! may sympatnsze WITH tts
the oearh KEEL to all flrurl railroads ID this
Ssate fiIt that cYtr2 naoer nrtntpd in ny cttv !
has u,,er.d Wsr1tnr Fo,es arainst ,nc M n:nefaI
lnauercc oi ibis bill ecc,es ei iet,ess rsce,ycd
n e,n.blns op ,he "a II
breath or Chicsco. ran heed Tic rennss, NJ ~
constituents without doug violence 10 ny feel
shall rot inti,ct this body with long speech.
1ieayc tue ccpstltot,onaI Question where It be.
nusines.Ee n I manrer. seeas a aWsstern man anu
arn not al Cd mnu at 1hn. yet WITHIN nv time
ali Ills ysst Western country was rrcat vas:s,
fn1iitr ia prs,,,es unan,ainr ike oesan, - ~ ~
urtrsref.ea hy hfei. Thsrc. in ys.t rnono,9sy
tae n wessn ~ H. shat RRs1Ksgs o. goa ~nsd M
ri,,es dnt ,hc nfstn IKE Csnt,in. ~ TIA h,sr
II !. hui q !iitle ae1e thsn qaaf,e1 q cen.
soil ass s,sined w1,n The Hood oi Inc u Gins q;
| 1tr,r frrocny. Thcre row stards 1ne ctty which
| - T. nv n1tnr - fnhtsit. civ nf eon,,nentsi
! imnnItrnrr the nr,da ~ 1,i,n * am thc 1n-rr
nf tfe Torid rnss e1ty f. to.d-v ths eroate:t
| n,e1n lnmhr, and nnrv TeTt X ;hs yn,it
fnitner, induced by tne rich reward Of ssss--
nrisc. 1oEs eapiial sno ind dustry. Day and n,vht
.ht D.. hure ed; ;acss rtsc On land out hsI, r..
CHARMED nom the noo.s Of Lake Mtchl.ac. IN
sla9x Of banners l sm'tc The eas; the snoss
sts: indtyiansf cor csrns numoer thz,r en-.
ploy,s by he thousand, and eycryune1e IN .:i IL
strrets "a the snrr 70 rrsh Of 4 nfasoerous nunI1-
WcsIth and sf enffe1n.i;e Q; too Eat. '''AA @AS
te n5st Of what ns n s's5 aseea
tot,y Two tona ouraen. IN 1sss jos: to1ty years
hS e'fGo eonssra ct o Y; 1usRHs M
ths1e ~ nsad!ed Il ID 8, nfts cent? ba1a:i nc
stlrped iro1o Grand U.yen in 1885. AID The f.st
ea;co Of nrs,n thioped rom ChieaSo was N! !s.9
.. ia.t ibiriy years 40, What d. you sec ,o-d.y:
II .tc.d Of ypur tcriy tyc ion schooner ,be docks
ne l,red wjth SD ton bsrks; Instead u ,hy to-
tsry saI sonr sens are Wh1te Win deess. ana tha
nns VI bnshris' IL NOT III. alnost tncreat Sic
t asa1rcly any Int ImeI: ans vii believe II. and
fo@snee p,e; before this s.ts st .c: Ut.
<Un.,,n1 M1m, r.. .rS msatc bsns"> S,ed t.*3t.ts
,l. ~ ~ q s,s.ta y th.t m.ontecs-t .r.1rcmsn
wsirn hslnts.ia he eieuaenfs fUr the nse Of M
rt1d Wa, TopId ,ou; ,asns Is Be wer1a ,otss Il
i c oeas LIZA ys'nr. aIe re,a,,1s IN CIV inr
MsT te Tsiucd At thou.and collars roos! wnile
s9sk .ws, s5e'hsi ~ ns; "s vs5s eE or; :;
i,ncbso1e i vs1ns On which Mics al isnd
J, are nrsdic.ied Fat isrds Weld III srops alks
~ -. seent. ~ 1.,n .. nn roh ,ke nniu Il
o. tut Is ua, IL qc hcnon.ai fsc. nr ro.h, ea.,n
smile. aks f. =. ssoa, k.ac5ed col s s9d
re cn1tcc o1 isnas. re nearrr Youapurvach !
ts,Eoad l Rd It more valn .e wl ee Toe land be
a cause il n,1nrs you 50 much ue,raT to marset.
ssfoss aiosds xsss to- =
:. emms5ee ot tns coa1ttJ; M To-day let tnS 80, sGa1
c1 rES, I'd q + sTelf, oF d mmI.bes tn
i. rul.e ef every pu1sut L:t 1t mt 60 fos;h ~ r.
C. Ne cfop1s ainta!eaeo tMsayess r. 80, - - uI
be WI rot at tnsis doeks, and ~ !evsl M snd any
lis VAL peeoms fiIcu1. Lst usta .na. ~ ~ ~
,dIn arc rs bens On n py ss he Luz
dc sueh 3ou know t9 be the fast and taea Is tae 1e'
ne ne Tie enril va,ssls of III lo:oaoE1e acve
Is esases u ~. "a ~ eu1 ~ =
Of nes o. ,ns - sQg ana - ,n'd ~,
,er- tne eommsree ot.ns "os.a. y NC % runa'a ~ =
back asa nsse 70 Gag oon IN
rty sionehs sna suses o. ous P.strfs as ~
sM dtciuale Cotton M Is 10 loneer Etns. Il ee,
n,s Wasrenhef - eTn-eo' 20 S .ot ~ eo1
"a "a msnslna. commesee cuts down II usounsaiu. ,
'ro tanss m 16eM = ,hsr. ~, a'9 Eeas; - a.
Masss Fnsa snsro,ts ~ r.. conmeIe Ia the ta1 sen
ne o. ors .ns W. b", ,,,sSU.nI, wsi--, Int Nv n
ed, ee5on9 Spe a 3 po.d, n'ioof.
or liarl] an1 taEosa.H etnAea 70 ptoaI ~ tae -,
, or Incrce, stretching, as me etAc doce. 1foa y,
e to far nGtth 10 een - seiouss 0. tat eoasa ~ y
the Ct Eailroad !eaatne 70 toa wee. nos n"ess
,ieh sootnMftt cAn ps M.Luls ~ ssrss
laIe EeI eo.ust. aEa 'I ~ - nt ~ x ~ tost
OF -, - r.rnia - Tre..i,tnrr nrftl !
or Ltk tafc y. IS. ~ rSrn,as rnrz rr
use- s1ate ts cnc ssst Cstottoe ~ NV -
.t,y- trolling al nc tlelea.s Mest o. Us W. asae
4 50 have on our Do oef MlE1ty nse4. pa.iaa.:
p.e. tEo*s cf the hofta 70 tetlI.xe ICE AEAanaus
thcs tho Boute, apparently cestueo ~ NaH t4E
b. duce ofthc intervening and 20 "a Inn q "a
road tto, but terri tnsufE IN unp1IH 9e&ts tlIou
ex- which cereals caHfot PC Transported Mltoott ~
ttuu decay. aEd WnE1t tue demon OF pcttuenee ssA1
Iatl. gua,d. ard bars The coof % oentstpEee'
o1ce THREE OF ne rt1noaae esoessas Gnt s's.s' M "
Isl, almos: tupeELuman efforts sud without any p
snY peet Of immediate ftmanefsupo. arc y
pou- pnthed HetsVaso oue a6eao5 nas txAcutH ~
seta Missouri. and the other two Will thos'g 90
The to connect .fth the Efandest q nun3n e.
The rrises, the 1aCdc- Inat road mas Ai!eaoJ ~
~ Il The cizIY hetgh'a ofthe sierra SeFada 1tou
tnc. west t,aTctted the passes o. the HocSY aouGts
enc HUI ~ ~ M r-,n. ,-nhiova wt{rh h.s
OBJ lioEAt uotauat s1s hse4 p.u r,r:a stren
fccd. fifteenth century, hoH to ana pssssTe Messn
that to the Indies. VIII oe se!vcc ~ tns atanac
lions Paeinc viii be United IN the hoi5 oonas o1 m
cary | wctloek.
Tuar Mir. Chairman let rs pause oc1e m1ouse
rail- .efec: uron the grand aEd naEn1aee.t 1atn;
ixws cur county. In lev short mnet ~ toe We!l
elIee ! the 1udls 8, ChtuA and Japan W1H oe poasea
main our STATE and landea u ~ re1sopons. -