, 1869-02-24
THE BIG THINe AT s,RIHaFHLD.


aeaiust the Lake Front bill, which
probably sets forth S many objections
10 it SIS an ab!c mar and a good lawyer
can fird. 1t appeas to us that the ar
gument is too lergthy and wordy to be
effective in this fast-g1owing age. New
crtheless, we invite attention to it, and
let it 90 for what it is worth.
The really valid objections to The bill
a1c these:
1st. That it takes the outside hsrbor
away from the city Of Chicago. We say
that it is smesu and dastsrdly bill (per-
haps corrupt oue) which takes the har-
Dor out of the contsol- OF the city under
s.nny pretc1t whatever.
Cd. The bill does not require the 1lli-
nois Central Railroad Company to con-
strut larbcr q, all. This is a glaring
oversight III it be an oversight) It
ought 10 contsin provision requiring
ttat the harbor be built within a certain
spccified time under penalty OF forfeiture
OF the whole properly. 1.-THE supporters
OF the measure are honest they will not
oppose such an amendment
81. We have commented upon the
exemption Of the property from
municipal taxation. Mr. Bonds
amendment provides that these
portions which may be leased
by the Illinois Central Railroad Compa-
ny shall be subject to taxation. Why
1ot the remainder? The railroad il
exempt from taxation other than the
seven per cent Of its gross receipts. None
Of lis property, however, not actually
necessary iori;s operation, Is exempt. a
larbor is not necessary for Its operation
and ought not to be e1enp', and, perhaps,
would not be exempt under the pending
bill unless Mr. Bonds amendment be
construed to exempt the portion not
leased 10 other psrtiea-undcr the legal
rule which says thut the expression oi
one thing is the exclusion OF another.
1tb. We have called attention TO the
pctd Of an amendment giving the public
equal rights in the hn.bo7. Or course,
all people cannot use it at the same time,
but all ought to hare equal rights there,
upon complying with the conditions, In
tie samc way that NIL have an eQual
right TO lide on the Illinois Central lssil
way upon paying their tarc.
5:h. Another grave objection to th
bill relates to the mcaps employed to pas
II. II Is all, ged, on one hand, that none,
is being used TO corrupt the Legislature
It's alleged, cu The other hand, TINT a
bill with monty in it." be 1t good, bal
OF Indifferent, can pass The Legislature
withou, C, pious blood.let.ing. prob,bl,
both allegations are true. There is gam
oi fellows ut Springfield who make il
business TO lump VA" every mcasur
that has The :ain,est olor OF grcenhack
abculi il. They turned away in lisgn!
from the Harbor bill sent down by tt
Ccmmcn Council, because they knew th'
no funds applicable to lobby purpose
and being unsbls to get even the lntere
mercy on her own bbnk balances. B1
when the Illinois Central bill came alou
they g.esteo ii with yell OF delight.
was just The thing they had been waitin
for. TEey fastened upon it, set their tee1
init, hung on to i, and, we judge, are ge
ting their fill Of 1t. 4 bill was Intro
duccd e,rly in the session, in which Il
SA4AAEe Vas A'EA oAO SuhC ooAApal
wire supposed 10 be interested. "Ue
is iatncss." exclaimed the lobby, and wi
one accord they jumped on it, It neT
went I. rwa1d one inch, tor the reas
that the company refused to blet
Thysc vampires know, to fraction O!
dollkr, how mu n money there is in q
particular bill. They" size the pile''
every man who gees to Springfield, a
they never let his hill paes TIL he has p
the utte1mcs. tarthinC. These facts
patent 6nd notorlons. They turni
however, no excuse to q
msn wto seeks to corrupt the Legis
ture, and the ml'des, wish We have
The disbuTs,ng agents OF the Lake Fr,
bill, if there be any such in Sprlngie
is that they may, one and all, he sent
the Pens'er'isry.
We have not jr,nGd in yelling agai
the Lske Front bill because it does .
vide tor some compensation to the ST.
1fit were proposed that the property
appraised hy three Commissioners {s
the Judg.s OF the Supreme Court, or
other persons whom the people wo
have c.: fl''ence my, and sold Tor
present cash value, there would be =
little objection tolt on the score Of mo
lsY; but it wnuld sill be an open quest
whether lte State would not derive N
money IN The ind from seven per cen
the gross proceeds in perpetuity =;
many men OF sound judgment would
ten years tcncc, If not now, thst the
ter w6s lhc better bargain. Mr.. Eli
Anthony, in hts speech at the Farv
Uall meeting, proposed that the 81
should make an appropriation to b,
the outside harbrr and make it free. I
is large and liberal VI. V, too large
liberal, xt 'msR1ne, to fiud much SUPP
At asSpr,nghcld. 1t it were prac.icabl.
would, perhaps, be the best thing to
but NC Should hoae hat the. supp.in.t
ence ot the work might not be givel
the lew Sra'c II use ring.
TIE VETO OF THE CoPPERsT0CK B1
The v.so o. the Cupper.S.ocl bill
one OF he ltllcisl ae:s TO be place
Andrew ] hIsua's credit, now and h
after. The bill may become law,
even his wretched sdmiuls ration
not be hcld responsible for it. The chi
minGs Ct this country are Of two HI
ard woIktd IN Two ways. The !
6up.rior mines are owned oy comps
who Represent S ocs upon which
ten 10 ,wtuty per cent CASH has
paid. TEue, q mine has been purch