, 1869-03-01
TEE CHICAGO HARBpR BILL.

Qle 6e0&te JQulc1Afy C1mh1Eret hel1
a prolrscted MEETING on Friday evening
on The Chicago u.1bcr bill u il passed
the House. A 20 W As finally taken on
the question Of conf1scasl1e the Chicago
harbor ard bestw'ng it on rail-
road corporation, aud resulted In q
vote Of five for and tour agslnss recon.
nendirg the pas.see Of the in:quitous
scheme. These voting IN the affirmative
were Bo5d, Van o D,r5:eu, Woodson, Har-
l6n and EPler. Trose IN the negative
were Ward, Fuller, SIe7ell and Saspp.
The latter will rs.tc II minority report,
which wilI he presented with that of the
mtj-rity.
A persistent edors WAS made on SAsur-
day 10 forcs The bill 10 u third reading,
but it WAs no, successful. A special dis
pAsch from Springfield relaics the follow.
lpe scene as occurring
Kersru q eonnI.ttts we're next called for.
vheo Nj. Ward On peha!i Of toe Judsc'dtJ Com
nlit. IeeenGeaalEr lhesr p..sage. Daring TIC
reading eftoe Iepasi tha chaaY lobby1st for The
Lake Frors bl'. ut- asek, vas eeen runnln I tran.
tte.ny betwes . the E+1.e o. 6eLzIof1 BOYD aud
Woodeop. While TIC tter "a Le oTek 10 Af Wzrd
and ccE Irtct that be rct ost on the Iaks Front
AID Hashor n.n, As rvpt,so inst &c w5nld report
Pile Ct clts sEat aese = esa Of H. The Faan surtr
70 t1aL1fett on thr phrt Of the 4te ffo1t
fIesieeSe @ W ,tn. s5te:.1 o:ees MS On tne .late
1of kEt7ast 10. Whlca wouid HkcfJ toasutns tho
hai1Ics & the DAY. AID thus Postpone Tue desitao
report. DuricF The eu.p:e. red al&crcat:on'' b.
tween NetsH Ward auc Aooctor, which vas
tl1rr1ed ou nhiie lie fotnef eAs repat ing hisls
N1tMo forty rate. ;he sps sker's csvel .aumped
Ipon III q tx attle tea. f1. et1oa.sY announced
Tie s.ecl t1otr. Acs-1t. Bo5c and Woo,*ou
Ecte simultaneously. an asTsd po<tponement
ct TIE special osuer, which, On be ns put t. !
sp.:tes At tie ssuc slral ea,ird The attention Of
tic sci &n:as AEtut TO rule tcs Senate which
S5iat fsss Mt, X. , 9; q ~ ~ :* sttez f2 s
Epesku had called tne kscsse % o1aer, tae Ie1o
Front job>51tt Esck. Fet1ns 70 have t1kea the
hsrs. as be wis rot teen III tie eaauccr during the
The people u The S:s'e seem to b
asleep to the artinn ci ten Aepresen-
ts,iYes in regard u This Lake Harbo1
bill. II is claimsd that The legal lille oi
tie tarbor IS IN me Sss.e Of illinois.
This tc tact, do the people realize wha'
1hei, Leeis.s,uTe IS aaou. to-day! Il L
the harbor Of Illinois, which Is abou: Il
be given aw " ioteytr to railroad cor.
pcrst1op. Chlaeo is merely the depo
for the trade Of illinois and the North
west. Al this pant the products Of til
S.atc, ard of Lalf duz=n oIhsr State.
reach wafer nxv.e2 ION on their way
the sea-boart. Il IS here The commod1
ties, oot4i1ed by tht people In e.
charge for their crops, land from Il
lake vessels. Tnere Is hardly
farmer In the whole ase that is n
interested in nainta,ning free hdrbt
at Chicago There ls no. ia1msr, nechsl
jc or merchant in our broad C1mmo
wealth but will be injured IN proper
srd business b. havstg :hc lake harb
in this city ,sll lnto tne clutches Of p
1ate monopoly.
As the commerce Of The State and
great West swtlls and 1ncre Ases, 8
pours it volumes through thus city,
will The Chicago III oor enh4nce in val
Twenty ytars hence, when more than
million Of people may be congreEA
here, that mile OF harbor could nos
bought from ,,s pcssessoE for T
millions Ct dollars. Ana this N
niflcent properly, SO vitality inportan
the welfare If The while people OF
nois, is en- the eve Of being granted Az
Wcrte than all, the people look on
pine}J, sud 8 up,cIy st.ra whre the
like harbo1 belonging 10 the State OF
uois is about passirg FOREVER from t
possession into tha. of railway MOE
olT. Every citizen who has given
matter lhe sllehtes. lborght must <!
.Aas, uutlnuencru ny 'he lo
there Is not member
either House OF The Legislature
would deem it his ou'y 10 woe q
to any Railroad The sole remaining ?
Of free hsrbnr on L,ke Michigan.
this is beirg done without protest on
i, part of the people OF 1lt,nols who
more deeply interested IN prtventi1
than the people Ct Cnscago; f,r 1t l.
commerce Of the whole St lie and O
surrounding S a'es ~h,ch will be 81
mercy Ct rsil1oaa company to
future time 1t tbs p.tce OF new b,
Is nov surrendered 81 d los.