, 1869-01-26

~ u; - Ean-4o incorporate inc North.
BY Mr. tAKLAS-To amend the act tacor.
poralinp III. st. Lnu:,, vaLdalia & TcrTe uaute
irccrtorr..ne the D1v4a i oui.cy Railroad
suttnr,7!r t. til: supcrrtsors OF Mclean County
to refund certain ta1ts: es'aotsh q school dis
frct IN k:kin HKa!:ze ctf!aln 1ctI Uf the CITY Of
AuroEa; ameLd the charter Of tho tn,so t1iy
Fc'r, Ccmpa.y amend the act 1neorp3ra,ln1 ths
psn, :1ncteas,ux ,he irss ot the Sheriff Of Vcr.
M.,,ten donf 10 i9s"1po'S hs st Louis,
Ghaptcs ~ Eevlsed 5taspica: Incorporate the
Chic. 20 foros{s increase the csptat stock Of the
Tofrdo, pr1rta i Warsaw Railroad fixing tue
time. e hol'l,rc courts u the First Cteut1; in.
cotpofairg tho Jcrecy County Agricultural aud
Ii, cha! lea. Aes.cint!on IN relation 10 practc il
tee tEcutt Courts TO amend the charter Of Car
Iinv1i!c.
Adjourned.
uuusE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
6rh1HartElD 1an. Is.
pci'ien Of the citizens Of the town OF Cicero,
rfa3lLs 10 oc let alone, was presented.
BILLS REPORTED.
n 70, a. ast to % FsEulatc sae sa!s Of patent
COLLECTED taesc*lth, was reported back With
rubrtstutc. ~hlch vas ADOPTED and orlezrd to a
third reac lle. a{ter long discussion.
In the Ei:h'n JUDICIAL District, was indeh1lteiy
pottpcnct-,eas 10; nays 81.
TIE AAILaoAp BILL.
Mr. Fnlle1,s ratlroat bill was taken up.
Ms BAILEY ealo that while nsny Of the friends
OF the bill were OF opinion that 1t ought to be
passed ae It caEc from the Senate, there had
been cevcloPed in the course Of th. discussion
some objections to the bill. II was the de.lrc Of
t,on. Which even @ thosc WHO were we're @ onpesed tn Il
III. Din. MooR. Of whltee:de, took strong
doubt as to 1te conststational.ty, let The people
bare the bcrrl; AZ, cf II, and let II 70 apt the
s opan s ht eaiees See e TO- sp a:'
Shouid Trey for all time turn over
the peori. Of the state to the ralroad*i when
to be unjust, lad thcy no: a!w sys donr wsil 6y
IaiIrosds1 The doupt ss to the power Of the
+ elsla'ure 10 control railroads had kept eapi1al
people wc.t uncertain a. to their rights, shows
that the law was needed Inc present sa1lroad
,a,ss !M we1s e5osbi:au'. snd i tne ra.cs IN the
&c QuGtec Certain tnstaaces IL psoaf oi the dret
part O! tse proportion. The ra'lroads ough, to
have rev men On item to run them ftr IT,: ncn-
come wien tie people would have to eetza the
rcads AZ have 1ht n for the public. The t.eoc!s
Pa' e hG o s5s ansSd assdfa sef H.
Or TO h1ne e. the pnla,oe Of roaas. but The rsets
OF The lrnpfc mus: be preserved. lie should,
which rurtshe: Vio auon BY forfeiture OF iran.
ch!ses, regarding It as unnecessary. He
ssntsd t. secure svety vote foT tais hi,
~esc sacTcd aid serve &c guide - oiee1 lrktsa'
tnfe5.
Mt: MILLER. Of Cook, said when this matter
Was dsst bcfor the House, he said hs wis IN favor
OF II on g. neal rs7nclplse. cut he prsrs OF cnt
cato, "ltLout az exception. nad epoRen Against
entia col sttn nj. ;, er1us m not 10 vote for It,
The constitutional question he should let a!one.
The er'u prosperity OF Illinois manly due to
road. c. LID curry pae.cneers Tor three cents a
| mile when the Great Eastern tines wese IN ale
| 10 do co. The passage VI the bill would crush
nut 'hc prejucttd roads tn tte southern paz; Of
| IlIi1o,a. 'N''
1hc amendment striking "a, the the third sec.
t,on Tae ,ae aaopsd,.yeat ID; n1yss rayne
Parker, e, lo!. Thompson and Whitney.
Ar. BAILEY offered an amendment to sec
I4oridrd. further, That this net shall not h !,
| construed hor hare the elect to telex.e the III
cots cenIat hassoad Company fiom the pay.
70 ,as an e. " ,s s,9e
receipts Or lIcone derived from sad lin is
Genital ha'lrt.ad t:oppany, aud gtarsed and
II uo9F aas IN
OF tue bill, believing 1t to be what his consti:u-
mt ent hs ~ opp,sed TO me pendtas
lure could itterfesc with contract, and thea de-
clalc that th.!e vas no interference.
could release the Illinois Central, but to salty
The scrnples Of eonc peaplc, this nmendn dncnt waa
offered. In ease thu court should hold the law ro
away such a reyeEus.
| ! EE 3IufLQu1&1L was 8QBDtGQ.
M1. BURNErT, Of t;al!atin, offered the follow
lrg ~ sixth arctnn:
~ = taa' no, spnly to apy railroad , now
attss be cogs,Euctcd until the expiration OF nyu
}ears LITER thirty miles Ut sucR railroad shall
tc actnaltS constructed. 70 ns to permit the run.
| rlt 10 any ratlfoad in this state no ozccctsng
thirty miles IN length, unless such railroad shnfl
btcomo consolidated. or form cousolidatons
nni be bc1d to apply to any railroad hereafter to be
eors!iuccf. iftao Court shall hold that 1t ca1not
nteetfoade BOW in operation"
! MI. BAILEY moved to strike out tho iast
elantc n Rafdtnc 1t - unneceeeat7. and tending
to ,LI1cnGt the court By indicating d.uot os the
Mr KERR, Of Madison, thought the bill Vas
pared only to bring the matter btfoze tic court.
us would have preferred q term VI tcu, instead Of
Nj, MERRITT. Of Marion, advocated tho
amendment A. rccctsary for tho protection Of The
railroad interests OF southstn Illinois. Tho
generous iesls1at1ou, aud tho eaule privileges
must DC c1tcn'l.d to his constituents, which we1s
needed 10 deyclope their mineral aud other re-
MT. BOND, OF Cook. thought tho members
!te N the n.s.hesn end Of the state were disposed
ton be hid 10 .he bill. He had always ssia tIc.
fmal. : roads need. romc such atd. rhe trouble
with tfe oll! "a. that II lacked d,tcslmlnat'on.
| ktncc ikcY had rot the Information to deeiit
| what was fair + o1s road and whnt was fair for
| atuthcr. 4c knew the amendment would rc.
Sr. DiSsMo0R " taid soatasrn as 9i raaas .s would
hare been eu,it ii the msn there bad been ~ lto-
trai OF N. neY az atthc Eortn. This bill mat be
10 Vanderbilt s Flek: Al present the Assembly
VA 10 he trusted. and they should now pas d
| bill eon',9l tnG the railroad eorovsa,ions. ",
GALE, oi Kro1, ottrrd Tic following a. a .uh=ti-
tuie for nc last clause Of the amendment:
ppon
hereafter Constructed thaa upon railroads no IN