, 1870-05-20
THERAuROAD ARTICLE.

TdE hA4LhuAU A11k AAoo!4'
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, Speech Of the Haon. Es- M hc:s5nni'
IL OF Mclean County, IN fhe con~stfr
! ar The Report OF lhc Committee o
RnfIroat Corporations
a1~ep,,.,.,,,v ,rr presfdant. I have give
,,a -" ,b;o,t ~ +be raruI1tiou of raiIrpa
| fra;,bta - gor%,o s+,ent;on- Int I do not kuo
tIaf I,re Condemned nv thoughts 30 that
~, GnT,nrstsoos M especially railrozl corpt
/ r,t;ons h,va ,1;tI,;n tha last few yczzs. u
81 ,.,1 ~ 3,.re;1a3 no.raTs incompatibse wit
I'm nnh1;c ueifarc And. nerbaps. the1s "a n
Hanger ~ mrch II hs annrehcnded. md,
noas;bie So ,1aarTaet1 soa;nes fv The peopIS q
construction nIare1 ht The - corrts upon viz
~ ralled 1eris,at;ve - ~ charter Contracts, 4
theory. raiIrnad eornorations are crested 70
tt,a nn;h1c cnod +, nr1ct;ca 4heT hecnu
oppressive orr 81 being allowed. under the claiu
~ rh.T1rr contracts. ~ f;r t,,e;r ratea OF to]
~ 1ba tr,nsnnTtati11 ~ nersnna .n5 nrnn
~ ~, +A' 0 ~ P-N1 A11e> e~~e
tti,or,rx,o- +h. r,,,h1;. ;,.a-a.+s f,.,,,,,a +b
ust1,e4;o, J ~ erii ra;i,na3 nc Ta1,s1.t I'M,
cunsu ~ sue .1na..sa-e
~ rst. :,e-n-ts a. A,.o 80. hrU,a
uoa 20 ~ taa 1hat np,ness fWbonaTsa- % ~,
alea-lI1 :.,t.-,,t +ao,,;-a I;-.;t,t;o,, -
t s,tsa f+s;IroaT chalces tbe nfea i at n,
~ IT, ~ rec;s1at1ra ~ has "a mower whatevar
Ia act mon the matter. The pripc1pla Of pub
lie beuett, when invoked in MD OF . railroad
-. - it, 10 r.etaof;1r., e ~ tha ,,aonf,
pea!eu. ~ aos tns 1T pa9.s4 ata ~ w., tRPho4.
a,s i,a1l1 r. ha a risnoxarieas The Interest
~ ~ Dn 1,t,st t;oT ~ tbat IT ta 1,nh1ic
The interest at tLe pubiic has been declared tt
he auboniiusteto that Of roilroad corporations
And when We ask for the reason Of this dis
tiuction between indy RIGHTS and scotpo.
rate nght-when he al wLy It Is that tie puil
lie interests, although paramount to individual
interests. must succnu.b to CORPORATE Interests
We are told TINT tha Tee;sIat1,ra has n,ado
oo.sarst;1 4ts .+s,..Sn.4eI ~ -. ..ss - ~
tlputa aIo!es tnG eosetnHeatu Pt"ef9 "
trusted to It 6y the sovereign people, ! Say
81 charter cont1act, the power Of The Legs
latuIe to regulate and limit the tolls which the
owners OF ! railroad may lawfully take, is un-
questionable Tho statutes Of tho several
tive limitation Of the tolls Of ferry, bridge,
plankroad, and turnpike companies The Or
| diuancea Of tho larger cities of this country
limit the charges Of hack, omnibus, and dray
| lines. The statutes Of our own State not only
provide for the condemnation OF private
property for the sites Of grist mills, but also
| limit the amount Of tolls to be taken for
| grinding ut these mills. In some OF thcStates
the charges Of inn-Eeepers and the fees
| of professional men, and in nearly
all OF the states. the f1teS OF interest
which money-lenders and bank corporations
! msy lawfully take, arc regulated and limited
BY Legislative enactment. The power to make
| these LAWS, and multitude of others of like
character, rests on the right and duty Of the
Legislature to protect the people By statutory
Upon authority and principle it mav be
eafely aaEetted that in the absence Of charter
contracts to the contrary, the Legislature may,
from time to time, regulate and Limit the tolls
which railroad companies may lawfaily take,
in the same manner as the Legislature may
regulate md limit the tolls to be taken By fer
y, bridge, pIank-road, and turnpike compn-
aies i'm tie game manner as municipal author
tiles mar regulate and limit tho charters of
hack, omnibus and dray lines; in tho Same
~ ;nn.keenarz ti,e faea ~ nrofoas;onai nan
"a S ,,. ~ a., -. .l.s,r,
iata5 ~ ,tn On aao Icy 10
Rovers and Id b. The ts5n ha,
T. declare What The w y H. ben j.
i.e ia ieF;e1ati2a ma law ia annl;ad h.. 4I,a
i115l,eaI la-.r4,1t e,,I na5 * ~ - .Le
!uunin Pti ~ enu tasat a ~ ine IT.
nv ~ + aet;on ~ IL ~ I ~
.i,a-o H." ~ ~, fr-;s,e5
w ~ tam s -. -. =,
tata IL ;n;s;.t;re "a a1eca ,,,,es,
to1ls .-f3 ch,~,ea md 1aas sTd ;-ts-ast vHon-
orar s-,c. 1;,;}s flows ar es.s-t;.i ~ H. n11h-
~ +l,nkA d,
~ ptE toai,,.a51 ~ higo,,5
ols,1 lnie an - ~. patssa 10y, susoIst, oeyona
" y ,n;r;t atIssta sntaat ~,
eas Mns.en5 - ttaTr asns Utns; Ge ptyt th;s
People ae1nss e..,u .nen ~ ~, npunuGns' LIZ Lns
~ NuSs "; ~ atey ~ tna Au.suou, "no1h ~ - ~
4os sIo Sosetiun Io.sts ~ nc " tEs
Le6lsl2tare, " oe e3etcseu iof tnp Puo44c
good, as occas,on mlght require, are the SUD
1sie. liz 14a''e& "a 'o~''' - -''l0 OA -AA ''''
The following prfrision Was incorpofated in
the const;tntion II 1919 and retained in that
Of isao: a.. r,,nn,.,,. ~ w. ,e,,.o =,
n4s sas Sea " to m5Ss 5ast
hony o. maSas,se5 ,5 1aose mniGn w na, ,es
sasn ~ ond II thnss Who a.. tniai n snotbern@Seu-
ri st;lfrt;Sn oF 1s4s. 1Ttie< :. Seefion 4
naintaiu that under this constitutional
provision, which has been in force ever since
Lis State was organized tho Legislature his
had no power as = patty to maRe 4 contract,
the effect OF which would be to control or en-
larr..u it's governmental powers and dutiea.
To hold otherwise is to affirm that the Legisl5-
ture mav abdicate the authority and relieve
Sosetf npon dis iieuartmsnt Of the goyernment
f,v the soyereicn people of The State.
The peoDie 81 he State Of Illinois. grateful
To Almichty God for civil, political and re-
Igioua liberty eo,.6det-fhat is the vord-con-
th. oorernnent " ~ .fe sfata .rhic1, aTa iep;s-
inf r nhat mnrnoas n nrle- ~ 70 r..
,aate ths aenara, Te1faTe and secnrn ths bfess-
ms s3 ~ ~ i;frTtv 10 themselves and thar nos
tass;tr ~ ~ ~ sarna t;,ne thev ,3ec,aTed IL tha
III X Iehts thaf - Iii nnrsey "a Inherent in tFa
naonia ~ NJ sn1 N frae ravcr,,uents ara fmni3ei
peofi;; rs ti,a;;- ~ snihoEtv ~, ;nst;tnIcI for the;t
unaca ~ ea s.r4tv and banniness1" The Tecisia-
t,,re @ ~ s,sta ia in no mat senaa tha soyar-:
eipu @ Of The State: Sovereignty is the parent,
nat tho offsnr;ne of coyernment, The so9er-
ntu ~ hsio1a. r. ~ ths ,eon1a ~ the State IN
ns1Hu~ ~, b,rantar r'.' r ~ ;nde,,cnGant
ansn uiS All 1,of;+;e.1 novar "a ;nbe.1z,t