The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-05

The following digest OF the convention
proceedings Of Tuesday, we copy from
the special correspondence of the Chicago
Tribune: - ---r L.
TIM WAREHOUSE ARTICLE.
The convention, this morning, in Com
mttce of the Whole, took up the ware
house article and devoted the entire morn
ing session to its consideration. Colonel
Turner made the first attack on the article,
and ovcr-did it. His language was harsh
and vitiperativc when speaking Of the
Chicago Board Of Trade, whom he charged
with being the originators and authors Of
the article. He applied epithcts to the
members Of that body which could scarce.
ly be excused under any circumstances.
His speech decidedly damaged his side Of
the question. He was answered in u can
did and mastcrly manner by Messrs. Cool
baugh, Wagner, j. q. Allen, and others.
The report was finally adopted as II came
ton that the sixth section. which provided
that the Board Of Trade, or other
Council organization Of any city,
shall have power to make such rules in re-
gard TO the inspection Of grain as may be
Just and proper, was stricken out, as was
also those parts of the third section, which
gave power to the Board Of Trade Of any
city or town TO appoint committees with
power to inspect the books Of warehouses,
and which allows tho AGENTS clerks and
omnloyee. of a warehouse 10 he examined
nnJcr oath ms 10 said books etc. There
seems 10 be n general concurrence on the
article ms Il now stands. and l think Il will
be adopted by the convention.
"NiLoAps'
In the afternoon the convention went
into Committee OF the Whole ON the re-
port Of the Standing COMMITTEE ON Rail.
roads. There was something OF a contest
ON the first section. Although this report
Is simply on railroad corporations, the
committee, ior some reason, let TIE
word railroad out Of the first Sec
ton, and made its provisions
10 apply TO all corporations of whatever
character. The words was inserted by a
decided majority. substitute for the
forth section was offered by Mr.. Ross, u
which was attached AN amendment 10y Mr..
Church. The substitute of Mr.. koss
made the provisions OF the section much
stronger than those OF the original section,
and the amendment OF Mr. Church was
the same propositltion offered by him
several days since, declaring railways
public highways TO be used by persons Tor
the transportation OF passengers and
freight under proper regulations. a din
cussion, very able IN It's character ana oil
considerable length, took place on the
section and amendments. Mr.. benjamin
read n long and very able paper ON the
subject Of vested rights, for which he re-
ccved the cordial thanks of several mem
bcrs. Messrs. Medill and PIERCE also
made able speeches upon the same subject.
The substitute and amendment by Messrs.
Ross ana Churrh were adopted IN place OF
The original sectoh' Ate, the repor, haa
been gone through, several nduit,ohai sec
tons were presented one, py Mr' hayes,
providing thht u any Judge receives
iree pass, or my o'her
emolument rom raiiroad COM
pany, ms once shhil Do decla'en VACANT
Another by mr. hhthohy, ana very nm
portant one, that the eap',ai STOCK OF no
railroad company shall Dc increased un',I
'lNty day. Pubie NOTICE Is gwen OF sueh
Intended increase rms latter was adopted
ana VIII put stop 10 one Oh the greatest
wrongs Prac,iced Dy railroad Ounces. nu'
the most important OF All, was inc one IN
roduced by MI Whitlhs' Providihg Tor
u board OF three Kaiiway ana Warehoui
Commissioners, whose duty u should be TO |
examine all cases OF alleged wrong report
ed to them, ana endehVor 10 secure cor
rection of the evils complained OF without
resorting TO extreme measures, etc. ms
proposition, l am sorry 10 say, was brought |
in just at the moment when the convention
was DESTROYS OF adJournlng, ana without |
giving 1t much thought, II was voted down. |
II will probably bs taken up again when |