, 1870-05-05


cut OF from making speech on this question, he
BENJAMIN. the latter delivered yesterday his own
given above were then adopted. The f1rSt propo-
stton, after explanations by Mr. Church, and
an effort TO amenu by Nj. Halnes, Of Cook, was
81. HAYES meped an additional section, as
folloEs:
county, township, Incorporated city and town to
receive q portion Of the State taxes over and
above the amount Of the passed value Of 1865 for
construction Of a railway OF railways, or any
portion Of the State taxcs for any purpose, shall
extend to all the counties. townships, Incorporated
Of the Indebtedness thereof, created for tho cree
ton of school houses, the making Of roads and
5hlighWays ana for drainage or for au5 other pub
MI. HAYES supported his additional section,
and contended that Justice to the people Of the
entire ss4ts - demanded Y It's adoption;
covert attack Oh the tax-stcafng law Of 1869, and
abused the Cook County delegation for introdu-
cling It He said TINT the conduct Of the tlelcga-
hon had reached point where forbearance
Nr. CUMMINGS Insisted tuat the proposition of
~ ae HSpe as g. s@p az amend e to s aw
foul-monthcd assault upon Chicago md the Cook
County delegation.
belong to the county Of Coos. He did not ask 1t
the hands OF the convention anything that did not
belong to him. As the Representative OF constlt-
t, Of depressing bis views isariessiy On al qaes-
tons nf public interest. The delegation from
Cook County WIS not to be frightened by the bom-
fTcm southern counties 50 often INDUCED il
Such airs were harmless, ind were the
only Arguments that could'+be made against
shoaa e not oen5afe oers @ fe9 being aTeas moTe
consistent than himself Since the opening OF the
Session he Ia changed front On the iaw of 1s5s.
90 a T. se hlt RIsEf s no i & dhs IL e Gs
fact that the southern delegates were endeavor-
Ing to divert business from Chicago to St Louis,
bllls. lie little counties Of Egypt, whose repro
sentatives were SO Insulting to Cook County, did
not pay, all put together, rs much into the treasury
a. the s people Of cook Gennty n0t su
ask to be exempt. tn future, from the payment Of
all taSes In rrply to Mr. Ross, he defended the
people Of Cook County from tho charge Of not my
ing their taxes. They had refused Reelection to
the d1lcer whose coudnct Is cu!nplalned Of
and abolished the Board OF Supervisors for JUSTIFY
ing hss condnct- Her replied at length, aud with
Messrs. Allen and Cummings.
ME. MED1tL said he rose not 50 much to nrgnc
The merits of the proposition Of his colleague ts1r.
Hayes3, which nobody had Jet undertaken to re-
flute, a to explain the under which,
Cook County stands charged with <l2aW0 of de-
1s9auent tolls 70 ths state. lie hal borne In
be virtue In 1851, when the first Board OF
Equalization met tn this city, the members from
majority Of tne r1 assc's n5oesse to ,nee
their local assessors, and they made these
seaqstions sed ast oas to the aggregate Of some
ps Of T e STATE Ell Should qqs9a 9sez 1a s;
tlung-oH burdens, for what was takeu from ono
district must be put On to some other; and, 1ni-
InE the members Of the 1oarI from Cook County
absent, and nobody there to guard OF protect her
rights, they deliberately saddlcl this 81, 900 On
that county. HE State tax on Whicn amounted to
~, CO. This sun, therefore, repEescnts the
shoEed OF their Own shoulders on to those Of the
people Of Cook County Hc believed it was IN
unfair, an unjust, aud dishonest extra assessment
on Cook County, whose property had alrealy
been returned for taxation relatively higher than
anY part OF the State 1t MAS this outrage which
familiar TO all the members Of the convention,
but, after the Supreme Court had decided that the
remit from the FurA districts OF portion OF their
tnxcs anu 1fie tho deficits Oh tho people OF Cook
County, he bowed in submission to the law, how
at1re should provide means whereby the s12s,000
7ack tolls could be collected. His constituents |
we're law-ah!dtng and large hearted, generous
,ot disappointed. They asked nothing but simple
ustiee. They paid, without crying or whtmpering,
s1oo,oo year Of school taxes more than their !
i the very members on this floor who are nost |
'tolent, abusive and detamatory Of Cook County |
md 1eaT her me ReoRhe h Iasy gsa haf on ,ns
heir rro rata proposition, aud the counties which
most Hereby anu yenouiously lbeiled aud ha-
luced them, rolled their portion Of this plunder
lie sweet MOrseI under their tongues. He tie !
lounced thls baseneas: this miserable sectional |
:nrJ and ma,ignty, and the s1anle1ups ut1erances
:ounty. Tic only repi1 attemptad% M % to Be made n 70
he proposition Of his colleague or. uIaves) was
'iolsnt, unidentified, and nntrnthful diatribe
o Cook County; it extended to Crawford and j!
! sss was fgh; Or sfcnstnlc then thi5 p:ostoa
i the grab law Of 1863. He wonld tel them to !
sf noe1as 81 q s s @ T9s9 sg a
5,sn, DC ~ ,a ~ a?sS5ss s;'$sss, II s5s
If other counties. Hence the opposeIs Of this ]
,ropostion dare not give tle!r real reasons for
md ma1fgning Cook County and her representa-
ives on this moor. To the taunting assertion that
Cook County is here assing !,aproper privileges y
and branded tie assertion as un- |
ane, Cook County has not asked privilege Or
o. anE aFse or see.oa q .hs Cor
Treasury or subtract an iota from the rights Of any
nan or county IN the STATE All she has asked |
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