, 1870-07-06
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1870.
MUNICIPAL SUBSCRIPTION 70 RAIL
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NO OLuGT p1pf1Aluu I'll k46 LEW C01SL1tuL1uu
met with such opposition in the oonven-
lion, as the one prohibiting municipal cor
porationsto subscribe stock, or donate pub
lie funds, OF loan public credit to private
corpo:ations The members from the Cen
t1al and Southern counties fought this pro-
vision with desl,erate vigor and pertinacity.
They predicted the overwhelming defeat Of
the new constitution If it contained such
an inhibition. They threatened to 60 home
aid take the stump against il As often as
the subject was up for discussion, they
hurled invect;ve at those who advocated it,
and 1naledictions against their constituents.
But the Chicago delegation perse-
vered, md argued this provision with un-
aag.lrg zeal In season and out of season,
they Pressed it on tie convention, md, rs
Often lis they we're baiCc,l in one direction,
they brought it forward in another.
To the ott-repcnted assertion Of the
Egyptians that the people were overwhelm-
ngly hostile to prohibiting corporate sub
scriptioEs and donations Of stock, the Cook
County delegation as constantly denied it,
and said that the way to test the truth of the
matter was by submitting the proposition
to direct vote of the people. They pro-
fessed to he perfectly satisfied with TINT
test md eager for it's adoption Finally,
after long and heated debates over the ques-
tion, the proposition Vas submitted to sep
arate vote in the following form, which
was known as Mr. Peirce's amendment;
.tNo county, city, town. township. or other mu-
i. eoeS M anr or pTafe 70 tas S
or make donation TO- 0. loan it credit in aid q.
sdon,Ion pf lis a.cle sSaiI uot Be Consumed tu as
aaecting the right Ct any such municipality TO
been aathortzed' under ex1stins iswss b. vote Of
tae people Of such municipalities pF.of 10 such
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