, 1873-05-03
The Revenue Bill Passed Without
the Two-Mill Tax Pro-
vision.
rho Senate Again Puts itself on
Record in Favor Of tho
,Salary-Grab.
Protest Of Senators Against the
New Railroad Law.
Jurors Fees--Printing Of the
Laws and Journals.


Sp'''"' D'sp.," ,.ss ~ ~ .''.u, ..,. 1'''"''
soo,vov,r1n stn nD smsonoto 1M 1'i1i $780, For an
not to onablo ruiiroad companies to borrow
money, and to mortgage thor property and
franclisos thorofor was on its third roaling In
49,, -, - ..s,a,. -. ro.,,.;.,o, t1,o
yoto bv Which It was ordered to was ontorod On
.,o,,or ~ A. awo, lint motion wns laid on
tho tablo this morning, and tlo bill takon up for
cnns,aorntton. Mr.. SWIM dofonlod tho bill,
~, nTaaa-a Wool arov and Collins
pitched vigorously into It. They said
u Wae IN tno ihtorest "a wv ~ Enap 1,a .s,.
'Railroad, which wanted TO oul!a uouoo tIavn.
a'lo snoaa ho1 ~ po,nnseu ,s " ~ =, ~ .aaato
BOUND itRoii TO ooey az la"h passuu " tebui.nMso
railroads. 1ts charter to tlo contrary not"itn ~,
to tho lSailrond COMMITTED. Loaf, ,-05 to es and
then tho bill was put on its passage. going
reconsider was tanea-o' ta!}ea TO oz' ahe pl'A ~
n111 for m act to ennblo railroad companies to bor
row money, and to mortgage their property and
srcr1os Ee Il e,aeed BY The Peope ef the State of
Illinois, seprfsented in the General Assembly,
law or laws OF this State lii forco before tho LIST day
Of March, 4. D. 1872 IL hereby empowered from tno
essa.S y tor eemens, s's sng nproyn or
operating any auch railroad, and to issue and dispose
sn to
tho payment Of any debt contrnctcd by auell
corporation for tho purposoa but the conc
o. snsn Fl IN to
The VALIDITY Of any euc, mortgage: aud tic ordor or
resoiuon Tor suc mortgage shai be recorded az pro-
xdod In such act md tic Directors Of such corpora
prder resolution, to confer any holder Of any
bond for monpy 90 borrowed aa aforesaid the right to
convert tho principal duo or owing thereon INTO STOCK
OF such corporation at any time not exceeding san
years after te onto q aach hona uhaer saeh fegaa
ration. ~,
bEo ?: The conourronce ol tho holders q At leaet
II a % seh Sk s S sas Ss
execution OF any such mortgages, shall be msdo mani
feat by tho votes cast by auch IN person
orby proxy on tho passage Of appropriate orters or
sSrssat0 called by the Directors thereof for such
notice q sueh neeng y causing w5itten printed
ss1 sss
i es mesps ss'' az Ssss
eat9 ne t1mo ana @ ps;e o. sueh meeting s ana sna
a. wS 9 = e amount ?. a tno IT,
1uuoueauess 4Ao salu Dlfoctor7 6ha nlso enuse 4He
each county through which SAID road shall run f any
days pF1or t9iae day nrponea @ foE s',eh m meeting.
sSso Wien sush meeting shal be hold; Tue reso-
dseteaneas and Tue execution of tho mortgage 70 se-
cure Tue eame together win INC result OF tho vote
snn % tecoraoa IN me onco ol INC teeoruer
o. DoeaS q eaca county tnrougn whlcn ealu ROAD shau
Tun, ana sna aiso bo fecoraea III tue olheo OF the
Sectc'ary oi ota'e'
PROTEST AGAINST THE RAILROAD LAW.
The following protest. was entorod on the Jour-
nal of tho Sannln:
W. ~, .,,,, =. H..
Tweny.elgln General Assembly d. hereby respect
o.es nns pr9tes @ hgnat M sne acon 81 W. senato
sci to nroyont ostortton and ,niMst T.,
tic rates cbnreed for lis trausnoration Of
aud fretghta railroads in this stato and to punish
the same, and preucrlte mode Of proeeslnro and
Tu:s OF evuenco tn relation tnasoto aud to repeal
lions m rae o v M ara ta