, 1873-04-26
The House Refuses to Concur in tho
Senate Amendments.
Leading Provisions Of tho Amends
tory Rovcnuo Law.
Tho Senate Orders the General Ap-
preparation Bill to Third
Reading.
Bill for tho Improvement OF
Wntcr.Powcr Privileges OIL
tho Fox Rivcr.

spaeia! Dispatch to Tho Chteaao Tffbans
TIE RAILROAD DEBATE.
Spn1Nar1ELp, April 25.--Tho great debate OF
Tho session, on tho Railroad bill, was continued
In tho Senate this morning, hlr. Dow moving
10 atriko out Of tho third section tho c'auso pro-
yiliug that It should not be doomed 4 nut'lclont
excuso or Justification Of discrimination TINT
they wore mntlo at competing po1nta
Wr Wn1to ruado q aolemn anu o1cellous
eneocb, in thich ho urrayed tho argument tint
tho c]onBo vae d discrimination In favor OF tho
eont and vost roads, aud against tho north nno
south roads and tint 1t would rob towns hko
Bloomington and Quincy Of tho competitlon 'hoS
had expended millions 80 secure.
Mr. yoris oa1no aftor Mr. Waito, swinging ma
ar,nn with moro than yontod onorgy, thereby OK
nraes{pe tho depth Of his foeling hgainat tno
proposed amendment, which ho e, conceived % 10
tntonded to o1nasculsLe tho bill. 1t ahonia Te-
mautcl auch q prosiaion. 4 akir1niah OF wit BE-
twann Mr.. Voris md l1r. Waite cnliyonod thts
nortion Of tho dobato, and then Mr. Hampton,
n bis homely but strong language on1oetoa Ito to
tcath Of the bill, and no Legislative dentistry
Mr. Whiting was certainly opposed to tho
amendmont mud was going Oh to remark thnt 11 ho
bili% I vhcn iho Prvsident called him to order md
sdnonishod e1 lin to stick to the toxt, which ho
did for the remainder Of hia flvo mlnntos.
Mr.. hrshce~aave the opinion that they haa nag
bettcr striko out tho orntng clause at once ana
adjourn, than to tals oat tho most vital prtn,
c;nje Of tie bill, IIe represented townB that had
voted aid ia railroads, but ho could not ask 10
vors for thom that wero not extended to othor
places. With the eighth section and that 4 clan9o '
stricken out, tho people would denounoe tho bill
Tho n,otiun to strike ont Was .lost-yens. 8;
nays, g. the ye.a bs;n; G dannold, Dow11 11t Rehoe'
Mr. Canheld offered m an'cntsn,cnt In place
Of The same clause, leaving 1t to jury to any In
each taao whether compotition was justification
OF discrimination. Ho Thought thoy could Trust
the people, wlilo Mr.: Youngblood bud al idea
the amendment would destroy tho docisl ON 1n the
Alton caso by allowing competition to be q dis
elimination. Tho amendment WAS lost by the
eame vose that rojeoted its predecessor: .
Mr. 4tarne camo next, with nn amendment to
insort the words . lko quantities" 80 TINT spe,-
cinl rates might certainly be allowed BY the bill,
though no believed special contracts could bo
made without his au1ondmont Tho necessity Of
encouraging manufactures was oxpatiated upon
by tho gont1oMan from Bangamon, but 1t waa no
uHo, as the Senate rcfuaed bis amendment by 20
to 10.
Mr.. Sheldon made anothor attempt to amend
BY inaorting q direct provision for special rateH'
Ho remarked that it was wrong to put an ,em-
barge on tho interests Of tho country, but there
was determination on tho part OF tho frionuS
spur, and Mr. Palmer moved to close a.otate' tars'
which rouBed tho indignation of TUG e1nn.utss sa.
who called for tho yeas md nays ;ao ,;e agiea.e
the motion-4 to 16-when nlr o;re aolp H. Too
m1yea raroad tho sonaso qast t@x9 x9o Senators looked
q circus RE'ssSa sayaro th1n but IN it pfb9ggssns b2ggusn
thn n0 sonntors rom tho Windows to their seats to
hnor Ar Tonahuo, who took the ground that
tha ols.ao should bo retained to provont dis.
cr;g,.,:sntion g against small farmers and ANAL
Mr. Loo was on tho other sido, believing tho
abolition OF special ratos would ruin tue whole
sulo trade Of Peoria in grain aud In whisky,
largo qunntities Of which woro shipped.
eraana %1 ss Mr. ponepo ooh ond lion 1r Writing
Tominod the Sonata OF the condition Of tho play
OF Hanalot with Hamlet omitted, and beloved
tho provision they wero trying to omit WAS tho
1Ianolot of the bill.
Mr. Archer did not bolievo thoy should dis.
crimiuato In favor of Peoria whisky, which would
be better tarnoa into the Illinois River.
Mr.. Ncdrath Unlisted that whisky was an iu-
dustry RI tho State, and tho farmers were willing
tho propoaod amendment would be an injury
TO Alo State. The politiciana were riding tho
railroad hobby to death, and Ind no regard for
anything but to paudcr to the public clamor.
was adopted without amendment. 30 were Soc
tions and 8.
Mr.. Dow smovod to amend soo. 80 that
manufacturers might bo allowed to make special
hlr. Whiting spole against the amondmont,
Mr.. VariB for, and Burke aud Baldwin ngainst,
whom the dobate was aiosaif, and tho amendment
loBt.
Mr. McGratt otrorol IN amendment allowing
farmers Bpocial rates, Which waB OF courHe re-
iocted, aud thon Mr. Brown submitted another
proposition relative to special rates, which was
wasting time. tho iloa having bcon repeatedly
beaten.
Soc. was aoopted. Mr. Whiting moved to
discharge tho remainder OF tho bill from con-
Hiaoration by sections.
a motion to adjourn was lost. Alr. Writings
motion, requiring two-thir1g, WAS lost. Soc.
7was adopted. soctionn and having boon
htrltken out yesterday, Soc. 70 WAS next In
ordsr. Mr. Dow moved to amend bya provIao that
tho net should not apply to tho transportation Of
paces without. through, or to plaees within, t1e
Etato. It was lost-2G to 15-and Sec. II WIS ap
proved.
300. 19, the Inst, was adopted, aud the bill Or
'esse poshas sas nsseds t. suspend tho re a
read tho bill q third time. and 1t was 30 ordorei
yeas, 81; nays, 2-Afcdrath and Leo. Thu
bill aa amended passed-yean, So: nays, O. 4
fhat motion laid on tho table. Mr.. Dow m
bounced hia intention to entor protoat.
Reynolds and Wlliamuon were tho only. Cool
County eonators who, voted for, the bill, th
OLno1b poAeflu6 ~ "outu 1Aluo hAo4 coAotAtA
ontB.
IN THE noUBE.
BY unanimous consent, tho House took u
the bill in tho afternoon, tho quea
tiou boing on concurrlng in the Hen
Ato amendments. Messra. Hart, Oborly, an
Dunhhm mado speeches against concurrence
and Measre Alexander and Pollock on tho otho
aldo. There was nothing new Or strange IN Wha
was said, and 1t oxcltod no curiosity until Mlto
Hay took the floor, when the House lstene
with marked attention to rad
eal md original royiow OF ., th
bill, which, boing the crltlolst
Of tho most powerful mild, and opinion Of tn
ahlcst lawyer In lilo General AHaombiy ia valu
able aud timcly. Mr.. Ilay Hnd he felt raluosau
to exEress hts opinion on tho House Nallroa
BILL that had boon before the 1IouBo, for tho rea
son that ho was conscious Of entertaining ylew
upon tho subject that woro totally at varlanc
from those oxpEesHea, st least, by the ;gree
opinions, oil the bills upon tho subject hithort
presented, aB we'll al tho ononow under consdo,