The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-05-03
REsoLCTnNs.
Mr.. J. ID. Porter. of Warren, propose,
the following resolution:


the following resolution:
Res0iUti, That We insist that our Constitution
ana laws m accordance with II, being the will ri
our sovereign people, that our courts shall conform
their dieisioDs 10 the Consultation and laws and
compel Railways and all other m0nopoIies 10 Weld
OBEDIENCE thereto, aud, therefore. under thc ne.
cnliar circumstances o. this convention, we recon
mend that 10 adjourn without making a nomination
A motion was made 20 table, and carried,
but on call the resolution was read again,
and after some sharp practice it was with
drawn, the feeling evidently being against
it. --0.T''L-
The committee on resolutions, by Mr.,
Stevens, reported series of resolutions,
and resolution tabling them until after
the nomination OF a candidate having been
voted down, they were read, us follows:
Resolved That tho provisions Of the Constitu-
ton OF 1870, OF the STATE OF Tlinois In rgpard 10
railroads, arc, equally with the other rrysiona ~
the Constitution the supreme law OF the State and
our Legislature should provide the necessary legs.
islabon 70 execute such provisions, and our court
should sustain and adopt the same -
Resolved, That the charters of the railroads In
this state are not contracts IN the sense that they
are paramount 90 the Constitution and laws of This
state, and that the prDyisOua of The Constitution
Of the state In regard 10 rnilroads and accessory
Legislation % enforce the sarue arr not rrpugnant
TO The Constitution on the United States
Resolved. That the railroads In this state are
public highways, ano their operators common car
uefAg anu the dcncrnl Assembly, ns required by
the gonsutution OF thia state should pass laws e.
Ablishing reasonable maximum rates Of charrtu
for the transportation OF passengers and freight on
the different railroads 10 this state aud should al,
20 pass laws 10 couact abuses and 70 define and
prevent axturtlon ln the rate % fright and pasEen
Ger msns on such roads, and such legislation
should be sustained and enforced by the Judiciary
u thia stats. - Z
Resolved That we WIN support no nan for office
who % not In accord with the sentiments Of
these ~aolutiona; that we recommend ~ the anti
monopo'lst OF this state 20 nominate mch candi.
la,s- iet supreme and Circuit JudgeR. b be sup.
pIIrg"a ~ the ensuing judicial eleetioR a. are
P.slAea 70 snstan the whole Constitution ana
Iii s ms htats IN accordance thergwith,and we
Resolved, That the ,,,t,i,, NJ ,h, rat,,,., %, Al,
9 uP.si' olntt ot Illinois IN the Chicago Fleming
~, 80 Hsllyered by Judge Lawrence TINT
vac euuIs4 " WIS stan hava an 10 puniS tV
%apPeHee tohte mpu Committed moi n ina nrVs.,,s
o. lhc eouft .nn mat said court tgIii riatn, ANY,
erelse the nght and authority 10 puniah anS al
clsmA OF the press upon the derisfons arInf,,s W
unieial conduct Of bneh court When a. ih LII "
OF such court tt8eir aetion has bcen t,.c ~. "
stated Or their integrity impeaehed denvIns, ~ ~
supposed offender the right OF trial nv ne ~ IA
ueea any THAI whatsoever except by the sownisin,,l
rLliHeli V N violation Of the prneinle ~ sss
government ana establishes an odious trv. y, rss
which no Tree people will submit, and that WI viii
support NO person for Office who entertains sgrh