, 1873-02-28
AFTERNOON SESSION.

antl1 o'clock :
AFTERNOON SESSION. = .
On the assembling OF the meeting, the hall
Vas perfectly j.nmed, and great interest #as
manifested. The programme OF the meeting
indicated speech from VIC. F1agg, OF Moro i;
but, that gentleman not being present, the re-
port Of tho Finance Committee was heard, and
i collection was taken up for the purpose OF de-
f,nging theexpenses Of the meeting. :: =
:, -=REsoLUT1oEs .,: = :: ::
Judge Bowman, from the Committee on ReBo-
lutione. then reported the following, which were
heartily adopted, the Judge being frequently in
terupted with applause during the reading:
Reso1red, !. That the 1always Of the state, being
euaspubIic orporations, chartered and endowed with
the rightof eminent domain because they we're in
tended to be Of public usr must therefore be in
ehppers .nd passengers thereon and that railway
has the right to demand than fair profit On the
money invested in it by its stockholders. <
2 That the RAILWAY companies Of Illinois and bther
gtstea have persstenty in defiance Of law contrary to
putzc policy and opposed to an enlightened SELL
experiences has demonstrated to be eceesary to
corposaHona, bnrdensome to the public, md DE-
s19s 9t taqe1eis u
5. That tbs gress abuse, amounting to the annual
exto1on Of millions OF dollars annually from the pro
duce1s and consumers Of tha State, tst and shall be
oboted and that We pledge individual and united
e1ernns to that end, from this time until The end of
Tint re request our Legislators TO piss the vaughn
and Hndrup b1is, Of soma lawp equivalent thereto,
together xth snsh CHANCES % be indicated By the
Thst We can haye bat little hope Legislators or
conrta whoss pockets nod with railroad PASSES
n briberv in ita most vicious and insidious
form and TINT the acceptanre Of such pass shan
ought to nn punished accordingly. :
g. That hereafter one shall receive ot,P yotes Tor
fully identified with interests, which interest We
claim to be s. consonAnce with the public good.
epEEcu or HR.t ". G. F1Aao. = :: :.
After the reception and :indoraement Of the
Tesoluaons; Mhca Tas cone f aeaIy ~; ~: T..
addressed the Convention IS follows on ;:raiE
FE11ow-cr11zxss I hsye been requested to asy =
fs ana
from The Z ;ge bx us q their being
mononoIy n AHA sense Ia a connranv or cornors,
tiea eist hss obtained sash sonRoi q ~ arisls
r. and Il IL the neonlfar ami snecfa ieyi ~ fhe
modern speca1stor, from The grat1a IN Chicago
hsd ~ % ro,,ted " pars hcs h. 0e
III .hn onieR;s;lrcr n,,nes IN ths wnrjd wa
Theas 1aoaopouca havo their origin either IN the
noTer Of eoS.rnmenta to hold or erant HAM TSus
10 United States Government has monopoly Of ear
Erte uf IIfnoia has Inonopoy ii the Ilinoia Mich
igsn Canal II both these eases there beine 10 OBJECT
srth ryen cnnTenienen II tbe 1o1tcst noas1s eost
sna .her ia m donht that he n,o ;ntares has he
naat.d bs,ex 1t LUG aas oeen
0thr enterprises practically nonopo11ss without
Eueh a. TstergorEs. ras-gorEs. terres. horse:rajl
EaJr, express companies freight companies aud rail
.erprises. haytas once got footho1d can hardly be
pai reason is, Inst II Is hazardous 70 put cspai IN
st ITEM and cspitalIets aro tuide faet d
.eusrS1y admitted; III these End especially raiHays
TO rnoucpouea.
:" These rays John Stuart Aiill, are always In l..
aastds Ras taeR sRRog9s tad
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Or thei1 own benefit on III the malt produced ii lie
onnhy, or on III TIE cotton imported into IL Tomaks
Dc concession Tor limited dine Is generally justin
o. ss: .saas sste e Fl @
~ "a As:'y d. 5isst + asiae MI
hat @ neeasasS as to
hat the state may be the proprietor canals Or rail-
aost aways 5c Better wofsed b. mems ~ q CON comJshy
'e state !. r.
add IN ceTroboraton Of this opinion, the argu~I
& cootasasE esssE h5bs & hs
a.ys
ss ; - sns
pon wn'eh laey xnea'a f 1c re9"fea g 20 .her Eo
2 enar a sIe M ,5ex aaye T