, 1873-04-30
Passage Of Several Important Appro-
prlation Bills in tic House,
Proposed Amendments to the Bill Pro.
vidingfor the Collection Of
Taxes.
The Semitic Adjourns to Avoid n
Vote On tho Snlnry-Grnb
Business.
Names Mentioned in Connection With
the Penitentinry Commissioner
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TIE RAILROAD DILL.
SPRINGFIELD, April 20.-Tle battlu Of tho aocttons
wcro resumed in tho 9enate this morning. whon bir.
Nicholson asked leave to bring up tho Railroad bill for
confederation, tho question being, should the Senate
zecedo from It's amendments striking out seca
and 0. Mr.. Cummings dcHlroa to suspend tho fve-
minute rule thai Senators might their minds to
4ho fullest extent. Mr., Dow opposed tho motion, be-
case all TINT could DO said had boon said which was
very true, and tho ru1o not Suspended.
1lr. Hampton deprecated hurry. Ho inquired wtnt
they were electod for, which In aoino cases would
bono, did they? They should nrry until tho craok ot
doom rnsher than pass law that would provo
an ea e .es s as fe. g a Ct eouts a e. @
1nst Lcaissturo 10 had heard the warning against tho
blu that passed hut tho blu wont through, and tho
y he Supreme 2 Court Ignored tho lew He eSjccsel
n Ths gasago e s a.ks oa
nannst Tho soctions which wcro intended decoiyes
tub thto'gn to tho great popular whaIo. uo would
air Vosis seeoantod tho history Of railroads from
tiinc mnoHortal condemned tho far11,ers' donucia-
picayu1c" and lint ho would 60 botoro The seri
cu1turats and defend u action III voting against
air. oanaela believed that II, under seo. 8, the
Commissioners proceeded to nx rates. to ontiro law
would prove utterly ineffective, for, II tho ecuon
the 1nw would doDend ia constitutionality, about
which he had rhvo doubts. In placo VI tho section ho
proposed ~ tho proper tmo offer Joint resolution,
Rtsolped, By The eenste the House Of Represonta-
house oomnissionors aro hereby Instructed to thor
oughly investigate the subject and report to tho
sSssen sonS VI IN er
"oua pG reasonable ma11mun rate Of charges for tho
transportation Of freight and paasegcra over tho df
falfoada IN ILLS State, with thor REASONS for
such Judgment.
hlr Archer did not regard tho eighth st.aon do1o-
from the Into decision of the supremo Court Of Fen
esyan1a, that tho Legislature could net delegate It's
gate power to dvermino soo fart or atao Of thinas
upon which the law nado, or intended to make 1ts own
Mr Steele said that tho friends Of the eighth section
could produce q respectable docslon of any court
hsldns s soxte tnat u te ,aa LsSs1ausS % could
lilo sceion Tho decision oi tho pen9sy1vppIs court
instead ot sustaining the section, proved that Il VA
palpabo violation Of tic Constitution, lo would vote
aga!nst reeeding Gentlemen ignored tho words,
words meaning, and intention Of tho section, Tie
sessshsSs nSas t ths s9s 1a4a.
tho State We're tic Constitution On to sap5yss Il
u would put another faee on The matter but !. directly
rates for at would be INV Such rates would not 10
Ss 81 y e M o ~
DO necessary to mako thcn laws. It wns within tho
power Of te Legislature to direct tho Commiasloners
to collect stastico and from thoao statistics tho Lega
laure might bo abc to mako law. Tho Constitution
said tho Legislature should establish rates tie iii
eatd tho Commissioner should cotabiiah tho Which
WAS tho higher power tho Constitution or tho bill?
He read from tho Pennsylvania decision to show that
tho Legislature could not delegate tho power to mako
laws TO any other body or authority. 300. 8 st-
tonntSI M 10 confer such power On tho commisaoners.
in tho proscnco Of tho great question Of the ago ana
IN spite Of past failures should net deaat from ther
n n al
to Supreme Court dcctaun in favor Of popular
r1ghH than any decsion that had been rendered.
u Of tho Railroad article Of tho Constitution proyil-
Ing against cxtortion and unjuat isorimnatlons not
maximum rates, Tho gentleman from Coloa {Steolo1
had blsed tho BILL tho wrong section Of tho conatI.
Mr. Whiting proceeded to defend the section, travel
Ing over much of tho snmc ground aa In his lat
speech. 10 twelt upon tho progress making by tbs
torrogaon Of Mr. Vors saii has athoug his il county M
ns satd a. to 10 against tle reelection Of Judge Law
moro advanced on the railroad qucst1on than
sgn,iv sRy fudge s,,t on IN the bsnen aa moro
GeaP Of N 10 naiae he' Sus
II connection with the pace Lie would prefer to that
hey did no there Would Be- dagcF Of no e Iii ae
would b the wildcat eon!u!son among tic people. ~
Mr. Waite thought tho bill would cripple tho manu-
north and south roads In iayor of those run
F's Il essss'!asnts 'assss ri Pgs e
would vote for tho measure to please those
trsted that If It pasaed, anu the Bill ]Ired hia
constituents, tta fsends would hcp him undo The la.
ury and make Il inst towards his constisuonts Ho
trus:od them. Hc cophdcd III tho1n. Ho believed tho
1ighsh section VIM harmless; TINT 1t could hurt no
eay n md might % good BY bringing b.
would find It ont. it waa constitutional il ,Yaa 60
much Ml gansd;,ooz Satned;
ergu9d It gFest length that tho aoeon conatit-