, 1873-10-24

Il pruVo tho eh1hnota OF ghtt Itycr
They wcro nt kicked ont.
mr.; Boone, Of 10 Dasiess, offered aubstItu,c do
il mna'thg tho construction Of railroads. md .icn,
l. proVemont Of water communication from Inn ,norn
:" tno seanoard 1lo ~as tircd Of lnytng tnxos an,
b'B hoth1''B for tlom. l1o wnt,tcd tho mouuy loit
o lof mo bonslt Ut tho people. lto loolod lorwart
"tno tie When NIL ther arAira, Including ,ro,suor
tuition mud Gua1,ccg wnn,,1 l,o ,,,,,,1 t s'a'ft
ton. - .0'"f'fA
Mr. Dolton, Of Cook beloved In opan,nr nj, Nh.
avenues ol transportation by wAsor as vol rs ,y land
lucy Should not DO quibblng aud exhibiting ie,ioua,
~ each otheF. There might DO In tho Conyo,,t,or
IN favor ot railroads who woro opposed to auythtno
nn ro%.0s GGpeso YIN them. Lot tho hvo MI tho
- Ms r.. Merris. of 1roquos. believed The money wou
Els consent a'ns To- an p' naopoes no would never give
IT. Ut o. hia monoy Without bis consent Congress- tsas
CO. ssS4sssy ssssy oi G sgss ms [
begin. ""''' 'uoY enou'a
sg Apsso WY a thoy not as cogressP p.aPu, To-
iHmnlnsn roA for the benol Of farmors7
III Tho , Chairman hauled tho Convention over tho
and should feol 10 rcsronsiSy nd tsnity of H.
Mr.. Weat of Iowa, conceived tlcre Wna ,t
fofoneo Gctween ,1 T. Regulating railroads aud rning
charged roonness ero gSneray Rotten ,hus, wmo
II wns moved to refer the resolution 10 tho Commit
Mr. pore, Of bureau, was opposed to saying 10 Con-
gress; that tho country should 20 into tho digging Of
Tho Chairman, takng tho floor au!t l1o vo,, rcorct
rery m thoy went home IND haa aad TINT hey
roads would chctlc nd crow and tho 1nana aho di 1n
bscyo tlat tho ratroatla controlled ina Conyc"t,n"
,h %hat won!d The Northwest do without akca7 Would
lucy throw thom hWny3 SUPPOSE they wnre frozen iu
would thoy2 Did lhoy want to closo Lom upa ats Dd
they suppose tho Eric Cana WA Of no boncft? wlha
out that catnl nnl the railroads ry would ie trno
% corn 81 III t'o year rouna Tho Improvement Of canas
Toud nas M stop tho building Of railroads. Ho wished
that tho rssoluon should DO passed. ouestien. aens
7 The e, substitute wHs adopted, na follows: 49,.
"wo dcnand the construction of railroads and tho
iterlor an scaboar hu sumo to bo owncd nn ,nr .o
aisd W tho General Government for lilo purpose Of
protect tho people from tho c1actinna nj 3nn,,nrr
Les"
MIR. Richards, OF hfcIIenry wished Il unf1ersfoot7
that they did not want too much iutarfcreuco from
government. Chicago built hcrsclf up 1n two years
foundations Of its Ind IN Sat Z ttgo gCs 'ne
, THAMES.
~, Mr. Nagg offered RESOLUTION thanking D. Worth
place of neoting to tho Chcago Pork packcrs Asso
eIp;,oa aal T. tut laec and Briggs ools for con-
Adopted.
HOME MANUFACTURERS. I
t,rcs, ,saB carried, 4 ~ A'D'0 AAou'ac-
CONTINENTAL RAILROAD: ~
oo1!tos1 a9 foa1h }1s, relating e
III, wns then oirSred. 49,. ~ v 0''''
it III osssn Ss1sa t. tho effect net
from, tho National Government assiatauco or c1nJit
for tho purpose Of building for themselves douhles
brasta, AIRLINE as possible, to Tie cty of
New York
tionui sscnu for up fro, uorSs hn any M
he did not like adopting any resolution or Hnhsii,
that would seem to tndose any particular schrine.
The substitute was again read, nut md Ly unnn
hnons yose laid OH the table.
Thu fourth resolution was then put snd lost bv an
unanimous vote.
DEBT. So
The nth resolution, ,,rg,Is the paope ia frao tom
selves from the Of dsbt, Vas carried unuui
naousiy. 3D"At"
,,, srEc1az LEGISLATION.
was uloptod unan.os,y. ,e1'''"s sp'csa' 'oe'e@non'
ORGANIZATION
:. Tho seventh resolution. urging thorough orRau,xs-
Mr.. Lawrence, Of Warren County, read tic follow
WHEiEss. Tho Legislature Of Illinois. MT tts lain
sesson, pasaeda law defining and proslaIng for Tic
punishment or o3tortion by any railroad cO,ut,a1Ieg
900 for tho frat conviction Of nnv raiirn, c.uu
from 600 to sluoo0 for the socod from slo ooo u
s2oo for the third and ut s5Oo for every suLsc.
bo Ea!tt into tho Treasury tho county In wh. nm,
v5etlon shall be had for tho l,so Of said county mi
whereas, upon due information fruishcl II II mnin
lug duty Of tho Railroad Commissioners 10 casn a,,sts
10 10 commenced and prusc FIR mia no~nii ~
he cxpenso Of tho Slate; and Whereas fho question
% to c1tortion IN any such prosecution is one Of ia
70 ne IeclteM ~ by Judge therefore,
y for the extor!ous to which tley aro subjected Iy
ho railroads within teir reach, VIC rcco,nncnd "a
ho various Farmers Associations herein to finnish
'uch Information to tho Railroad Con,nIssio1ers.
Without dulay, will warrant the persecution Of sus
or tho collection OF penalties to tho full oxtent n
ghtch the railroad companies may DO liable. ~
!tcsolrtd Tint We recommend! to tho farmers nnl
tzens Of other Sates 10 scc,re such action from,
heir respective Legislatures Ms will furnish them
Milhr Protection against cxtorton fruln railroad
companies within their several Statca
NATIONAL coMMrrTER,
Mr Flagg offered tho following, which was adopted:
ossa sS na, ~ the fres'aent ad Secretaries
Sasional Committee Of avc, md Slate Committees Of
Ihree, from cacL State, Territory and PROVINCE Of
hs country whoae dcs slla1l BIZ the pressing u,on
ur Congress and their respective Lcgislarca Tic In