, 1874-01-30
n INN Cover for an Act to Permit
General Banking.
Ihe Bill to Be Submitted to the
Feop1e for Ratification.
How the Farmer-Members are BeouI,od
BY Lobbyists and Potiti-
cal Hacks.
oollector Harper Summoned a.
a Witness by Judge
B1odgett.
TAA TAX-gRAB LAW.
Special Dispatch to rhs ca,cooo 7,,.,..

| ian IA8.GRAB LAW
ooeeta! Dispatch to Ths Chicago Tribune.
| DEBATE IN TIE HOUSE.
or"lHoF1EtD. ILL.,, Jan. 20.-This waa orsh.
mm morning, House bill GOO, together with tn,
ma!oasy and minority reports uf tho Jufciaru
mr'n smM!'seo tnefoon, boing tho special order.
49, nalu1ty ~ report was against tho pasaage Of
sae iepeal oil the minority In favor. Bradwo1l
.ao'. o.ea ~ substitute the minority for the ma
G.s9, 5u..ts .eport' wnen shumway who comes from
table. 9'1'u'e IN eno
derrdngson, from Kane, raised thu no,,t +1,o4
there WIS no such thing as a minority ro,as.
and the Chair Sustained him.
! Alexander, Of Montgomery. ram,ndaa n.
house that his constituents would suf}er. Grant
injury anu unjuatfeo by the repeal of thu 1ovc
oecaube shoy had voted for railroads denend;no
on aid from tho State. '6
osy. OF dfundy, author Of tho repeating bill.
tnouens Aoxandera speech was good arm.
laens Tor ropoal, AZ ho admitted tbat thev ar.
pooteo osher people to pay for their railroada.
-no s@me mon who were interested in and
c"useu the grab-law to bo passed were thu aam.
men VINO cnuaed tho Increased assossnnent IN
order to pay their bonds,
>. THE LAW WAS uNJUsr..
Il ~as twin sster Of the Lake Front Ant ,v,,ss4
WAS repealed laHt aesaion, and should be renoaled
WIN tho aame promptness. They were both mar.
OF the same ring.
1aaucas said the repeal Of tho law would 1e.v.
IN the lurch counties, cities, and yillagea wh;c,.
wore Induced by tho law to go into railroad,
oa'4alns' They talked Of rings. he did mt
sa'e no" the Law was passed. He did mt
Aao" no" 1t was passed. Was not tba
ha bs~ H. ~ 1he Illinois River 1t Henry carried
~ tne sanne ring At the same time7 We're mer1-
pese from tue North willing to repeal tho act
spptupnAtlng the eame money, and refund it to
the State Why did they introduce that aYoit.
ing subject, to prolong The session. wban ~
supreme Court would pass On it's constitutions
ality very soon.
4 coNsc1ENT1ous onADnrn,
Nogefa. OF McIsenn, hud deem fee1inp that h~
YOU'D bo recreant to bis duty il lie sal tlere an5
gave elions vote on subject OF vital imnor.
~ eange 70 hs constituents. Sam Caaey tue author
up and develop Southeastern illinois than iii the.
ss ssatesmen who evor lived. He 1onecd for moTe.
sam caseys. Tho venerable Doctor went Of It
i }asf hoEG to got in bis usual euogy of
ing hls train Of thought, ho inquired II thnv ~or
gong to repeal the only lau which gave anw ~
!i !iof to the listed mud hardworkiue ohris.
homo pfope fSa% Satera e Southern Illinois, Returning
County had issued s275,ooo IN ~in0ds bonde
on tho strength Of that law, and therefore ho ~as
staed sgansE t,t tia tfePSa In rop, to Mphorran ho
tuhrlatanity into Southern Illinois, by onubiing
tue people to send their products to market .n5
oulld churches and scllool-houaes, This m.
uonncement, for some cause or another, caugad
nuvh 1or,i lam amusement III the House. The learned
11scourse, and appealed to Cook County mam-
S 9efs not to 60 back on that Grab law.
Ehe State Ind given Chicago s., 200, 600 to
2tn as ts sn afty ~ TateE down 70 Peoria and St.
lal. He had no place in Heaven or earth for q
nan Who wont back on his contract. FLauebter.1
az Tor Grundy, whoro tho gentleman Who in.
s;1loc sGaocGo @ sn9 p cane from, they Ind but ono
lfty yearn behind tho times he would like to
end missionaries there to impart to them coma
Jhf1stian!ty and civilization. [Laughter( Thoy
elova 'eGe thu hafa Rav st. It, aaughter He did not
ouls. [Laughtor.l Take tho canal away from
.fundy 'is ady apd God save them. [Laughter.] Ho
'as sorry his voice gave out 30 soon a. he would
Se to talk longer. tGreat lnughtorl.
BETTER DISPLAY OF CONSCIENCE
onaW, OF Carroll, WAS aetounded ut tic rent]e.
au a., ! .tom 1oi McLoan, who seomed to have abap-
,dar tha People ran wildly into debt
assumed an a2n lnaobfaanass 1t hs Law n 9.d
.2oo, ,0oo. Forty ror cent Of tlo pop1lla,
- nsS o. thar ,ao ds siate compelled GO per cent
ry. No principle Of taxation devised and car
u OUT BY tue dospotio maraudors Of Furona
u aaiea t.s sao erah-!aW syatom in atrocity. Tho
ss somo IN meaX o9 H. Of tue Localities as fraud Loo
G; Of {, cog, voted for debt Of s1o2,-
y SSo? &c. 1oys3os Ws3rss"' with, VIII g506 psep1e.
a1;o --r
II II went through the entire ]iat The debts
~ ne remainder Of the State would hive to
+ ~ targs 9a7a snaro or their debs9 Tue asaesa
increased assessment fell moro lelyilv m
counties which lad NO indebtedness ihnh m
20 which bud. Tho gentleman went on ~ n
~, ~ ~ ssatistiea tue effect Of tile increased u.s.
,ent that there wore vested o r;rS1s h..
'lvod. l,. The law violated 1 The fuH.Ias fi.sIss
tai ana pr1lnciples p21 Of taxation aud a tie
~ od totn Tue I'm mew constitutions. The true
ana property to be taxed. The crab!fiee7
lted tue Constitution Of 1913 in uot ba;n~ =
olua. eaI anu Tor the came reason violated liz .
posson Of = tho bs'U vs0nn Any lay Which,
= t'oa was uneonstitutiona! undor both Car.
tlona: fas he dllated at 1ength on tue III Justice
reply to Inquiries, ho stated that Chicago -
cd 1t by digging tie canal. He then Want to n.s
'ntond y, o that cacA county, city, and village
ad pay for thoir own railroads.. They bsd
'enelis, aud should nay tor it, 1@"
LEaALIzEp ROBBERY.
%, OF Oglo, said, III an excited manner, thas
proposed to pay according to law. '+"'
gors wanted to know it Shaw voted for tbo
d law which took money out Of hioT,eon
ty to pay for educating childron Of otbar
LloB. 0'ao1
~ y aatd =! that was horse Of another color.
aoe ora tnaa Innate matter, hs county (CarrolD paid
/, would @ not DO an ex-post faoto law.
q I pot believe thoro we're any vested rohts I%s
.,a3'a tue taw, but It there were they could not
BY repeal. Ha did not bolieya IL
g tor the Supreme Court, for If fo tie 1.m ~
must 1t ahould DO wiped out anyway. ""'
TIE VOTE,
previous question being ordered m nm.
& In the report OF tho 0ommittes eai.s uGrs