, 1875-12-17
Grand Banquet to the Dole.
gates at the Pacific.
Tho Toasts and the Replies,
BUSINESS MEETING.

bQt 10 waa not forthcoming. In tho abhouco Of
my q'nistcr Of tho Gospel, Mr. Marvin, who
sts Shown au au1ioty. all through for devotional
uefcisee SAID ho was not Ashamed 10 address
,hs Thfopo of QrAco aud olfoiod up very
:osuIifu! prayer.
TIE AMERICAN MIDLAND moan.
lii. Carter. Of ILLINOIS, then submitted tho fol-
bg!ng resolution:
vaxHrAx, Tho n,ore central 6lates have mol tho
upe $ities u wttr-i o.stcs ~ ottrf+ hut only
II accommodated by 5usrcAsct raroad facilities;
Rsserfi Thst tho projected route of tho American
MAand A4froed on. or near. tho fore!h paraItal At
l1oia, Missouri, Kansas. Nor,eks, to Colorado, Ii
q suec'snt national importance to relNirs at of
oansfese fer oreanizsttoa ot company upon sucn
nd he Senators and 1rcuhrs cf ConkEe'n arr hercoy
pquesEed 10 advocate snI secure, II posioIs. t4at
manure 81 tho present sessiou.
THE fox nIyLu.
III. Carpenter. Of WIsoons n, offered the fol-
1osTipe:
FaFaEAs, The raplaly-dereopinC RESOURCES demand
tshap and feli 4p!e highway:
NEEaE4s. The a'scr States Of the Nosthue-t rccog-
aIts ths neectaity q 4ach highway thetefote,
Eafprtd, That tA,s Convention tndorso thD nc :c4ay
4 tts Fox a,>d Wisconsin N*er improvement, and
arse Congress- TO ks largo appropriations M ay
Yxaeahe dftp On sucl p.ns ~ taa Eneineer nspast.
raat rnay deem the most FeikUlo and entirely ado
9sat& 10 kha wants of cornMarte.
HtLLH OF LApIdd.
Ns. Kemp, OF New York, presented tho fol-
lsiig..
NHkxzis Tps present forrs Of bills Of l.d'ng is-
tued ~ tho sevf,p1 tran rortaion luo., both dunes
III lnd foretKn. are drawn with Ich restriction M
sFd tnets enforced bY Legal ttoccss} almost eullrn
~ Tbat a,a Ess,,,v. co,,, -, ri.
ssrd hcrrI,v r,nucxtc1 IN r,ns,ir thu ona.t,nn '
M recon1nend sucn forms TOR Vii, of la,slng u
~ ~. .'" 1"- o.'.4 - -" 9;llSs!''
:, TUE MtseIss1rrl RIVER.
III. bhaWs OF Illinois, otfortd the following:
.k4lraj Tint III. M.aiaaIrnt yatl4v st,tn. ~. +,a
tast mineral Ind cereal nfolutipe districts Ia ii;s
t{on st thu Ms{ssiDpi iiyer ID eho nnturai outiet
sGs o.s,a fdr ts prodac,s of s!I 1alley. aud It j.
III 6t!of Of this Couyrtlt,On Tint il lin laIitimate
usnton Of Cnnssca 10 tur,ol to hs improvement Of
% ~ enH sa H. 'sgsn 9g4,ss. ss9s x
SabI. '''F F@A'A WA "sAA '4'' '@''' u
RMS x',,o,.,o.x-s,,, r,aa,,
yr W.,, I.icott ~ nrsac,t"an - rnscn.,oo ~a,,,,,
.rdinv stst nctit,ns IL, w ,Snnto; - rnnnrn..
uting tbht' uruy.si0u be mado fora Preliminary
,nr,nv for 1 uhtnr-routa Ia ina anAhnarf ~ =
,h,p eapal frous Lake Michisan % % Iako isr,a ~ bv
~ Of tho Kalamazoo liver 70 Tho Detroit ls'v.
!, Of ny moro hoathcr'y route to LAKE Eric At
lqsaq. q .aolno o'het poius Is may be found
Hs'e''p'e: x,,,,,.
sa' ~ u: "'e@ss' o' 4'Aao''' oae 'ne ioi'o"-
.EataEAa Several Of tho crthwsatcrn States
nt9aeh t1t!E Legts'aturoe haye passed laws having
q r. IT,. o. shFsss for
10 ral oads within their peottrs ssates, The
htsssat Of E!ueh aw+ having raised the question as
y. tigh's Of tie indiSidusl 10 u" Pro- ssty whun
A.eeurtiea Il corporations IL saii Btl.os snd
Sat.s!s u believed ~ Ihta Conseasion that The
ssss.uao Of che tp lssnspnrsatioa to ettspt sul
at 70 for The loss Of credit rosnIl,nR from the
Enap!s of sho ss,s u :.s 10 lasa.uss sua limit
ati ftab III iii nnNn ,[
Hst6e catIt.i fuyastsd In than snti
NxtAiaG, Tbs combination of oatIts1 IL neeea,,ry
q 'hs dotsoppent Of thu 1ssousees ot ths nation,
IS - comlrsinx iineA Of fsro do aFn desirable o.
taf shs.irnsnS tf9 cot y sending to tho sea"
~, - X XII. " Ha .at%t!u. H.
tpsipf Iii iarn cnscicd irV ~, Stute viii, snirs
enstation H. fuii contrib ii IL properly. subject
OK 1n1 oruEa r4ox.
rtn.d T.t ~. rs. csaS u ~ .as
ss 'tss3 a.ta.ss stis ;::ss! s tsa! i ,as
asa et the,r States sould 10 euvl itlI tLe rail-
,asoFIorastons ase h,ade to oley she oosesnasutal
"'sf' lh't sa'Isd shsm Into os'';ense.
us1psr piacnMlHArloss.
r. q. Wilcox, OF Illinois. ot1aaed tho follvn-
1s'
=. t..s a1ya9 Vi lox la.sa ains
5%itaa !lss, aud charging e1orlt.nt Local rstes to
IT, d. ns asnis9e1 tt;o o. taFosn s trsshss 70 nn ~ nn
go @efant'a msnuisciur'u2 and agricultural In.
~ Ss!l o. he region .d13latng *uca 1oid.
IL lhst such dtaoflalnh'len " In Violation q
shst ~ most eaFoes'i3 protest s2alnss such
hh. ~. ih.t fIelgat 1see sboud hs ntotottioned
MAJ ~ 81 I.es59tN}a spH G9pal ir1satea, md wo
ta.so, 1le local rl!rs wv! Ia eassn-
w., ~ ~ Eoads. ..t.
La abo1a FAsoIut1ons moro yefefred to tbn
c'Hn':sso % o. :nsssi|?!'ony' \. . : ,,xx.
rASta.r.HSe,.1 ~, 1aaats, ...! - - .S.mt nsS.
ia ,ssa,".. ~ p"ssohal ntl'!Ananon. 81 70 saln
ts!e'saco to the Texas Pacific ,vfto bf1bgbt for
ssFd so!ely with view 10 endohyof to hSft4opfia
fhs& might la sapnrate intcrehts in Tho Cd!nv ven,
&ott m.S ~ 1h.t peep ooa,SeS "t,n ps.nS o
annis ~ re ~. III ~ 'enoua.ons