, 1875-03-27
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
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AAanr' ,.s. s'a"usn u' W
TO The Editor of The eh,eaao lf'ea"t: 81
ca1cAoo, March 20.-TnE IH1nuSk' today
states that Abncr II. stockcr md Charles E.
simmons, Of s ans.sas .m hoi on nanus tnr 6 sum-
ae"e W. na. .'o s A s..e.
ncar'hee boloro tne criminal tonrs upon All ''-
dIctmcnt for overclIaTg'ng Tor ABSTRACTS mud
that .iclr charge Of 200 Was 50 moro than tho
law nlIo,ys T1,c,r c.,srce was an7 mora tl,au i,o
a,,aws ,nt o,,,s s,c r,,,n Inn ,raa tor5oro1
~" a"oms' D'.' o"ls ~ n'o'u '1S' "As 'cnuo'oa
them. Inc abhtfact III question cohsa'heo t"eia-
ty-two instruments, for each Of which tho ssatnto
IL, vc,,. Il, II, f,r a,,I roryova,,r, nv o1t,nr
=. ~, a"y e~'o st'De ",,. w. ~" - 0'Ao'
llko ohatRe OF tis1e' ,
Tho aostInct was oruereu Of air. sfocknr,
oydinnry CHARGE. uerbnrs for tint firm, rn,
..sa. 49,, -....,ion ,r,. .a1,au ~ -
,."ue: -. ", ~" oA.op"1 "s "o" ~ ~,
31r. stoeGof very coo1lT saau II tHe chafee ~as
ccaso to do bHninoea for Iho applicant. The $50
waa not paid, but COL WAS tcndetetf, and Ar.
Btockcr dill n,1rn tho abstract NJ ho threntcncd,
and refused to mako another for the same party.
who fstnscd 10 pay eco. bnt offered 10 paw any
num which anY tiH'nsereated porson, or any
Judge OF Cook County bh0nM ray ought 10 be
pai,i for tho abstract, and tluU. or moro II do
slred, was offered to bo placed ltl The hands of
any reputable 1'erson to 10 solicited by Handy.
Simmons Il Co.. ID security for tie price Of tho
abstract. Handy, Simmons It Co. nasuine tint
the abstract books nto thaifa. and that neither
tho Legislature Of tho State OF 1llluois
nor any othor powos has tho nnttior-
ity to roguiato or III nuy mnnner dcsata
TO thcm how thoy slinll do buafnche.
Afhny hcRlthy young fellow In tho dnss Of hia
strength has felt tllc batie way, Rid been. ready
10 deolaro Independence Of tho Almighty Him
soli, bnt fo's days exuctionce inside of Rtone
walla Inns awakened In him c0Hsalousncsa OF
tho Limitations Of hls powor Of ros'Btauto. When
thu act WAS passed. regulating charges Of all por-
aons engaged iu making abstraosa IN counties
wlnro tEa tecoldA havc bcou burned {April Q,
mons l. Co. ChaHo 1lros.. Bhortol l. Hoard, and
Jones 4 hellors thuts possessed tho books, and
own tltotn still l rrealtIio. 1'hese oldor Aid
wealthy mun fosrod tho statute, aud ceased to
AZ Mr.. Olnso naid to sle writor, lluT dit nor
want to tako tho chnnces Of llnv!us lnoHof sl,0au
each tntpoaod upon them, but roatIy for tho rt,r-
poso OF influencing tho Co,tsitv Of Cook to buy
tho books .. the fearful nrioo askcd fnr tl,ctn:
Failing in this. aud not bcipg incllnod to hI,l'
the goose which lays thu 9oftlon cgg they leased
tho boola to -four young mun III tair Office,
Handy, 5tsnln0us. Blocker, and hh1!th. Thcac
young men arc thus Put forward to tneot the
blow, II Indictments or other prosecutions Should
follow. Tha public LAS bcoh patient mud sub
mitted to thoir cxtortton thus fnr, nntl tho t!em
haA worked itnelt into tho faiti that tbs atatne
Il not constitutional. When tho lam WAS paascd,
valid, but, slnco tho doclaton Of our supreme
there ought nos 10 ho question Of tho power
Of tho Legislature. Tic cane coyora the whole
ground, and holds tilat, when tho Legislature bc-
oily tbht ought 10 bo controlled. 1t has Rio
power and tlle right TO control It. The Court
sayas "Ihat body (s!io LsHislatuec) is cn,pla!-
ss. tue ,G gasn ad o ~ Tho gn1o NJ.
fail TO oxerc!so all its powers to tnoir promotion
and protection. Tiltt body lH tllu sola jndee OF
a!ioI u,casut CO ~ u1sy advance the inteEosts OF
thu poopie." Tho act in aueuttou Regulates tlse
ing grain md con,pes tom to take tstlt license
mid give bond of $1,000 betore doing busi-
1,es1. Iho Court nustaina tho Law. and, IL the
oonrse OF TN dccision: fofcsa to TIM regulation
dray1uen, and tho rate Of interest fur money, on
alt Of which subjogts tle Legislature has always
exercised its power without question. OF tho
consttsusivnelity Of thu act regulating tito
chargcs OF abatracknpn ther0 ca1 10 no roasop-
ablo doubt. 1t Ia goneral in its terms a1lt, pro-
visions. That tue maximum sum allowed (sl,50,
for each instrument ia reasonable prico, eyon
tho abstract inon themselves can hardly donY
Parties ordering sbstracts OF nAudy Bstnnous l.
Co. arc compelled By them TO glyn tho order in
writing upoil Qua Of the blanks Which cop.ain m
AgreoMcat that tho party waiYes sll rights whtot,
ia auch Transparent nouscnHo that It cnn oniy
lu1d tho uusoplisticated 10 supposa th.t
IT, order 40 gtyou eau prntoct lila
abstract-tnen FROM Indictment Il Gan
act Of nny porsou cal, bar tha neonlo of ~ tho M
State OF Iluos from carrying forws,.I q pronc-
cation for crime, aud that tic rarty sgnng
damasc CO is probably settled by lilo nase NJ tvicr
et ii. ". tho Wostcrn Uuton Telegraph t,onnn-
NV, In GO illinois IIeuortn, usun III. Tha H.,
pro,ao Court there saya that thoro r. m cws3I.
Grafton for tle so.cnilel onntract " embracnI In
tl1o nrlntetl furm which tho tci"@ronl, cosnnsnw ~
cotnpcts ono io.writn measaen n,,nn. mi ihat
uit IN moi n npntrnnt nj snv 'n1s, ~ hinsin.s
jmrns{t,on unnn ia n,,hiio -" ~" "anno,,en
tn resnrt Ia thia snorsv ~ IT, tsrs.nttr,. ~
their busiuess," athn sontlor was I'M
der 4 spccscs Of moral durcas" oto. Wonl
TN Hf1FtISf IN I'm in Hal