, 1875-12-16

The Convention resumed at 2 O'Clock,
Tic Committee appointed to provide minis-
tar 10 nne, thu ssas,on with nrayer seportod
~. w.. :. sfta - ha,. ,,,,.',r.s,.r,,
tlat lney haa peon ua'oeeess'al'
INC Chalfmao-ean 10 fose'''o .Aa' ~
Chicago you cant get Clergyman Laugh
tori.
~, n,..-;r ~, IT.. f,omm,tte-,zvha c1orcy-
Mt' Mes"'u to' tuo a''', sns
men ale ~ ouss "!'n 'uo'i Aa0N'' 'a'eo'
Mr. Ebe7ton moFea the hppo'n'neo% o' eon'
nitro OF tlirteou on Pormauent Organization
The motion WAS not seconded.
(,ov. T,rose asked }osyo to preseut a pAper on
~ a o,,ar., s,,h;so, ~ .r,nsnar, x.ion by
wv n!oa.nr :, ,,ana,.
RICHARD F. aoaoAa,
Of 1lllnols that it might 10 refeEfed to ths Coh1
tnittee on Business when appointed
-. .S',or ro.s
'no p"p.A 'e"t ~.
Alr. Morgan, ~. WAS then lns1'eo 10 teaa 'uo
paper, which be accordingly did, IL aos 1of1h
tint the aret rcnRrk able event leading to ereater
economy iu transportation WEB tho construction
II tho Erle Caual acconpaniod by the use Of
steam in the navigation of rlytrs aud lhe great
lakes, ly thiB mnnns Ne1 iort secured = trade
over ~tdo-sprsad territory. Tho nscond era OF
internal improvement uns commenced BY tho ln-
| trouuvtiuu Of rallroada, which was seized upon
| with tho tu1ost av!dity, and apreAd With sur
pristpH rapidity. Owing to this rapf1ity. grave
! u,ocbs1lcai errors were generally adopted
| and were now difficult to rdccdo from On &C.
ecmnt NJ tIa rraat sh.titIces iuyo;yel IN tho
| change To this voke waA added corrupt hnau-
rial n,huacomept which seemingly coul1 not be
| remedted by retroactive Legislative measures.
Theso dcfoct. mainly contributed to the nuKaas-
| fautory condltous ii The putIlc means of trans
portinc ueraonB aud psopcr.y by railroad A
| new efa must be jasusuIased from Which those
| fofects wers eliminated before measurable de-
| rroe Of ral.uf could be obtained. Actual expc-
ricnrc of t,ansportatlou for long perioda and
oeucraIly undos strong cuu,potitou domou-
strntad With biRh degree Of accuracy tho fol-
loving facts, from which deduct.ous could bc
aately made:
puiaa'pst ''ia hu 80 4 milis ,ycT1 rlls. esnat
ue ~ ;,TJ IL 'aai snai al m;lIs 1hnne ratas
~ 'nno; .nn,o.nst n Inaer for ti,ronrh business
~ ,o d,.tnnrcu xs,xinu from 5)o 10 3.Oo0 mi]es
IL III. ns,'ors1Iv aImI.ted that tho rstes CHARGED
~ ~ ,s'nnnar.t~s Gc.ar md Iako tTanspoFts.
re sn [a nn"s:aa fron nansJerstiou, since Il ia
soe @ h,a'aa ts,.+ shaIa rnn,a ho an; eaiIy an5
Mos .,,se.Iio ,rdnction of thnso ratce nor Ia it
av"S th.t IL :. ~ rstss thsn tl,oxe atated can
~, ,hs Via Cs,,si uniess II bo made
~ 1hn. !; lam. ~ xh.t.v.r ,oauctfon liz obtained
tnur I'',sorts3,on ,stss st bo nesured by more
n.siaatig ntn,'nt, mr. r,yers sud railway a,a-
nertectx es.'ps .na ssrssd ups tn 'hn nrnno..h In,
..a., 80 ~ .1,s M;sspsnD, Riyrr. nnd atated
KY ',s rsdmct,au Il. thn cat Of ,rspsrortxto
sna. w. .0J ~ ~ stntaios wona mi o"a
o,,,e, " suns dirAct nfact hnt IA udrest ono on
rouuou i;s.a. ~ .rsnst, thrn,ro,, thn cr1ntry
~ o.ns9 'H fa,i'.n ,nmrLeJ n,.on tta uuesti3n al
lsnras ar.i crnrassed tI,o LoIiof tbat tbo fooi
though tnefs "sto ,aSts ~ :. ~ coa.;dors,,o,
1oM bauso uIats "s ,h.t 'hc r.1sniv n rxiIr,.d,
n.est"i w." co,,usti',nn wi,h isEaa md r.nnl,
~ onst - s.rt,a1 tn n mich hlcher deprae b
t,ce nas: 70 ,1isy than II now posssssea or til