, 1875-01-03

VA designed to prevent special legislation. and
this movement was IN shat direction. Ono result
! Of tho proposed reforms would 10 to encourage
city officials IN procuring special legislation On
tbs ground that 1t concerned Chicago and tho
rest Of the State had no right to refuse Or
medd1e Herewith. II any amendment was to
be made, It should be on the Judgment Of tho
entire people. and for something which affected
their collective interests. They woulA find :
very strong feeling against such legislation.
BILL NO. 9UU,
which enables Chicago to levy it, taxes indo-
pondenslY, created great prejudice, aud had done
thousands and hundreds OF thousands Of doua&a
LII. B9adwell-Thare Is no doubt about thai,
in my Judgment.
Nj: Hnzd continuing said that shere was not
single man, with the exception Of tho 1eeisla-
tors. who tried to pass bill sou. bnt Was city
he opposed It. He urged them not to return to
special legislation.
Mr. HaIp1n said that bill 800 became necossit1
1or Chicago tn consequence OF the Railroad Grab
law. Willis that 1aw was in exlateace, the bill
Was absolutely essential to tho existanoe OF tho
cities.
The Chairman remarked that everybody con-
nected With the Association believed the pro-
vision against
SPECIAL LEGISLATION
Was very valuable one. Thera were. however.
two ways OF damaging that princple,-ooe by
ignoring aud overriding it, the other bY con-
struln: it too rsidly and technically. tying, fdr
example, the CITY Of Chicago to small villages
certainly, reaction would cozne, and through
tho action Of courts. as in tho States
tho principle AGAINST special legislation bo finally
swept away. Undoubtedly this hide-touna con
discussion that day had boen chiefly upen
tho reincorporation Of the CITY, thart
we're other matters, Of only secondary
importance. regarding which the ci:izcna
had to ask assistance from the delcga-
lon. One was
REV nuMpI1o-LAv
1or the CITY. such law mas preparing, and waa
the result Of tho most indafstigable work, con-
sultatlon, and conference. It wan ~ absolute
necessity for the welfare OF tho oit7, aad he
III. Galloway asked il the Building law conld
apply to every part OF tho State.
The Chairman said tha. that would bring M
another question. Tho eamo question With re-
gard to tho coDstitutiona!ity would arise ss to
the Building law as to the cllartor. They would
have to a1rsya 1T eolne common eense OF the
Constitution. Ho wished them to remember
that The Association had not yet actnd On tho
oht, Iney hoped TO agree upon the pro7isions,
and present tho bill in due course. A erea:
many other things would coma tefore tho
delegation in their legislative capacity. Tho
custody OF the public fs1nds, for inst.nca.
waottd attending to. Thoy we're advised
tiqp TO the matter, that they Tould take = con-
tract to CLAIR hondanan BY tha Thousand for anT
such a. tho Gaga one. There WA
no security under the Law for tue public u1oueya-
S6mo specified custody for the funds rnuss be-
appointed, or nobody would te responsible
There Tero q nuntcr Of other important raforms
to be considered
III. Brad~eit pcjntod cut that thsro was
strons prejudice against Chieago, and Iayiawed
the Provisions Of the amendments to the gam
oral Inv.
The meeting then sdion,ned. and An informal
Discussion MAS prolonged for soue tiu,o suhaa-
duAttlg.