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been reduced by the return Of its circula-
ting notes as afore mentioned. And the
Secretary of the Treasury of the United
States shall cause to be prepared Treasury
certificates, made a legal tender, and simi-
lar in all other respects to the legal ten
ders, or lawful money, Of the United
States now in circulation, and from time
to time to apply the same to the purchase
Or payment Of the principal Of the interest
bearing debt Of the United States as rapid
lv and to the same extent that the circula-
ting notes Of the banking associations may
be returned to the Treasury Of the United
States also to apply to payment Of the
current expenditures Of the government
an amount of such Treasury certificates
equal to the amount Of the tax or duty
from which the banking a ssociations are
hereby relieved.
SEC. A. That so much Of section thirty-siX
hundred aud ninety three Of the Revised
Statutes as provides ''that none of the in
terest bearing obligations not already due
shall be redeemed or paid before maturity,
unless at such time United States notes
are convertible into coin at the option OF
the holder" and all laws or parts of laws
inconsistent with the provisions of this act
are hereby repealed.
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wealth Of the nation the principle that
if the government possesses the right to draft
the poor mans body for purposes of national
defense, it has an equal right to appropriate
the rich mans accommodations under the same
conditions ; and in order that srch debts rs
that which now oppresses the people, may
never again be entailed upon ourselves and
our pOsterity.
Nineteenth-To prevent, by all lawful
means, the practice now in vogue OF invoking
the aid of the military Whenever or where.
| ever the toiling masses refuse to submit tc
the arbitrary or unjust demands OF aggregated
wealth or unprincipled employers-by which
the men enlisted As the nations defenders be
come the nations oppressors.
Twentieth establishing by Govern
ment of just standard Of distribution
to labor and capital, by providing purely
national circulating medium, based OF
the faith and resources of the nation, is
sued directly to the people, without the in
tervention Of any system Of banking corpor
atoms. which money shall he a legal tende
in the payment Of all debts, public and pr
vate, and interchangeable at the option OF tn
holder for registered Government bonds, bear
ing a rate u interest not to exceed 3 65-lO'
per cent, subject to future legislation By
Coz poss.
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Illinois Independent Platform.


Resolved, That the preservation Of our ma
tiunal life imperatively demands that every
American voter shall attend with care to ali
primary nominations and elections Of compe-
tent and honest men to all offices in the gift
of the people,.
Resolved. That we demand the immediate
reform of abuaan In the civil service through
which the pakrpnage Of the government Is
dispensed as d reward for partisan serices.
rather than with regard to the public neces-
sites.
Resolved, That we are in favor Of Improv-
ing aud perfecting the navigation Of our
lakes and rivers and water connections, as
soon as it can be possibly done.
Resolved, That we demand the repeal Of
the specie resumption and national bank
acts, and the substitution Of legal tender
paper money for the national bank cir
cu1ation; the perfecting of a none
tary system based upon the faith and resour-
ces Of the nation aud adapted to the demands
Of legitimate business, which money shall re
legal tender in payment of all debts, public
and private, duties on imports included, tex
cept that portion of the interest and princi-
pal Of the present public debt that is BY the
express terms of the law creating it made pay
able IN metallic money!, this money to be in
Interchangeable at the option Of the holders
with registered government bonds bearing
rate of interest not exceeding 3.65 per cent
per annum.
Resolred, That as the tendency of much Of
the legislation Of Congress has been to en-
nance the value Of the interest bearing bonds
of the government and to depreciate the val
ne Of the equally sacred obligations issued
70 the people as their circulating medium, we
demand in all future legislation equal and
exact justice to all classes.
Resolved, That we demand the reservinC
OF the public lands, the heritage Of the PEG
pie, for the actual settler, not another acre
for railroads or Spectators
Resolved, That we demand the abrogatioT
of all laws that do not bear equally upor
capital and labor, the removal of unjust tech
nicalities, delays and determinations in the
administration of justice, and the adoption O
measures providing for the health and safet,
of those engaged in mining, manufacturing
and building pursuits
Resoired That the right Of the legislator,
to regulate and control the railroads an,
other corporations by the State must be YIN
dicated, established and maintained a. al
essential of the State government
Reso}red, That we demand a reduction q
all public expenditures to the end that tax
alton may be reduced to the lowest possibl
limits.
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ers, named Vaughan, who il regarded a
the probable winner of the match, has
completed ninetyrnine miles in 18 hours,
Al minutes, 20 seconds, which leaves him
IL minutes and 20 seconds to beat O'Leary's
best time for 100 miles.
LArER.-Vaughan completed his hun
drsdth mile in 10 minutes and 10 seconds,
thus beating O'Leary by 2 minutes and
seconds.
Vaughan walked 100 miles in % hours
and As minutes, and then retired House
was second, making ll6 7 miles, and
Grassland third, making 1l3 81 miles.
LONDON, May lO.-The President OF the
Cambridge University Boat Club, Mr.. w.
Il. Close, has written to the New York
Associated Press agent here as follows: 81
have officially declined the invitation Of the
United Association of American Colleges
to participate in the Centennial regatta, in
consequence Of inability to organize rep
resentative crew. | hope ONE college
four will go to Philadelphia.
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GOD PITY THE POOR,

The author Of the following beautiful poem, Ms.
Mary A. Ford, died recently in BROOKLYN, n Y. Mr.
Fori was well known N. oughout the country As
adv il rare literary accomplishments and poetess Of
hixh order She frcque contributor 70
Iri,h Ameuoan newspapers, under the nom De plume
tina me poem {. taken from the =" Irish World,
York 80
Wild, r,l-hin. wing u the Tempest sweeping
.- frost-settered and like spirit q wrath;
feree e, breath With keen arrows Is piercing
rhe breast q the ward rers who stand " D. path
earth in trance Ties eushroudrd n silence
The Storm hIug kuloa, loudly At window aud door
a- PRAYER u tht piitfu fcryenty rises
God shelter the homeless and pity ths Pnor
"a Nv the poor who are wearily sitting
~ dcS. hearth ,toue,, cold, cherries Ant bare
.-oui which tho last enbers ale flicker has Aded.
Like hope iAIuy tIt Ia tht midst n despair
Who l1ok 90 The aide world and see IL desert
Where uppa no waters, no green hrauohcs wave,
Who See re- he future lark as the present
~ r,,t bpt the death bod, 40 home bat TIE grave.
Ar NtlrIeI IS thc wrath e the winter wind BY,
Like showers Il leaves from the palild ,tar-lilles
Thst haat tu the depths ui The blue lake on high.
Farthvu.h th,y dropping the broad earth ~ bsaut,
Ana yelling some hsS iu each g'Ssai1er fold,
That beauty 3, uanSht 70 the mother whose children
Are .rouchiu- otouu1 hcF in hui.Ati ara cold.
GA pity thc poor. for the Noaithy are often
p hsri As the winter and cold a. it. snewi
Nntlu fortune makes SUNSHINE anu summer hoAhu
them.
a.. Tbey care not Tor Others nor think Of their Woe
from theE plenty a tribe he gwen,
iouhungy .ruuingy. often ts doled
Do 10 the recgfteT q cir d" thar w seeul,th
NHrt painful .hsu hunger. more bitter than cold.
.a- Jlty the un,r for though ADD men brothers,
Though au sss UUk Father not MISE when they
prS,
"B, proud oue- y earth turu aside from the luvly
~. ID mos Wlie lash 0ur,i VI Different clan
rhut Zee MT Oh those vho in meek ness ana patience
Illi. pOverly. pam. without murmur endure,
I.l mage " Him Whose ir~t couch = Manager
Who choose f.r slkes % be hsmCle~> AMI poor.
Cod Pity the poor give them courage and patience
thUII trials. tom. tatnus ans trouble .n brave.
Aud pirY the wealthy Nhuse idol i Fortune.
hon Z1i1 cannot gladden. the gloom Z the grave,
Ana IA tAis brief Tile. whether fAluful ur pleasant.
T. enc that j. endless but ppcns the door,
The heart ,Igh, While thinking ON palace and bowel
God pity the wealthy As well As the poor.
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CARPENTERS.

A LBANY, n. Y-CARPENTERS' AND
n JOINERS' UNION Alfred Guy pres simon
Grattan, Isl vice pres; Peter Blake % vice pres
James Penders, treas John j. FitERerald rec see;
Richard Doyle, fin sec., Andrew Shannan, asst I'm.
secy Richard X Power Sec, Iss Green g., Al
bany, n Y.
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IRON MOULDERS' INTERNATIONAL

/ KUN MUOLUhfAo ~ IEhNATIUNAL
IL Union HeA4aqnaFt@r~. Cincinnati. OHIO.
VIZ. n. sAPUx PRESIDENT sck haH IsA5 Cincinnati
Ohio
PErn J. MEASEE. Treasurer. ~ sammt a., Brook
Ign, NY
las. CAEnoLL. Firt Wee President New York city
Thomas CAsEI. ss~-'ad yice President box I7s Mont
gnmery. Aha
JoHS II. DANCE Third vire President b.,x 7os
Toronto, Ont
Y. B. OsLER, Fourth Vice President, box sOz sac
rAmento, Cal
JcaS , LEAHT. RecorEiag Secretary. Lhtls PAIIs,
New York
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS,
4 SSncIATED RRoTHERHVOD

A SSOCIATED BROTHERHOOD OF
IN IRON AND STEEL HEATERS BOILERS AND
ROJ GHERS.-MArioa Lssizs meets cor. South and
Tennessee Sta l.t and 81 SATURDAY evenings ~ each
month. O,pkEs-Amer J. Fgnk. ". y. John New
man. v. W s.. WIN n. Morris. " =; P4tri X ward
=. s.; Gd~ari HonBon. d O.. John Schregsr W. (;
John Berry. p. .. Hcffy kePple. W. c.. Mike Co.
grove, l. @ JOAN Berry. D. US
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MINERS BENEVOLENT AND PRO
wi TECTIvE ASSOCIATION, Of Indiana, meets en-
the fourth Friday in each month. The officers Of the
General Council are President Robert Linn, Harmony;
Vice President Samuel Briggs Treasurer, Hugh Saw
aye Corresponding Secretary John Scott knghtsviie
Hour u meeting, Q O'Clock, A. n.
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SUMS As SMALL As ONE D0LLk
viii be received from any person. and Bank Boob all
oe furntahej without eharge-
Married women
And Minor Children may Deposit money, 80 that \,
One else can draw it.
May depoat MOneT from time 10 time, and before MAJ
ing the rst Deposit may Provide by Vote how and by
Whom It shall Be drawn and, Eovided copy u
the Resolution be furnished u the Savings bank no
money will be paid, niles rs provisions are strictly
somIlied with
DepositorA
Whether Foreigners Citizens have the came rights "A
to Property, and IN q Death any money 20 the
credit will be paid their Legal representatives wheth-
or they arc in this country elsewhere
Printed forms a Wills been prepared BY the Cou-
eel u the savings bank that any deposition may legally
designate some one who may take charge u his moDei
and property. and be guardian 81 his children In case -
his death Thus much Inconvenience and expense ina.
avoided OGicer Of the savin bank without any
ehARe ~ ans serics) prepares VII for any dep1ato
applying
At the rsGe Of sx per cent. per annum, . p~id "a -
sums q Five Dollars more
working People
ed NOT loss any time. the Savings Bank hspi
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Portsnt SEMINAL WFkkN IEs e n pig IN
losses ~ dreams. pimpes on the face lOFt manhood
can positively be cured. Ladies wanting the most
delicate attention. call write. PeaHan home for
patients. "A book for the million Marriage Guide
which tells you all abont these diseases-who should
mATy-why motto cents to pay postage. Dr
James has 30 rooms and parlor. You see no one
hut the Doctor. once hours. d. IN. a. d I'm
Sundays. 10 t. r. All business strictly confidential
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A SSOCIATED BROTHERHOOD OF
N IRON AND STEEL HEATERS. FOLLERSAND
ROUuIERS .-HeAaiquarters Betbeiera. NurthAmp-
ton Co, Pa. Alan W shah. W G ~. Bethlehem
BENZ. =. spangier. q X ; Springfield. III. Isaac
Williams. Treas
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or CIGAR MAKERS
Ill INTERN aTIONAL UNION OF AMERICA
Cleveland, ONO
ABBGmns 90 UprruvH sOARD.
GEoRsL HUEsr. President, P. D Box 50, Sufield,
Conn.
" J. MILLsE. 1T Vice President. Sysmore ST. be
tween Elm Al a Maple 81. walnut Hin, Cincinnati.
l. p RDuSEE. 81 Vice President; IS Pine Street. Bal
timore, Nd
joins J. JUSSIc. Pre- sien, " : e. q New York
~ Cedar St. Syracuse. New Yark
(tOOPERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION
~ Of North AmerscA. Headquarters. Rom 8, No.
0Il Seneca street, Cleveland. o.
THONAs HESEEEERy. Pre~iient AMI Treasurer, 93
Scott ST., West Side Cleveland ID
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AIACHlNIsTy AND BLAcKsMITHs

MACHlNiSTS' AND BI-ACkSMITHS
vi INTERNATIONAL Union He-lquArters-
Cleveland Ohio. JOSH FEHHExHATcH. President lock
box 2 First Vice Pres Lewis 4. WasSx Buffalo, " " :
Second Vice Pres Richard SwAnn. Nrw Orleans, La :
Third Vice Pres, william ~ Hartman, Altoona Pa
Fourth Vice Pres james W Lesy~ley, ToEonta, Ont
Treas Fred p MeFestU, Mhiklnaowa, n. r.. Sec. a
the ms Dep. william y Lprfgh1 Syracuse H. ".
Judiciary Committee Duncan D~war IriiAnaFrd~ Ind.
J j. nlingworth, Utica. n. r.. Robert E.ans Warren
Pa James s. Graham. Rochester. ~ w.; w. d. Ri
Inntine, Savannah. Ca; Jehn Munee. Buffalo n ":
s r A. van Solver NorwAIk. o.
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1000 Agents Wanted.
Footprints Of the ages, Our Government and
the Nations Centennial History.

5000 octave pages fully illustrated Every citizen
sAss: It's just the book want" Extra terms Ex-
elusive Territory Outfit free. address, GOODSPEED'S
BOOK, BIBLE AND MAP HOUSE, Chicago.
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Dr.JAMES ,
LOCK HOSPITAL,
CORNER
Wo4kinNfnn 4 rvamkIiw

washington 4 fTaRklll
q hartered by the
State Of Illinois for
the express purpose
OF giving immediate
rellet in all cases Of
private. chronic and
urinary direases In All
IN cir complicated
forms Its W EN-
known that DR.. james
has stood At the head
81 the profession FOR
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THE MINERS.

MINERS BENEVOLENT AND PRO
IM TEcTTvR ASSOCIATION or THE STATE OF
ILLINOIS.
GRAND COUNCIL.
Geo. Kingdom, President, West Bsllve, Ill.,; Jas.
Connery Wee President, Of Barclay; walter Ruuedee,
Secretary, Alton; Patrick McCann, Treasurer, GirArd
Trustees d. Mclaughlin, al Braidwood Richard
Wolliscraft. Of Springfield i: James Mc0avin, OF
Riverton.
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NATIONAL UNION

Il r. President J. w. Smith. ~ College a. Spring
field. I 1t Vice President, Charles Rs-enrranH Neu
York city 81 Nic~-Pre-iderEr. II Oponnell ~ south
stn street. FhIlAsi~lPhsA. Pa Secretary nouRen-
dchler. eSz : Ninth a. Philadelphia. Pa. Treasurer
J. W. Warner N-w York cfry
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l, Subway, President. JoHS B. DRAKE, ID v. Pres
H. POWERS, V. Pres. Jas. s GIBBs. Cashier.
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GRAND LODGE UNITED ORDER OF

VI AMERICAN PLASTEkERS' Headquarters
Br,r.klyn. N.Y. P.J Walsh. pres s4I NAVY street
John Ennis. sec. Is97 Third Avenae New York CITY
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INDUsTRIAL CONGRESS on THE

ThE HOUSE CARPENTERS EIGHT
IL HOUR LEAGUE, AND SHOP 40 s or
UNITED AECHANlCS.-Meet AZ their hall an Buss
street, San Francesca Call the first Monday evening o.
earh month. Offers are UHriah * Thomas, w. ~
\. > Pendleton, 1T Foreman Ham Stewart I'd Fore
man q. Nunsen, Treasurer J. W. Gregg. r. ).
n D. Andrews y
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-11

Here is contract that az plainly falls with
In the protection of article ITO of our con-
| stitut,on as if the parties we're two indi-
vidusls. By the granting of the charter,
the State undertook. for the considers-
| ton expressed. to secure to the grantees
| 1erred, ana this obligation on the part OF
the State continues to be binding
during the lifetime of the company, or III ii
| the company shall do, or omit to do and
perform some act which shall authorize the
State 20 revoke or forfeit the charter. But
! it is not pretended that the company have
failed in any respect to perform all their
| obligations, and YET, 1t is proposed to re-
scind the contract and wholly dieregsyd the
obligations of the State. The law does not
allow az individual to do this no more will
il allow the State to do it, To repeal the
charter. as is here proposed, not merely i'm
pairs the obligations OF the contract, but
wholly destroys all the rights which the
| company acquired by their charter.
Thicd-We arc opposed to the passage Of
this act because il le ar attempt on the part
OF the Legislature to perform Judicial func
tons. The Legislature may grant charters,
b1. it Can not revoke them. When once
granted, these franchises become vested in
the grantee subject to forfeiture by non
performance, and II is the courts alone that
can decree The forfeiture OF a charter.
For these several reasons the proposed
act would be unconstitutional. and the
courts would necessarily declare It void
We are unwilling 20 lend our support to
the passage OF bill that is go obviously
outside of the domain of legislative action
on .he simple plea tina. the motive OF the
bill is good and designed to promote the
public welfare. We have to acknowleo ge
our inability to see how such action can
suDserve the public good. We believe
rather that the public welfare Will be bet.
tor served by the Legislature confning
itself TO its legitimate province, and leave
the courts &c perform theirs.
Fcur.h-We are also opposed to repealing
the charter Of the Lottery company because,
ia our opinion, such action, if it could be
taken legally. would not have the effect de-
signed by i-s supporters. TIE history OF
the lottery business in Louisiana shows
that the sale OF lottery tickets in this
State was nearly or quite as grea.
before tho same was authorized by law,
and when the sale was prohibited by penal
statutes, as it is at present. Every body
ira. can remember twenty years back
knows that penal statutes did not preven-
the sale Of lottery tickets, and that under
that regime foreign lottery companies drew
| hundreds of thousands of dollars annually
from the State, while they paid nothing 81
| al, 70 tie State. There is nothing in tic
history Of the past to found an inference
that The proposed repeal of the lottery ac'
will diminish the sale Of lottery tickets il
! the State. and We are of the opinion tina. i,
| is. in any view of the case, better to let Ihs
| present condition remain as long as VIZ
realize the $40 600 a year for the support Of
! government.
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. LEVISEE,
J. S. MATTHEW'S,
w I 0WE FL L
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MINORITY REPORT.

We Concur in tie majority report with
the exception OF ire third am andmen.. We
are ir favo- Of striking out the words Of
the fourth lire down &c tie word .excep:'
IN the fifth ,:ne, and after the word par
ishes, in tee sixth line insert ''ci.ies or
towns"
Strike on. ali after the seventh line to The
fifteenth line, inclusive. and insert. "the
creation. exters:cl, alteration and amend,
ment Of tie powers Of al other species CT
corporations s1aIl &c provided Tor OF gen
erai laws.
Respectfully submitted
JOHN s. BILLIU,
w. 3. KOONTZ.
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COMMITTEE ON JCplClAhl,
New Orleans, February 9, 1876
To the Honorable Speaker and Members Of the
Eouse Of Representatives:
The undersigned members Of the Judiciary
Committee, to whom was referred House
oil No. 6l, begs leave 70 make the follow
ing minority report on said bill:
The object of the bill is to repeal the
charter OF the Louisiana Lottery Company
and thus terminate its existence. we re-
port unfavorably on said BILL and recon-
mend that the same do not pass, tor the 1ol-
lowing reasons:
First-The Legislature has no legal com
potency to pass such an act The louisiana
Lottery Company is a private corpoEa!lon
in the strict sense, and the moment she act
| granting rs charter became law Dy the
| Governors signature, that moment the
| franchises conferred became vested IN the
COMPANY, subject only to the condition that
| the company fulfill its stipulated engage
| mems 70 the State, and IN 10 event can the
| Legislature deprive the company OF those
rights.
| If the company by its neglect or refusal
| TO perform its stipulated obligations. make
themselves liable to forfeiture Of their
charter, that forfeiture can only be declared
by the judiciary and not by the legislative
department.
Second-Because by the very terms o.
the charter in this case, CONTRACT Is Meus
between the parties-.he State on the ON
hand grants to the lottery company 1n'
right to sell lottery tickets IN the state y
Louisiana. and the company on inc o1n nn,
agrees to give OF pay to the state e9o,ov J.
annually for the right thus granted
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hereby certify this to be true copy OF
the resolutions passed at the regular meet
inc of the Central Executive Council, Prop
erfv Holders Union, Tuesday evening, FeD-
ruary 8, 1876: .nrov
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on City Affairs and to be spread
upon the minutes.
Mr.. Yorke presented a petition from the
citizens of Carroll parish, residing west OF
tho Bayou Macon, praying for . new parish
Which was ordered to be referred to the
Committee on Parochial Affairs.
Mr.. Eetilette presented memorial rom