The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1877-04-21


at any time.
The Commissioners have been in session
days since their appointment
A true and correct statement.
PHILo J. BLvEEIDGE, Secretary.
COMMITTEES REPORT
Your COMMITTEE on Transportation respect
fully beg leave 10 report that the limited time
allotted TO the Committee since its appoint
ment at thls.sesslOn has rendered II lmpossi-
bic to enter upon full and careful eXtmiua-
tiuu II the various and important subjects
embraced within the range OF Iis duties even
70 the extent Ut LAYING before your body a
synopsis OF the legislation demanded "a RENE
uy the defects III existing laws. and to give
them iull furce and effect, OF To frame new
laws that are felt to be necessary to protect
the producing and shipping interests ot thus
State. A proper discharge 81 these duties IN
wolves a vast amount OF labor and research,
which We are sure cannot tie performed dur
my the few DAYS Of time devoted IL your an
nual meetings. They should he made the
duties OF standing Committee, which has the
power % act dunI : he intervals "a your an
uual meetings.
Your committee cannot pass by the present
occasion, however, without suDLH ting a few
WIN the careful consideration 81 the present
Legislative Assembly. louI committee state
as a postulate, that the ordinance OF 1857
carried with IL ana established common Law
puuelp.es IN the Northwestern Territory,
and that all of the Territorial and State On
suJutiuus OF the States formed out OF that
Territory, and admitted INTO the Union, are
based upon aud recognize those principles
Inc existence OF the Common Law was,
therefore, PRIOR y, anu Is supposed IN ihe
Constitution OF our own tate aud whatever
may be the provisions OF that CONSTITUTION,
they cannot tNtluguish, override u Vbnl crate
the principles oi the Common Law on wHI1A
they are based. " hen, therefore, IncOrpora-
LI,us, chartered 10y and exercising their IqIAsau
tons under the CONSTITUTE "a .tuu laws o. III
state, clam the possession and enjoyment u
vested nights, they should tN,rcIse great
care aud precautlOu not 10 "tulate these duc-
Urlues anu principles upon winch uur Consul
tuition and laws are founded, lest The penal
Ties and puu1shuents Recognized ant pro-
yideu Dy the common Law should wJIK a fOr-
lecture Of these same vested rgutS, as We'll
=. of their charters. B-auug IA mud the
tAct that the Constitution u the I AIled
states PROHIBITS the passage by any State "
laws that shall "Iu pair the NalIuIty OF con
Tracts, We caunO. forget that many VI tie
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