, 1877-03-27
STATE AFFAIRS.
ILLINOIS,
f.KGfas.tTtvE l'HncEEuINGs.

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.ms morning va'le,, up .e = 'esowans preamble
"askn.s' u tolask' county ood adoptcu March
WHEREAS, Tho Mt.,t,.,ppl Valley ba, ,.reto,or.
reecnt ii from lie t,enera{ tioycsninent bnt men
pre approprasans Tor Tho n,urassncns NJ u 'tI il.
have t,ccn Tor tho ,nost part iniudIconslT sxnsud
Cd: .ani, " . '; ' ~~p'"1
proincc tie sfcnt bn]k Of A she A'n arTIcuItnrs1
fu,pIu4 of the country, nnd thc PRODUCING:
ela.r Of our pcopi1 . have BEEN aid
riss lines u .aways, At 4 so.t uf su ucf set i Of
they u rist o"gt to b. proteeed DI ths csncsal
Uuycrnuntni; sna ~ ~ ''e>' ' = o''''''
p iIssr ani it, % trihaarIe. " .honi @ 'sin b. in3.
proved BY tic jndirous cxuruJtnrs ' Of
nns. saS :eas sdf y our
New Orleans nj coAl Hf u prr cent u1 tltcr iro4t
519Ys : to ts 4 pst
trIca, wcit they would itssc Il csrucliri to rcac,1
tdc. .watcf thruteh unnatural ehanneta: and,
ttrnct{ups 10 thc nayjratiun Of ihrss Wesfcrn ~.
cr: The n'unth Of tho Mi*sl.Hpp ha, been Auccces.
rp o pt ~ hs fs ,!se gesss rrs
Gun unl, he partially enjoyed by i!.c in!atants Of
tas s'oes nnd VALLEY Of thc Mafls.lp nntess their
Mayration II thete Wsstnrn rvees. sn improving Ills
| WHEREAS. Ily ludicously expended approprla-
tant e9Mh,ensnsanlc WIN the would
ltiyeF between the Moutl OF tao Missouri and tho
unt !a o. AcxiSo ini9ht he snnItcnesi nearly "0o
III eas hlch rcaa hG veoshy q ts current
nnnsc aI,sncnt tcrrifn,;cs nj nrnretxnno a .ae III,
worthlcst froi., annual jnum,stoua nnd rcsn,tinr
moiar!a, might be reclaimed and utilized; tharcs
R<so'tfd 1ly the House Of Representatives., tho
ssnIte consnttlnE heFsin. Tint the Con9rets of
a e Ihet @ staaSs atai 70 an u hsfsny fenerasS to
fnr thc nn NJ
thcr harhors: md In tho exnanfi,tnr" nf nv
money ,yhic., nav Dc 10 nprruaristrI. nnd.T15 dH5
nl, contracts tor such river nntl hpTGoE tmnroye.
;ha; consss. asg W. rs; nd
Of Gangsc.' nnroycd @ March !, 1s!h.
1.ssgssn, ihat tne u1sefnor u hereby scqnetted
uions to tlc 9pye1nos r. of Wseon.tn ' Mnnsteta
lava, Missari. Askansas. Louisiana. Ntssissinni'
Tcnnesse, Kentueky, indiuna and f,bio sna r..
quest tic co o.oncration Uf tet Lrat.jatufrs In aI
vocacy OF this memorial and resolutions.
Reso!rtd Tint .hlr n memorial and resolutions be
senate n'd House Of Representatives Of the United
etqses.
exception WIS taken to the words IN the flrst
"wlcrcas,n in regard to injudicIouB cxpcnJi-
tirE. It tEflEttGu DIRECTLY 1UnH HIM tf
dcf,1. nn,, I'm o,,,oto l.y ~, .o -
m. NV a"o senas. nau ~ p,ool VI tne let'
ANU "o!u0 "esc atrieNen out anu Inc resolutions
adopted unanimously.
Early in tho scssfon Mr.. Earfv infro,]urc,t n
bilJ In tbe Sonata tn re,,,1at" ~" ieasiur ~
,,otor ,,oror t .,,.,,,s,. ~ 1" ~. .sas.us y,
"".s' i'o"st ~ o"n'ls u uatns' ~ WAS 1eieffed
to tho Committed on Canals and Rivers, but
owing TO tho forced nlecncu Of tho Chairman
Hce of pror,a) tho bill "cos 1rft, - and Mr.
Eorv Ioyt ton fnr r,,., ,n,,u.,.,.; IL. w..
or.irr -, ~ re,,+o-atn ~ hn. eiane,Ln
H." hi ,rns 1niieS ,,t' I,v H. M,s.,s,, s
arni ~" W. t,'isn ~ i'' "'as'a'1 anu of-
H. ftit3,';a's lii u,t. ~, ;,,,,ro, 49,, ,..a,,
of witnrsscs for thc tot}rtt - n,.itn .n
,.,'srn.' "a tntr.' t'u cs ~ ueposahs was
o,,,iquc,t y .rhir ,a ,.,, nss ha&,nR on ~
II. frcs hrSra t,ivin, IL a.t1,,n nnouo w Pa'a
III nfcEnv's f,nmnS,u ~ cn,mn'i.ai!,,,, I'M ..
m airinr in {bo fio,,sc this nrninr ~ ~ ~, G"t
H., ,,a;a G - r.. III .s " mo
opposed by AIr. Kearney, who made vigorous
iEht against Its consideration now, evidently