, 1877-05-16
The Bill Appropriating 100000
to tho Douglas Monument
Awaiting Signature.
Passage Of the General Revenue
Bill by the Senate After
Much De1iberation.
The Militia Bill Appropriating $40, 600
Finally Sent to the Governor.
ILLINOIS.
sEwArB DILL III IN THE HOUSE.
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HFRKdffxiD, Ill, fdaY la-SeDatc olLt LIT
that providing for tho rtassessmrut OF capital
stock Of incorporated companies for 1879, 1874,
and l875-was tho spcc!nt order for this morning
at 10 o'clock. Az that honr approached the crowd
upon tic Goor increased. Senators md ontadcts
nocked In, the lpbbIcs were throngcd, and thore
was every manifestation Of tho Interest felt In the
approaching dcbato upon tho bill that has been
most talked abGnt, the bill tho supporters OF
which have been most uminonsly threatened with
Granger vcngcance,-tlsc tlll nbout which there
has been most talk Of "lobby," aud which or
all bills this sesslon has bccn
MOTT 1NIunsp NJ 1yJuplclous OUTSIDE fNrLU-
ENcE
supposed to be operating In It's support.
The bill waa read sscond time, nnd, on motion
Of Mr. Matthews, tho lIousc amendments werc
adopted. ...
Mi. Neal offered tho following amendment to
Sec: I, which was ndontsd:
ta ~ 's reSisw e q ;aa
Hs y =; nss aus "
Mr.. Baldwin moved to strike out the cnactinX
clause. In an elaborate hpeech In support Of his
motion, Mr. baldwin argued that Tho psopoalt,on
embodied in the blu
WAS 1sIQUIToUs AND SHOULD DE OPPOSED AT
RvKnr srEF.
A lobby wcso hcrp 10 put Il through-whieh he
characterized as the mast torm,llblc iubby sent
hero for years. Ito clniual thnt the heavy raroad
companica-a number Of thom-haj atded and con-
nlyel at snch e1travagant assessment Of their cap
tai stock could pat be upheld BY tho courts Dns
thpy had occn follcd In thcle attampt u
duly the powef OF tho State: by tho courts.
which Ind nnstAEnol tho rights OF the pcopIu.
Now tho compauies cams hero After having fought
the tar through every court, nnh having boon
1bcaton and sought 70 buy out Of 1t. To rcleasc
them now was 10 Pot
4 rHEMluM UPON TAxF1onT1S0.
The dclay they bad gained already was equivalent
DC felcasea'
Mr., HnnncJ Followed In supporter Tho motion
NJ. lfeslst snta The proposition VI. to open tho
iof t1s 70 tao M T. tax ~ a. ao
Egi an,1sf ~ nnsc ~. ~ n1t ihn Hoos
iot moro ill!RsIlou A' - "A' " opSA wv ''''
"a e. ss 3 h.s ~; .as 1ss claimed they
oFPoKToslIf r. T9 shoW THAf pAcE
No nun oo9ht 70 % anaensd YIN ~, astna!nS ~, tnns
were xqnE e e robbed: " ate Il! q ths pss. ~
p!e ~ sa' t"G pS1pe TX hn ann Icy
ad la S %e 's oSetfa1ed t%sss con.psnisss va I'D,
MT. Ns rsta shHE T. Heso tsGe, as ,ia htea ~ .oe
nftamo!o 20 tio olil mat etneA nay Dfen
cone 20 inc eonuae'es " o'efasdessaent, Jat.s9
ooiu to eo,us,on ~ auv ~ rs,lsn4d nrnuerv IL 1a7
i !: 's - sas :,ss.s .as '''FPi Fssai 'v.lsss!sa
of ~ , Go properly T s!y,,o.a q Ihs hissY,
nM., ~ 'eAi oS'o's' 'a0 e"''os" ''"Pe''' VIZ "'
" tot., yasse1 Is n ~ .ns Ct" e.
ns 10 BE- afraid 70 do Justice because q appschsn;
sion o. tho poputat c!afhofa aH tnat WA Nskeu ,
W.. got ihs Scafd q Equaisstlon p +, T.
trusted 10 declds upon saGh = hcss1nsl ~;
cry fanases ~ sat na In, nppsIn' H.
county boafa. nhould NJ! lnG ilHa tlght he given
cotPota.ione, na5eaa q n!u!ns tne'a ~ tss 1s @
etsass e .est sne IA II ;6s yslas Il tai1oa.l @
1s fSa'u haa esaenty nd s @ seo
deIs r. ths Lefsatnrs H. ousht ~; a1f 70 By atss,a
70 E! 1as ls.se S no n pnSs a 70 no. oa"a
~ eac4vsa e! % Tnsr @ AnE coRroaAa!dsr, . NY, NM,
~ ~ ne. H oyt ~ ss tall N .
pEeomoS 70 tNo w, he Wol!I cohceue tAa4 tno
ssss not .c S s1s Ss s II Te 'e as
lnak!pE H. as.ss.sn. s ~ T. patd o.
insrodaeu 81 support III iii fos t ths ] rche.1na Of
haa ass4s; IT. 9e,9 S
hadsa Of ss:s e r., w. to be taken son
INV ~ w,,"n ~ wv w.. !. ~ ~. ~ eu,rrso.
rha,. -. inromniitw IN iii a...u.w,.,fs r. nos
amstS W." VIZ, - n ~ n, r.a,s1 ~ a @n
3sso 70 cyM BY appror,atng sio, W5o CO to pay
I'd nako ~ G.'c'nsnt' S ofsf
si'nns .,snaI u,,n ths h md th,s y" ,sas
nn'noTs siaim fas rufsa.inv II linn tEsrs VA d,
Ta1snsa snw Sio 100. OO of otheF iaxus hereu,fora
..sr..e5 sN~s
n TTuoxte,l sa[d tbe BILL. In fact rel.oved tho
rnIn".nns ~ In, totaI tar II ruunirrI tbn tlnv,
srnur. Auutur' and Attorney I;ptlural 10 suspend
nr,rccJjuyn fur Tho COLLECTION Of ths tax, but Il
siccitol 10 i,ne vhrn tbs collection Ut tho taz
stuulJ La p1ucgslci with.
MI. Merritt said there was no occasion for huy,
1.aiv u bn afraid L.t nobody bo aIarlnel Vt
TI11s t.,rrt.n CL1Ex-cLACk
ea,tca uubllc unInlou. l'he very ,neu who opposot
usn,t III 81 iIa !" T.hss s,," nfrsto t'hst ,sns wi,a
,Ws. ~ m.tfrr I4hcv hna henri fnom homo, aN
,r"-a III rhe sscye nfre ID thev ,Fouldn i rom
,nnS trr~ II th.r ;otrd ~ IL" hiii iut ist thcu
~, T.. nftnit ,hs ,,r,t,ssItnn ,xns ,shnt il wax-
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