, 1879-01-03

struetion could be sartaluef. though he was
willing TO do anything for tho extension Of and
.mnrovemctit H, "f tllc cnnaf, ard keeping of the
slE: Bull Chen entered into discussion ri tho
limitation Of tho power of the Legislature, say
ing there wns none unlcss clearly expressed III
instrument. vhicf, prohibited tie Leaisaturs
from building railroad Or canal for tho use Ut
tho State. Browntnx's substitute, inserted In
the interest ol tho railroads, was not strong
certainly did not prevent tl,c nrncrn1 Assembly
from preserving the properly Ut the State.
Alter eo!ncNhat tedious debate On this
no,hl tile question w.s called for On the rcaotu.
lions, and they werc adopted.
PnoPosRn PETITION,
nc Committee afso PRESENTED the following
head Tor pcttlon to he Rcnt to Congress:
WHEnEta. Wa heslcse that tho building Of 4
r. TO-" chc"so t. re I'nos ssr md
The terminus af said ship canal 10 the Misstss,ppl
1yes. 70 york q great national importance, fnf
trade and trnvei gould freely and chcaply pass
from The. great lakca on Tho north 10 tic duff Of
Meaeo IT, on te ,outl ths ptesent water communities
try and for IT, future Development mud 10 opening
up an outlet through which the agrleulufa, and
readily and chcaplY eeek tic markcta Of the world
Dufldlng up eomncrc. bcneIfs,ng agriculture, anil
prG9mos,nE manntaetarcs thn. sddnv !. tha .ate
ern peonc, and la!Rcly. Increased facilities for an
lnternlHR!tng Of the ptUpfe aud interchange Ut
ptoducts North an,l Honth. East and West, would
bind tue nation together in cusa bonds of tntcrcat
nnson, aud fslcndsElp; would also materially I'd.
vance The power md ability of the nn1ion for dc.
tense In tlme Of wns. We, therefore, cittxcn& of
the statc Of Illinois. would petition your honora
blo boatct to pTo!iac Tor thc building OF sntd ship.
canal at tlc earliest prnc1.cabie moment, TO 10
maintained md controlled by tic General Govern.
n,ant ~ national highway.
This wns adopted nnd thu Chair. On motion,
appointed Z. T. Dull, q. Il. Parr, mud W. II, ii.
HoldrttlRe committee to tavo tho petition
printed and circulated.
MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS.
hfr. Smith. In reply u a question. said where
Tallroad charged tnorc for carrying frgfght l00
Such matters had been laid beforg the coI,lpa-
nics, and they had ndustcd them.
hlr. StuckpOfc, vi Livingston County. urged
the holding Of general convention to aatinte
the construction Of n shr-cunnf, snytuu tho
Window Cotntntttee ilal tgnorsd it In their re-
port OH internal commerce because the people
OF Illinois iii! not unite
Mr. Armstrong remarked that tho interest of
every man in tue Stnte was involved.
Mr.. stacknoc said after years OF legislation
tho canal WIS nbout to be closed up. Thcru was
no fnorc important watcrrouto Ia tho country
than It, The railroads wanted to forcu !ta snlo
and then buy 1t up, md lasc complete R,o-
n0potY OF tho CARRYING trade.
The Secretary offered resolution, which was
adopted, Inviting the cooperation Of Rtl people
lii the State to secure thu enlargement Ut tirs
canal and Improvement u tho Illinois River to
tile Mississippi.
On motion Of Prot. polton, tho Legislature
WAS requested 10 direct the Supreme Court to
give early decisions In tho rntroad rasus.
The Convention then adjourned for two
weeks.