, 1879-02-21

the LcRlstatlro would ta,'gh Mt them. The
canal could mt be transferred to tfIo General
Hovcs111ncnt without first submitting the tlus-
t!on 70 tic people. so'ncsh!ng, pIactitahie
ttons.
Mr.. Ray snti tic cannt WIS In danger. It
could nor earn enough To maintain Itself n'itl
nako !ite necessary rcpnfrs. A'uney was needed.
Il could only como from the Legislature. lulnE
to Springfield witil tIsat simple proposition,
funds would 10 fortfcom!nig, hut It tley went
ferrng IL the constitutional provision which Il
wns ctnmcd prohibited tim Lcetslature FROM
innkng Mppropr'os'nns, 1e saisl Air. BrownlnE.
ts author. lad stated tint there was nothing III
It wll1r! Inhibited this State from kccpi,IB Ill
repnir tts own property.
Mr.. Bull urged That, II the present Railroad
inv was cntoryed, Il was stringent enough to
tompcl the railroads to do Whit the people de-
minded of them.
TnR RAILROADS WE'RE TREMBLING row,
because the pcoplc wctc aroused nnd would
not subnft to unjust determinations which
would result In drying up the canal.
Mr.. Lynch hootc1 At tho fllca that the rail.
roads wers trembling at a penalty OF $1,o00.
were the subjects bf Foreigners who oW1tru tic
railroads. the sumner would they hnyo THEIR
rights. II tic Legislature took hold o. tho
matter In thc proper spirit, and Imposed the
prapet penalty, ti1cfo would hc no ncr1 of m
approximation for The repair or maintenance Of
the canal. Tie present canal was too small for
the times.
At this juncturo The lato dolcgntca can,e IN
aMa took seats. Ths1p wore about Nifty ot
them.
slr. Lynch resumed, saying that, before The
shln-cannl could ho hid, Other States must Ge
interested. anl tic project
a1vRN 4 NATIONAL CHARACTER
II The matter wero properly, presented to Con,
bp secured to construct 1t.
Mr.. Hart, Of EarlviIle. supported the st1bstl-
tutc on the ground ttAt Mr., l.yncl's ilrst rest'-
nroiiiitcd ] i' by y, te nI Constitatioa The prc.vt
Raifroad law was ainple to protect the caial u
" was properly cnforced. Until tic law had
been thoroughly testut BY prosecutions there
Should dcmnnI tlat its provisions bo carried
out. They should mold last to wllAt they Ind.
What Was nceue was an approximation 10 sls-
tain the eanAl. II t'lc railroads stcn chose 10
iii, Stackpolc nut In tnnnY words for bis rcso-
lutons. lie called attention to the kindness Of
Providence III creating tue watcr-colirscs of this
State. a'nl said The c,-opcrat'on u other Satea
was not required. lie heggcd that the Con
ventton wuuld not abandon tile project OF ship
canal.
Mr.. Gaston said he wasn't an enemy OF rail-
roads. but believed tlpy ought to bc 1tcpt In
water.conrsc. Jle wanted shfl}-cana1.
| Wash Ar.nBtrong cottendc1 that Alr. Lynch's
| first resolution would be used rs a l,andls to
rius ttsrc .vas nt,,,e' " '''
pWr Irnrl, sai1 r. ,,,crc vo. IN ho a war w{t,,
! railroads,
F sAooAp eoME Az o"ca'
and the question be settled whether the rail-
| roads Or The pcopo werc TO govern. (Applnusc.l
! He was ashamed to say tint, SO fnr his kOowf-
! edge went of the manner III which railroads
aud other corporations conducted their atTairs.
amt thc position they now occupied, tho common
| peopc were more In dnngcr from their power
thnn from Communism.
| Alr. Potter, Of Atarsl1aI, said tho railroads
! wero scrvIng tho people altogether too well, but
/ the people hadn't confidence enough ln them to
believe tl.cy would continue to do 81. Laugh.
teri What people should do was to preserve
| Tic substitute wns then adopted by tur1e
minority.
Canni.fommfsstoner Ktngmon tolo what had
| hccn thua far j]nne at Snrjnrfiejd n,cntjnni,,r
th. ihrcN neni,tntt hfs'Ennn fnr m nnnrnnria.
! lion. nnotHrr to ret nossession Of lie Lake.
/ Front in ChfcarD. md tho other to amend the
| Constitution nd that tha t,anni Honrd could sel
| real estate in Chicago aid elsewhere. These
covered MI tint was neelctl at present. II 1t
| was thought best to improve or nlnke tic canal
large cnulteh for shiDs, lie believed everybody
would say amen. But the canal should be
taken caso OF now. [App2ausc+
Wash Armstrong said it was enough to make
sure OF the appropriation. II the Lskc-Front
matter was dragged Ia,
on1cAoo ,youLp FIGHT.
I'm n,otion ~ Mr. HutchIns NJ SIo-xhof1 ths
foSin,.f"n .gnro o,,n,in,n 1,dn,n;tt. t.a ~, ~, ~
nta .s,snt ~ a.ao,t., @ 80: ~ ~. H.
S ~ ore.,a' io,,, wv Ws ~ u
makns kl o. an appr9pF.Mion; M1: Wiil County, ".
| nav "n1 r A.. armatrom": ,ns"if" E1nnr m
naiF1,st,, Ina ,v,si, ar,nstro.' ~ r finiI
rfd%o irmss finrt nt''1 Ain1n,',cr sr,,.o. Wor-
! Ahnl} j, Il. Jnt>Ga. T, N. Ghnw. n1nt +. & Pot