, 1879-02-21
..xo+tans Present from Many
Towns Along tile water
Way.
convention Puzzled with tho Dis
''' custom Of Four Sets Of Reso-
lutions.
<,,., af 100000 Suggested as About
,he Thing for the Railroads.
,,.,,o of The Conservative Course Of
Ss' Merely Working for an Appro.
priation.

x..cfot DispdfcA 10 7ae Tribune.
wi. Feb, 2Q.-.rl.e stato Cnnal Conyen.
..,s n the Oporn-House hero this oftcr-
'1ol Ds I'D wb,e'a was iargcly attended, was
nog, %.S " o,,cr by Mayor Lynch, on whose mo-
@ ,tnn N.yor Eiwoos', M Jo!!et, was cnoaeo Gua't.
NV wv i. q, ostnond Of Will, William Cullen
~ at1,s,lle and E. d. Fletcher Of drnndg, werc
..oootptcj Secretaries. .-........
'pps,r, ..k,nr ,hc chair, Mr.. Ewood EXPRESSED re-
-. - hat tic delegates from tic towns vest Of
..,..r. ~, md not arrived, the train boing three
hoass late - .,,,,. ,s,,. -o,yoson,,.
~. ~ ,...ent from Joliet, hftnooka, Morris,
ns. s,..c,' Ma.setllcs, Locknort, Ottawa, flano,
s.n s.ndveh. Toulca, etc. 30 it was decided to 70
,btAd. :. u,u, A., ,.,,.
~ vsrc appointed Committee on Kcsolu-
,,e .,an,: L, D. Ra5, Mayor Lynch Of Ottawa. W.
= stsrtno]o Of Fairbury, Z. IL. oaston oil La
.nn M md lsauc Nobes Of VIII.
vi Il, resn,utsona offered vera rstetred without
9ebste. --
.ur cuA1gMAN THEN ADDRESSED THn con-
IL. vENT1oN,
tt!esEsas 10 pi','os s,.,,s,, :. ,-o,.asI,,,r =
loa1, anil which lin.i Fcsn'tea ID a"akennis ~
interest In the oolcet Sought topc casso"'P''a"su'
--.he constructions oy Inc t'shesa' uo'eshssns'
ot sh!p-canal 10 eohuect tne iaAes VIII I'o
N,s,.sstopi. 4 difference Of opinion existed aa
IL the cousummation, and concerted plan Of
,t1ou va. needed, tint It might 20 fortl,as tho
taee Of The people along the cnnnl nnd the
Il[nols Rlscf' ihe,e "e,o opponsu.' ,ns -. ."o
propositions ahu othesa iuonea "'ou ""'e.
TRANSPORTATION oS si'npit 'oeut uatt''. ~
]onE as tle lattcF eIio"t.t "ns 'pietMo'ss A'e
necessary unltY eouto nut 10 sccufcu' on', e'A
Of terto Of Tue 4''lnols eensfe0s'o''ato ~.
Ntfe heart anu soul ~ 4ufo' =, m' p,o!eI.'
The point 10 a'oa ~ "as a'aAns NV .,,', %"Js Nv
tFea15-oae solo Hne. .'s peop .as,.. .o .a-S "
Daad 70 pcl'c'e 1t's 'ss's'a. 49,, ~ H. o.s.-.
iaeamoost tana1 "s' ~ ~ w sea - a.h...
tae5 "oa'a tahe WOW. nv '@,oas. s..-, .,s'
son 10 saeh OIL luz ques.lon y. Is1oe ~ .'s
teaetai uo'etnnenS' :, '''''''Ns s'~'S AAA'0A''
7oaa sss Yea. ...
A"' 'onS " An, n,"oAu ~.
hSsd ,oF s,enasuits ~ pes,.lua p..sn's .n,o
he la'roane ioi u"!uat o.ee'1 a.'a ao
tns tae Legislature w n'eiuo1'a''@o eeaH'seo "
improve tnc eaua' ~ as ~ pefn'' '1s pas81s' ~
age ,etstM o, .,,... ..n ~.
" D. uauenAs u u'1ua"u1 '"oot"s ~ ~
Fsa!ioo thou'o county, ..s e.o " o".s ,"as.e ..e
ani. lApp'auou'1 - s!ols ~ "e ~. .,..,,.
ID, "pas "as "os' uceaea "''s"s W ion1 okae
o' - h"tAn ~ NV 4n'., co. ~ @ .'ss
10 1noa,a ptt1s1 ~ .atn t.e ''''a' y" o1'e' ''''
~me usuesH4 oo.e,un'e"" a
Ill, eaaaneY, ot acncca, apokc o. tae aeces-
me lAct taat Inc people "antco sh1p@eanal.
ia ssw nm denper of tho rnual cotnr duwn.
ps p.,an Ian .hoi =" Ia. " -, v % a tha
ss.'ea. ,st.tsa. '''''' ~ I''''N ~ N"N '' '''''
John 8. .Aru,stronp said tf,e Htate should look
,t,,r tha ,ans, 0'~''~
usel tne cauai .....
Toilet It ro 1own wo,,,l he h,,nittotinr.
Judge Glover was opposed to wuging IN un-
Just hnd unfatr war on the railroads, but keep.
lpr them tthir lin ,iuos ~ t,n 1n,, ,-su ,rotbnr
"s ns" "itn1a tpe !1ocs Ok IIe ~" "as auot'leF
question. The canal vas to bc taken caro- OF for
tcot,pIe Of years, a bill was peudtng In the
Mn. .ssn,,,ra as" =. to' $1,000 w.. ~ a., M m.ea
r,r ..a. se '. .' yn.'a. psu "us ~" 80
4.s souo teass aeo' Mheh fa''1oaa companies
carried freight for nothlnE, there was rigger
IN the fence, and tic farmers had been gett[ng
hin CUT. Ianntorso IL thr cono1 wna t,rotan
aosn, they would bo at tho mercy OF the rail-
rosds. II Communication WIS kent opep, the
t,n7o.s. p,o,,,5 ,,,no ", k.o,, ~ ,n,no fhn.
' s,.n.s1 "'o'o HAse 10 Acep the pcaes. tt.'''
psa,sl Laws should be passed. compelling the
psp's 10 obey the laws. ...
iah eoAalTfEE ON RESOLUTIONS
'aafnsd at this poiut, very much divided.
~, oIaeSpolo suomtted tlle ma1oflty report,
y follows:
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