, 1880-11-27
OUR SI'AT'E-IIOUSE. .
Decision OF the State Supreme
Court in the Springfield
Bond Case.
That City Again succeetls in Evading
It's Solemn Obligations.

al.
That City Again Succeeds IN Evading
Its Solemn Obligations.
Special t4.patca 70 III, chicago tribune.
Srn1sf,r,rtu, H., Npy. us-r]la ,,ectslon
of tln S,n,r Su,,rc,nr Court In il,e casc Ut
| ,Inl,u r.. Stunrt Of nl ~. tho I'coplc ~ tllo
S,atr uf tllinrds. nut,rni from Sauva,nou,
| fumiItnrIv E,,nwu M " fila Stn.r.lln,,s, lvntl
| caae." wns t3hxl iii tic Clerks Office to-day
II viii In r,,,,ru,l,rc,t tint t]nrinv Tho cnl,-
test pyrr fle lucatftm Of tho 9,utc-[lpuse, tic
citizens Of Spriugticll offered tn .lollatu n
sflr to tl,e Stutr. n,u, s,,ccrYi1, tn pror,,rius
tho Ioeutsnn OF tic Ca,.ilo lIere. giving bond
M security fur .llcir pro.nIspS. After
| the foundation hill been constructed. nil,
I the hulhtinE, WIN we'll uu,ler Why
tim f,.t ,,vnr i'm, t,c,, ,vna tp,,r,yn,t n,ui
h.cn,nn x,rs ,,,tt.r ,inn n, I'm n,n,n n,,r,.
Inns ,no,,,. r, ,t,n ,,u1r1m, If i'm hufl,i,nr
| wus thr fnct lint ifhn ,,r,,,,utis ,n,,utrtl i,r
Snr,ngtIrLl a,,,l nn,v t,stl ~ tho st,e tf tlle
i,n,,,,j w.ro ,nsm,,,s.u, Inn s,u,t,, ,.,,,.b nf
t}, ,,,,if,Inr r,ncl,fnr ,l,, f,n,1.r,. lin,,. At
th,, sess;t 1T iH1i rho ,Ir,f n,,,r,,nrtntfnn fnr
The rn,nrln, in, NJ ,lo bnIj,fi,r w,,. ,..,,tlInr
IN ti,n fn,,t.in,nr,, uu,l t1,a rnrtnxt hnr,,,,,.
=" lIvc1v lint thc rItiy,,,s ii. SnrinrarlJ. In
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ntvr ;, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES m;;yh
| in tina ann ~ a5n,Nn avra,.lt,, tn ruriitsh
tho St,in rr,., ~ ,.ns, surT o.,I,t,n,,n1
,,rn,,,,,ls M the e,nt, ,,,I.,h, t,i,r,t. ,yh,,.
mar ,ia,uu,,d,I ,,,t .xt.wttng f,u,. n,,rna r.,
lin .,,,tl, If mi ,l,,,ni,,t. tl,o stnt,fIn
,rr,u,,,,1s 'fhis ar,,r,,d the tl,..lrmt nr,ro.
urtntinn tho h,ll l,ninv ,,n,rnvrd .Inn. IL
ts7i In ihfa urt II wus ,,rnr,1pil thnt no
,wrt NJ t,,o ,,,,,r,p,;,t,nn nf sim, mn main
sl,,nn h., .,xn.n,Au ,,nt,, auttI hand Ind
hum ti,c,I. amI lint tne d.m,ud for ii,e nd
,lI,it,,ai ,,r,,,,,,,lx shn,,II In ,nn.,u
within t,vn vpars n9,rr the STATE.
| 1tnn.r yns r.,lv for tin INA
nf ito 1,u,,,sint,,rr ti'ho huf,,,tnv wus th,,,,
tinislp.t. ~, fur ns tbp nnprrnrjutiou world
| do sti. but tta oilIuurs ,,tn, i'm bunu
r,1,rn ~, rrusts,t ,rur Anl,tr,ovAr
ui,UCsps,
There being ITO ouo authorized 10 represent
| the Slate all.i undertake tho necessary pro-
| certt1rgs to enforce the provisions of the
bnnu, the Legislature, fl 1877, passe,l MI net
| directing the Seeretary of Slate To Indicate
the lands required forcnlarging the Grounds,
and to ,naku n fvrmnl leuland upuu tho
oblIp0rs to furnish tho l1sN| this Indicated.
,rnis nrt alsn nr,,yI,ir1 tlat. II ,h1s wny
,,nt Inn" ,,1ti,i f.,,r ,n,u,hs onr,,au,nntfc,,
HOT tlohe ".1'i.n .ont '".s, eu",'n'tit.o'i
nsn cossisnsrs n uppoi"tcI int % by tllo Gvcror S a.
! the ub1luors 10 he then sued Tor the amount
r"u,irctI m far II t1,o m ,,,,rchnse ~ Of ths jnnI Thc
pe"''s''hs ot ','.s act Mste s. c"m'ptn" W." tS
lafAs posst'le py we Quits n'llcefs, a1'1 COIL
del''natnn proceedings wcre llAi' aitcr which
tile Attoruey-tieilerall Instituted SUIT on Aug.
20, 1878, III the Sanga,uon County Court
nrainsl tl,r 1m,,,!s,n.,. Ten nIras to thn der.
l"ratIon werc flri by ist Of tho he DE-
fehaahts setyea WIN INC pfocess' 10
Which plaintiffs lett dc'nnrrers. Argyll
umnts were hparl III October, ts7s.
md, year later, Judge Phillips sustained
plaintilfs e'ect.nc to abide tl,oreby, fiual
Juasmel't was entered that te suit be .ls-
ti,sss" tMe nrt ~ rbs ep ,1r".i s t @ hy
that conrL tn-t'1y sets forth the ha!lIre ht the
contract between the State and the bonds
men, and says tint, l.uder n proper construc-
ton tl,crp0f, tile Statp was absolutely bound
to do nothing. 1t might or might mt, If tl,u
lnud wus furnisI1e,l. urocccd 10 co,,,le,un tI,s
a'. ,,si'n,. u't,,'. ta ~ na,.,,ts,.'. i,,,
s s. eseei'.,o Mta," ~ ~, yc '"e ., aes s., f ~
steteiis s na,s vuscs @ ss = o o pe"rs ses could ,Hf
81: Y s ~s s Ge%9! Ef 5 ssaSis sa
attention to tho fict tIlut tle bond II slen, rs
ts ss sFs hS 70 ss w ptsSl s1f Yss at 9s s'' ae
an'ou,'t of tla'nnges ha.l oern nscerta'letl
the Auditor sl,ould tlr1lw Ills warrants lit
di3vor q the owners u tI;e land, Which tic
nnI ,,,"r, cn,,,,l In ~ r.,1,, ~ aetto,' ~, tto
iMut ,inirss tl,erp WIS nj nctllni pay,ur,,t nf
' ti,n cu.,,in,'I'i,inn 'tttn,,v i'y IL H. Sinfn.
ai ~ IN, ,n,v"r H. ,,rrvIaa % t. rnns ~ INV
9r r. IT, r., ETps basss ,n sG tnero h %ns NJ