, 1881-04-15

Hhtehlhnt. HnH IN nhiAth even flChHor iHcN 1t
whit tho rest Ut It MEANS, tic aycraxa- member
wlll haro the pleasure nF: reading, shtsN,9h
thIrty-ono imkcs nt .,etatt, Ghpnt,lo ,if
reduction, Into rnHe of fnut. In
general. The proportion of Information to paees
Of report IL In about tho snmo tntto rs a Rr,lln
of wheat to n bnste1 Of chntr. ...s
The Committee on judicial Department sat
down on tho Pollen anl Firo i}oar.l It'll, md tho
H.Ililay nescrsntton bitl, nnd reported n subst!.
ABOLISH nt,.ASD iuntEs
atasl Il, provi,to Tor prraccitu ly information,
ntld lnytng down thu practice uttlgr ttn now
method Ut trying crintnt$.
After. acyrral othor committees hal been
henri from. tnono Ut whose blli-versllcta weru
Of my st,cetnt importance. tsuuk, Ut Cotea.
entered mutton 10 rrcuuettcr lilo vote l,y
which tho MulEI1an Monument It'll wns d..
featet!.
TIFF ASTt.la0OL 1srrI. ATAtT.
Tie consideration ut tho McWi'ans' Antl.
TSnl;ng Till WIS fhen resumed, ntlu ftncEhr, Of
t.nisU, proroctaet with 1is rl.tnafks trurn tic
punt whcro he fcft 0tf yeAter'ihy. Whcre com"
petltIur existed hnd cuts wero made tho raft.
rou!s wctc compelled 10 similarly re,i.,co tholr
mites atbng their chttro lile. Otherwise they
would be linD.e tn prosecution fur unjust Ills
er!hllnntlon. Whn cnuta doubt, alo ,tskc,l, ttlt
tito iasenttun Ut tho Legislature wns that ihs
Iltw shntih 1unrG tu tho bcneeit Of all tho sfa.
tiotts IN tho fie, rs wUi as to tho tencft Of tic
crossings, or, that
rtts: OBJECT ORA 1'oo1
was to ma!ntain higher rntes than il compett-
tim existed. Tho Commissioners sct,c,tutrs
wcrn not Mnat0 Tor tho pitrpusU Of fixing tho
ratcs Of tho railroads, but Of furnishing cylienco
upon WHICH 10 prosnuuto tho roRds for uxt0r-
tlon. This 1'l1 was nectieh to ennbie the pcuplo
10 protect themselves ut IL polut whcro tho CoM-
tnlssEoacrs could nut protcct thou,. Knowing
that It WIS simply exercising Its
ror.1CE POWERS,
ttat tho Courts aud tho people weru behind
tllun,, would this Legislature hesitate l1ron
this sinstton2 The bill would brth1 at,ont re-
diced rttcs, md thus return to tic puIple tho
millions tucy bud subscribed III fostering these
rlads.
Chafco, .of Shelby. Chairman OF tho lsa,lroat,
CnmmIttce. hove IN II few rennrks agdlnst tho
bill. 1t was claimed By son,o that tho tousls
were colusnon carriars mud should be subject to
Government control. md 0y others, c9nal1y in-
trili9cnt, that thoy" were prlvuta corporations,
md should be 4;
SUBJECT To TIE LAws or uus1SEss cost-
PETITION.
Legislation should not br buscd Upon nppeals
to passion md prejudice. Tho lnws now wcro
amply Huticlent 10 protect tho people, II cn-
forced. M ruilroad t,nll ovor received a tlnllnr
from city or town without tho lattrr
receiving In return It's cQuivnlent In
tho Increased value Of its prop.
er.y and It's enlarged business. The
network OF railroads cuvcrlny tho Stntc hah
tnade its property ton times lis valuable ns It
Otherwise would hayo becn. Tho people In aid
lug tho roads got what tloy barRh!ned an1 paid
for, md no ono could NOW cuinplaill. Pooling.
rs he understood 1t, WAS not mn unm!ttgntcd
curse. Tho pcople had rsrun money to build up
anluil roads III Illinois; md II this bill should
DnH5. and thn3c sllnll roads TO