, 1881-08-26
TIE ILLINOIS CANALs,tTf

WHY TIE nlLL, TO TURN II OVER TO THE
:, UNITED STATES DID NOT EAAs. q
NoW that tho catsal question 10 up aHain 1t Is
we'll to call attention to tho faot that the most
important thDg to ba dpno Is to turn ovor tho
llloosa s Michigan Canal to tho United Statos
Nit will accept 1t with Tho proper conditions
Among tho small avalanche Of measures which
iatled togct through ut tho late session OF tho
Gsnetal Assembly was one, Introduced. .or1gl-
naly by Senator Whiting, tho Dproau Couuty
farmer. providing fer the cosslon Of tho canal
totho United States. The orIRluai bill, for
tono dcfect Or other ia fts coustruottor( was
Molea ~ Y inc selato,. put was REPLACED
" ", ,n2s,lsa, anohsr dit differing onX y FORM which
~ aad Which, after onstd1rabo. .diau,usslon and
m!fakenng, WIS tasacd and, sent over TO- THO
~ tioa.e whcro u stuck fast, down to tho 1attfal!
hMfafa'nprovcmcntA That organization, 1t rnny
rnHp MM Parish OF Cook. s!mouson OF 1took island,
70 bkalo !eFyer or loprin. Chand!er ,of cass,
!hss crsnasl! q Tsrssel 81 lAi1G1ot naly u
.aeAahon Of Cook, alld vMu9hey Of In eallu.
~ ~ 0tncr committee In tho u0uBe received 80
Ts1S s1Ga ngewspApes ru11lug for what, II did. as
,ny moro Richly deserved i. Il wis tho bag, 20
2eaPeak. out ot which wcr0 allowed 10 csUapo
- ''noho extraYaKaut schemes for tho -
IMPROVEMENT or Nun o,.EEKs,
lc,pass ,eas@91s % r. o. st"le claims brought by con-
Eanao teal known as iho Lako. Front ErAb.
Mvao a ol them Kot very fur on tho ualuIltnr It IL
~. ~ put mat w44H't tho ConMittoo'a fault.
@ tat eloe ao ha oao VI Pe p4Rsak
tT!p tt1.p 100 btAte Trcnsury, another to "IoWu"
sasgo sos an anotpor to boat tho railroads. For
eny ona apaeef'an.nv of n roason NJ Parrish was The
Se@Mitteo Seot who lent bis aid 10 tho hIil which
GRoaea ~ recover to tho 1tnte ~ alugod tltle
Chcsso a. fSr 9n4 ,s S9rtain oos Rropsrty ~
H. Mer ecrattendod ono Of tho Conn,jttoo's meetings,
tnN, or tho Committee oi, Corporal
ksyeIaou nav ,,n ~ membership IN tho Conlnlttco o
comn.nv uu1; hsnrowltlg him iuto moro eonucn!al
NIT W. 1am ,naa ~ would huyo tnen intn IN
nvs h1t ~ membur attended two ut tho .ntct.
Mic aSst III IT, " ntsT sSard fS9 e syns @ Hny.
ga yrrat acnI far H., ,.o.o u, ~ nnw ~, ~
ss1I19,,y sse in Chicago ID another dlrsoton-in
Um,'a 'hlgiucaon III M nua paxsaKo OF tho ruuo.nuu&-
ot'' INC caises for tho
m,.. ntffocATloS IN coMNlrTEE
slpals',t e 5a 9eSS tso thS Sna ay now BE- briefly
sat ts n'roa On TIE coHinittoo's make.up. i. tho
SuIapsa paee, T. tho Treasury. ratdpss wuru TOO htisy
.e..ion Ia Snt:,, eax!es Sna middle lart u tne
FROM, 'Fay Sia1ms sn the Buatchlng III Tic Luke
liz 80 ~ th0 Improvement 1T tlo UkuW. tho
e1u t1s Ut i!ttlo Muddy tho ig ind Littlc iic,Iu.
Nvalets q &c offheE '!lrt, ,ilammed aud mud d-cbok0d
aaytStn. q g. oothnr their alleged 'br,tlns about
mspava8 e!se; ltetwecn tlues, tIttecli, klluy did
iagrnrL." :" tinker up Sc,IAlor huR,i's pump
DIR, y 70 .lR%rsua!noe of int aioresaiti
taeIsa aa'cre Icy were thus Compelled 10 taKG from
paels} gsa,y 81 sonEonal etnp.oYnio4t III tho en-
p!ace H. osa0iotorp. bexrud9cd. In tbs Ngxt
truhvn, s,o,t uMtafr tho canul 10 tho General Gov.
9 liz rn,aiu M,naiu 10 simply TO play iVso tho hands
sefe fai' 'tt'aaa; ~ which corpnrxttonst ~ they
ropate.s ~ 10 holcyc, controlled tho ,NMt!oual
he nt,cra aia ~ could lnnkp 1t do thOir bidding Ii,
tuiulra H.. q! tolls. utc., should CunGress uyes
todo wlth ~ management VIVA Ut Hr havQ anything
short liz ~" "a" llIthuts & 3ttchiKyh Cnnul, III
nuta1itcep ~ ~, was sluiolIy sln.ithagel. II the
hsslgsnco' ~ S!thsr pnfposs,y or 10 il result al
W6ai ill., tn,l naa ot too t4u,ly 0thcr tlth 10 Try
Of hs Ena,.SW a,S would Aato 6vsn lisi it E0ttan out
thoaEh H. t9!y tn9n!y ba = plattaF u tanject4ro,
ettutna,en1 1 isto..sp would probably buys djt-
M liz Hsn - 9petNttt, u,cnRuro With Mprat |n4t
saieh H. y! assortment IT suyp p.eUua xch4nSa
tas1uuaSISS Sinsl Cotnmtttos ll,lor1el, but wAIah
= ~ amount 10 Anything.