The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-01-18

rights Altbouyh tbe hill had n,,thsv; - ~. .,,.
pany to commence the work. 40 long =. Inv an
not thus commence. ii is entirely cu,ppetens ar
the legislature TO take back the grant The com.
pany was to take possession of lhe road within
years but the wears are nearly vouc ard thevv n
no motion by the company to 0ke such pesssssjou.
They had complied with none Of the rrovisions of
their charter As the charter vested no riyh,s.
there was no need although hs could see no i'm.
propriety in accepting the release. The condi.
tlons OF the release required the governor to re-
tsnd all moneys expended upen the road What
moneysi None had been expended npon con-
tract, for none could ue entered into without the
approbation Of the governor. and he had informed
lis in the message accompanying the release that
he had approved no contracts There was then.
nothing 10 refund The only ou,stion tlat eould
give rise to difficulty was whether. consistently
with the rights ot tie Cano company, this legis-
latuie can terminate the rail road at any other
point With such as desire anoiber paint II NAV
he question whether this release should Le &C.
ceP'ed
Mr. Sloan said in his whole legislative exreri.
enec lie hadneyer known bill Of the importance
Il ihIS to be rushed Though m sneh haste l,ut
he was opposed 60 the passage Of the hill ut this
time for other reasons. lie thought these were
serious Iniormalitits ln the release.
The act ht 1913 Incorporates aud constitutes
The president aud directors the Cairo City aud
Canal COMPANY; there were 10 stockbolders--
lhe act OF 1872 Incorporates the Great Western
Railway Company. This appeared to consist Of
Ho.mo"k, us president Of the Caro- Ciiy Compa-
ny, ana ~ oIher cvrpuators. Now the two were
separate ana distinct cumpanies and the law Of
loi' recognises them As such. The two were in
partnership ana llUibrook, as the head Of but
one had 10 right to release for both. He was
tLt one OF tlD tllltV
MI' lodges was surpassed TO hear from tbs
gentleman from Sansalnon, that this question had
oe'h as'tded ahc thoroughly discussed. tie con
lV'S,n h' never knew H. and had never Known
'J u"'s Vi ,Hc terms oi ,h1s release until he had
"'I'u II fe"d al The eelks desk He was oppo-
~" W '''ei "h''hef liA!s was the Slh al JANUARY
" h"'
III I'eherng sad lie was hr the esrleit ac-
,'u possible but must defer to the Arguments Of
I'e" IA E"of oi dtIiOeralion. lie sad he had
Mo'Vtu one i'"I technical error IN the bill, end
t"''I "'an' pc o'"'lS' lie moved The whole sub
Pei oG referred 10 ne committee of tue whole.
""H '"He" Up 1T ~ CLOCK ON FRIDAY
''r, L'hu.r SAID the member from SangamoD.
,N,a IuEI'u,l i"o gwen his reasons Tor urging
r! VI t"' O""' ''n, 'ti ou' several questions
a,..- 49, ~ vas NY NNcIl 'hG gentleman mad not
"''Sm '.e' "h"e ~ attendance Oh tue supreme
the r.r,. faTt ,t Z r..,, ,,s IT,.
part had cn,oo nn ,,i,l II; '.,'i I'm
actual ros.r..i,,, ,f No. ra r,9 M ""u ',;e,' '"
rave ri!, IA ccr';,I',,II, I, ',': ~ i'.'.''
and if se.n9e, ,, -, a' ,in',, ,',e
had no power 10 L.rntc rIna'. t nS a c"nn.
" ,S ~ t'"'' ~ ''"''",c " 'e'e"Ne oi ue cohipa-
at the eity Of Tasb1ren H., I;I "', care Mha, ,I'
.,l''''S ot 'Et release were II had not the
ted with all the nr,pal,tir, nC law il wos nn,
worth more than So nlrrh LInnk ,',,.r a,ain
. ,,,,,,,-. :. III . N '''N l"P''' HS"'
company, had no, the members seen the letter @ Of
pcafed Hobrook WAS regarded ms hut one Of ,b.
20 Who were all his equals and Judge Treat cal.
led upon the others to meet here, and execute
ffgoI release to the state The reason for adding
these 20 corporators IN 1919, was because tho
legislature disirGsted iioIOrock. He was but one
IN 20. lie might be rresccnt of the Great Wes-
tern Railway Company, but he could ONLY be so
by implication, for he had never been elected
lie had no more right TO release the property Of
the company than any other one Of the corpora.