The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-02-22
Saturday Morning, Feb. Is,


SFSATs.-Bll passed to incorporate the Chica-
20 and Milwaukee railroad Co
\ large number of memorials, hills, and peti.
tons were reported to the Senate by different
committees ;-committes discharged from their
further considerations, and the same laid on the
table.
Joint resolution that the President be required
to cause suspension Of the sales of public lands
in several counties until the location of the Cen.
trail Railroad, adopted
VI, Richmond offered the following:
Resolved That the thanks Of the Senate be.
and are hereby rendered, to Lieut.! Gov u jfur.
try, for the able, cautious, impartial manner in
which he has discharged his duties as presiding
officer Of the Senate.
lr. Sweat offered preamble and resolution
OF great length charging, among other things
that there were influences brought to bear in
this city to favor corrupt legisa,lOn-and con
cluding to leave the removal Of the sea, VI gov
ernmcnt to Peoria, to a vote of ths people.
NJ Stuart called upon the Senator from peo-
ria 10 make good bis charge respecting himself
and deded the Senator To make proof Of his
charge--ob.erying that the Senator from Peoria
had made bargains and had cheated after he had
made ,hcm-had been engaged in making trades
during the session.
Nr, Sweat had not alluded to the Senator from
Sanganlon, he said he had had offers made him
you 70 Tor my measure, aud will go for yours"
did not deny VI. SIuart's charge,
After some amusing remarks and on amend.
meut offered BY M Gilespic---motiou was made
to lay the preamble aud resolutions on the table
agreed to.
M Sweat reported bill to amend the act RI
laiing to township organization,
M Plato opposed the bill; thought it would
be better to pass simple law authorizing the
counties which have adopted the township organ.
izatlon, To go back to the other system.
| Nr. Gridley said that the Senator from Peoria
had given great attention 10 the bill, md he was
willing that 1t should pass lie was opposed to
1 the system Of township organization, He bad
witnessed the operation IN one county---thc meet.
ing Of the little township legislaturc--its Speak.
er 10 committees, the II days spent in lcgsla.
ting, all Of which, could have been done in DAYS
/ by . sensible inen. There was but one county
/ in lis district which had adopted this system,
and they would got ou, Of il as soon as possible.
! Mr. Denny referred to the township law 1t
contained provisions which nobody had or could
understand aud he was unwilling 10 60 for this
/ bill blindinldcd
/ M Judd said that the bill before the Senate
was designed to render the system more perfect
| II this bill is defeated there would be no remedy
for the defects Of the law. N,ny long laws had
been passed. this session without rcaling. we
called upon the examination of such bills by a
competent committee and such should be the
ease in the present instancc--bill passed.
To amend an act entitled "wcights and meas.
ures; passed. Fixes the weight Of castor leans
at i6 lbs TO the bushcl
A communication from the Governor giving
the list Of persons pardoncd since the last regu-
lar session Of the General Assembly