The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-01-25

To-day Mr. Reddek presented the petition Of
'undry citizens Of La Sale county, PRAYING the
repeal or amendment OF the charter of the Peoria
| Bridge Company.
| Mr Rcddck introduced a I'LL to amend chapter
/ lOg Of the Revised Statutes entitled " lis"
which was read twice and referred
| Mr. Judd introduced bill to make judgments
a lien on property in other counties in the state
Us well rs IN the county where the judgment Is
rendered Read twice and referred
Mr. Reddick introduced bill to vacate Ger.
tam alley IN the town oi l.a Sale. Same dispo.
sitlon,
Mr. Plato, from the judiciary committee, re.
ported buck the hil introduced by Mr. Grass, TO
prohibit quacks from practicng medicine and
asked to be discharged from tic further consl,.
ration Of tie subject. The committee W., DIS.
charged, ana th5n MI Grass moved to rele. it to
a select committee.
Mr. Morrison moved the committee consist Of
three, whcreupon Messrs Grass, kcddlck aud
Morrison were appointed suid committee
In the HorsE, to-day, Mr. iIise presented the
petition Of citizens Of La sale county praying the
passage Of general banking law
After the presentation Of few more petitions,
Mr lindcr reported back from the committee on
the judiciary, The bin to allow the Alton and san
2amo railroad to change the terminus ofsad road
from Berlin, Sanganu county. to Springfield; up
on which lengthy debate arose, which occupied
the days session. The ill fiut,.y passed
The following are all the bill. which have 50
far passed both houses and been presented tu the
governor iur his signature:
An act 10 authorize the Georgetown aul Per.
rysyilIc Plank Road company to charge toll ON =
bridge built by said company. Tie hl, authuri.
1"> tie company To charge toll On a bridge built
by them across The Zig Ncrmilon, m Vcrmillon
county, until their plank road shall be competrd.
Anact making partial appropriations a poe.
try blIl. 1t authorizes tho auditor To draw his
warrant on the treasurer, IN favor Of each member
and officer Of the Legislature for fifty dollars.
An act To establish n ferry ncruss the Mississ.
ippi River, at Warsaw, in Hancock county. Il
uthorizcs William English and his heirs TO run
a ferry across the river us indicated and charge
the usual tolls
The bill for the relief Of the securities Of Wm.
T. Armstrong 1t releases too w. and T.. 4.
Armstrong from all liability rs securities Of VIM.
L. Armstrong. laie Shorthand collector Of Grundr
county, on condition that the heirs and reprs.en.
tdtycs Of the said VIM J.. Armstrong relmqu!sh
all claim, against the state.
The bill emhody ying Mr Rantouls proposition
for constructing the central rail road will pruba
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vurbIe as his talk | have no doubt it will pass
without serious opposition There is a general
disposition to let the company have pretty open
field in the matter VI locating the road, except as
To the main points or tcrmiui. There i, already
quite arlvalry springiug up between the friends
OF Bloomington on the one hand, and Of Shelby.
Nile on the other rs the point whence the Chica.
z" branch i to dIverge. Bloomington is adyoca.
ted as the shorter and cheaper route, and rs not
liable to objection that il runs so nearly parallel
with tho main trunk; while the immense body Of
land that would be obtained by s,artin. from
Shcbyyr, is presented as n solid and knock
down argumcn: IN favor fthc lat,sr point. lido
not think that any hope of the adoption ofn point
Of divergence for tho Chicago branch north Of
Bloomington, need be entertained. Beyond this
question, there is little difference OF opinion The
company taking Cairo, La Sale, Galcaa, and
Chicago as the tsrmini, will be allowed to select
their own route; and If they should find the
crossing at Ottawa 90 much cheaper and more
feasible than at Ia Sale, Which am confident
they will there need little fear b0 entertained by
oar people but they will cross Mt Ottawa.
The following "a tie memorial presented by
Mr. Rantoul IN full
Having examined and considered an act Of the
CoHgrcs, of the United States, whereby land is
N'UNttu oy VIC Jbllcu states Tor the purpose Ul
cnsuring the construction o n railroad from Cairo,
ut the mouth Of the Ohio river, to Gaenn, aud the
northwestern angle OF the state Of Illinois, with n
branch extending to Chicago ON lake Michigan, on
certain conditions therein cxpre-cl; and having
also, examined the resources cf the trac, of coun
Try through which IL is proposed that the said
railroad shall pass, aud the amount Of cost and
space ol tmo necessary to construct tho same, the
subscribers rroposc to form a company, with such
othersW they may associate with them, including
among thsir number persons of large experience
IN the construction Of several Of the principal
railroads in the United States, and of msan, and
credit sufficient to place beyond doub, their abil
ty to perform what they hereinafter propose.
make the following offer TO the state of Illinois
for their consideration.
THE company so formed by the subscribers,
will, under the authority and direction Of the
stato Of Illinois fully aud faithfully perform the
several conditions, and execute the trusts in the
said act OF Congreas contained. And will build
railroad, between the t,rmlni set forth in said
act with single track, and complete the same,
ready for tho transportation of merchandise and
passengers, on or before the fourth day Of July