The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-01-18
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Bill Il VIII give the provisions Of this bill, rs
all Others Of Importance, after they shall have h
nally passed)
A number of bills of no special importance,
were introduced aud referred; after which the
/ senate went into committee of the whole and
| took NJ the resolutions of Mr. Richmond respect
ing the instructions in favor Of the Ordinhneo Of
1851, &c.
MIR Gillespie offered n new set. not repeating
The instructions in terms, but approving tho com
I promise measures tia stand taken Nv Fillmore
IL reference 70 executing the Laws. &c, and on
. these he hung an hours speech lie was replied
, 10 10y Richmond; Plato followed, opposing the
{ passage Of any resolutions: knykcndll replied
/ Judd followed, and the debate was kept up until
( > O'clock When the committee rose sud the senate
/ adjourned
( ucu,E-A Communication was received from
the secretary # state IN reply to the resolution Of
The house r'qairn. him to report the numUer Of
persons entitled [" receive copies Of the pamphlet
law The communication was not read, bUl 1t j.
understood the secretary reports that TO supply
al! persons entitled bv the Revised Statute to re,
ceIye copies Of the laws ~ question would require
about 5000 copies. The number # copies at
present authorized to be printed Is 1000
f Mr.. Nanl'l presented petition from the IN.
hAlitants Of Newark, Kendall county. prsying
tar repeal Of the license laws cf this state, aud
that persons ycEdl., arl0lt sruitS be held re.
sponsi5.e Tor tie dama-, done by such traffic
Referred To a select committee Of five.
Nj. Ames Introduced I'LL 10 Incorporate the
/ Granville Ac" lenly, which wa, read twile and
referred 70 the committee on Education
Nh Sanburn introduced 4 bill lrqurn. county
( treasurer' in counties that have adopted town.
ship organization to give new bJuLs which was
read twice and referred.
Nj. llse introduced bill 10 reveal The l2tL
sec OF chap. 90 Of the Revised Statutes 81 far as
1t referred to counties that haze adopted town
ship organization The section proposed TO be
repealed dlSdb!eS county teasurer> from holding
the office Of sheriff or deputy sheriff
Mr.. Shaw introduced bill, winch WAS read
twice and referred, granting the right Of way To
al! railroad companies in the state, allowing them
10 locate their routes and tcrmni a. To- them NAV
seem best The bill I. intended to get the right
OF way for tie proposed railroad, from Cincinnati
10 II Louis, DC. The whole state policy battle
VIII be fought over az this session. and this Is the
beginning thereof; but, although it is difficult to
see the justice Of The thing rather think Alton
Will again triumph
y queer affair, that has caused some remark,
came off near the shades some time during the
little hours Of Saturday night the circumstances
of which, however, still remain. except to tie
immediately concerned, matter Of profound spec
ula,lon The euI thereof however, was. THAI an
honorable member Of ID. house Of Representative,
and an officer Of the senate. were pretty badly
cut ana battered and the beauty and comelucss
OF their countenauceS very shockiusly slarred.-
II Is broadly limited that women and wine" were
at the bottom Of the affair
The Holbrook charter the repeal Of which was
made the order Of the day for today. was passed
over, Oh account Of the absence Of Mr. Caldwell,
who introduced the bill in the house
There Is less feeling among members and there
Will be much less excitement, in passing meas
ures m reference 10 the Central Railroad that is
imagined away from here. The truth is. many
members c1me here expecting that Springfield
would be filed with capitalists. all cuntcudiu-
with each other to be first to advance the money
to completc this road. But all such expectations
are grIcvously disappointed 80 far from there
beng any capitalists here there j. not even pro.
position here, nor has there been a plan suC Le,.
ted which according 10 the shrewdr,t heads gives
tue most remote encouragement to tie belief thy;
/ ms road has prospect ut being commemorative
several years. Capitalists are not s. anxious to
lnyes! IN Illinois railroad stocks as some persons
seem to imagine II !, barely possible, that such
terms may be offered to the holder, Of llnoI,
internal improvement. bonds a. will make it their
interest to embark in the construction Of the
Central Railroad, but from any other quarter the
general opinion Is that 1t would lie fully al til,
time to look for aid
The following case determined by the Supreme
court now IN session here, may BE- worthy Of ~.
Ing made a note o."
The People Of the state of Illinois, er rel Henry
l.. Brush rs Jos. b. Wells, State Trustee oi tile
Ms and Mich canal
llI. WAS nm cprltg4,fpr f4r , ,s,.,.
ddAuS against the Canal Trustees for the purpose
OF compelling them to pay the amount Of DANA
gca sustained by Brush In reason If the cun,truc
ton OF the side cut at Ottawa. Brush insisted
That the certificate given by tie former State
Trustee, was conclusive, and that no further &C.
ton was to be had by any power whatever cx.
cept To pay over the state indebtedness. This
the trustees denied, and the supreme court su..
tanned their view Of tie case and ruled as fol
lows:
feeder Of the Illinois and NicLigas Canal
was constructed IN 1888, and passed across the
land OF h. The act Of 1913, under which tue
canal was transferred to the Board Of Trustees.
authorized the state trustee to settle existing
claims, for damages arising from the construction
OF The canal, by Issuing certificates Of State IN
dsbtedness 10 the claimants. A law of 1877 re-
CURED all unliquidated claims against the State.
the canal, to be proved before the State Trustee,
and filed with the Secretary Of State before the
LIST Of January lsi9, In ls4s, T. made applIca.
ton for damages to the state Trustee, who heard
the proofs, and made certificate, stating that b.
produced satisfactory proof that he was the own.
tr OF the land, and that the same had been iniur-
. ed by the construction Of the feeder, in certain
amount. The proof and certificate were filed IN
the Office Of the Secretary Of State. before the
LIST Of january, lsi9. HELD, that the state trus.
tee in hearing tlc proof, and making the certi.
cate. acted under the law of 1871, and not under
the act Of lSlS, and that b could not, by lnanda.
mus, compel him to issue certificate Of State
Indebtedness. Held, if settlement was design
ed that II was not SO far perfected, as to be bind
ing Oh the state
+, n II. Purple, J. l. Champln, and Glover &
Cook for the relator
John VI Wilson for the Trustees.
Opinion by Treat, C. j.