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

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We last week gave all the proceedings Of the
legislature mp to tho date Of the paper. Wecun.
tiuuo our rcpor, TIN, week. giving a iul, synopsis
Of all tina, may In.crts. our readers. Our dates
per letter are up TO the l5,h, but We give below
an abstract Of the proceedings OF each day since
;l.ai time up to the hour Of going to press:
Tuesday, lith--Uousr 80 The Senate bli! re
pcalins all the Cairo charters, has passed by 4
large majority, except the &C, OF Cairo City and
Canal Company A strong etior, was made to
repeal tie latter-A spirited debate was had.
Mr. Edwards. Of Sangamon for the repeal, and
Messrs Brecse and Under against The whole
The bill as passed, contains no provision for &C.
cepuug iolbrook's release.
\ joint resolution offered, asking the house to
accep, Holhrook release. Another bill for gene
raj banking law introduced Hses bill to Lis,ri-
butte Revised Statute passed.
SGyNrE-Nsarly whole day spent in discuss
Ing Rehmonds Slavery resolutions. The vote
stood in favor Of Compromise measures 9O-a-
SdIiN' y " lNltAA VI VIC W ll4I't iNNlHo Tvs
olutions, passed ut last ,ession-aycs Is, nays :.
Mr. Grliley introduced bll for an act to in.
corporate tie Central Railroad COMPANY By
the provisions Il the bill, the Central Railroad Is
to be constructed from the southern te7minu. Of
The liiIno, and Michigan canal to Cairo, with
branches from Bloomington, via Chicago, and
from the southern terminus, of the canal 10 Gale
ma, granting to tie company, upon liberal terms,
the lands granted by congress to aid in construct
ing the road
Wednesday l5.--Housr-On motion Of Mr.
Caldwell the vote taken last evening on the bill
repeating the Cairo charter, WAS reconsuersd-
Nr Caldwell who moved the reconsideration
stated, bis object was to embrace in tho same law,
tho acceptance Of llolbrook's release.
The soec! committee on the slavery resolutions
reported in favor Of resembling the ProSiso reso-
lutions PISSED at the last session.
/ Blis cHgrossci .ior hi'l rsadsrg-Dedicating
lands for cemetery purposes; to encourage the
apprehension Of horse thieves for defining liabil.
itcs Of securities Of executors and administrators
to extend jurisdiction Of justices Of the peace, re-.
curing county treasurers to give additional bonds
in certain cases; to amend chapter of revised
statutes, entitled attachments, to amend the SD
chapter Of revised statutes
This chapter refers to the practice in our vari.
Gus courts, which require some modification to
conform 10 the new constitution.
In the SENATE, nothing Of interest was transac.
ted
/ The Auditor has completed the map of land
through which the Central Railroad passes, and
makes the vacant land on the main track between
Cairo and Peru amount to 3l74,0O0 acres
Hon. Rober. Rautoul, Jun, Of Boston, arrived
last night. with proposition from capitalists to
construct the Central Railroad. They propose to
take the grant off the hands Of the state, and
build the road by July 1854, with single track
They i'll pay the state out Of the gross proceeds
from the time it goes into operation. The follow.
ing signatures appear to the proposition:
Robert Schuyler Governor Morris, Jonathan
Sturgis, George W Ludlow, and John F. A. San
ford of the city Of New York D. A. Neal, Frank
lin Haven and Robert Rantoul Jun, Of Boston
and vicinity.
They offer to construct the road in all respects
equal to that running from Boston to Albany, and
with some further improvements
Mr.. Rantoul has been n candidate before tho
Mass legislature 10 fill the vacancy in the T. 5
Senate caused by the resignation of Mr. Webster
and at the latest advces from there the democrat,
and free soller. had united upon him, and his cleo
ton was considered sure. lie i. also the demo
cratic candidate for congress to ill tho vacancy
caused by the death Of Hon, DanelP. King ant
also for the next congress. The Chicago Demo
crat thus speak. of him;
There Is no man out of public life in this cnun
r. try who deserves more to be brought into 1t than
5 Mr. Rantoul. Indeed, we would ike to see hin
. at the head Of the Treasury Department, where /
was the intention Of Mr. Polk to place him in cas-
u Mr.. Buchanan had been made Supreme Judg'
u aud NJ Walker placed in tho State Department
2 Mr., Rantoul is undoubtedly the best iinancicr II
J. this country. As long ago as when the Western
Railroad was first started from Boston to Albany
g although the Legislature had an immense whi
d majority he was always unanimously elected on
n Of It's directors and to his financial skill is III
II early completion of road due AS much as /
n that Of any other man living.