The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-02-01

now be necessary TO pay the interest On the state
debt ..,,
The house bill to authorize the canal trustees
to lease tie water power at Ottawa, and settle
with persons claiming damages by reason Of such
lease. wa, read third time and passed.
The bill TO amend the charter Of tie Peru and
Rock Island railroad company was taken up, and
referred to a select commt.e Of three, consisting
u kes.rs. Reddick, Denny, and Hardy.
Senate then adjourned.
HousE-Mr, Hise presented the petition Of IN
habitanf. Of the town os Mission, La Sale coun-
ty, playing a change in the boundary of said
town.
Oue or two private bills from the senate having
been disposed Of, the senate bill came NJ to char
ter the Terre Haute and Alton railroad company.
This company has organized under The general
railroad law Of the special session, has surveyed
its route paid in 10 per cent Of lis capital stock,
and now asks the right Of way, and the necessary
privileges to enable it to borrow money, &c. and
70 On with tho work But the road has rival in
the road from Terra Ifsute to jamestown, which
has in like manner organised, paid in ! 0 per cent,
dc; and when the bill came up OIL its final pass
age the friends Of the rival road moved an amend
ment to extend the same right OF way. privileges
&c, to that road The amendment gave rise to a
very warm and protracted discussion, in which
Messrs Under, Shaw, Allen Of Crawford, Ed
wards OF Madison Snyder and others took part.
Mr. Shaw finally withdrew his amendment and
offered another amending the general railroad law
so that all companies having organized, surveyed
their routes, dc, may 20 on and construct their
roads on such routes and to such termini as they
in their by laws may establish. On this the pre-
yious question WAS demanded. and the amend
mcnt was voted down without division and the
bill was then passed. The vote on Mr.. Shaw
amendment was however no test vote. Ii only
decided that the house was unwilling to delay the
passage Of the bill under consideration until the
question of granting right Of way to the Terra
Haute and jamestown road should be decided
The following additional senate bills were tina
ly passed:
An act to vacate an alley in the town Of La
Sale.
An act to authorize D. T.. Hough, Isaac Hardy,
and Charles Todd to establish ferry across the
Illinois river and to construct plank road across
the bottom opposite La Sale.
An act to amend the act 10 provide for the cou
struction of plank roads 10y general law.
And number Of others Of private and local
character.
Iannex synopsis Of the acts that have thus far
passed both houses and been signed by the gov
ernor.
An act to amend the charter Of McDonough
college. Increases the numbe Of eorporutors to
not less than H. nor moro than "a, TO be divided
into classes one to be elected each year, half by
themselves and half by the Presbytory Of Schuy
Ter.
An act TO provide for leasing the commons OF
Kaskaskia. BY an ancient grant confirmed by
the United States, the inhabitants Of kaskaska
own a large body of land known As the Kaskas-
kia Common. The bill provides, in pursuance Of
provision Of the new constitution, for cutting up
this common into lots and leasing them, the pro
ceeds to be devoted to school purposes.
An act to extend the time for collecting taxes.
Ihave forwarded you copy Of this act,
An act to approve and extend the corporate
powers Of the city of 'ckin. 1t legallzes the
acts OF the people Of said city in organizing into
a city, and gives the corporation power to widen
streets, the same ns enjoyed BY the cities OF Quin-
cy and Springfield
tions of learning Inserts the word "and asso.
ciates" after the word SUCCESSORS" III the second
section Of said act.
An act to amend an act to Incorporate the Hi
nois Conference Female Seminary. Changes its
name "lllinois Conference Femal. College" and
increases the number Of trustees TO SO.
An act to amend the charter Of the Alton and
Sangamon Railroad com pany Ii allows the
company to proceed directly toSprngHeld with.
oat going out Of its way To touch at Berlin and
release the people Of Berlin from their subscrip.
tons OF stock to that company.
AN act for the protection of state lands" The
act provides that ANY person who shall wilfu!ly
fell box bore, injurc, or destroy any tree or sap
ling upon any land either purchased by or grant.
edto the state Of Illinois, shall be liable to indlct
ment, and, upon conviction, to be fined not less
than IS nor over SEQ for each tree, and the judg
ment in every case shall be that the defendant
stand committed until the fine and costs are paid
The net to be given in charge to the grand jury at
each term of the circuit court.
An act to amend IAN act 10 incorporate the San.
gamo and Morgan Railroad Company The act
releases the company from all liability Of forfeit
urc of its charter on account Of not putting the
road in repair to Meredocis, On condition that the
road be thus put in repair within two years, unless
they can make an arrangement with the Northern
Cross Railroad company to start from Naples OF
some other psint.
An act to distribute the surplus copies of the
Revised Statutes. The act divides equally among
the members Of the legislature about 1000 copies
OF the Revised Statutes that nre lying in the eel
lar under the state house aud rottIng. The mem
bers are to hand them to such Justices and other
officers in their districts are destitute to DO BY
them transmitted to their successors IN office
Where members neglect to take them, they are
to BE- sent to their district with the laws and jour
mails by the Secretary of state.
An act for the relief Of the heirs ut law and Sc
curities Of Vim. T. Armstrong. The act provides
that whenever the administrator will relinquish all
claims on the state for damages for noniulhlment
Of contract on the Illinois and Michigan canal,
sud shall discontinue n suit pending in the circuit
court Of La Sale county against the state for
saoage on section no &c Of said canal then the
securities Of said Armstrong as collector shall be
released from paying the balance due the state
by the said VIM Armstrong as collector of Grun-
dy county.
An net to Incorporates the North Western Uni
versitv. Incorporates fou- persons appointed by
each, the Rock River, tho Wisconsin, the Michi'
gan, the North Indiana, the IOWA, and the In
nos Conference Of the NJ. T. Church and ! citi-
gems Of Chicago. anG their success ors, under the
name Of the Trustees Of the North Western Uni
versity," who shall hare power to receive donn'
TONS &c, and establish in the vicinity ~, tho city
Of Chicago II college or institution Of learning
with the above name, to establish proiessors,ps,
and in general organize the Institution on the usn
ai plan, IND with the usual powers OF all other