The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-06-19


Among the bills which passed the sSnate to
day was one 20 amend tho ACT for improvement
Of part Of the Illinois river. alj frr hydraulic
pHrpo,rs, 1t extends the time % the act and
gives The ind ,idual, who purchased the lands III
Src'iun l6. for the use Of the improyen. rnt, con
tiol u It N certain contingencies
number ofothyr bills were passed and I, zen
at II O'Clock the scun'c adjourned having tor tLe
ilr>t time IN yeats probably gone cnurcly lhro'
the docket.
In the NoVSr several petitions were presented
for he Iepea. uE the lquor law.
On mnuuuot NG li-e the senate hill to amend
he charter of the III. aud Miss Telegraph Co
was taken up cut of the regular order and pass.
ed The bull aUthurisrs the directors t. lew an
assessment on the stock If the company in default
of the payment Of which. the stock shall be for.
irlte'. Il also sever, the man line from the
branches and leaves each part to manage It's own
finances. In the same way the senate bill was
taken up and passed to amend the charter ufthe
Ottawa Northern phnkruad Co. 1t authorize,
the company to increase It's capital stock aud To
borrow money.
House hill was nlso passed to authorize the
establishment. on our canal and rn or- hospitals
fur disabled buatmen. The bill is generalin its
provisions, and authorizes any benevolent isdlyl
dGa,s So disposed. to contribute and establish sell
su,tainIn. hospital Of the kind
Much other luNiuess, bls all Of local nature
was done, and at l2Ucock the house adjourned
The committee on npportionlns the state into
congressional Districts have about conClucrd their
work. Another meeting lis to be held on Monday
evening, and an Tuesday morning they viii pro
bobss make their report, in the shape ct bill
which II Is believed will be passed without much
orp siton. A. e, present agreed upun tie dis
lgcts ave arranged as follows
:. Ga'etG DiVrt.-Jo pavei,s Stephenson
Carroll. Us'e, Winnebaso, Boone McHcny Lake
:. Lh'tHgo Du:rict-Cook, Dupage, Kane
Drkab Lee, Whit">ldc, Rock Island
3. O:tgra Dnirift-LA Sale Kendall. Grun.
dy, \" Ill, lWquol-, Livingston Putnam. Marshall.
Bureau, "oodiord, Mclean, Dewitt, ChampL gn,
Nelmion.
4 Logan Diarii-Logan, Macon. Pat, Moul
trle, Coles. Edgar, Cumberland, Clark, Fa,ette,
Eiioshsm, Jasper, Cs4viorl, Clay. RcLlaud.
Lawrence
5. PeoJid DiSriet-Taswell Mason and coun
ties es.t Of tie III. river, south of the Chicago
district, and north ofQuincy district
6 Springfield District South and east Of 10.
gan d,rric, and north OF Madison and Bond Coz.
:. Q,OHcy Dis.rict-Adams. Hancock, Nc.
Duu.ush, CchUytr. Brown, Pike Calhoun.
S. iLloa Dtsir,d.-Midi.on, Bond. ST Clair,
Clinton Marion, Monroe, Randolph, Washington,
Jefferson.
9 SoHtbrra District South Of all the other.
THIS arrangement would give the wing. about
two dis riots, and leaves the democratic major.
ties in \ numJsr Of o.hcr. small enough tn com.
pei them ,n run good men. believe he wings
generally are satisfied wiki the district.
The legislature wlliu remain in session over
two wceS, longer, and indeed it i. not kelly
that they viii adjourn a week from Munlly
Navy Of them are farmers, and want to get at
, thrr work while others fear sickness. &c. altho
the healh Of the tOSa aud oG lie members eu,,
tiuues good