The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-06-26
Illinois Legislature.

Illinois Legislature.
Tuesday, june IS.
! Se1ais-Bill passed to authorize the construc,
/ ton Of the road ct the Uniun Railroad company
/ The bills iegalizrs the construction Of the track
of the Michigan Central railroad con pauy from
/ the Indiana line to Ch,ag"
/ Also bill to amend the charter Of the Rock
! Island rail road company. The bill provides that
the company may, III u certain contingency, re
locate their road from the west side Of the Feed
er at Ottawa, to Peru.
The apportionment bill was passed without
discussion. The counties as arranged by this law
are given in the house proceedings below.
bill introduced By Mr.. Plato. to amend the
charter of the Aurora Branch Railroad company,
was passed. The bill requires the COMPANY, III
extending their road to cross the riYer north OF
the dam at Aurora, aad to proceed thence south.
westerly to a pont at least 20 miles north Of the
Rock Island Railroad, at La Sale.
| Dir. MatlesOD introduced IA bill to Incorporate
the Northern Illinois railroad company, whieh
was read twice and referred. The bill ncorpo
rates II company to contract railroad from Joli.
ct via Middeport to the Indiana line in the dIec.
tion of Fort Wayne or Lafayette.
Alr. Reddck offered resolution that the com.
mlttee on the Judiciary be requested to inquire
into the exPediency Of reporting bill making 1t
penal offence for any person or body corporate
10 issue notes, bills or bank bills, certificates oi
deposltes orders, drafts, or bill, Of exchange t.
be circulated as money. without first having de.
posted the amount Of public stock OF the United
states or State stock as provided for by the sec.
ond section of the general banking law. Adop
ted.
Some unimportant business and the senate ad
journed.
Home.-1he Speaker laid before the house n
communication from the Auditor, in reply to a
resolution of the house, calling for IA statement Of
state tax collected IN each county, aud for what
purpose, in the year 1851. The statement OF the
auditor shows the following totals
Tax for paying the ordinary expenses Of govern.
ment, including interest Oh the sch o oil
fund, $3.50 $50 81
For paying state debt 2754l5 20
interest on " 20o.Ivy 81
Insane Hospital tax, 44l5l &c
Blind Asylum tax, 26,594 ST
Total tax for 1851, $S36 sS2 90
The Auditor also submitted a report of the Il.
mount, quality, dc, Of the swamp lands, as sur
eyed, under the direction ithe Governor The
report Is imperfect, from the very loose and IN,
perfect manner IN which many Of the county sui.
veyors have performed their duty.
The speaker finally announced the special com
mlttee to inquire in reference to the disposition ui
the $500 GtU required t. be deposited with the
Treasurer by the Illinois Central Railroad Com.
pany The committee are Mes.fs SNYDER Ca
sey, DIETRICH, Linder, Dyer, Martin Singleton,
Nixon, SlDan, Allen of H,nry Adams Of hie.
side, Burnett This l. not u cummi. tee OF Gov.
Moorrs friends, and If his conduct IN the matter
i, ceusurahle this committee will not fail to make
the most Of it,
! Nj Singleton introduced a I'LL TO amend the
charter OF the Northern Cross Railroad Compa
ny. The bill simply allows the company. which
already had the privilege to construct branch tC
/ ,hD it",h Ia'~'j '.I'o ood, to l., s,ll. son
meet SAID northern branch with any road leading
uor'hward to Chicago 1t seems designed To en-
allie the company to chcose between uniting witl
the Rock Island, and the Aurora Branch road, I,
get to Chicago. Mr.. Hise moved to refer the bill
tu get him To examine It's provisions, but the mo
ton was, after some discussion, lost, and the bill
passed.
The Hon. having adjourned to o'clock, 7
M.--ln!medmteiy on rc.as-omblng took up til,
apporIonment bllI from the Senate. Judge Tho
mas, a Wing, moved to strike out all after Sec !
and insert an arrangement Of his own. which wa,
more favorable 20 whlgscry. The amendment
was voted down, 46 to Il A motion to commit
the bil! met the same fate. Finally, Mr.. Single
ton. Wing, moved the previous question, whicl
was sustained and the Slil va, passed ayes 81
noes l2--auangIug the districts aS follows.
| |. Lake, McHeury, Booue. Wlnnebaso, Ste
/ phen>uI, Ju DayIess. Carroll and 0sle
/ 2. Cook Dl Page, Kane, De kaiL, Lee, White
| side, and Rock Island
8. Will, Kendall, Grundy, La Sale Putnam
/ Bureau, Livingston Iroquois, Nelmilnn, Cham
/ paign, Mclean, and DE Wit
/ /. Fulton, PEORIA Knox Henry, Stark, War
ren, Mercer, Marshall, Wuodiord, Mason, ant
| M,cwell
5. Adams Pike, Calhoun, Brown, Schuyler
.McDouough, Hancock, and Henderson.
Morgan, Scott, Sargamoh. MacoGpin Green
Montgomery, Christian, Shelby, CIss, Menar,
aud Jersey,
:. Logan, Macon, pat,, Moultrie. Coles, Ed
gar CLARK, Cumberland. Ethingham, Jasper, Clay
| Crawford Lawrence, Rlrhland and Fayctte.
5. Randolph Monroe. ST. Clair, Madison Bond
Clinton, Washington. jefferson and Martin.
s. Alexander, Pulaski, Mas.sc, Union John
son, Pope, Hardin, Galhtln, Saline, Williamson
Jackson Perry, Franklin, Hamilton, Whit,
Wayne, Edwards, aud Wabash
The Wings generally voted for the bill, an,
well they might, for four Of the districts as al
ranged gave Taylor majority over Cass. 1h
Democrats Of The 7h district aope seemed dis
satisfied. The district is decidedly wkggsl
whlle'they wanted reliable Democratic dlslric
But all could not be pleased
resolution to adjourn on Monday next wa
voted down.
The House then resumed the consideration {
the bill of Monday, repealing the license clause
IN the Chicago city Charter After brief iii,
cu>slOn, the motion to commit was lost, and th
+ bill rassrd
The Pike county Railroad bill was next take
up-to construct a Railroad from Naples To liar
nlbal. Mo. 1t is rival of the Northern Cros
Railroad, and L. of course, stoutly opposed b
the whole state policy army. Dr. Singleton
Mr., Knapp and liudrr made long speeches u
=. the bll--Ludcrs beng one of his bcst-agan,
> tue bill. Pending the question, the House q,
Jouined.
: WEpNgspAr June 10Th, 1852.
The Speaker laid before the Senate q con
munication from the Auditor, giving u statemel
OF the names, capital stock, amount Of secmitit
deposited dc, OF the different banks in the Sta,
organized under the General Banking Law.
bill passed to provide for the cstablishmer
n of hospitals along our candl and rivers for SIC
I and disabled hoatmcn. The bill simply provide
. for the interpretations Of benevolent persons vi
. may unite to establish institutions of the kind
The bill to amend the homestead law was |,
ken uP-hcing simple proposition to repeal Il
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