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

Chicago to st. Louis, aud then they would
dodge CAIRO entirely. lie called on his south.
eru friends 10 stand by Caro-, and SAID the pro
Pile of the south would have their rights ~ wade
IN blood to their knees.
The vote being taken on his amendment, it was
lost.
! Mr.. s. then called on the southern members ia
leave their seats and 20 home. But as he made
no motion Of the kind himself, his southern
friends also kept their seats.
The bill WIS then passed
! The balance Of the Session was consumed on a
I bill To charter the Springfield and Tere llaute
railroad company. The bill was brought forward
J 10y Mr., Linder as \ sort Of compromise ot the
state policy battle, being designed TO secure a
connection between Terre liaute and Alton 10y a
route that would not he opposed by the friends ot
the Terre llau,e and - Louis road The bill APP.
pears Ia have been intended Tor catch vote Ia
help nil the Ter,e llaute and ST. Louis bill. It
was passed TO third reading, and was allowed
To sleep. The house then adjourned,
SATURDAY, June 10.
The Senate lid pretty heavy business to-day,
but there was no measure acted upon any pub.
lie importance except the homestead bill. Thea
mcudm,ut Of Mr. Palmer requiring any person
proposing To avail himself OF The benefits Il the
law 10 register hi, homestead, was adopted, and
in that shape the bill ordered To l third reading
The Ho't,c was all iay occupied On senate bills
The bill WAS passed to amend the charter and
change the name Of the Alton aud Sangamon
Railroad Company. The BIZ authorizes coutn-
ultion Of the road from ; .$ugtiold via Blooming
ton to the Rock Island Railroad to a point net
west of Ottawa nor east OF Joliet
The senate bill Was also passed to charter the
Ottawa, O,wcgo, and Fox RIVER Valley Railroad
Company. THIS is avery liberal charter. ltau-
thdlzes the construction of n road from the Au'
rora Branch at Aurora or ottawa, down the val
ley Of Fox River To Ottawa. and allows the road
to cross al Ottawa and form connection either
with the tral Railroad " the Alton and SIN.
CANON Railroad The importance of the charter
needs no pointing out hcie--it will be understood
at glance by the people in the region to he ira
ver,ed The bill Nae got through both houses
without vote against It in either by the usually
lndcfatigable labor AMI address It nur mem
bers Mr. Reddck and Mr. Ilse. doubt vheth-
er two other members could 6e sent here who
would get so important measure through, en-
croaching on SO many Interests, without an open
fight On IT,
The state policy folk. gained another victory
over the Terre Hau;e and st. Louis folks by the
uelea' ui 'helr bili by vote oi so against ", 10
81 in its favor. Thus ended, for this session, a
gain the state policy" war 1t has been the
cause of all the hard working, hard speaking,
and hard fighting o: the session, and all are hear
iily glad to get lid OF the question once more. It.
will however be brought up from session to SEES
sion, until the charter for road from Terre Haute
to ST. Louis Is granted, and the legislature might
as well grant il at once do it some ears hence.
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built while the fight j. open, and it never can be
otherwise Until the St Louis folks get a charter.
A grand ratification meeting has Just came off
in the rutunda Of the State House, at which Hon.
VI. Brown, OF Indiana John Brough, Of Ot-
o; and f. Peck, D. l.. Gregg, and j. 4. Ne
Cleirand Of this state were speakers. The en-.
thusia,m was unsouuiei in favor Of Pierce and
King, aud our state ticket