The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-02-23
Illinois Legislature.

it the duty of the auditor to equalize the as
sessments throughout the state, IN lieu OF the
proposed state board of equalization The
bill TO compel the III. Central r. r. Co to
sell its lands, was taken up and discussed
several hours, and then sent back to The
judiciary committee. proposed constitu-
tional amendment. that the legislature OF
Illinois shall never have power to release the
IllIneis Central r. r. company from paying
into the state treasury the per cent. of its
gross receipts, was next taken up, and after
a two hours discussion passed, Mr.. Eastman
alone voting in the negative. The senate
next took up the bill to provide for building
q new state house at Springfield, and after a
long and somewhat acrimonious discussion,
ordered ii to be engressed for a tbird reading.
Adjourned.
Houss-A senate message informed the
| House of the passage of the following, among
about 200 other Senate bills:
To incorporate the Fox River Valley Coal
and Mining Company of Ottawa.
To amend an act entitled an act to char
ter the city of La Sale, approved June %,
1852
To amend an act entitled an act to char
ter the city of Ottawa, approved Feb. 10,
1858.
To incorporate the Ottawa Cotton Manu~
featuring Company.
! The bill to remove the seat of Government
from Springfield to Decatur being reported
back from the committee on Public Build
i-gs with a recommendation adverse to its
passage, motion 10 ~ it on the table was
on the earnest prc:e.: Of the member from
/ Decatur (Mr Bunn) defeated, and tina bill
was made the special order for next Tuesday
! House bills on their third reading were then
taken up and The following, among many 9TH
ers passed /:
An act to organize the militia Of Illinois.
An act to increase the fees of uotariss
! A message from the Governor was received,
vetoIug bill 80 incorporate the Okaw
| River Nav CATION company The veto was
sustained by y to 6. Tn. Senate resolution,
voting to each member 800 worth OF sta
tionery," was taken up and re;ected-23 to
Sc. The House ther took up the Canal bill
in committee Of the whole, and diseased it
| until late hogc in the evening, without
| coming to final vote.
FEB. lS.--SsHdts-Among new bills intro
duced, was one by Mr. Fuller to incorporate
the Bslviders and Ottawa Railroad Company;
and one by Mr.. Bushnell, to Incorporate the
! Union Savings Bank. The bill 10 iucorpor-
ate the ST. Leuis bridge company wac taken
up AID discussed at some length, and, being
amended by making all the corporators llli-
nois men, was passed. TIE bill for the cree
/ ton of new state House, was then taken up
and passed Ii to 8. The bill sells the
| $500, 900 accepts the donation Of the Maths
| er Lotto aeres--for the new state House,
appropriates $4,000, 900 for the new building;
and names seven commissioners, az s. per
day each, under whose su9rirtendence the
new building is to be erected. Adjourned
House-The senate bill providing for build;
ing bridge across the canal at Ottawa by
the canal trustees, was indefinitely postponed
Ottawa to build two bridges across the canal
| vas >rdered TO third reading. The House
took up and passed. after lengthy debate,
a resolution, that the electors Of this state be
recommended, at the next election of mem-
Der. of the general assembly, to vote for or
a n amend tho
state constitution and all ether proportions
on the same subject before the house, were
Land on the table. 4 large zumb.r of local
bills passed, and senate bills taken up and
referred. Add.
Monday, FEB. gnafe-Nr. Fuller's
resolution, offered several days ago, instruct.
ing the cam .nittes on corporations to report
to the senate Fullers and Hurburt's railroad
bills, both of winch Mr.. Mack, chairman Of
that com mitsee, had stuck in his pocket aad
refused to report back, was taken up. and
after very spicy debate, adopted-l4 to S.
On motion of Mr.. Fuller. a resolution was
adopted unanimously for the appointment of
a committee, with power TO send for persons
and papers, to inquire if any bribery or other
/ improper influences had been used to pass or
defeat bills before the Senate. A number Of
local md private bills passed. Adjourned.
HOUSE The appropriation bill, appropri-
ating $4,000 for the expenses of the state
goyernme Mt and pay of officers salarie. for
| the next two years, was passed. The Indus
| trial University bill was made the special Or
der for to morrow p. IN. The canal bill was
taken up, discussed, amended and passed.
/ 1t authorizes d tax. of ! mlll in support of
the proposed improvements, but suspends it's
| levy until aid to the same improvements
shall be voted by the General Government.
| The 8 hour bill WAS passed. Adj.
FEB. 10 - .Senats-The canal bill was ta>
ken up as in committee of the whole, consid-
cred by sections, and various amendments
| adopted, the most important of which was, to
submit the l mill tax tc vote of the people.
! The bill was then reported to the senate,
ordered to a third reading, and under Sus>
pension of the rules passed Adj.
| House. The ST. Louis bridge bill, as
passed BY the senate, was taken up and pass,
| ed The new STATE House bill from the SCI
nate was next taken up, and after hard
days fight also pa ssed-53 to 80. Adj.
| Feb. 20-!Senate On motion Of Mr.. Cohrs
the canal bill was reconsidere1, and the am
endment requiring the tax to be submitted to
vote of the people stricken out. An amend.
ment was also adopted requiring the first
work to be done or the Illinois river The
bill was then ordered to third reading The
Chair announced the committee on bribery