The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-02-16
Illinois EL0Efnsnsurc.

FEB In the senate. MIR. Bushnell, from
the Judiciary committee, reported back the
bill for the erection of an additional psuiten>
tinry, recon ending It's rejection. The bill
was lsid On the table. A bill from the house
was passed ''to change the name Of the town
Of Whitfield, in La Sale county, and to ex>
tend the charter OF Belvders over the same"
(What does 1t ali mesn?)
House.-Amopg new new bills in the
House, was one introduced by Mr.. Baldwin,
Ito change the highway laws for the town Of
Richand, La Sale Co.," and enc by Mr..
Strawa Ito begin and complete the works of
the Starved Rack Manufacturing Company"
The House bill to incorporate the Marsellea
Land rnd Water Power Company was pass-
ed. So Ike Senate bill 10 authorize the city
ot-Outaws to subscribe stock in the Ottawa
Manufacturing Co. SO the bill incorporating
the Ottawa Paper Manufacturing Company.
So that Incorporating tbs Ottawa Wooden
Manufacturing Company the bill to ia
corporate the city of Mendoza; so the bill to
lait the power Of the Mayor and Aldermen
of the city of Ottawa and the (Ouaws) bill
to incorporate tho Griggs Excelsior Brick
Machine Company; and tho bill to acorpo>
rate tho La Sale Gas COMPANY"
FEB. Sin the Senate, a resolution to
adjourn on the Goth inst. was voted down
Mr.. Eastnan's Warehouse bill was taksa
up. When lass up it had been ordered to =
third reading, which precludsd further amend
ment. Mr.. Eastman now moved TO rseen>
slider that order, which was was carried. He
then moved ams adnsnt striking out the
important feature of the bill by which al
warehouses in Chicago were allowed 10 build
bran h railroad tracks 10 their own elevator,
thus cutting off the monopoly Of the present
railroad warehouses. Mr. E. explained that
his only object in submitting to this amends
nsnt was to save the bill from defeat. Thus
amended, after brief discussion, the bill
pssssd-23 to ?. The senate slss passed the
bill to smend the charter or the city Of Or
tawa. In tbs afternoon the Senate took up
Mr.. Naok's Railroad bali, which is the coun-
ter proposition to Mr. Fullsr's bill, which
Mr.. Mack bad lnfusnc. enough TO defeat
This bill simply authorizes the Governor to
appoint three railroad comnissionors, At q
salary of $1,000 each, whose duty ii is to sx>
anime, at stated periods, the rates of freight
and fare Of all railroads in the state. AID
when found too high, or so! uniforr with
other reads, to order their reduction, and
provides for enforcing he order by nands>
mus and quo warrant from thu Supreus
Coart The bill, after a lengthy discussion,
wss ordered TO be sagro,asd, and he senate
shortly after adiournsd.
Hou.-Ths senate bill, to incorporate
the O;taw. Hotel Company va, passed go
the senate bill - incorporate the Ottawa
Horse Railway Company. Ths HOuss took
uP the Canal Improvement bill in committee
aside, the committee rising. The House, en-
motion Of Mr.. Baldwin, adopted resolution
10 appoint join. committee OF fifteen TO
visit the raro1, cities bidding for the loca>
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