The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1867-01-05
rs,c yssr.is semyer,tsos..

The mass convention at Morris last week
was respectable both in the number and char
acter of those in attendance Among those
who participated in ;he proceedings We nos
t;ee the nainesof prominent men frcm Grundy
Kaukalscc, VIII, La Sale, Bureau, Ecnry
aHC; Rock Island counties. Mr.. Allen, E=q,,
Of ueury corAiy, presided a#d ION. .. Z.
Ualusla d Grundy, AMI Ion. 6. ". -irna>
strong, Of La Sale, were secretaries.
The following resolutions were aaorleI:
Resolre3, That We tei.der chr thanks TO
congress for the appropriation made at the
last session fer tbs improvement Gt The i.ay-
ig@,iou Of the upper Mississippi, and the sur
yey O! western rivers
>. That tie Niagara ship cnl4l bill passed
LT the horse OF Representatives ereatts,a mo
uosoiy CT one OF the national highways OF
commere. !; that We respectfully requcsi 'he
senate to reject il. GRIN case OF lis adop>
tien, to reserve TO itself the power to regu>
late its tolls, aud provide FOX the enlargement
OF the locks on TIE same.
That We respectfully petition congress to
remove the distractions to navigation be-
tween Lnkes Erie and Ontario, on the prins
ciple OF the ordinance of 1881, which provides
that the navigable waters leading into the
Mississippi and s.. Lawrence shall DO cons
mon Highways, and forever free, as well to the
inhabitants OF the United States, as TO those
of TIE territories, and Of Tie several states
TO be hereinafter admitted, without impost or
duty.
4. That we are sternly opposed to the ex>
isting natiops, and state policies Of placing
TIC Lighways Of lie cou-sry in the hands OF
nsoaopo''es.
5, hat ne urge upou our lasis!t:are, a is
coming session, to provide by law Ina1;i>
mum rate ot charges for passengers and
freight on all g sting lines OF railroads il ;le
Stale, and to provide against arbitrary ciS-
c:iniila.;on IN 4 lsgch charges for or agsin-t
different points Oh The same lines also 10
provide against the consolidation Oi cotnpct~
ing lines also to tx lie maximum rate Of
charges for express companies, and . o.hvr
public ~ common carriers ii this state
s That tie industry Of our state IS Cypress
el, and It's prosperity retarded hy the ,xtor>
tons practiced By railroad mouopolsts-ex>
tJ-i!oH; whose eaoCTo4s amount it is I'M
possible % c2.s.pdte..
:. That ". call upon thelssisllturc Of tho
state to grant 10 more railroad charters with
ont retaining full control Of the rates Of fare
and freight, bat 10 acopt such measures rs
vii enforce the right CT the peJ',e - use he
public highways or fair terms Among the
measures that may he mentioned, are the en-
tire abolition OF lhe aorrup,iag free pass -ys-
ten, the passage Of an xcI providing tLat all
the moneys collected 10y railroad corporations
over . fair maximum charge sLal. be deemed
and shall be taken TO be in the nature Of .
tax ou the franchise 0! said corporations. to
he est. ected and paid into the t-easuIr. The
: ! 1 90.
lake Michigan with the Illinois river, The i'm
proysment Of she rayig alton Of the Illinois
AID Rock river. and tie construction Of
steamboat caual from tire Illinois river at or
=car Hennepia, to tie Mississippi river, at or
near Rock Island.
:. hat committee &C three be appointed
to represent tho views Of tue convention
to the legislature 0. tts state. and that stint
lar conventions are hereby requested to send
committees q ,Lcir number ~ Sprindeld ieg
the same purpose.
2. That a state anu monopoly convention,
to ae composed Of delegates from county and
town conventions. Is hereby called iotnse at
Springfield On Wednesday the lG,h day Of
January rrozimo. for tie purpose OF consult
ia,ion, and Of forming an efficient organiz5~
ton Of the anti oao.olist. Of Illinois.
\ resolution was aIso adopted in f.vor Of
the early call Of = convention to amend ,Le
Constitution o! this state.
Gen Birney, Of Grandy. Cyl T. /. D;.key
of La SALE, and /. b. Whitney Of Bureau,
were appointe3 a committee to t.ko charge
of the matter Of calling lie convention a
Springfield, as suggested in the 9 i rc.oIa>
tor