The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-02-06
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
FULLER's RAILROAD BILL.

iHiS oiii, Us dHncbueu ny the uouee, WIS C'siAoA
up in the senate on the 29th, and all the house
amendments concurred in, 80 that, unless vetoed
by the Governor, the bill ii q law We give q
copy in another column. There are said to be
strong grounds for hope, however, that the bill
will be vetoed. 1t is claimed to be unconstitu-
tional in the particulars that it enacts specific
rate OF fare that it violates the contract between
the State and the Illiaois Central r. r. Co.; and
that it is not general law, applicable to all the
railroads in the State.
RIVER IMPROVEMENT. &C.
The opposition to the Illinois River Improve
ment measure has assumed new shape. Hithsr-
to it has been supposed that Ill IL needed to put
the matter in motion was to have the commits
sioners appointed for that purpose confirmed by
the senate. But latterly sudden and unexpect-
ed hostility to all the ring legslatioa of the last
session has manifested itself in both houses, and
threatens to demolish the whole fabric, river i'm.
provement, state house, industrial university and
all. A bill to repeal the law for the southern
penitentiary has actually passed the house al.
ready, and bills to repeal the river Improvement
act and the law locating the university at Cham
paign, are pending in both houses nor Is there,
from present appearances, much prospect of get
ting an appropriation to continue work on the
new state hosse. The object Of this sudden de-
monstratien il probably 70 force the re-orgsniza.
ton of the old ring, as to give the members of
the present legislature chance for rich pickings
equal to those enjoyed by the last. Under the
circumstances, the best the friends Of the river
improvement have been able 10 do has been 10
haveths question Of confirming the commissioners
postponed until things look more hopeful.
SOUTHERN DEMANDS.
The southern members, being about TO lsse
their penitentiary, are new demanding in aid Of
great many Railroad projects they have started,
that all the state taxes levied in counties and
towns subscribing bonds to such railroads shall
be given to such counties and towns for twenty
four years to aid them in paying the interest on
the bonds Monstrous as the proposition is, a
test vote in the house on the Metropolis and
Northwestern Railroad BILL in which the princi-
pal is embodied, showed that majority of the
house is in favor of the measure.
TAzEwELL CONTESTED CASE.
The house ON Tuesday did an act Of righteous
ness to which the proceedings OF congress for the
last 10 years afford no parallel. In the Tazewell
contested election case. they gave the seat to
Satnnstall, the democratic claimant, susting his
radical opponent.
GOV. PAIMEE's FIRST VETO. "F
Gov Palmer sent in his first veto on Monday
being his objections to the passage of the bill to
charter the La Sale Ice and Transportation Co,
The Objectionable feature of the bill was, that
the company could mortgage land in any county
in the state and place q lien upon it, although
the mortgage was only recorded in La Sale
county. Thus, suppose the mortgage was ON
property in Cook county. subsequent pur-
chaser, examining the records of that county,
would DO unable to discover the existence Of the
incumbrance. The veto was sustained.
PROTECTION or THE INSANE
Mr.. Wiley has introduced bill for the proteo.
ton Of the insane. It provides that patients
shatl not, without cause, Do treated a. prisoners
that beard of supervisors shall be appointed,
one of whom shall visit asylums as often as once a
woek, and inquire into all complaints and that,
in all cases, inmates shall be permitted to write
what they please to their friends and T. the
supervisors without the officers of asylums exer.
oising any censorship over them.
SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
The bill passed the senate on Tussday voting
the judges Of the supreme court 1900 per an.
mum each, - compensation for the hire of clerks
they have never employed and do not need. This
is enc of the means BY which the Legislature
seeks to svads the constitutional provision which
Axes the salarisa Of the judges ~ besgarly sum-
INcRRAsINe THE PAT OF SUPERVISORS.
Tho bill increasing the pay Of supervisors 10
% per day. and cents per mile for every milo
travelled in attending sessions Of the beard, was
recsmmitted on tho mileage question.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION VOTE.
The senate joint resolution for the appointment
of committee TO canvass the votes cast for and
against the constitutional convention came back
from the committee on the third with favora-
able recommendation, and was adopted By the
house.
OTTAWA BILLS.
We have been watching the daily report Of the
proceedings in the Springfield papers closely to
note the progress Of the various bills in which
Ottawa is peculiarly interested-the bridge bill,
school bill, city revenue bill, &c. The former
two we have not been able to trace further than
into the hands Of committees, while tha last has
been ordered to third reading in the senate.