The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-02-14
From Springfield.
ILLINOIS CANAl..

ILLINOIS CANAl..
The senate on Monday adopted memo.
rial to congress in behalf of the proposed ex.
tension of the Illinois canal from Peru to
Rock Island, prepared in pursuance of the
suggestion of Gov. Bcveridge on the subject.
communication was read from the Hon.
H. b. Hawley, VI. &. from the Rock Island
District who says such memorial from the
Illinois legislature would be a material as.
sistancc at Washington. The House, instead
of adopting the memorial, referred it to the
committee on agriculture, from which it has
not since been resurrected
OUR FUTURE GOVERNOR PROVOKED.
On Monday afternoon the House went in.
to committee of the whole on a little bin to
change the present interest laws, Mr.. Hart in
the chair, and as the members ALWAYS feel
somewhat lawless in committee, our governor
in expectancy found his patience more than
tried, and his Scotch brogue came out fire.,
quently. Says a Tribune correspondent:
1t Is Il pretty sure sign Hart Is provoked
when he speaks with brogue. To plague
the iBcipient governor the question was often
asked: Mr. Chairman, what is the ques
ton before the committees" Finally Hart
answered; Nay, nay, mon. I'll nae mair
be stating the question, only the commettay
are to decide frae for the bill Dinna We
KEN" After indulginG themselves during
the afternoon, the committee arose and asked
leave to sit again, but the speaker ruled that
the vote was in the negative, and the house
INJUNCTION CASES.
Mr.. Jessup, the Massachusetts stakeholder
OF the Chicago and Alton II. r. who seeks in
the t. S. Court to enjoin the Alton road from
paying the taxes levied by the state on its
capital stock, has summoned % tax collec-
tors to appear and answer, The senate, to
save the expense this would involve, has
passed resolution insructing the attorney
general to appear for the collectors and
answer in their stead.
THE SCHEDULES,
No disposition has yet been made OF The
abroad schedules, though the probability IS
hey will be enacted into a law. A motion
o abolish the railroad board was voted down
IN Tuesday BY a vote OF 90 10 10.
DEAF AM, DUNE ASYLUM.
The special committee TO investigate the
lffars of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum
made report on Tuesday, showing that the
amt of jobbery is also upon the manage
hent Of that institution. The last Legislature
appropriated 100000 to the concern, with
which to erect chapel, dining room and
school, building. The law was very rigid in
is provision that the improvements should
cost no more Nevertheless the Directors
ct the contract to a favorite at rates which
brought the cost up to nearly $4,000, The
therefore suggest reorganiEa-
ion" Of the board, with stringent safeguards
against another such abuse of its power.
SUPREME COURT.
A ring has been organized to plunder the
treasury Of Il million of dollars OF more TO
establish Predetermined Institute at Mt.
Vernon, a big Normal School at Carbonate,
and a penitentlary at Alton. To get votes
rom the middle counties, the project in
;ludes the abolition of the grand divisions of
he Supreme Court and the concentration of
he entire court at Springfield. The ring is
sc strong that it actually passed the bill
through the house on Monday by vote of 81
in its favor, providing for tire" annual terms
IF the Supreme Court at Springfield. 1t con
'olidates the three libraries wipes out the
hree grand divisions, though the clerk from
each will continue to take charge OF cases
from his district, and locates the court per
at Springfield The movement,
however, IN the house was Il surprise, and
since then the dispatches say southern and
northern Illinois have walked up, AMI ~
of strong lobby has arrived '"I
oppose the bill. 1t is easy to prove that thr|
OF the court, instead OF say
ing, would involve vast additional expense
to the state, while litigants would be put to-
enormous additional Inconvenience ana en-
pense. 1t is hoped the Job" will meet It's
quietus without ceremony on the senate
CULTIVATION OF TIMBER.
Senate bill 16S, to encourage the planting
ana cultivation OF timber throughout ulIs
state, was read third time in the house on
the 9th, and was passed by vote Of - 10 Is.
LIABILITIES of COMMON CARRIERS.
The senate having passed bill to put an
md TO the practice railroads have of limiting
heir liability as common carriers by printed
shpulations on tickets or bills of fading the
house committee Oh railroads approve the
bill and il will doubtless become Il law.
AMENDMENT WANTED.
Wicker presented a petition signed by dry
goods men, druggists, grocers and other mer-
chants OF Chicago, representing SljO,OO0OOO,
asking the legislature 10 amend the railroad
law so it should not discriminate against
Chicago in favor of st. Louis and other out
side cities AYERS, among other things:
The railroad law has resulted in injury 10 J