The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-16
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE

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journcd over a week TO enable the members t
go home and engineer their township election,
business was not resumed until Thursday c
last week, when the house fortunately hayln
u quorum present took up special order, tn
senate Mum resolution for turning tho De.
PLAINS river into the canal at the Summit o
the erection Of pumping works at Bridgeport
Mr. Naughey took the floor and ably and elo
quCntly discussed the merits of the question
showing the immense destruction both of Inf
and property by the flow of Chicago sewag,
into the canal and Illinois river. But seein!
the sluggish filth had got In there he was II
favor Of anything that would relieve the pco
Pile along the line of the Illinois river unit
more permanent sewage could be effected by
the possession ana sale OF the Lake Front or
section 10, when the canal could be deepeneo
and widened 20 the extent OF steamboat ca
nal, thereby insurng forever a permanent
sewage for Chicago and great water high
way to the benefit OF Illinois and the grea,
northwest. AS the necessity for the pumps
at bridgeport. however, WAS wholly caused by
Chicago, Mr.. Naughey offered an amendmen,
that Chicago pay all the expense and msinte
nance of said pumping works, which amend
ment was tiercely opposed by the Cook county
members But the amendment prevailed ana
the resolution was passed with Mr.. Vaughey'
amendment, and another amendment allowing
the works To be built on canal lands
In The remark of Mr.. Vaughey in regard 70
the sale Of the Lake Front reference was had
TO a bill which he has introduced and is urg.
ing the passage of, directing and giving the
canal commissioners tull power to prosecute
III their official capacity and in the name OF
the state Of Illinois all necessary suits to pro
cure reconveyancc to the state of Illinois OF
the Lake Front property In Chicago of which
the state has been uulawtully diSpossessed
and the board are given full power to pay the
expenses Of such litigation out Of the canal
fund.
Among the bills passed by the senate during
the week was one to enable cities and towns
to own, run, keep In repair and collect tolls on
bridges and ferries outside their own corporate
limits; also bill 70 increase the fees of states
attorneys.
The house has been manly at work IN push
Ing bills to q third reading, in which it did
some good work by killing the bill proposing
10 $4,000 each to couple of untortunatcs who
were manned by shooting off on the It'll of
July certain pieces Of state ordnance that had
ne fault Of being too previous In going oil :,
It also killed the last temperance bill on Us
docket, proposing that liquor licenses shall be
granted only at the rate of saloon 10 every
800 inhabitants and then only on the petition
Of one half Of the grown males and females
,f SAID inhabitants; and the bill 10 appropri,
Ate 81 200 tor the erection of "A monument to
Col. Nulligsn.
The same proposition In regard Ia licenses,
.hus killed by the house, came up IN the SEN
ate on Wednesday on itS second reading, and
IN the question being put received a tie vote,
upon which Lieut.. Gov. Hamilton gave his
casting vote in it, favor, aud 1t was ordered toI
, third reading
The house refused on Tuesday to reconsider
he bill II had passed 10 change the term of
ownship supervisors to three years The Bill
IS pending in the senate and will probably
pass
The house judiciary committee has reported
avorably on a bill to publish the laws Of each
legislature, as they pass, in two papers in each
county of opposite politics, or if the county
have but one paper, then In that, whatever its
politics,
The republican caucus on Monday evening,
IN the question whether an attempt shall be
made TO apportlon the state at this session into
districts Was unable TO come toI
, decision.
The senate ON Tuesday adjourned rather
han vote on resolution to adjourn Gu May
3D..
The governor on Tuesday sent 10 the senate
he following appointments. which that body
confirmed
Trustees Southern Illinois Normal School,
lanes Roberts Of Jackson county, and Edward
!. Russell Of Wabash county, 70 bo ,heir own
,uCcsssors
State Fish Commissioners-N. f. Fairbank
II Cock county, and = Z. Bartlett of Adams
county.
Members Of the Board ot Commissioners of
Labor stati,tIcs-Charles H. Deere of Rock
Island, Joseph {. Snow of Cook, Thomas
Lloyd Of st. CLAIR, A. A. Kingslsnd of Cook,
George L. Brown of Sangsmon.
For Members Of State Board OF Hcalth-A. |
i. Clark Of Kane, to he his own SUCCESSOR
William A Haskell of Madison, to succeed
W. VI, Chambers; John Mclean of Perry, .ol
'ucceed H. Wardner.
Board Of Educaton-H. l.. HOLLYWOOD of La
sale, Il. q. Dodge Of Clark, George Rowland
ii Cook. Isaac Lessen of Adams, John \. In |