The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-06-26

7,,5; the total appropriation by the senate
bill, SlS,0i9,j15.
The provision of the Michigan and the
IIennepIn canals, after many amendments
stands as follows;
The grant of the Illinois and Michigan
canal, its right of way, and all Its appurten
ances and right, title, and interests which
the state of Illinois may have In any real
estate heretofore coded TO the state of Ill
inois by the United States for canal pur-
poses, made to the United States by an act
of the general assembly of the state OF I'LL
nois, approved April %, 1882, be and IS
hereby accepted on the terms ana c0ndi'
tions specified In said act OF the general as
sembly of the state OF Illinois.
For the construction of canal from the
Illinois river at or near the town OF Henne-
pin, In the state of Illinois, to the Nissis'
sippi river at the mouth OF the ROCK river,
or between 1t and the city Of ROCK Island
in sad state, together with such feeders
and Their works Ms may be necessary 70
supply said works with water, $3OO.OOO'
There seems TO be at present Just faint
glimmer OF hope for a fair appropriation
tor the Heunepin canal project.
The house committee on invalid pen
sions on Wednesday agreed TO amalgamate
the substitute for the Blair bill pensioning
disabled soldiers with the bill to Increase
the rate of pension Of soldiers who have
lost leg or arm, and to attach to the com
bined bills clause imposing an income
tax 10 meet the expenditure involved. The
clause is patterned after the income-taX
bill introduced in the forty. seventh con
gress by Gen. Ewing, Statistics collected
AT the time the bill was introduced indicat
ed that a revenue OF 1858 100000 per annum
could be raised in this way. If the bill can
be passed (under suspension OF the rules
it Is expected by the committee that 1t
will prepare the way for favorable action on
the bill 10 extend the date within the claims
for arrears of pensions may be filed AS the
necessary revenue to pay the claims Will be
available.
Judge David Davis of Bloomington, still
continues very i'll. A consultation OF physi-
clans held on Thursday decided that his re.
covery is impossible. He Is suffering from
Brights disease of the kidneys. Judge
Davis was an early settler of Illinois, and
while in the active practice OF the law
cahieved enough Of reputation to warrant
election as Judge of the Circuit Court OF
Southern Illinois. He WAS appointed to the
Supreme Court by President Lincoln and
occupied the position of justice until elect
ed to the United States Senate by combi
nation of democrats and Independents in
1876. During the last two years OF his
term he acted president of the senate.
He is about 70 years of age, and tive years
p,srriAl n a Misc (frppn M
North Carolina
The Prohibition convention of Illinois,
met at Springfield, on "Wednesday and
Thursday, with an attendance OF 3OO dele
gates. After disposins of some routine
matters and listening to addresses, Henry
w. Austin of Oak Park was nominated for
state treasurer and Prof. U. Z. Gilmer of
Quincy, for state superintendent of public
instruction A new state central cOmnittee
was formed with the following officers;
J. w. Hart of Rockford, chairman; X. A.
Burnett of Chicago, secretary, and W. Ii.
Kellett Of Chicago, treasurer. The execut-
i've committee Is composed OF the following
officers: James MCGrew of Kankakee, j.
A. Bourse of Rockford, Hale johnson OF
Newton, and George &. Christman Of Chi
cage. The headquarters are to be at Chi
cago. The platform adopted condemns In
unstinted rhetoric the lawlessness and ne
farisusne.s of the liquor traffic urges all
good citizens to renounCs allegiance to the
party allies of that traffic and to unite for
It's extirpation; declares that the manufac-
ture, importation. transportation and sale
of intoxicating beverages ought to be pro
Nj tied; asserts that prohibition to be eff.
fective should be national In scope; In
dorses the Woman's Christian Temperance
Unions of the state and nation; deplores
the dissertation of the Sabbath; argues
that the suppression of the liquor traffic
will solve the question of convict labor, and
demands that the people Of llliRois be
granted an opportunity of voting on the
question Of u constitutional prohibitory
amendment.
In the debate on the expulsion bill In the
senate on Wednesday, PrsAierde Freycinet
said that his government w0utd not toler-
ate another government in France, and
would take the full responsibility fer the ex-
pulsien of the princes DO refuted the
charge that the governm eat was yielding
to the irreconCilables. He declared that
order was beiag maintained throughout
France, even at Decazeville, where recur-
renee of the recent disorders had been
prevented. That was not the case In Bel
siam. la closing he deprecated the CON
fscatlon Of the property OF tho princes, in