Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1821-02-06
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On motion Of Mr.. Aierander,
The 9th and 10Th sections were so
amended as to authorize the election to
be decided, in case of tie, by lot, in
stead of the casting vote of the clerk OF
the county commas ioners' court.
A motion was made by Mr.. EDDY, to
amend the bill by striking out all after
the enacting clause, and inserting a
substitute, which provided among other
things, that elections should be by ballot.
Saturday, January 90.
Mr.. Blackwell, presented the petition
Of Robert Vaughn, praying the legisla-
ture TO grant him lease OF five acres OF
land lying north of Vandalia, for the term
Of seven years, for The purpose of esta-
blshing thereon a brick yard. Read
and referred to the committee on petit
tons.
The house resumed the consideration
of the amendment submitted by Mr.. Ed
dy, on yesterday, to the bill regulating
elections, and on the question being ta-
ken on concurring in the amendments, it
was decided in the negative as follows:
YEAS--Mcssrs. Blackwell, Borough, Cairns,
EDDY, M'Fatridge, Matheny, Mather, Mchaels,
Moore, OF Monroe, Moore, of ST. Clair, dwell
Ill.
NAys-Messrs. Alexander, Buckmastcr
Campbell, Crisp, Doriss, Ktchell, Logan,
MLean, M'Chntoc, Philips, Robertson, Slade,
Widen, Will, Noung-15.
Monday, January %.
. Mr.. KtcheH presented the petition of
Blackwell * Berry, praying to be com
pensated for printing the journals OF the
last session, which was read, and, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Mather, referred to select
committee.
The Speaker laid before the House
the abstracts of votes for member OF Con-
gress, hich were, on motion of Mr..
Buckmaater, referred TO the committee
on elections.
Mr. Borough, on leave given, intro
duced bill establishing Courts of Pro-
bate, which was read the first time, and
committed to a committee Of the whole
house and made the order OF the day to-
morrow.
The bill concerning the Gallatin coun-
ty Saline, was read the third tinre and
passed.
The house spent some time in COM
mitlee of the whole, Mr. Orwell in the
chair, upon the proposed amendments
to the Constitution OF the Unlted States,
as proposed to the consideration of the
several sta es by the state OF Pennsy Iva
MIA, which was as follows: +" Congress
shall make no law to erect or incorporate
any bank or other monied institution,
except within the District of Columbia,
and any bank or other monied institution,
which shall be established by the au-
thoriiy OF Congress, shall, together with
deposit, be confined to the District of
Columbia" Also upon the proposed
an endment to the Constitution OF the
United States as proposed by TIE states
OF Vermont and Kentucky, The house
agreed to the amendments proposed by
Pennsy lvania and Vermont, and rejected
that Of Kentucky.
Tuesday, Janncry IS.
Mr.. S!ade, from the select committee
to whom was referred the petition Of
Daniel S. Swearingen, reported bill
for his relief, which was read the first
time, and ordered to second reading
tomorrow.
The bill regulating the mode of taking
dispositions, was read the third time and
passed.
Wednesday, January 81.
Mr.. Buckmaster, from die select com
mitee to whom was referred the abstracts
Of votes given at the last election for
member of Congress, reported the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved BY the People qfthe state Of
represented in General rs
sem6ly, Thai Daniel P. Cook was duly
elected, on the first day of August last,
a member of the l7th Congress; and
that the Governor of this state be, and
he is hereby authorized to furnish the
said Daniel p. Cook with certificate of
such election.
Which resolution was adopted by the
house, II to 6.
Mr.. 3Iatheny, from~the select COM
to whom was referred the petitions
and remonstrances from Bond county,
upon the subject ofnew counties, report
ed bill altering the present limits of
Bond county, and removing the seat of
Justice therein; which was read the first
time, and on the question being taken
on reading the bill second time, was
decided in the negative, 8 to 10.
The bill for the appointment Of trus-
tees for the town of Alton, was read the