Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-02-01

tary bounty lands, TO be called Full
TON, which originated in the House of
Representatives, was read the third time
yesterday in The Senate and passed.
y4NDALIA, JAN. IS.
The following is the report of the 'selcct
committee of the House Of Representatives,.
to whom WAS referred a resolution relative TO
the right this State has TO exercise coAculH emf
jurisdiction on the Ohio river, presented By
Mr.. Field, Chairman of that committee.
S That after examining the constitution Of dis
State and the act of Congress to enable the
people of Illinois Territory to form a eonstitu-
ton and State Government the only evidence
to which they can resort; they find the eastern
boundary Of this State TO be defined by our
constitution to be the north west shore Of the
Ohio River. II has been matter of SOME sur
prise to your committee in pursuing the in
sestigation Of this subject, that the men who
framed the Constitution for the Government
Of this State, should have conceded to the
Comlnonwea OF Kentucky exclusive jrris-
dction said River without having any evil
dencc before them, that would have justified
the idea that said State had a right to enjoy
that exclusive privilege. This subject vas
acted upon by the last Legislature by passing
a loint resolution representing to the Legisla-
tlre of the Commonwealth OF Kentucky the
injuries and inconvenienees which resulted
TO this State, from the right which that con-
monweath claimed and exercised by eniovinr
exclusive jurisdiction over the Ohio River, and
praying that the Legislature would grant to
p,vsr Win sa;5 NV o'o
,rbo Io.;.Ia,,,n,, ~ tia Cs,,,
Ka,t,cI resal,.t;,' ,,.n In
~, h;ta,,,i ~ ,,,...,,,t '.',''
zoe b,vl. h,,,,, ;,fnn,,,aa =, 49, IL
had no ,,o,ver IN NIB och So - ~.
eto+e ;I,oon,.h as H.. ~ No -, - -
s,eb ',r;r '7e" - - at; no ,'s' ~ enJoy
"a ,dt; 70 ~" -
W ,p"l w '"y ,''a'
as, ",,o'.'''','0iI e'''' par "a
e1 VI mp oe,te' +" i,o'' are eon-
n't1u tne i,',Portai' ana sacred ou'y OF strict
ana Ia'tt1ui execution OF the laws should have
~ .o,is re'fenea ignorant OF the lhstfu neht
s Mnlen secures 10 t,,e safes 1or''e' oat OF inc
s9.li' ie',,'ors c".e1rren' jit's-
'isp,'oh on-tlle cn'o hiVef WIN inc Nolhihoh-
Jadividna1s have no, onI, s,,rarel !, ti,o;,.
private rights. but crim;nars Who have Zoe,
guilty of the most daboljcal acts arains. the
laws of this State bnyo esoa,,ad tba,
ment which was 'h,e r. the;ll c.;,,,os
Wisdom
that that nart other State cb now 1or,a
the Commonwealth of Kentucky shoula he
formed into sn,,orata stata stt;,u,o,od ty
compact that the states fnrn.d ont or ~.
North Western Territory sbould enjoy with
e.;d S+a+. oo,o,nne,. -. -, - ~ ,Ct,
River. After taking th;s y;e,y NJ The sul,;sc+
committed to their investigation there re-
mains no doubt in the n;nds OF ,ourcon,mitte,.
that this State ,,nder mo co3,ra,t botn,,n
Virginia and the Commonwealth of rnnfncr,
have the r;abt ~ ,;t1 n,;.l
wealth concurrent ,ur.,I;c,,n', m ob;o p,,sr
they herebv beg leave 70 recommend tb,'
,donton oftha e7uo,,,;r,. 49,
Res9lsed by tie HDns. of R5breseptat;,'es
That this State under the compact between
Virginia and the Commonwealth OF ientHc';v,
nave the right to exercise concurrent .inr's'llc-
ton with SAID commonwealth on the Ohio
River.
Resoi,'ed, that the committee on the IA
clary be ms rncted TO bring in billto dcilne
more particularly the eastern boundary Of I
this State.
This dav both branches of fine Genera, A e.!
sembly went into the election of Ranl oHcerJ