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

sanction. II was ably advocated by Mr..
Beard, and opposed by Messrs. Smith
and CALDWELL
The Senate confirmed the following
Joseph Duncan and Enoch
Long, as justices oil the peace tor Madison
Slimson, county survey
or, and John G. Daimwood, justice OF
the peace, for Gaiatn county.
Uednesday, January Is.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
of Samual G. Thompson, as justice OF
the peace for Randolph county. Levi
Hadley, Willard Keys, John Ross, John
NJ. Smith, Garrit Van Dusen, and Ma
thaniel Hmckley, as justices of the
neace for Pike county. Charles Wood
worth, Thomas w. Talbot, George
Lowe. ir. Thornton Peoples, and Archl-
bald Z. Orne, as justices OF The peace
for 81. Clair county Amos Williams,
comfy surveyor, and Seymour Treat,
Lines Boiler, Achilles Margan, Smi'h
Shaw, Thomas Foster, Elijah Austin,
John Lycan, Lewis Murphey, William
Reed, and Mark A. Saunders, as justices
of the peace for the county Of Edgar.
George Calhoun, as justice Of the peace
for Crawford county. JOHN ORA 5goo,
Enos ]. Allen, John Nj, Smith, Benja-
min Hood John Dale, Robert a .lJcr-
son, and William Wheeler, if. as JUS
tees Of the peace for Hamilton county.
The resolution of Mr. Boon, declar-
ing il inexpe licnt TO cleo, members OF
the present General Assembly to be di-
rectors of thf STATE Bank, was taken up,
and The consideration thereof postponed
until the Ali day of Jaly next.
.4ges--N,essrs. Bankson, Barker, Caldwell,
crozicr, Frazier Jones Of Bond, Jones OF
Gallatin Kinkade, Kinney, Parker, S,oo, and
Smith-12.
.Aityg-Messrs. Doom, Ladd, stillman and
White--i.
FnlQy, January II.
The cngrossed bill authorizing the
appointment of commissioners, TO meet
such commissioners as may be appoint
ed on the pa.i oiahe State OF Kentucky,
was read the third time and passed
ayes. II F.; noes, 6.
The bill from the House Of Rcprcsen-
tatives, granting further time for The re-
dempiion oflands, bank stock, &c. was
read the third time, as amended, and
passed.
The Sepatee carGssled the nomination
Of the following persons, viz.
Jehu Brown, Reuben w. Bush, and
William 7. Klnkade, to the office OF!
justices OF the peace for Greene county.
Eliiah Lincoln, John A. Mpilhrop,
Frederick Holden, Daniel Whiitenbor-
ger, and Richard p Garter, as justices
OF the peace for Wsstiington county.
William P. Cain and Nathan Davis,
as justices ofthe peace for White county.
Monday, Jannarg 90.
Mr.. Hoo, from the committee to whom
was referred the bill for the removal OF
the scat of Justice Of Johnson county, re-
reported that the present location OF the
county seat OF Johns,a county vas in
every respect indci,os and proper, and
The further consideration Of the 1bill was
postponed until the fourth day OF tly
next. Ayes, ll-Nocs, e.
The Senate confirmed the following
nominations, viz:
Calvin Edwards, as ius,ice ofthe peace
for Wayne county. David Hendersho,
Pascal, p. Enos, John Bell, John Easra-
brook, Mathew b Rogers, Joseph Ia
Dor, Jarton Uzzell, and James Pearce,
as Justices of the peace for Madison
county.
MIR. Smith int oduced bill respect
ing the navigable communication be-
tween Lake Michigan and the Illinois
river which was read the first time and
ordered to second reading tomorrow.
The bill from The House Of Represen-
tatives to form new county out of the
attached part Of Pike county, was read
the frs, time and referred to a select
committee, consisting of Messrs. Still
man, Caldwell, and White.
Taesday January, 81.
The &C, to encourage the destruction
was reported by Mr.. Kinkade,
recomm ending that the farther conslde-
ration Of said nil be dispensed with
on the question Of concurrence, i, was
decided IN The negative. Ayes, 6; Noes,
IL.
SO the amendments made by the
House of Representatives were concur
red in, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Kinkade asked leave to introduce
a bill to make the Offices of Justices Of
~ peace and constab.es elective,-de-
cided in the negative.