Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-02-01
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Saturday, January l8.


Mr.. CharchW presented petition Of
sundry inhabitants Of Edwardsvillc, pray
ing a repeal Of the several acts Of incor-
poration of said town-relerrcd 10 Mess.
Churchill, Brakeman and West.
monday, January 20.
MIR. Moore presented the remon-
str.nce OF number OF inhabitants OF
81. Clair county, againstlhe pctiiionofthc
inhabitants OF Monroe county, praying
that the limits OF The said county OF Mon
roe may be extended, &c. Also against
| the petition OF the citizens oil Lebanon,
praying that new county may be form
| ed out Of the counties OF w ashlngton,
| Madison, and 81. Clair--reicrred 10 the
committee 10 whom was referred the
petition of the citizens oil Lebanon, sc.
MIR. More presented The petition o!
Eulalia Gotorth, praying to be divorced
from the bands of malrimony--referred
to select committee, consisting OF
NJ essrs. Osle, Trotier, and Maher.
Mr.. BLakeman, from the committee
on petitions, to whom was referred the
petition of sundry inhabitants Of 4Ion-
roe county, praying for an extension of
the linus OF said county, aud the reno
val Of the county seat, reported unlavora-
bly, TO the first, and favorably as to the
las, prayer Of said petitioners; which
re port was concurred in.
| On moion OF Mr.. alexander Of Mon
| roe.
Leave is given him to withdraw said
petition, relative to an extension OF said
limits.
Mr.. Uiden, from the committee on
the Judiciary, to whom was referred the
petition of Ninian Edwards, praying a
repeal of the act Of incorporation of the
town of Alton, reported in favor of said
petition by bill; which was read the
frs, time and ordered TO lie on the table.
Mr.. ChurchH, from the select com
mit,cc to whom was referred the petit
tons of sundry citizens of Edwards
vile, praying for repeal of the act Of
incorporation Of said town, reported in
favor fsad petition by bill; which was
read the first time, and ordered to be
Tread second time tomorrow.
The engsosscd bills entitled An act
to establish the permanent seat OF Justice
of Montgomery county !" and An act
to divorce pasey Johnson from the
bands of marimony," were severally
read the third time aud passed.
The bill from the Senate making ap-
preparations for building bridge across
the Cahokia creek, opposite St. Louis,
was read the second time, and on the
question " Shall the bill be read third
time :" it was decied in the negative.
Tuesday, January 81.
The engrossed bill entitled i" An act'
to amend an act far the benefit of insol-
vent dcbtors,' was read the third time
and passed
Wednesday, January %.
Mr.. Hest presented the remonstrancc
of the citizens Of Alton against the Pc
ti,ion of Ninian Edwards, praying for a
repeal of the act of incorporation Of
said town-relerred to select com
mittee, consisting of Mcssrs. Churchill,
Dl,keman, and West.
Mr.. Cgle, from the committee to
whom was referred the petition oil Eulalia
Gotorth, praying for divorce, reported
in favor Of said petition by bin, which
was read The first time, and ordered to
be read a second time tomorrow.
Mr.. Churchill, from the committee 20
whom was referred the petition al sun
dry inhabitants of ST. CLAIR county, pray
ing for a new county about Lebanon,
and the relnonstrance against said pcti-
ton, reported, ,ba the prayer in said petit
ton was unreasonable, and ought not to
be granted.
The bill entitled I" An act to repeal
part of the act entitled An ACT aulhori-
zlng the appointment OF Trustees To the
Madison Academy and town of Edwards
vilie,' and the act to amend the same,
was read ,hcthird time and passed.
The engrossed bill entitled ga act
to provide for the subsistence Of prison
ers in criminal cases, and for other pur-
poses" was read the third time and pass
ed. l
The House resolved itself into com
mitiee of the whole upon the resolution
Of Mr.. Field, declaring it is expedlent,
wise and polite, that the Congress Oft
United States should enjoy and be vest
ed with the sole power of providing for
the internal improvement OF the Union,
and recommending the several States TO
adop, the following amendment to the
constitution Of the United States THAT
the Congress of the United States shall
be vested with full power to provide for
the internal improvement ct the Union