Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-12-28
AtJsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Er,1iau. December II.

4 Th,Stakey laid before the House the
eenor,nt lanes Hall, attorney for the
bufth trout.
NThe Sneaker laid before the House a
CON thunicuion from James w. Berry,
On the subject OF a painting executed by
lin. Red, and on motion OF Mr.. Kane,
'eterred D a select committee, with IN
lsruction to receive the same, and re-
bort for MS compensation.
/ The bills for the relief of mechanics
to amend tie act TO prescribe the mode
oil trying tie right to property in certain
cases ami, an act for The relief OF Jo-
seph Reynolds, were sererally read the
third um 1, and passed.
The House went into committee oil the
whole on HE judiciary bill, and after
tome dne, The Speaker resumed the
chair, and Mr. Hansen reported The bill,
win aneadui ents, aud asked the concur
renee o;1,be House. Concurred in the
first amep1ment
Thee question was then taken 90 the
amendment to strike out five and insert
four rdpes in the Eth section.
I Affirh stive--Messrs. Speaker, Ar
cher, brakeman, Blackwell, Beers,
BridgesAC asey, Churchill, Doris, Imam,
Guard, Hacker Logan, M, Gahey, Moore,
Dwell, thillips, Russell, Sim, Siocumb,
Stewart, Utter, Wakefield, Webb, Viii
takcr, and Whiieside--27.
.Negati,s- Forquer, Hamil.
ton, Hanep, Job, Jones, Kane, Norton,
Walker nd Will-9.
Mr.. Hnsen then moved 10 strike out
the 18th section--carried, by yeas and
nays.
Yeas Messrs. Blackwell, Brakeman,
Beers, Casey, Churchill, Imam, Forquer,
Hamilton Hansen, Job, Logan, MICA
hey, MORE, Dwell, Phillips. Russell,
Stewart, Walker and Will-l9.
Nays--Messrs. Speaker, Bridges,
Dorriss, Quart, Hacker, Jones, Kane,
Norton, Sim, -Slocumb, Utter, Wake
field, Whitaker, and Whiteside---l6.
The bill was then laid on the table.
On motion OF Mr.. Russell,
The committee on internal improve
mept were instructed 10 inquire into the
expedlsncy of erecting bridge across
Shoal creek in Bono unty.
On motion OF Mr.. Orwell,
Nine O'Clock, a. NJ was adopted as
the standing hour for the meeting OF the
Saturday Decem6er Is.
Mr.. Russell presented the remon-
STRANGE oil sundry ci'izens of Bond,
against the proposed new county out Of
WssMngsoE, &c.
The SheaEer laid before the House
flae remonstrance OF sunday ci,Izeos OF
White couny. against The further ennis
sion of state paper, or the passage of any
property law, or further replevins.
MIR. Waksfeid from the select COM
mhiee 10 whom the subject had been re-
terred, reported that they had received
Of James W. Berry the painting present.
ed by. him to the House, ard placed it
over the Speakers char, and proposed a
resolution OF thanks to the donor. Con-
Cured in.
The bill to appoint commissioners to
view and mark road from the perma-
nent seat Of Justice Of Ssngamo county to
Paris in Edgar county, was read the third
time and passed.
The bill to form new county out Of
,he counties Of Washington, Bond and
Fayette, was read the third time, amend
ed, and passed by yeas and pays.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Archer, Black
we'll, Beers, Bridges, Dorriss, Guard,
Hacker, Hamilton, Hansen, Jones, Kane,
Logon, M'Gahey, M'Henry, Norton,
Phillips, Slocumb, Stewart, Utter, Wal
ker, Will, and Whitaker-23.
Negative-Messrs. Speaker, Blake
man, Churchill, Imam, Forquer, Job
Moore, O we'll, Russell, Sim, Wakefield
and Whit.side-l2.
On motion Of Mr. Job,
The committee on internal improve
fmem we're instructed 10 inquire inlo the
expedieneylof opening a road from the
permanent sea- of justice of Sangamo
county, blythe seat ofjustice OF Morgan
county To the Illinois river.
On motion of Mr. Hansen,
The committee on the judiciary were
instructed 70 inquire mo the expediency
OF preventing The administration Of no.
iumary oa,fs.
On motion Of Mr. Churchill,
DIN Alobio Spaulding was nominated
to the Senate as . I'll person TO fill the
Office Of surveyor for Madison county.
Monday, December 90.
The Sneaker laid before the House a
memorial Of George Webb, praying tina,
our execution laws may be amended.
On motion Of Mr.. JOB,
Johnson Shelton was nominated IN |