Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-11-30
Messrs. Job, M'Kenry

seCt commune. MeSSfS. JOO, MI eDry
and Russell, are the committee.
Mr.. S:egvart presented the petition of
a number of inhabitants of Crawford
county, praying that SO much Of the state
road from Vandalia to Palestine, rs lies
within said county, may be vacated. Re-
ferred to the committee on internal i'm
proyement.
Mr.. Russet presented The petition of
r. K. Mclaughlin aud f. M. To"nsend,
praying permiss to erect water grist
mill in tbe town of Vandalis.
The following bills from the Senate
were severally read the frs. time, and
the first ordered TO second reading to-
morrow, and the second referred to the
committee on the judiciary, to ascertain
whether the case was proper for Judicial
inquiry, and if SO, whether relief could
be had there, 10 wit " An act to amend
an act, entitled an act authorizing the
administrators Of John Nicely, deceased,
TO convey certain lands," and " An act
TO divorce Thomas Shannon from the
bands of matrimony.
The House went into committee OF
the whole on the resolution to inquire
whether the commissions OF justices OF
the peace can be vacated, and cite what
mode is proper for their appointment In
future; after some time Mr.. Sneaker
resumed the chair, and on the motion of
MIR. Moore, the committee OF the whole
was discharged from the further consl-
deration of the same; aud it was refer
red to the committee on the Judiciary.
On motion of MIR. Dorrisa,
John NJ. Shul,z was recommended to
the Senate as proper person to fill the
Office of county surveyor OF Franklin
county.
Mr.. Jones introduced the following
resolution:
RESOLVED, That William Twigg be
and he is hereby authorized TO furnish
the public printers with true copy OF
all the laws passed at the present ses-
sion, with marginal notes, and suitable
index; which, on the motion Of Mr..
Kane, was laid 90 the table.
ZAurseay. NoUem ber 25.
Mr.. BlackqyeA, from the committee
on the judiciary, to which was referred
the bill (wilh the pe,ition) divorcing
Thomas Shannon from the bands of ma
trinony, reported, that there are no cir.
cumstances connected with the case
which would render it proper for the in
vesugalion oil court of justice. That
the claim to divorce is predicated on
voluntary absence from the s,ate--that
the absence will have continued two
years mex April; and that the courts
cannot give relief until that time. The
question was then taken by yeas and
nays, on ordering the bill to a second
reading, as follows, to wit:
Those who voted in the affirmative
are, Messrs. Archer, Bridges, Dorriss,
Guard, Hacker, Hansen, Jones, Kane,
Logan, M'Hency, Pnillips, Slocumb,
Wakefield, Walker, Webb, Will, Will
taksr, and Whi,eside--lS.
Those who voted in the negative are,
Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Blackwell, Blake
man, Beers, Casey, Churchill, Imam,
Forquer, Hamilton, Job, M'Ganey,
Moore, Norton, OtwelI, Russell, Sim,
Stewart, and Utter-l8.
Anu SO tue IlOuSc roiuaCu " iCao INC
bill che second time.
MIR. Kane from the committee on IL
nance, reported a bill for the relic! OF
r. Hamilton which was read, and or
dered to a .econd reading. The follow
ing sils were read the second time, to
wit: An act for the relief OF the A,tor-
ney General, &c. and referred to Sc
leCt committee. Messrs. Hansen, Hack
or, and Philips, are the committee. An
act to amend an act entitled an act au-
,horizing the administrators of John Nee
y, deceased, to convey certain land, and
ordered to second reading tomorrow
The proceedings of the Legislature
are not wiyen in detail, but are merely
given in substance. Illinois Intel.