Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-01-11

yer, and against the peiiaien q The iuha-
bitans q Lawrence couuy, praying The
to improve the sls.e road
in thai quarter--concurred III. The same
reported all amendmentto the
bill from the Senate to open road rom
the town OF l illinois 10 the high ground 10
the pralrie-concurred 10. The same
advised the House to concur
in some of the amendments Of the Senate
to the road bill, and non concurrence IN
some. The report of the committee was
concurred in.
The bill to authorize Robert Black
well to take care of the state house aud
furniture during the recess OF the Gene
raj Assembly, was read the third limo
and pass d.
Wednesday, Dec. %.
MIR. Wakcfeld presented The petition
OF he Inhabitants Of the College town.
ship, praying relief.
MI. Russell presented the petition Of
5 moel Montgomery, lessee ofthe Shost
crerk sSnne, praying rciiei.
Mr.. Moore from the committee 90
propositions and grlevences, 70 whom
vas referred the petition al by, Baker,
praying Tor divorce, reported against
said petition, and asked to be discharged
from The further consideration thereof
Disc harged.
MIR. Brakeman from the committee
OH petitions, reported against he petit
anD o sundry inhabitants Of Clark and
Crawford, praying to have part of The
later stricken off, and attached TO the
iormer coan,y; concurred in. Mr.,
Biakeman from the same committee re-
por ed against nc petition OF Nancy Per-
due, William p. Kane and james ed
tor divorces; cGDcurred In.
Mr. Churchill from the select COM
mlttee to whlm was referred the bill for
the relief oi Nathaniel Buckmaster, re-
ported he same with an amendment;
concurred in, and laid on the table.
Mr.. We6b, who had been employed
to examine the Shawneetown branch
bank, reported that he had performed
that duty. (The report and docun eots
are too long for present publication
but it appears that the accounts Of The
bank have been irregularly kept, and
that there is deficit of nearly $4,000 J
The report was referred 10 the pant cons
nIttee on the subject of the bank and
branches.
Mr.. Kane from the joint COMMITTEES
on the same subject, reported thai they
had examined thn accoupt al p X NJ,
Laaghlin, LAKE treasurer, and found it
fully settled.
Mr., Hamilton from the committee of
he whole reported sundry amendments
10 the bill concerning judgements and
executions, and asked the concurrence
Of the House. All the amendments
were cencurred in, except those made to
he 26,h, 23.h, and 20 h sections, which
were mel concurred in.
Inc bill to proven, The sale of lands
owned by citizens of the state, for taxes,
by The Auditor, was read the third time,
and laid on The table.
The bill TO give the purchasers of
lands for taxes the benefit OF their i'm
provements, was read the third time, and
laid on The table.
The bill 10 Incorporate religious So
cieties, was read the third time, and The
question upon the passage of the bill was
taken oy ayes and nays
Yeas-Messrs. Speaker, Archer,
Blackwell, Bridges, Churchill, Forquer,
Guard, Hamilton, Job, Kane, M.Gahey,
Moore, Rossel. Sim, Stewart, Utter,
and Wakefeld-l7.
Nays--Messrs. Bl5keman, Casey,
Dorriss, Imam, Hacker, Hansen, Jones.
Logan, M'Henry. Norton, Dwell, Phil.
lips, Slcumb, Walker, Webb, Whi,a-
ker and Whiteside-17. Decided in the
negative.
The bill to incorporate Mount Carr
mel, was read the third time by its tito,
and passed..
The bill to amend the act respecting
free negroes, mulaftoes and slaves, was
read the third time and passed.
The amendment Of the Senate to tho
resolution for electing the Judges, was
taken up; and
Mr.. Hamilton moved to lay it on tho
table. Negatived
Mr.. Hansen moved to refer the reso.
louon to the committee Of the whole.
Nesatived.
The House then refused to concur in
the amendment of the Senate.
The House then passed joint reso-
luton to elect the chief justice FIRST, and
then three associate justices; and then
the circuit judges by general ticket, de-
signaling for which circuit each Judge
shall be voted for.
Mr., Orwell obtained leava md ;ptro.