Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-01-16

On motion OF Mr. SEMTLfs, b.,
Resolved, That the Governor be requested 10 iur
n;eh This House with Il statement oil The number and
description OF public arms received from the Genefa
Government Or from other sources; ind whethcf any
Of them have been lost or injured, SO as TO rehoef
them useless; what number art now ready ioi usei
what disuosition has been made of them, and what
stcps have been taken to preserve them from injury.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, January IL.
Mr.. FORQUER from the committee ON Internal
improvements to whom eferred the memorial
to Congress from the House Of Representatives, ret
tive to the Improvement of the Chicago iiarbor,
made n report recommending that the Senate rcccde
from their amendments whicn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vas
concurred in.
Mr. FORQUER proposal TIC following resolution
which was laid on the TABLE,
Resolrcd, BIZ Tie senaf, (he House OF ReTrescn-
tatvcs cuncurring hereip) nat our senators niu
Representative in Congress b. requested to use then
excrtions to procure thcpassSe OF law having Tor
its object such measures may be necessary to rem
der the canal around tcfa 81 the Ohloa highway,
common to all the people the United States, Tree
of toll.
Mr.. SNYDER introduced bill to regulate the
administering of oatns in cases Of trials OF ipeach-
mcnt, and other trias befoc tito Senate, which was
read three times and passed.
The SPEAKER iIbeforc the Senate the follow
ing communication from the Governor, which was
read and laid on the table,
| ExEcbyIvE DEpAnrMENr,
vandNia, Ian. 10th, 1885
To The Hon. The Senate;
In order to furnish you tbs information required by
your resolution Of the a.n, calAt on the Auditor,
who makes the follo.siug statement; To wit;
Amount received from sales Of the Cal
latin Sable reserve lands SlOo69 %
AmouDt paid into the Treasury 5493 "a
Balance due 3oi2 VI
This SIM, is ,lue TO The State and)has not been
counted for.
The last report made to the Auditors Office by the
commissioner to sell the Galatin Saline Lanes, was
the 9th of May, l83l--no report has been made
since that date.
Amount received from sales Of vermil- 90
| lion Saline Lands Si~'it W
The last report from the officers charged with me
sale of the Vernilion Saline Lands, was Oh the 'otn
day OF September, 1882 go
The substance OF both reports is the names OF 'he
purchasers, and the amount and Description oi iai
sold.
The bill relating TO Criminal Jurisprudence was
Iasan discussed in committee of the whole, ana re-
ported to the Senate with sundry amendments, wich
we're adopted and the bill committed to the couinii-
tee on the Judiciary.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE a ~,
Petitions presented and re}erred.-By ME- Moit7
PLY, of sundry citizens of jackson county pfasnns
an alteration in the law respecting miilers by Inr.
ANDERSON of Wabash, OF sundry citizens OF wa
bash, Lawrence and Jasper counties, praying iof Inc
location Of IL road from Mount Carmel To opfihs
Point.
MIR. MINSlIALL, from the jointselect coinmi'.ee
Instructed to enquire into the exEeuency OF estan
fishing additional Judicial circuit, reported oi 20
establish certain Judicial circuitsin this state, which
was read and ordered to Il second reading,
MIR. ANDERSON of Wabash, reported a memo
o Ct ,ho re ver Which
| was read and adopiesl,
On motion of NJ. MILLS, the bill to incorporate
the Nor Weston Manufacturing Company, mere
toore Iald on the table taken up AMI referred to
the same committee to which was referred the bills
to incorporate the Alton Manufacturing Company
and the Illinois Manufacturing, Mining and Expor-
ting Company.
Mr. CARfWRlGHT introduced IL bill to amend
ban concerning public roads, which was read and
lordered to Il second readnig.
On motion of Mr. SEMPLE, the House went in
to committee Of the whole MIR. EDWARDS in the
chair on the bill for act concerning practice IN
courts of law, Ind having spent some time therein
the committee reported the same to the House with
suntry amendments, witch adopted and The bill
ordered to be chgroscd for a third reading
SENATE.
SATURDAY, January H.
Mr.. EWING presented the petition OF sundry clti-
zens OF Fayettc praying the passage of law limit
ing the Jursde elton of Justices of The Peace in GER
tain cases; MIR. EWING also presented the petition
of citizens of the county praying the reocn-
ton of a road therein named.
Mr.. MA1HER, from the committee on Finance
who were Instructed to enquire into the expectancy
of borrowing the school fund, reported bill for an
act to authorize the commissioners OF the school and
seminary fund to loan the same TO the State, which
was .ead twice and committed to the committee Of
the whole.
Bills Of the following titles were read third time
and passed.
bill IRON the Housed to authorize The county
commissioners OF Jackson to establish Tree Terry of
the citizens of Jackson over the Big Muddy
bill lfrom the d use] permanently to locate the
county seat Of Alexander county.
bill to authorize Samuel Alexander and Richard
M. Young to keep ferry on Rock river and Tor
other purposes.
a bill To- establish n road from Golconda, ra
PinckneysfRe to Belville.
Bills mtroduccd-By Mr. DAVlDSON-to author
izc Johh Funkhouser 10 bud toll bridge across the
ssstillet Fork" in White county. by Mr.. VIII
LtAMS--to amend an act regulating elections.
Several private bills from the House were read ana
ordered to second reatiug.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. CARTWRIGHT presented the petition OF
sundry citizens, playing the passage Of law to es
tablish road lrdhn Paris, by way OF Decator, A.
thens, Hayannah, MacoDb and Wilmington, TO the
Biis intrOouccdI BY Mr.. GoUDY, for an act to
provide for changing state roads i'll certain cases By
Mr. LINK for an adj concerning school lands III Green
county. By Mr. fLOOD-to authorize the seisure
of boats and othervcssels by attachment in certain
caecs. By MIR. EDMoNSON-to locate a road
through Calhoun and Pike counties, to Nashville.
Bills o( the following titles We're passed.