Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-01-02
bash, proposed the following resolution which

bash, proposed the following resolution which
was read and adopted.
RESOLVED, that the committee appointed to
Investigate certain charges against Judge
Smith, be permitted, ifthey deem it necessary,
to employ counsel or call upon one or more OF
the states Attorneys to aid in the investigation
and that said Smith be permitted to appear be-
fore the committee, himself or by counsel to
)examine and cross-examine witnesses, and also
that the committee permit the accusers of said
Smith to appear before them.
SENATE
THURSDAY, DEC. 81.
Petitions presented and referred.--By MIR
DAVIDSON, of sundry citizens of White county
lprayIng the passage Of law for the review
tnn1 relocation of a part of the state road lea
ding from Fairfield to Carmi BY Mr. EWING
Iof Thomas Redman praying the passage of a
law for his relief
| The Senate concurred with the House in the
resolutions referring certain documents from
the South Carolina Convention, to joint com.
mittee with instructions to report thereon.
| Bills passcd.-"For an act to change part
of the state road leading from Henderson's
Grove to Jacksonvlle.n-"To locate a road
from Johnson's Ferry, on the Ohio, to Frank
fort. For an act for the relief of John r.
Taylor"
| Bills introduced.--By Mr.. lies, for an act
for the benefit of the town Of Springfield, and
for the erection Of bridge over the Sangamon
river, and for other purposes.
! The bill from the House 10 locate road
from Hilsboro' to Alton, was taken up, read,
and ordered to second reading
On motion of Mr. RATTAN, the following reso>
luton was adopted:
Resolved by the Sendte, (the House of Reps.
concurring herein) that on Saturday the Goth,
at O'clock. they will proceed, by joint ballot,
to elect an Auditor of Public Accounts, State
Treasurer, Warden of the Penitentiary, a
Judge of Probate in those counties where
there are vacancies in that office.
| Laid on the tablein the House,
| MIR. McCREERY proposed certain resolutions
calling upon the governor for information rela-
tive to the Saline Reserve lands, which were
Laid on the table.
The Senate went into committee of the
Whole on the bill for an actto abolish the Of
flee of State Recorder, and having spent some
time therein, rose, & obtained leave to sit again
HOUSE OF REP
THURSDAY, DEC. 81.
Petitions presented and referred. Mr.
Able, of citizens of Alexander county, pray.
ing the passage of law for the removal of theil
county seat.
| RepoHs--Mr. CARTWRIGHT, from the com.
mittee on Education, to whom was referred the
petition of sundry citizens of Fayette, praying
the passage of a law authorizing lease of the
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report adverse to the prayer of the petitioners
and were discharged from further consideration
Of the subject,
Bills from the Senate-"To blish road
from Bairdstown to QuiGcy"-"To amend the
several acts relating to the state road from Car
llye to Shoal Creek" and "For an act for the
benefit of John Taylor" were severally read
the first time and ordered to second reading.
/ Bills passed--"To establish road frem
! Hillsboro' to Alton," and ''to locate a certain
state road.
I A message was received from the governor,
transmitting sundry documents, in answer to a
call of the House for information relative to
the affairs OF the state bank and its branches
On motion of Mr.. SEMpLE,
| The reading of the documents was dispens-
ed with, and the same referred to the committee
ON Finance.
The House spent the remainder of the day
on the bill to distribute the school fund. Sew
eral amendments were proposed, none of which
1 seemed to meet the views of majority, and
the House adjourned without coming to de-
cision upon any of them.
SENATE.
! FRIDAY, December 49,
i The SPEAKER laid before the Senate a com
munication from the directors of the State
Bank, which was laid on the table.
Mr.. STROBE introduced bill to authorize
Samuel Alexander and Richard NJ. Young
to establish ferry across Rock river, and fol
other purposes.
! On motion of Mr.. McCREERy, the resolu-
tions offered yesterday calling on the Cover
nor for information relative to the Saline Re
serve lands, were taken up and adopted.
Mr.. STROBE proposed the following pream
BILE and resolutions, which we're adopted
| Whereas, The citizens ON our Northern from
tier, during the late Indian war, have sustain,
ed damagein thier property to an amount ant
extent only known to their fellow citizens re,
siding in their immediate neighborhood; ant
/ Whereas, Clark Holenbeck and sundry othe
citizens of La Sale and other counties border
ing our frontier, have exhibited accounts O
damage sustained from hostile Indians in the
| year 1882, and hoping through the internositIor