Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-02-06
VANDALIA:
Wednesday, February 6, 1888.

done In the legislature during the past week.
Inc senate has been occupied with the inn
parchment case the whole time except one
hour IN the morning Of each day; and the
mouse has generally adjourned at ten or eleven
O'Clock to hear the trial.
In Senate, January 2S,-Several petitions
were presented, md some road bills passed a
second reading. The engrossed bills, "To
preserve good order III all worshiping congre>
cations" and ''To authorize John Phelps to
keep ferry on Rock river" were seyeraly
read the third time and passed
In the House, Mr. GoUDY presented the pe-
tition OF sundry citizens of White county.
praying the passage Of law limiting the
jurisdiction o. Justices of the Peace in all
clvl' cases to their respective districts, which
was read and referred to the committee on the
Judiciary. The bill to locate road from the
mouth of the Ohio to the Mississippi opposite
81 LOUIS was read third time and passs..ss Sc
and ordered to be engrossed for third reading
In Senate, Jan. 29.-Several private bills
were introduced, twice read, and referred Mr..
EwING presented the memorial of s. Z. O.
pdyke, Wm c. Greenup, and r. H. PEBBLES,
relative to certain unconfrmed land claims,
which was referred to the committee on the Ju-
diciary. The bill from the House of Repre-
sentativcs "To incorporate the town OF Alton"
was twice read and ordered TO third reading
On motion of Mr.. SNYDER, il was
Resolped, That the committee on the Judi
CARY be instructed to inquire into the exped-
ency of providing by law for the taxation Of
all lands sold by the general government to
individuals, and by them again relinquished !;
and that they report by bill or otherwise.
In the House, Mr.. BALDR1pcE proposed the
following resolution, which was adopted:
Rcsolred, That The canal commissioners
report Immediately to this house, the amount
of money received for canal lands sold, the
amount received from the sale of town lots on
the canal route; the amount each of them has
received for his services, and the amount on
hand. MIR. HALL introduced bill to explain
and amend an act concerning Saline Reserves,
Penitentiary, and the improvement of Ger
tain navigable streams.
On motion Of Mr.. BALDRrDcE, it was
Rcsolred, That the auditor of public ac-
counts be requested to report to this house i'm
medately, the number of town lots sold on the
canal route, the amount they were sold for; al
SO the quantity of canal lands sold, and the
| amount received for the same.
In Senate, Jan. 3Oih-Mr. MATTER pre-,
sented the petition of the trustees of Union
College, pray ing to be incorporated, which was
read and referred to a select committee Mr.
Snyder, from the committee on the Judiciary
reported a bill to amend The several acts con-
corning raising and collecting a revenue,
which was twice read and referred to com.
mittee Of the whole house. The engross-
cd bill for an act concerning the RICH, Of way;
and the bill from the House of Representa-
tives to incorporate the town of Alton, were
severaily read third time and passed. Mr..
Snyder introduced bill to simplify the pro-
ceedlngs at law for the collection Of debts,
which was twice read and referred to a CON-
mlttee of the whole.
Mr.. EWING introduced bill relative to
printing certain acts, which was twice read
and laid on the table.
In the House, Mr. WREN presented fhc Pc
tltion OF snndrv citizens Of St. Clair county,