The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-12-30

tia, "a BIZ his been prepared and will be intro
dacej SO soan as the report Of the canal commits
soners has been laid Lct,ss the house, providing
ior the leasing Of the canal to an incorporated
company, and surreoIenpg to such company all
the lands and property attached to TIA, orA, up
on the p II Il paymen. Of tn canal debt, amour.
ting to 100000. by ,ho company"
On the .0.h, we learn fsom the Alton TeIe-
graph. The bill regulating the sale of property
On jul saents and executions, wa, pursuant to
order, taken up FOR consideration in committee Of
tbs NhoIe, Nr. Cloud in the chair. As reported,
the bill provides la all property, real aud perso-
nal, ,asca under execution, o. offered ioI sale by
virtue Of mortgage, or dccrse in chanccy-
excepting property levied upon to satisfy juIg-
men,s obtained assns, deiau'iiHg public officers,
CT persons acting in illuciary capacity, or in
favor Of any school commissioner trustee, or tea
surer Of any school fuad-sha!l be appraised at lis
fair aHl reasonable value, by three di,in.erested
householder, one to be chosen by the defendant,
one by the plaintiff, and one by the officer, and
no; to be struck or unless tiy5tAirds Of the yalu-
alton shall be BIZ Coz the same-plandlr to choose
lie property on which the execution shall be
levied, except the defendants homestead, which
shall be last taken-the amount and quantity Of
property nov exempt from execution excepted
from the operation Of the bi--whcn the property
levied on shall be susceptible of division, no
greater amount ia to be sold thar is sufficient to
pay the debt aud costs-properiy fJlng to be
sold, is TO be exempted from execution FOR twelve
months, except at the expense Of the plaintiff;
be made al the Defendants residence when he or
she has any in the county, except where the de-
feulan. requests otherwise, or fails to give The
officer delivery bond, as now prescribed by law;
in which case the officer may remove the proper
ty, and spll It where he may choose The bin
having been read its object was explained at
some length by Mr.. Davis Of Bond, chairman of
the committee which reported it," The house
was occupied a; our latest dates in proposing and
passing upon amendments to the bill, but none
Of much Importance have been adopted One,
we notice, chat property decided by a court to
have been faudulently conveyed shall moi be en-
ti,led to the benefit OF this act, was agreed to
and one, "that the valuation shall be made with
out reference to the present scarcity of money!
to be no doubt entertained but that the bill will
pass by large majority
The judiciary committee of the senate to whom
had been referred the subject Of the Nauvoo city
charter reported in favor Of amending the charters
Of oil the cities ia tho state, and Of placing them
On an equal footing. In the house. Mr. Murphy
from the committee on banks and interpretations
has reported bill to repeal all the city charters
in the state.
A bill has been ordered to third reading in the
senate, proviiing that states atornics shall here
all,r be appointed by the governor, instead OF be-
ing elected by the legislature, as heretofore.
A bill has been ordered to be engrossed for
third reading in the house, reducing the prices
paid for public printing about 20 per cent.
This morning, and since the above was in type, |
vo received the following obo and deeply ntcres.
ing letter from our esteemed correspondent "Q." |
Though written on the same day the Register was |
printed, it contains news just fur days later than
hat paper contains, and, of course, much more
Ineligible and satisfactory.
SPRIEGFIELn, Dec. 90, 1912
Mssrs Hse y O.mm.--Our legislators are
hard at work. 1t is most gratifying to see every
nan so constantly at his post. / do not believe
hat this, or any other state, ever had legislature
convened, of more correct morals, of more indus.
rious habits, of more honesty aud integrity than
his. How different the Christmas holidays this
year here from wha, we Witnessed two years
ince! Then there were adjonrnments, negec,
IF all legislative business, carousals, &c.--now
'ach day finds almost every member in his seat
business goes on in its accustomed order, and we
iave no holidays, only as each day is made
holiday by unted eior, Of our Legislators for the
public good. Much good will grow out of this
tate Of things.
The relief law, after long and animated, and
should add able debate, has passed the House,
md will undoubtedly pass tho Senate. 1t is
much like the tlp0-ttrds law of the last session in
is general provisions, though less obnoxious in
omc Of its features. At one time the debate
rev warm, and threatened to excite some i'll
ceiling, but when the opponents of the bill found
would pass, they yielded TO necessity, and har-
nony and good feeling was restored.
The large joint committee to divide the state
cavalry, Grain, Cuum, Davidson, Hoard, Rug
Hes, Mnard, Davis and Parrish, of the Senate,
nd Manning, McCIernand, Bussey Smith of
crawford, Horney, Dougherty, Glass, Written,