The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-12-30
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Springfield AZ wo have been able 10 picpAic from
the materials at our command. These are, we are
sorry to say, mcagre enough, and enable US tolay
before our readers bu! little in the shape Of news
from the seat government. 1t Is sLainefal fuc',
that, although no newspapers in the west are bet
ter supported than are the two papers a: SPRING
field in this state yet neither of them IS willing tU
incur the trouble or expense Of giving compre-
hcnsivo or ineligible report Of the proceedings OF
our legislature, end the people are compelled 10
depend almost exclusively on letter writer's for
their legislative news. II is true, there is a TIT
weekly concern printed a, Springfield called the
"Lcgisia,iye State Register" which prctendi TO
give early and full reports Of the proceedings of
the legislature but it is base fraud on its sub
scribcrs, and grossly bellies the first word ia it, H.
tle--but no more. We defy any man 10 tdown
and read over carefully the proceedings as report
ell in that sheet aud then give ldr idea Of what
tho legislature have been doing. The report is
entirely unntelligibIe, and just such a one As Bill
Walters himself, or his youngest or most stupid
apprentice would be likely to prepare Take, fur |
example few extracts from the last number be-
fore US. The senate are considering resolution |
prospecting tho West Point Academy" and Sc
veral speecies having been made Oh it, tho report
proceeds to say
"Mr. Baker moved 20 strike out and insert
"Alr Watfea moved to lay the proposed amend |
ment on the table
mir. B3ukkrr moved 70 lay the whole subject Oh
the table
(Nr. Ralson makes a short speech in favor Of
the West Point Academy; ana thcp)
"Mr. Baker modified hia p,ltioa."
Again
"a communication was received from the go
vernon snd read.
"Mr. Dous moved that it be referred to the
committee on finance.
nlIr. Murphy moved that it 10 referred to the
cnmmii1o OH banks aud interpretations. Alar
discussion upon rarllanenioty-ef IN which
Messrs. Flcklin, Browning, McClernnud, Murphy
Jonas, and Davis Of Bond participated, It was re-
ferrei TO the committee on finance.
"Alr. McCIernand moved further amendment
to the bill that in ease judgment creditor Should
fail to take property at us valuation, that bis iadg
ment should cease 70 be lien to other Jujg
ment creditors
These extracts are but fair sample q! the
whole report given in the Register, and VIC leave
it to any one to say whether they communicate
any information. The repor, Of the Journal is no
better, and looks very much as If it was crbbed
from the Register. The only paper in this state
that gives any thing like full accounted the pro-
cecdiugs Of the legislature is the Alton Telegraph
but that comes to hand too late to be of much use
TO us. Tbs ST. Louis Republican and Reporter +
also give very good reports but they are also too
far behind the times for us to copy from them,
The following synopsis embraces the proceed.
ings from the l9,h to the 23l and is made up
from the Alton reegnph's repor, Of the proceed
ings Of the 2o.h, and the report given in the Lee
gisa.ivc Register Of tho 26ih. s
The question with regard to the disputed seats
Of certain senators has no, yet been entirely set
tied. True, Mcssrs Maltcson Of VIII, Harrison
Of Ssngamon, and Gillian OF Scott have been cr. /
Guided from their seats but the question to who 4
shall have the honor OF representing tho people OF
Green county, Mr.. Caycrly or Mr.. English is still
though il has already taken up more i
of the time Of the senate than necessity would
seem to justify. II, after twice reading over the
luminous report Of the Register we have been able
10 find out VIDA. action the senate has had on the
subject, then that action has been nearly as fol-
ows: On the 1911 inst Mr. Waters offered re- a
oluton declaring Mr.. English entitled to his seat,
lsidson the Goth, after long debate, it was adop.
-&6 to II. A resolution was next proposed 8
leclltt,g Mr.. Cavalry entitled TO his seat, aud il 4
Sa8 &Copled, 10 to IL. A motion now prevailed p
|oyUeonsidsr the vote on Mr. Englsb's case, "a I
NH and it was laid on The table. Mr.. Cavcrly's G
ensD was then also reconsidend and laid on the 81
labIp. The resolution declaring Mr. English en- @
litld to his sea, was then again taken up, and Mr..
B9Isr moved TO amend it by inserting "ihat the
todntiescf Jersey, Green, and Calhoun are emit. OF
|lpd % bnt one senator" and tho resolution, with b.
|s;is A;ucna :peat, was dscsssed until The evening t.
||It-2i ii, when it was voted down, aud further ID
v IMPORT saith not in
About the all-imporant ubjeetin this region nj
i canal--thc learned reporter Of the Register W
ae very little 70 say. lie mentions it but once, b;
VI then he says communication with accom- W
nying documents was received from the COVER IN
Il ana referred to The eaiai committee, who re- Of
no,endcd that 1000 copies Of the communica- til
"a he printed, which the house would not agree be
but they adopted The report Of the committee. wi
to the subject matter Sf the communication, be
ara of coussc LEFT io tbs DARK. We learn fur. an
I, from the Alton Telegraph u the oath inst, no