The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-04-01

derab!e debate, was adopted.
Mr.. Clay resolutions to amend the con-
stitution were next taken up, and Mr.. Ber-
ren addressed the senate for upwards of
two hours, coninlng himself chiefly to the .
veto power The senate then ADJOURNED ,
over to Monday next.
NuSc-Ihe house was again all day |
occupied with the report of the retrench-
mont committee, and several propositions,
tending to lessen the expenses Of the
house, were adopted.
Marcb 5.--H0USe-A resolution was
adopted, after considerable debate, post
poning the time Of commencing to meet at
IL O'Clock to the lst of April.
The report Of the retrenchment COM
miuce was then taken up, and PROPOSE
ton was adopted allowing each member
SIS worth of stationary for the reminder
of the present session. No other motion
was agreed to except one to adjourn.
Noniay, March 7. - Senate - Mr..
Woodbury. presented the credentials ofthe
Hon. Leonard Wilcox, appointed by the
Governor Of New Hampshire senator in
the place Of the Hon. f. Pierce. resigned.
Mr.. Wilcox was then qualified and took
his seat in the senate.
Mr.. Young presented the petition Of L.
Z. Harrison and others, inhabitants of /.
q, K. ., L. Of 81 p. NJ, in Franklin CO.,
Ills. pravinr far the Drjyjlere Of syrrcn-
derinr section Is. reserved for the use Of
schools in said ,ownshin. which thew 70.
,rosen. os inf, for cultivation, and t3 Sc
Iect other lands in lien Of the same,
Petitions and memorials war, present
ed IN GREAT number. after which.
On motion Of Mr.. Tallmolrr. the ox-
cbeouer bin was nostoonel to the u. inst.
Tha ras, If in, dav was oc,no,pl Inv
the senate in discussjnr the bill from the
house rcrul,,iag lhe banks Of The Dist. Of
Columbia, Lul no conclusion was come to,
U5psc-An amendment TO the amor
,ionmrntLilI acconoanied by some tables,
was offered bv Mr. Everett, laid on the
,,bra and ori,reI ,o he prjn,cI nropos.
inr n strike oet $4,000 and insert so 30I
,s the r.,i, Of representation, which will
giyc 205 mon,hcrs and M state lose = re-
representative. 4 MIA, ACCOMMODATING the
amendment, nroDoses "a, $50 as the ratio,
which will rive 2l7 members.
NJ. Gbiails ON leave. nrcsen.ed = me-.
mor;, from 'rhos. s. Ea.,oo. nroposinr
= pIan praycn,iuc the EXPLOSION of steam
.bojlers, which was referred to the select
.roomj,,oo ON steam nayigation.
The orders Of the dav were then taken
nm. bejno the reDor, of the relronchment
committee. and the remainino part of it.,
,oge,bcr with 4 s,rjpg Of amendments. was
rejected,
The house then went into committee of
the whole and took up the appropriation
hin. the question peudinp being on the
o,rccl,pnn, &C Mr. Wise. nrov,dinr for the
establishment of Government printing
office. Before disclosing of this amend.
f mcnt. the house found itself without a
quorum, and 50 adjourned.
FLrcI observation-disclosures the whole
DAYS session was taken m with the Di.
= strict bank bin, which was engrossed for
= third readjna, after being amended so as
,o make !, Obligatory on the banks of the
, District 70 resume specie payments after
such course shall have been commenced
by the banks Of Richmond and Baltimore
! Tba nrcsilent gr2 tenn. laid before the
: senate MESSAGE from the president, call
ior the attention of congress to the urgen
; necessity Of PASSING a law to remove case.
: =, law. inyalving onr Coreirn relations
; from the state to the federal courts, an,
~ s,a,ing fhat ne had lust learned that Brl
fish subject had been takenupinN. Y. b,
l. the authorities If ,bat state on the charg
) Of having n?rtjcinatcd in the destruction
p If the steamboat Caroline.