The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-03-03
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The two last mails having failed 20 hiring any,
thing south of Peoria, we are able to give but lit
Ito news fiom tho seat Of government. The fol-
lowiAe embraces the most importan, items which
have mot our eye;
A good deal Of the precious time Of the two
ho..scs has been taken up in the consideration of
bill TO reduce the pay and salaries of officers,
such as shcrifs, justices, &c. This looks very
much lkc lcsisatng for Buncombe The pre-
sent fees Of officers were fixed in 1888, when the
pay Of members was fixed at So per day. Since
then tho members have increased their own pay
but not tina, Of officers, and now they propose TO
reduce the pay of officers, but TO leave their own
ms Fixed in 1896 In large counties, where there
is much business, the pay Of some officers might
undoubtedly DO reduced without detrmcnt, but
public opinion is in favor of the reductions com.
mencing a. Springfield.
a communication from the auditor of state ia
relation to our domestic finances was laid before
tho house ON The goth. The auditor estimates
tho whole amount Of demands against the treasu-
ry on the LIST inst, at Slio,l50 so, and the avail
able means to meet this demand, within n very
short period, at $4,000 81, leaving a balance
against the treasury, after paying oil the expenses
ofthc present session. on the LIST inst, Of bat So,
I59-and all this with the revenue Of 1912 still
duo tho treasury. The auditor also estimates that
there will DO balance in tho treasury on the LIST
Of December 1914, at the meeting of the next lc-
-. ~ ia, Of bata
after paying oil tho expenses Of the then session.
viii leave SIC, COCOON hand. which he thinks can
be applied TO the liquidation Of our debt to MICA
lister and Stebbins, which, when liquidatcd, will
reduce the public deb. one million more.
No superintendent bill has yet been passed. On
the 23d bill passed the house dividing the state
into seven congressional districts (by which we
were placed in the same district with Cook coun-
ty,) but the bill was rejected in the senate.
The bill to put tho Shawneetown bank into Ii
quotation, introduced by Mr. McClernand on the
l4th Feb. has passed both houses. So the 'crit-
ter" Ia undoubtedly dead.
A bill passed the senate some time ogo to in.
crease tho pay Of grand and petit jurors to 81 per
day and to allow them mileage Of cts. per mile.
The house amended the bill by striking out the
clause increasing tho per diem Of jurors. and the
senatc refused TO concur, and there the bill hangs
a bill passed the house, but was rejected in
tho senate on The Goth by the casting vote Of the
speaker, 10 remove tho sea. Of government from
Springfield to Peoria.
A bill has passed both houses providing for the
reception Of our disribuli,e share Of the proceeds
Of the sales Of tho public lands.
A bill has passed the senate, and, on the 2lst,
was ordered 10 ID reading in the house, to am.
and the act Incorporating the town OF Ottawa.
We can give no account Of the provisions Of the
bill.
bill. which had previously passed the house,
wsscd the senate on the 23l, changing the name
Of Georgetown, Kendall county, to that Of New
town.