The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1843-01-27
Correspondence of the Free Trader.
SsnIxnrIELp. Jan. %. 1913

oPHINGrlELD, Jan. 23, 1913.
DIaSsrs. Hse j. Osman. Asreeably to promise
give you some items of news from the city where
is assembled the wisdom Of the state. This NOR
ming the canal bill will be reported in both houses.
The bill which has been introduced and printed
has been amended by the canal committees Of both
houses. The amendments are lst, Tho word
assets" in the prnted bill is stricken out, S, tina,
the trustees do not get the debts due The cana
fund. ID, The provision of the bill that in case
stock, then the holders Of state bonds issued un.
der the internal improvement law may take it, i,
stricken out. 81, A provision is inserted to allow
debtors to the canal fund to pay the same in scrip
Tho provision of the bill occurring the trustees to
sell one fourth Of Tho canal lands and town lots in
each year, is stricken out, but they are required
10 offer for sale the whole within four years after
the completion Of the canal Various other
amendments have been made by the committee
but the above the mos, important.
|. is confidently believed that the bill will pass
the canal. There appears to be no opposition to
any measure to complete the canal, if it can be
done without Increasing the state debt.
On Saturday last a bill was called up in the
Senate providing for the receipt of .2J 900, being
the amount Of five per cent and the further a.
mount often per ceni. of the proceeds o! sale, ol
the public land, in this state. A motion was
made TO strike out the words S29 600, and insert
all the state is entitled By law to receive from the
general government The motion to strike out
was lost, 10 to 10. AT the time the vote was Ia.
ken there was a miscount by the secretary, and
the vote was declared to be in the negative. So
the Senate refused to receive the states share OF
the proceeds OF the sales Of public lands, as provi.
ded by Ciay's land BILL A bill however, has
passed tho house to receive the whole s4l coo,
and to apply it to the payment of interest due the
school fund. This bill is yet to be acted upon BY
tho Senate. Some of the wise ones predict that
they will take the money after all Others ,hml.
differently.
The House has been busy for the last week
upon private bills and the new school law, which
is an nbridgment and amendment of the old law.
There is great difficulty in settling the details o
the bill.
a bill has passed the House reducing the take,
one half and providing for the receipt of specie
only IN the payment of taxes. This bill will no,
pass the Senate, lhiak. am informed tina, ,
bill is in preparation by the committee on linanc,
in the House, reducing the taxes for 1912, which
have not been paid, about one-lhird, and rcqu
ring payment in gold and silver, and making nc
reduction in the taxes after 1913.
On Thursday last states attorneys for the LIST
"a, dlh aud 7th judicial circuits were elected III,
Hon. Speaker of tho Lobby ran fpr The oihc,
in the 7th circuit, but was badly beaten by Nh
Curtis. Why did not the honorable speaker leave
his election to the "lobby 7"
The Senate has passed a bill reducing the rate
OF interest to per cent, except on the school
iund, ON which 8 per cent, is allowed.
The House has refused to concur in the amend.
ments Of the S-na,c TO the bank bill. The Senate
refused to rccedo. a committee of conference
was appointed, who recommended the passage of
the House bill without tho Scnatc's amendments.
a resolution has passed the House to receive no
new business after the 10Th Of February, and to
'Jjourn thereafter as soon as practicable. How
oon that will be you can judge as well as myself
Your senator Mr.. Ryan, has been confined to