Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-12
srnrNcrInlD, Jan. 9Th, ls47.

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The Senate have been acting on divers
! bills to-day. A Resolution was proposed
TO receive no new business after the goth
last, and that they would adjourn on the
first Monday in February; but IL was
Premptly laid on The table. Sill. the gsR-
erAl feeling seems to be to adiourn "a Soon
az possible. There has been so muck
sickness among members that a feeling
OF gloom to some extent preyails, causing
men to think ofthefr homes. :
The Senate adopted resolution that
they would make no new counties this
session. here is 2 strong feeling against
cutting up the state into more counties.
many thinking that great evils arise there
| from.
The House have been engaged to-day
ia passing to second and third feadine
divers bills which had been INTRODUCED
many OF them of local character f.
An effortwas made to repeal or cha has
the interest laws so as to allow ten per
cent when specially contracted for, on
money loaned. If. this measure should
succeed, of cource the clause '.tor money
loaned" would be inserted in every prom.
issory note, even if it was given for an
Ok. this Guild be done, as the same bill
provides that the debtor should not be
witness. Butitis doubtful about It's pas.
sage or success. 1aesg-ssaIf
The House also refused to lay on the
table bill repeating the law making il
penal 10 pass bills smaller than five dol
lars. by quite majority. The law1is
considered wholly imperative and useless,
and if enforced now, oppressive. But to
enforce it 10 considered out Of the ques-
ton. . 81 rl8g nf
Winter has come on here in earnest,
the weather being at present excessively
cold. Yours, &c. +. 80.
SpRINGFfELD, Jan.27, 1s47.
SrRs But little progress has been
made by the legislature in t he apportion
ment ofthe State, fer either the Convention
or the next Session Of the General Assem-
bly,, some feints it is true have been ut.
tempted both by bill and resoluticn, but
no serious demonstration has been made
in either House, as yet, that bears any
prospect of success; general impress sion
exists that much time viii be consumed
after those questions are reached, before
they can be satisfactorily arranged.
The people of your section of the State
will regret to hear that No alteration ofthO
interest law, is likely TO be made at ,Ais
session the House, on yesterday, having
laid on the table, bill authorizing ten per
ceIt. interest on money loaned.
A bill repeating the present law for the
appointment of Canal Land Agents, has
passed the House the bill beliers au-
thorizes the State Trustee to appoint the
agents. and restores the form9r law, which
includes that provision.
The Senate by resolution have deter
mined il to be inexpedient to create any
new Counties at this session, and have
also laid on the table, resolution to re-
ceive no new business after the Goth inst,
and fixing on the first Monday Of February
for the adjournment. .
The bill which passed the Senate, some
days since, containing provisions for the
suppression Of difficulties in Massae Co.,
after lingering in the House for some days
ia an uncertain stale, was returned 10 the
Senate, SO amended as TO leave but few of
its original features. Owing 10 the bad.
state of the roads, or some other cause.
nothing has been heard from tie scene of
the disturbances for a number Of days, and
the worst apprehensieRs are entertained
upon tho subject of affairs there at this
time. ue5tsggz-t.,.
4 bill fer refundipg the fine imposed on
Judge Pearson, for alleged contempt ofihs
Supreme Court, some years since, has
been ordered to a third reading in the Sen
ate. f-T - 1HA
Since New Years, both Houses have
gone TO work in earnest, and are despatch
ing business rapidly. A large number of
bills have been introduced, many Of which
have passed the House in which they
originated, and there is no danger but that
as many laws will be enacted as the wants
of the people require.
A bill has passed the Senate, conferring
upon The uoterS of District No. Of your
Township, the privilege of voting tar Of
not exceeding fifty cents upon each 800
looftaIable property in the district, for the
purpose ofbuilding School House. Some
are in favor ofinserting general provis-
ioT of the kfndi in the School LAW very
properly regarding it as privilege not
likely 70 be abused. AAd yet, il is very
doubtful if any such provision will pass,
as in some quarters Of the state, it meets
with firm opposition, tan 49,. - .. 80
Quite mania prevails ell over the state
for charters, for companies to build rail
roads and improve. rivers. Petitions to
the Legislature for that purpose are flock
ing in a number of bills, Incorporating
companies Of that kind, have been intro
duced, ahdthe bill Incorporating COM
Pany for the'improyement of the Wabash
river has passedzboth Houses, Il is Ger.