The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-02-16
StRIxGFIrLn, Feb. Q. 1870.

! You doubtless recOlltct. several suits have
been brought before the circuit court Of La
Sale county for trespasS IN consequence Of
the cattle Of one farmer running on and de.
stroying the crops Of another, and that the
circuit judge, Chen Judge Catou,) decided
It was not necessary to have fences, Sc.
As the decisions Of the Judg: were Uniform
over the circuit, Ike dccl.ionwas made in
Peoria county, and thence carried 10 the
supreme court. As your readers doubtless
feel interested 10 know the result, send
you synopsis ofthe decision cfthe supreme
court for publication.
SAMUEL SEELY, plaintiff, vs.. WN. PETERS,
dJeaGGRt-E TO Peoria.
The circuit cour, decided that every nan
was bound to keep up his stock or Ue an.
swerable for their trespas>es; and also that
no person Is bound to fence his crops, and
may recover for damage done his crops b,
the stock OF Others running at large, whe.
Their he has a fence or not.
F0RD for the plaintiff in error.
PETERS x liERNDoN for dei'r. in error.
tlN NhNIL tlSti4 lllc lliil .tll' nj
below on both points aud decided that ev-
cry one may lawfully permit his stock to 20
at large without being anSweTabe Tor their
ireSpaS'eS except when they break over
good aud sufficient fences; and, secondly,
that no one can recover Tor damage done
by stock unless his fences are good and suf-
fcient.
In senate, the homestead exemption bill
was reported back from a select committee
by Mr.. Reddick, and its passage recommen-
ded. ltpassed-l3 to II, Mr.. Denny, Sc.
nator from Knox, who voted for the bill,
arose and said he had voted without under
standing the question, and asked leave to
change his vote. Mr. Reddck rose TO a
4 point of order. He said he understood but
little about the rules, but, as the vote had
been announced to the senate, he believed
under the rules, if it would change the re.
suit, the senator could change his vote only
by unanimous consent; and as the senator
had just given perhaps the best vote he had
given this session, although by accident, he
objected A laugh followed, in which no
person joined more heartily than the honor.
able senator from Knox. So the bill was
allowed to pass.
y bill has passed requiring the owners oil
rams to keep them up from June TO Decem.
Der. The county commissioners of any
county can suspend the law in their county
The committee on agriculture, to which i,
had been referred, reported it back and re.
commendedits passage. At tirStit was bea.
ten, Ia to ii but it vas reconsidered, re.
ierred, reported back, and finally passed, |;
to II. So your readers, from June TO De.
cember, must keep up their rams. The bill
created good deal Of sport: the southern
senators were afraid to vote for il. The,
referred to the old "bull law" which, they
said, had killed Off so many legislators il
the state. The northern members were
however, of different opinion, and, by ex.
pert nanagin, the bill was passed,
a bill has just passed prohibiting all swim,
in the counties OF Bureau, Ose, Kane, De
Calb, Dupage, aud Cook, from rnning n
large after the frs, OF April next. So look
out for young porkers after that date. The
bill was introduced by Mr.. Lasher, OF Blu.
reau, iorhis county only, but other members
attached their counties toit.
The law to prohibit the blacks from com.
ing into the state, which passed the senate
ID to II, failed TO pass the house this after.
noon.
THERE'S a great deal of excitement among
the southern members IN favor of the
81. LOUIS and Terrc Hau,e railroad. Nc
charter will pass this season.
The house has just passed resolution, tc
the effect, that, as the new constitution re.
quires that law shall be passed at this ,cs.