The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1849-11-23


farther from Us than New York, so that, whereas
it takes letters but five days to reach us from the
latter city, the letter below was seven days
on the road from Springfield;
SPRINGFIELD, Nov c.
Nessrs. Ld;iors-Thc Supplemental net to the
act entitled "an act TO establish the tenth judicial
circuit and fix the time for holding courts in the
5,h 9Th 9th and llh judicial circuits" has passed
both branches of the legislature The time for
holding courts in the 9th judicial circuit will be rs
lollows In the comfy of Kane on the I'd Monday
of March, lst Monday of sept. and 3D. Monday III
November; in the county of Dekalb, 4th Monday
county Of Bureau lst Monday Of April and ith
| Monday Of Sept, in the county Of Pcnam, I'd
| Monday Of April and lst Monday Of October; in
| the county Of Marshall. 81 Monday Of April and
2d Monday of October in the county Of LaSalle,
ith Monday Of April and Sd Monday Of October; in
| the county of Livingston "a Monday Of May and
! lst Monday Of November; in the county Of Ken
| dali, 81 Monday Of May and I'd Monday Of Nov
embcr in each and every year The time Of hol-
! ding courts in the county Of Gruniy which yuu
will see Is set of to the Will circuit is the 81 Mon
day in May, at the same tine the court Is IN se:-
sion in Kendall in the spring, and in the fall session
at the same time the court Is in session in La
sale. THIS could not well be avoided. There
was an omission Of the county of Lasallc IN the
act, and it was not discovered until after the bill
had pissed; consequently the supplemental act
changed the time Of holding courts in Livingston
and Kendall, TO make room for LlsalIe,
. \ I'LL has passed both branches Of the lcgisll-
tire permitting the counties Of this state To sub
scribe for rail road stock after having first ,out-
ted the question to the people Of the county at al
election, provided the proposition hall have re
cciyed as many votes ~ Il majority Of all Tic
votes pollcdat the last p,srlous genera! election
with some other restrictions.
The House refused Ia pass the Homestead TX
emption bill by Il vote Of SO to -. Thu has the
House a second time refused to pa-s this import
ant measure. The senate has thrown he re-pou
,ibliy upon The popular branch, where it mus
rest. 1t is due TO ,.ly tia, our delegation adVoc:.
ted the passage Of Ibis act s'renuously and to TIA
last
Both branches this afternoon passed joint res
olu,ion ordering the auditor and treasurer to pa,
out the specie now in the treasury To the member
~ auditor, warrant equal 90 two dollars per in
ia cash
And thu~ in effect, to start shaving shop b
authority Of law. II i, fortunate for The pee
Pile that their oilitcrs refused to obey the re.o!u
lion, and 50 it stands a dead letter ou the Stltuf
book 1t is strange that members Just elected uI
der the new constitution, knowing that thcT pa
was fixed ut two dollars per day, should, IT
ter having appropriated money out Of the contin
gent fund to pay their postage accounts, which
certainly no small item, pass such resolution.
, The Legislature has passed an amendment t
4 the 9TH article of the constitution, by Il unan
nous vote, providing that the two mill tax hall b
kept scpcratc and constitute sinking ftnf, to b
A used in such manner rs may be prescribed b
: law for the purpose purchasing, in open mark
/ any indebtcdncs Of ,ho state bearing interest, oil
5 or than canal registered indebtedness school il
debtednc,s, and such indebtedness as is not full
recognized by the laws Of tbs state The mcp
ure, it is understood WIS passed by the sugsestio
the bonlhollcrs themselves. A.