The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-01-25

vender Of ardent spirits made liable for all dam.
aye done by the traffic Immediately or remotely
which strikes Inc 10 the only true ground to place
it on.
a measure is before the senate to allow the
Judges Of tho supreme and circuit court. trav.ll.
ing fees, in addition to their present pay The biIl
is resisted on the ground Of its being unconstitu
tonal, and NOT that the measure would bc inequi,
table or unjust. At present, although the pay Of
the Judges j. protcsscdly equal, it must be appa.
rent that .he pay Of such Judges as hold courts in
dozen Of different counties, Is not equal to that
I Of judges who hold court, in but two or three
counties.
! | was in error in stating, in nv letter Of the
18Th, that the vote in the senate on the passage
Of the resolutions of Mr.. Richmond, was close
ono The largest vote against anv of the resolu.
tons was but Z, being against the one rescinding
the instructions passed in lslg.
The vote was taken on the revolutions seridti,n.
and ns all the members Of the senate voted on
each, 1t Is only necessary to give the votes against
them respectively.
The first resolution declares the constitution to
have been the result Of compromise that its con
ces'l"ns and compromises should be laiihfully OBJ
served and that 1t Is dangerous to exercise doubt.
iuI constitutional powers Nays, Plato, Talcott
"a t'.9Ia'!o1, .,, "h'.e the legislature do not
commit themselves rs 10 constitutional power to
eSislate on the subject of slavery in the terrific,
rles, they deem the exercise Of such power mex.
al Agains, ,bislor I,,,. ,l,o,sa', ~ n'.
r.Iao., ''' N'''''"e' VA! fI1'o
Ath That all laws passed by congress should
be oOeyed DC. Passed unanimously.
5ih. That all controversy upon the subject Of
c,tad Nav. iIndd pIst, T.I,a., =. Ul''
9Th Heartily onnoyc. c,,,,,,r,,,iso. ,,o,.,,.,,
V,vs L,dJ Plate Bali;oL rii.,, W
+tb Ag,iost ,,,er,lr'a,'. 80 ro', v oeu
tbo.e rnaosnrcs Novs JudJ pIa, p"I.i;,i' r. u
cntt Wo,d -
s,h Ra.cirds irstrrc,ic,s az ,sto ~
Griilav. .Judd N,tt..on plat Eodi,,i, ,raI,:,,
Wood
9th Glorious stand .ol.e, -, pro.il.,. mn
more in support Of laws Nav .judd
10th Governor to transmit coriao 60 ,,o,,,,,.,.
Of congress. Nays. Judd Plato T,lc,tt
These resolutions ara now bcforc ,bo Lorso
with another sci renortod ya.ter5,, b., ,ro La,'al
committee Of nine. There is little difference. ex
sep IN words, between the two sets
a IoInt resolution has passed requiring the au
dtor to withheld from sale in future all state lands
lying upon or IN the vicinity Of any Of the propo
sed routes Of the Centra Railroad and rs branch
es.
The speaker yesterday laid before the house
the biennial Report Of the Auditor Of Public Ac-
ccounts. The report embraces 56 pages, and
gives full and satisfactory view Of the tinancies
Of the state for the last two years From the re.
Por: 1t appears that the receipts Of the treasury
during the last two years exceed the amount Gf
expenditures during the same time SIG O53 90.
and the outstanding warrants, and school cer,ifi.
Gates ON the lst day of December, ls4S (aftcr dc.
ducIns ior error IN the amount Of certificates re
ported,) amounted to the sum of S6l G33 O6
Leaving balance IN the treasury, after paying the
warrants and certificates then, and now, ou'stand.
ins, OF sIIiI9 " To that amount may be al.
dea the sum oi S2OoOO due from collectors on
accounts OF iei'' and prior years, which it is es
'ihated and expected, Will be collected in short
time.
vi special taxes there were received during the
same time,
Interest fund tax s29G3?G SO
Insane Hospital tax 4u3lS IS
lust Tor Education of blind 1884 50
Total amount Of warrants drawn upon the
treasury during the last two years for ali purpo.
sr-, SG4O,2S7 ol.
Total school, college, and seminary fund on
which the state is paying interest, Sgsg,7os 96.
Amount Of state indebtedness purchased by the