The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-02-15

charged aud ire udeI IN the officers bill vi cost,
upon such execution.
sgc, :. TIA, &C, shall take effect 90 the fourth
, day oi Ja.y \. d. 1881.
, Sa.urlay'Feb 5.
E Til. has been perfect holiday for small mea
sures in both houses. Some twenty five or iEir
rs bill- have passed in each house, u whirh not
half dozen will be heard OF beyond the limits Of
a county or two.
Auions the senate bills passed, was An ret to
prevent tie immigration Of negroes into the state
The act j. intended to carry GU, the proYi,ons Of
the consii, . on On the subject
The act To organize state university was re-
considered and voted down.
The Amendment Of the house to the resolution
to adjourn on the 18th inst. WAS concurred in
The amendment was that no nav business should
bc received After the la!h instead Of the 10Th
Inst
Both houses have cODcurrred in raising Joint
committee to divide toe state into senatorial and
representative districts although many members
are ayerse to acting on the subject and am in
cned 10 think the matter will not be finally acted
upon but will be left FOR an extra session. Such
am at least confident, will be the case ifit should
be necessary To prolong the session beyond the
18th 10 TX Up the appcriioUmeEt
Mr.. EJwarl> OF Sargan0u from the select
Committee On the subject submitted an imp1r-
tart report in tie house this morning. 10 refer
ence to The claims filed 70 the Office Of the score.
'ary 81 state. for damage. arising out q The con
-trueton Of the canal and sustained under the 10
tenal Improvement system. /, is necessary to
the understanding Of this matter TO know that an
act Of the legislature passed in ls47, provided
that a claims agaiasi the state arising out Of the
construction Of the canal and in consequence Of
the internal Improvement system, should be filed
within two wears with the secretary Of state with
the prooi' IN support Of tie claims IN obedience
10 this act. claims to the amount ofabout one mill
ion Of dollars we're fled with TIE secretary.
The committee il bchalfof which Mr. E made
this report divide these claims into three classes
!. For damages. because the contractors were
. compelled TO receive on these contracts, bonds
known ns the Thornton Loan" below par, and
scrip which was worth less than par The com
mittee report against allowing any Of these claims
on tie ground that the Contractors agreed to take
tho bonds ani scrip at par.
! 2. For damages on contracts for work on the
cana. ard internal improvements in al Of which
cases, tie claimants submitted their claims to the
persons appointed by law to supernen5 their
contracts, and afterwards 20 the board of apprai.
sers, whose decision was declared bv law 10 he f.
nal. The committee hold that there can be no
reheariug Of claims settled by board whose de-
cision the parties had agreed to abide BY.
3. Eos damages in consequence Of the construc
ton Of canal and feeders through the land Of the
caimant- The committee contend that these
claims should not 10 allowed because the canal
was declared BY the act Of congress Of s27, and
repeated laws Of this state since, to be public
highway, md that the subsequent purchasers Of
those lands could no more claim damages arising
from the construction Of the canal, than n man
could claim damages for public road across lis
farm, opened before he became the owner Of the
farm.
Tie committee therefore recommend the pas.
sage Of resolution wiping out at one dash the
whole holy Of these Clam-.
The report was laid on the table and ordered
to be printed
The bill authorizing Zimri Lewis to establish
ferry across tue Illinois river at Peru. which
mad previously passed the senate, passed the
house. Slr Phillips, however has ssnihed his
Intention To move Reconsideration
"a motion of Mr. shaw, the bank bill was IA.
Ken up ani after having been amended so as b.
limit the existence Of any bank organized under
The law. ~ IS voars, was under the operation Of
the previous question, passed without debate, by
the following vote
| Jcaa-Nessrs. Adams of Kane. Adams. Of
) Whesdc, Allan OF Henry, Arc., Arms. Barnett.
Bceknan, BIakcly, Breckenridge, Briggs, Bri,
tow, DAVE, DIETRICH Dyer, Edwards Of Sanga.
mon, Edwards, Of Madison, Gage, Hall, Hatch.
HIse, Hobbs Howard, Huston. jones, Under.
. Maxwell, Miller Of Carroll Miller, Of Madison
3 Miller, 81 Wtnnvbago, Nixon, Norton, pcrsmger.
Pickering P'ttnan, Randall Sanborn, Singleton,
, Swan, Thomas, Thornton, Wi-on--il.
n Mana = - n
1 Burke, Caldwell, Casey, Carlin, Emerson Evans.
Terrell Cash, Hamilton Hayne, Hodges. Knapp.
; l.nley, Little, Martin, Moore Murphy, Patterson.
, of st. Clair, Patterson, Of Warren. Pembertop.
: Phillips, Quick, Sans, Sibley, simonds. Shaw.
b Sloan, Snyder, Willets, Winters, Mr.. Speaker
:. SO.
The senate bill for the Improvement of the II.
y l'nols fiver, bstveen Ottawa and Utica was also
, taken up and passed, and the bill is now n law.
Monday, Feb 10, 1851.
Tho SENATE passed joint resolution instruct
4 ing eur senators and asking our representatives
IN congress to use their influence to procure such
b nm amendment to tho laws Of congress 40 to s,.
; low that portion OF tho per centage on the sales
OF public lands in this state as is reserved Ms n
: college and seminary fund. to be merged in the
general school fund of this state.
The bill TO incorporate the Atlantic and Ms.
si'sippi Railroad Company Ia senate bill Having
the same object in view us the bill before tn.
house Of that ,i,le,) having been taken up mo
ton was made to refer II TO tho committee on
Interpretations The friends Of the bill objected
to the reference on tho ground that a majority o
that committee were hostile to the bill aud tho,
moved its reference TO the committee on lnterna
improvements 10 a slight spat On the subject
Dir. Morrison and Mr, Gillespie got 80 much eI
cited. tina, they left their seats and commence,
feeling for each other; but before any noses wer,
battered members intorfersd, and further hostili
ties were suspended.
The senate passed n number Of bills, but rccoC
nice among their titles none Of importance ia on
} region.
i Col Smith of Joiat elsyk NJ Aha .sn.t. .