The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-12
Tuesday, Feb.

S.ha;e.--Mr cuos presented the petition OF
VIM, Fleming and co other citizens Of Ia Sale
CO.. 10 fsvcr az the Maine law. Also the remon
STRANGE Of David Green and CO Oth.Ts against
division of the town Of Dayton.
A bill WAS passed Authorizing eountics 10 pay
officers for pursuing fugitiv.s from justice, aud
requiring Will eounty 10 pay Alouzo Leach Ter
isuth services. Mr. O-good had tried to get a
bill passed having the state pay Sir leach, failing
: N which. this general law was passed
Nr Osgood introduced a. bill TO rcfsre all "a.
rsl claims 30 commissioners fr adjudication;
which was read tvice and referred.
NJ DIETRICH offered resolution sgainst the lie.
...li,y and Justice Of he claims under tho Thorn.
ton loan; which resolution lies over
Ths following bills were passed among many
others OF loca, character.
An act 10 repeal the act passed at he extra
s.s,ier il reference to the collection Of the ryer
sax an authoriIin. L $ LELAND to convey tack
certain lands.
An act authorizing the building Q! \ state arse
nal at Peoria.
Tie senate open. the afternoon on bill Of
sonic SO sections prepared by the Auditor rrcu.
latirg the assessment Of property. Tie till is
more stng.n, than the law IN the suhlrc. now il
free. and the Auditor thinks will add 80 per
cent to the revenue. by bringing in property that
las not heretofore been taxed. Very liulo pro-
crcss was made in the bill when the senate ad.
j1urnsd,
Xow-A ILL was passed to exempt tie sev.
eral military companies Of Chicago, Ottawa Peori,
Springfield Qniusy. and BelleviIis from serving
on ieries and from road tax.
The whole nornirg session WIS taken rp in
discussing TIE Pike county Railroad blll-a mea'
sure On which the state and antistate policy for.
ces ar,arg-d themselves IA oppositnn. The
policy party triumphsd as usual, defeating the
bill by yeas ~, nays40
Ia the afternoon tue bill To amend the home
stead law consumed the session. The bill ELECTED
y very able discussion entirely the ablss, Of the
session. Alr Miller particularly distinguished
himself BY making the fines. speech have heard
lsre On the subject. /. was his iir., speech on
any subject ADD yet he ha, no superior as a
speaker in the house Il 10, however but Justice
20 say that the .peachcs Of Mr.. DEMO, Mr.. sny
der, Gov Reynolds Hodges ant. Logan were all
such as wouI be credtable 10 ruy legislative
hedy. number OF amendments were Of red,
among which was ere 10y Mr.. Miller 10 strike ou,
$500 and iuscr, that the homestead should no, cx.
coed $40 0 in valse; and then to strike ou. the
Iegt'ting clause dc. DC, bu. all we're lost, and
'he bill was finally ordered to be smgrossed for
WlTu IeauuS ny 80 against II.
Tie house then adjourned 10 Z o'clock in the
evening when on again meeting senate bill. were
taken up and among many ehcrs, tho following
passed
Az, nc. 20 grant charter To the 81. Charles
Branch Railroad Company. Branch Of the Chi
cago 4 Galena read.
An act TO incorporate tue Mississippi Rive,
Bridge COMPANY Authorizes the bridging vi
La t,,,,in s E,tl 81. i.
An act to provide Tor the settlement Of claim
Ct HIATT L. Stewart against the state.
Mr.. Miller offered resolution, that wberea,
oar people were deeply intersstedin tia building
al railroads therefore resolved that our senators
aud representatives in congress be Instructed TO
vote Tor admitting railroad iron free Of duty;
which resolution was passed ayes 1 noes I
and ,hs hoase sdioNhed,
Wednesday. Fob 9.
Seaa!e--Mr. Campbell. from the joint commit
Tee on the subject, reported bill for appertain.
'ns The state into senatorial and representative
Vsliict and the bill was made tho specia! order
of The day al II o'clock for every day until dii.
pnsei VI, except Tor hi, day
The balance OF the forsnoon's session was con.
'amea u discussing proposition to raise Jurors
pay $3.50 per day. the point at issue being
whether the pay should b. fixed q, $3.50, OF
~ht,her boards Of supervisors md county courts
'honld allow or withhold the amount, IL their
discretion. No decision was had II the question
IN the s'sernooo the senate had under con.id
sra'iln Dit. Cooks bank BILL o. doc,ortd snl
amended by the committee on banks. A nun
eer Of amendments were proposed and discussed
Ny Cook, IN bad health ~ hs was, participating
freely IN the debate; hut finally, wiihou, having
been materially changed IN its l.adny features
The bill wac ordered 10 DO spgro.sei for third
reading.
A communication from The Governor was laid
before tho senate. containing the nomination n
Gov. French, 7. Maxwell Of Chicago. and ". n
Fonday. OF Springfield a. bank commissioners -
The senate eonfermsd the nominations unanous
~ acting with open doors
s' Kuykendall reported bsci from the con
CITES % 1sisrssl Improvements NE till to gi,,