The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-19
Illtacis Legislature.

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isg the construction Of bridge aeross the Yer.
million 10 Livingston COUNTY.
Mr.. Coda bill to incorporate the Ottawa and
Peoria Railroad company.
Senate billie passed:
An act TO authorize the Governor TO f1nd cef-
tain bonls held in trust Tor the benefit Of Mrs.
Frances Shaw. Mrs S writes "A very lachrymose
letter to our state Begging that some provision
may BE- made TO paw the back interest on her
bonds. which she says is all she has TO live on,
and this bill proposed TO fund that batk interest,
for her especial benefit
An act 10 vacaie an alley in the town Of OF
tawa. This is the Col Avery alley.
An &C, to provide for the reference Of Canal
claims. The act appon commission who
shall investigate and decide upon all the claims
nov on file against the state.
The following senate bills were passed
An act to provide for :hs sale Of the state
lands and liquidation Of state Indebtedness, and
TO grant the right Of pre.em. ''ion to settlers on
state lands.
An act to authorize the board Of supervisors Of
Kane, De Kalb, Bureau, Il Salo aud Winnie
bago counties TO prohibit or regulate the sale OF
liquors in said counties. This bill was in Rntici
patton Of the passage Of nv licsHse law whatever.
The following house bills were passed:
An act to carry into effect the last will and ties
lament Of George Browse, deed, Of Grundy Co
Mr. b. had made will on his death bed bu. il
vas not executed with all requisite iormalities Of
Law.
An act supplemental to an ret to create the
county Of GruRdy from the county Of IL Sale,
approved Feb lin. 1911. Ths law has refer.
sncs to public square donated to the town OF
Morris, by the state.
An act to incorporate the industrial League OF
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scale, Of the Industrial University
ted BY Prof Turner. ard his CONDUCTORS
Hoa. The senate bills to incorporate com.
panies to build bridges across the Mississippi
vvsr-ons at Warsaw and one at G lncy, were
passed.
So'tha senate bill to establish the 10th Judi
cisl Circuit. 1t makes a circuit oat OF Peoria
and S,srke county.
So the senate bill to extend the time Of th,
Csetral Railroad company to complete the frs
Mty miles of the road.
The Speaker laid before the house writ
ten communication from the governor in an
swsr TO a resolution Of the house, adopted Jan 81
transmitting report OF the geological survey
and requesting the house to raise a committee on
geological survey. The committee thu. suggested
was ordered to be appointed. and the commani.
cation referred to them.
Mr.. Cochran, from committee on claims to
which was referred the report of the COMM ssion.
srs appointed to investigate certain canal claims
and the statement Of the attorney for the state
together with the argument, Of claimants attorney,
reported the s1me back and asked 10 be di.ch1rg.
ed from their further consideration. Agreed to
Mr. c. remarked that the committee did not do
this because they were hostile tn the claims but
for want Of time to give them proper investlsa
ton.
The following senate bills, were passed:
An act supplemental to AMI explanatory ola
act entitled an act to establish general system
Of banking and to prevent the issuing AMI e,rcu
lation Of illegal currency. This is Cook. Bank
BILL DR.. E,sn moved an amendment to sabs.i
tute heavy had fnr imprisonment, ne provided
in the bill. The DR.. commended that It would BE-
impossible ever to get banker into prison. The
anxiety to pass the BILL however, defeated the
amendment. The bill provides that no company
shall BE- organized under this act, until they irst
shall depose the requisite amount Of stock 1t
also provides that no bank or other corporate
body, or any other persons can issue, or pass. or
receive in payment any bill Of credit, bond, prom
issory note. DC, written or printed to be used a.
circulating medium, other than the banks Of
this state, and specie paying banks Of other s;atcs
in \ less denomination than five dollars Penalty.
$50 for each offence 10 be recovered in an action
Of debt, by any per,on who may sue for the same
before anyjustce Of thcpsacs OF court having iurs
dction over the same. 1t also provides that The
persons violating this law may DO also indicted
and imprisoned in the county jail, mot more than
one year. The act to take effect from the first
day of Aug next.
An act to prevent corporations from iaie7pos
ing the defence Of usury in any case.
The bill TO repeal the general banking law wac
taken up and vo,cs enough taken on It 80 show
that there was maj irity in the house in favor of
the repeal but the bill was referred to the com.
mttce on banks and corporations
An act TO amend chapter Ii Of the Revised
Statutes entitled "Convsyances" Tie act was
especially framed to meet 4 case in s.. Clair CO
ltprovdes tia, conveyance shall no. lie yitia;ed
on account Of any i1iormality in the acknowledge.
ruen,, provided the law has been Substantially
complied with. While the house was acting on
the BILL Il. Governor kerner was seen circulate
ing among the member urging the passage Of the
bill, when Mr.. DEMO- who opposed the hill rose
in his place and charged Nr. K with having
voted on proposed amendment Tie Lsuse was
instantly thrown into state Of intense excite
ment Finally, hswsver, the house became suf
fieisntly quiet TO vote on the bill, md it wa,
voted down, and then reconsidered and passed
Senate bills-fr providing compensation to
wife, chldisp, &c, for causing death by wrongful
nc. or neglect was passed 1t fixes lie maximum
Of such compensation ut $500
On motion Of Mr.. Nixon resolution was PASS.
ed that hereafter no member he allowed to speak
ever five minutes on the same question