The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-01-22
Illinois Legislature.
springhsk. Jan. Z


z orou. e,enls in our national history. which 10
was the d .ty Of every patrin! TO couinsmoa ate.
the senate would therefore adjourn st IL o'clock.
t. give tue members an opportunity 10 celebrato
tie day IN becoming manner.
| Mr.. Cook prss-nted The petition ~ Citinpns 0f
Livingston aud slso that OF citizens Of Woodfofd
Co. prsyisy the passage Of q law TO prevent
swin- ;'oH rum ng at large.
, hill VII, reported f,ori tbs judiciary COM
mittee nns passed, Incorporating J. a. Aaltrssn.
n. r Jadd Farnarn and sh, field, AM, such oihors
as usy become stock holders into n company to
bald a railrcsd brid,e acroas the Mississippi
river Ut Rock Island
! Mr. Cook reported tacs frSln the Judiciary com.
mit,er 'hs Ottawa ely charter, wLich was reada
/ third time aad passed.
| Ar. Cook introduced a bill Ia charter company
to build bridge across tl.e Illinois rirer ut Ot,a
way 1Es blll ocatl ,hs bridge at ths foot of
Ia Sale street, requires draw, autasrises the
ioNn Of Ottawa 70 take 10000 stoeS, and any
other town, ) ,0t0, oa condition that they prv.
vide way Of pas.iD, i! Eith Interest, &c. Read
tN ice and TClrf,sd.
Al u O'clock TIC sens.a atIouraod.
Ao''Ne--lhe b'ixas passed to incorporate tho
GAens and soatapM W!,cCus.a Y. X. Co. from
Uarna to lane-vllls.
Mr. rliman introduced bill, Which was read
&
sstray notices IN papers printed ~ .As co.I'y
where the estray ia taken up.
Mr. Logan INTRODUCED q resolution 10 authorize
! the commit ~ On internal Improvements to en-
! pl"y u ci'ik, upon which lengthy discussDn
took place, Fnnlly the resolution was - snlend.
! ed as 10 allow the chairman Of any COMMITTEES To
employ el-Ik when ds.mtJ necessary, Gt Ust
over 81 per day.
| The speaker laid before the house toe syiienes
laktn by the eunlDls,lCu constituted for the pun
! pose, III Ieier' nee ~ canal clsims, and isInoi
htTeupon by the attorney smp,wsd ty tie
| state
Dr.. Egsn moved the printing Of the evidence,
alone, without the report He raid ;hs law re-
qur~d only et,aenes Ia he taksai bui in addition.
| 'hs attorney had thought proper to rcnd in ~.
| l"Lesided 1s.nltnt. lie was opposed tospresd.
IL. tbs upon the reco;d. while 1t was unsccoM-
! pany ed by a counter argumrn, the claimants 10
justice In he constituents Interested IN ihos
claims, he must oppose tie rrlut!ac oi he stIt.'
nry's statement
Nr Hsdses ..ii be understood tLat the Gov
snor bad uppuHi,d an attorney 10 act with ,hras
commissioned. He Aad done so and now pr.
-s,tci bis report Why, now smother that -
port He wanted to see all the light there vs'
~ The subject II those claims were not just q 4
any dv-Iie to pas lh,u,, II tie attorney in t.s
khllous Hbu Ut,tb'tu lliHl mere .
dat should not be allowed he could see NJ good.
reason Why his sla.t,.snl VI the fact should u
,uypr't sed
d.. Nixon sspported 'hs motion u Dr. E. lie
read from tbs law by which the commission was
Constituted, and showed that the sole duty Of ths
dtt,rney was 10 contest the ev!Jsncs before The
Iconn.- -ionsrs That gentleman bad followed
thesv claims for Jeats and IN bic seal sgainst
Il sn,, had gone be ond his duty aud aecomps
eel thi' evidence With nn .rgu uuent sgaIsst iL-
c'smsn'. He was opposed to i,s printing ~ pli
tI.l aud unju.'. The attorneys for the clalmaL.
had met Nr Edwards before the cOuin ssio.,rt,
but lhey had HD idea that . trap wss to IL
'iprurS upon them here 10 the sLrrs Q: this IL.
port.
Mr.. pepin dssrsd tu 10 informed how gentle.
WsD knew tbis sas partial sns one sided state
mtnt. |, sppsssd Me Governor had select.
one Il 'Ls BIT lawyer IN ,hs s,sts. Mr., d. We
anxious 81 zee ull ,is Ii sht Ls cssld throw on 40
.u',cet. Ihsfs VA g. eat niass 81 evidence and
he c"nIs"s blnsslf P,sily qualified even II 10
/ had tlmS, to snal, 81 1t. lie vas quite wll,iIs
To- have An able s~,.r do 1t ior him lie hs Il
uu iesrs that the elHimauis would suffer INJUSTICE
icr want of having lawyers hers. They had ttel,
. Lerr IN U,Ts..
NJ Sbley was -i.!GG 10 hear Tho argsme,' =
not sni, 81 he aOltst lavyss lut Of any boG :
e,", on both .id,a Was ,hsrt an, ding so furs,
ldaOls III he .tMu.I e-psbilnis, Of fursadics dis
,us,iun shat We ,huu.s Le .hsd to hsrr ~ j,
, hus 20. al, ihug N this report tlai could
a ush .ny l..hi on thr 0art pssssgs Vi this bu.
i m,s., Tor h,a',u'- s.t- let 10 hear IT. Eo u
. would II '"ln 10 80 At sAs ths, -s hsdtnplry
f. ed sgeut tU invssuCssa msu,r, and he h..
. prr-snteI 20 sOs sn sIlum-st that ss Hsr'
ahsd to sec IT, lie sspeessd tue !rieEu' &c
Ht Al t...ks
dian thai min UCe would !. dous them.
. Sii. Esu rssr.st,d 10 have Lssn placed in H.,
- ,Enouiuu po..ios =! h.'.S sii,iisd 90 mach r
!! gusngs. lie protested, honVsr, that lie wss r'
y. lhe champion of ihe ciAlmsuts. Bat while b.
# had ,uu,u, IN h,s ssai lie you'd defend III, u
. ryht, ,nI sha.,sr sioarsuCs n1 sitcai,h OIL
eat 10 he cuu'rsry hs should not shrink tror
hs duty. Ii. Gu,sIasr vas aUi bulhorsed y,
tLe l.s I" surls, 81 attorney 10 innts Al nrs,.
nleut. but viii Ihst glorious cosctin fer is. Ia
t.rs>ts Of Ise s.ts sLsh In s.-sys di.tiseu y
-i the gentleman, he had tTsnscsadtd b.. Gut =
Atths proper tine ~as Wiling ,hst tie gen
it,,m,u .luuli ss'. full chance ~ immorlas.
I h,ui.sf lie 10 no "hjrsAon to HI. picture 10
s,,s,k up IN sLs c'pIlul N one who had hsne
"a vd the state Bot he could not consent 10 sane
!, Ilbn shst "a Gnaulhurs.d b, law and wrong
de rteusm hs si,rrsy osshI 10 bs sstisfe,
y th h.'iu. had fail iis'fiy ~ cuhtSting he svi
u d.ncs before ID. eoraU,,unu
/. LII. drcUs,lrn vS continued b, Hr, Paine
1 VIM, sl,sough . VIII. yau.d 4 hsnd,oms sulog
IN Gov. French, "yNg that Happy will bu or
. p'op.e II We can sl,sys have 81 henss,a msG
for guysrnnr, also by Mss.rs Swnst and sny
der. Finally, on mo'lu " Ar Snyher. the ne
ton to PRINT was pruipousd one vsek, to give tn
icl'imsnts an opportunity 10 prepare co9nis
Argument, vh,n both argumens, With As i"Ii
a.ony, should 10 printed tuS,tLtr
The house thea adjourned.