The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-01-29


srs 10 the penitcniary.
The poetry resolution from the house was IA
ken up, and after several very close votes 1t was
finally declared t" have passed. The main diff
Guilty about it was whether money could bs voted
out Of the treasury by JOINT resolution
UOuss-Ihe whole forenoon was consumed in
discussing the homestead law. The question came
up on The Recommendation of the Judiciary coa,.
mittse to reject bill to repeal tho Homestead
law. Messrs. Dehio, Snyder, Logan, Sisrbuck
Paine, and Others, participated in the discussion
The motion to reject the bill to repeal, ina!ly pre-
vailed BY aye, 80, noes S3.
In the afternoon, the Wabash and Ohio river
railroad bill WAS taken up and after adopting
slight amealment proposed by DR.. E5.n, re
quring part Of tho capital stock to 10 paid IL
when subscribed, the bill was passed.
Mr.. Starbuck introduced oil authorizn; CON
iss.ion Of judgment in vacation, on filing the
proper papers, &c, IN the 9Th, 9th, and !tb judi
eiAl circuits. Read and referred.
After the introduction and disposition Of . mum
Der Of private billi the house adjourned.
WEpYrspAY, Jan, 10.
Srnah-Inmelia'ely sfer the presentation Of
petitions the bill was taken up to repeal the
general banking law. upon which u dscu son
journed for dinner, without coming Ia vote
The bill is opposed By many good anti bank dem.
oersts on the ground that II would be giving the
banks at present organized la"nopely eqGl to
a grant VI special privileges. AMI that it would
thus violate the spirit Of the constitution winch
eontemplat.s that the banking privileges shall lie
equally open 90 all. This is the ground taken by
Dir. Cook, who it will be remembered, has intro.
daced a bill to- correct the evils Of the system
which il i. now to late to abolish.
In the afternoon the sena'e discussed tue liquor
bill reported from the finance committee which
proposes to grant licenses for from 500 to $500
and prohibit. the sale. except under such license
In ls"quanity tn IN SO gal"ns.
One amendment, which rlic.rl considerable
discussion prppo.sd to strike out = e au-r which
allowed negroes and malattocs to te-ui, AZ ,ih-t
the liquor seller Il was stricken out and all
viii he necessary in bu,ing liquor to protect the
seller, viii be- to send The jug by adarkey. An
other amendment warmly discussed. md tinal,
carried. was 70 strike out tie clause denying the
right ofchange IT venue to persons arragned un
der the !aw. Thus ar ended the bill was well
compared by Mr. Co"k, 10 lockig ga man up III
jail. and then giving hir- the key.
Dir. Cook thsn proposed an amendment TO
slrike out the word "shaH,"k SO as to leave it dis.
visors, city authorities DC, to grant or withhold
licenses. Mr. Q in support tflhis amendment
said he was not the FREUD u the bill in any sha pc
he was opposed to licen,ing the sale OF intoxcal.
ing drinks at all but there was reason to belev.
,ha, this bill nigh. become law and he desired
10 make it rs perfect ~ posible. Mr c. referred
10 the charge Of faHG.'e.un which had been made
against certain portions Of the sta'e on this sub
jsct. Ia the degree charged, NJ. Z. confessed lie
had seen good many fanatics on this subject
He had seen but recently daughter called to
ths siand to testify agaias,a father, who had
killed q mother while in n state OF intoxication,
and he had no doubt that daughter was what the
advocates of the liquor trfc would call iana,ie
On this subject Again, he had within a few
weeks seen mother in jail weeping over the
fall Of her only sen, who, under tie influence Of
liquor, had brought. ruin and dssola,ion upon
both, aud he had no doubt, that mother was
.fanaris upon this subject Aud again. lie had
ssen al aged father prosecuting = liquor seller,
who bad eludsd the law BY taking change Of
vsnue-snd that father wept over the ruin, by
that dealer, Of his two sons who the father &C.
knowlsdged he would sooner see them IN their
graves than in their present condition. He had
no doubt tina, father too was fdndti; upon this
subject. Similar instances Of fana,iri,m might
be multiplied toany extent and Mr.. G. confessed
he could not Object to that kind OF ianatci.m-
In reference to ks amendment. Mr. q said there
were counties in his district in which the presen,
liquor Law was enforced, and if the bill passed
IN its present shape they would he compelled to
yes,orc the traffic which they had banl.hrd will
% much d aic,lty. He protested az ainst his con
s,itasn,s being compelled again to open the sink
81 lnequiiv. There lay on the table OF the senat,
the unanimous resolution Of the board uf supervi
sors OF the county in which lie resides. in favor
OF the Maine law, and in addition hundreds oi
petitions had been presented Mere from the same
region IN favor If that law. Mr. G. knew such I,
b largely tho sentiments 81 his constituents, AND
he asked that they might at least have tho pave
20 exercise their own frcslom abou, admltiD.
this demon Of ila,rucl,cn into their midst,
NJ. kprnsr. tho II. Gov, replied cun,sndinl
that the Law should be uniform in all the csur Ii.
%. Pending the question on the amendment ,h,
SENATE adjourned.
have given, Of eosr'e, but rough and has
sketch Of the speech Of Mr. o.. which WAS listsns,
too By a crowded and bssa,hlsss senate. gallery
and lobby. and 10 acknowledged IN all hands I,
have been ons Of the Anss, bursts Of elequsnc
OF which thu, senate has in losg time been h
theatre.
The hill will probably bs up again to morrow
eng shall ''sssp an eye to the vnd~ard."
Howae MIR. Rauiseys bill for m Air Lin,
Railroad. from New B,rton. Mercer county I,
Fort Wayne, was ordered To u third reading.
Mr. Potter introduced bill which was ,pn,
twice and referred. au,horsipg the Rock Islam,
Railroad Company 50 to build their bridge acres
Fox River at Ottawa ~ To slmu tho passing q
teams DC, across and To take toll
Mr. Potter also introduced a bill to allow III,
people Of Bureau coutv 10 yota tho oussti,,