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

Stadir.-Mr o,good, from the canal commit
tee reported bill proposing to rai-. commis
sion To adjuoicas upon canal claims, which was
made The special order fer Friday. at 10 o'clock
Mr. llAto reported bill TO reduce the state
debt IL simply propose, to authorize the
governor to use the surplus revenue Of tie state
IN purchasing our bonds III open market. The
ill wa. ordered to be encrossed.
The bill giving the Central r. R. further time
to complete tie frs. tfry miles was resumed and
after some discussion. passed the otfrusve
amendments having been strckcned out.
IN tie afternoon the bill to suppress the s.u.
Es CT illegal bank paper Cooks bib was taken
up and after 'onie discussion passed.
The bill to incorporate the Western Airline
Railroad Compare was taken up; and after
pretty warm discussion order 10 lie engrossrd -
Tie bill s ore in which the people Of lacon
feel deep interest, and which has with tuusid.
cradle sxtr,on on the part of Mr. Ramsey i~to
let Ue say by way Of parenthe-ies, is one one Of
the most substantial men IN the house, been got
through the house without ,erions opposition. 1t
provides for the construction Of railroad from
the Mississippi on an air line via New Boston,
l.acon be, in the direction Of For. WAYNE, lnd.
ana 1t was tonight by Mr. O-good and Mr. Judd,
who though they saw something opposed to the
Interests Of their respective localities in the bill
/ The appointment bill was resumed, aud dis.
cus.ed until adjournment
HoWs.- After reports from committee lad
! been received the speaker announced tina, the bill
] Tor an act to prevent the immigration oinegroes
, is,o this sta: Tas in order
Nr gloCs. =; m"ved to strike as' all alter the
.naeting clause, and inser, -. substitute; ."'
Tor an act repeating the present law prohlorms
negroes, mgla;oes aud Indians from testhing /;
aud s!.o repeating all the statue laws nov in
lore, making distinctions among the inhabitants
Of this state on account If color.
! Mr.. Logan addressed the house at length
against tho al, piion Of the amcndment and in
favor Of lis bill
| Mr Paine replied.
/ Mr. Wright moved the previous question
! The question being Pr. upon adopting the
amsndoent u was los,--ycas I, nays IS.
! The question then recurring upon ordering the
bill to be engro,sed for third reading.
! Yr@-Msssr, Fell, Bradbury, Bridges Bry.
( ant Buchanan, Buckuaster Chris,y, Cochran,
Fuskhcu'er, Gallagher, Gouceeaor, Hodges John.
SON Jones, Judd Knapp, Logan, Maddox, Mauley
Mckee, Moses, Moulton, sloan, Snyder Solouau
su'phin, Thomas, Wibanks, Wilson. Wolf
Wright, Young, speaker-il.
Nhs-Alessts Bledgret,, Brown, OF Sang
Crawford Culloni, Darnell DEMO, Enoch, Enos
King Luss, Marshall, Matthews, McClun, Miller
Moosr, Narramorc, Nixou Paine, Potter, Of Osr,
Potter, Of La Sale, Randolph, Rans,ed Shepherd
son. Starbuck, Watson. Wilmarth-e6
Asssrs. Brown, Of Morgan, Campbell. Hay.
wood, Napsr, sterrett. Williamson Turner, Esan
s1d Wihs,snley no, voting
A Messrs. Turner, la, wood and Nspsr. are mol
here. Mr. Naper not having been here during
! the session Mcssrs. TUNER and Hay wood hav,
returned hom,.
Adjourned to o'clock.
In the afternoon the bill, prepared by the Au
ditor, IN reference 10 the ns,rs, mrn' NJ property
was taken up he -ection.. anja re.umng d-bai,
KEEP, up until evening. when it was rrcommltlc,
tn the judiciary Committee, and tho house ad
iourned
Friday, Feb I.
Sendt,--- The hill was passed to established tn
county II Kankakse--out Of par,of Will. lru
quois. d..
The bill In reference ~ canal claim. was take
up. and aftsr brief DISCUSSION referred To- .s'ec
committee. The hill ne ihavc said before pr,
pace to tni.s q commission to- investigate an
pss upon the l0ol claims against the stat
srsing nut 81 tina construction Of the canal
Mr. Knykendali rom the Maine Law commit
tee, reported q bill In pursuance Of instruction
J from the senate, embod.ins the Maine Law