The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-05
lllinois Legislature.
SprinRdsls. Jan. -.


Senais-Mr Parke,fro the committee on eoun.
ties, to whom had been referred tl.s petitions in
reference To the removal Of the county ssat u
Kane county 10 st Charles. asked that The COM
mite might be DISCHARGED fcm ihs further cen.
sidsration Of the suhjrc which wa. granted.
The charter for tho Hansock Railroad bridge
was passrd-a bridge across the Mississippi at
Warsaw; also that of the Quincy bridge cor.
pany for rsilroal bridge ct Quincy.
ball vas introduced by Mr Osgood and 70.
f.rred. to pay W. l.. Fowler late .herffo Of kans
conn,y. Nr services rendered and money cxpsnd.
ed in srres,ing fugitives from justice.
The honse I'LL, TO amend the charter Of the
Aurora Branch Railroad CO., go as To allow the
road TO cross Fox river "a mile and y half below
Aurora, was SO amended as 10 allow but half
mile, and to require The company to construct
eide tracks to, and cal houses. DC. in West An.
rOra.
The senate then went into con mi,tes Of the
whole on the bill for regulating the sale Of in.
.eXiesting drink" Several ansndmed,s were
proposed and adopted after long debate
Among these was one prohibiting boards Of su.
pervsors from granting l'ciensrs in Incorporated
cities or towns; and another allows duggists;o TO
sell liquor for strictly medirnrl purposes; aud
another provides for taHfg away licenses. II
abused. at n late hour tue committee ross, and
the senate adjourned.
House. Mr. Miller presented = petition of cit.
isens cf Boane CO., pra, ing The passage ofa Law
to allow negroes 10 give evidence in courts 81
Justices and moved its reference to special
committee. Lost "a noes 10 26 ayes. lie then
moved its reference to the Judiciary eommittes,
which was carried ayes SO noes ~.
Nr. Sloan ,eYoritd from the judiciary commit.
tee new Homsted law 1t txempts home
~ cd N ntt auI 4 h. faS.
ed. 1t was ordered to be printed.
BIZ MaDey reported back the Atlantic and
Mississippi RAILROAD bl, with a rscomn,e ndatiou
that II pass. "A motion was made 10 refer il to
the committee OF the whsle, aad make 1t tho
special order for this afternoon, or Tomorrow af-
trrnoon. Dir Manley said hs was rs well pre-,
pared now as he should oe at any other time to
10 into the discussion Of the bill and objected 10
posponlng The Speaker begged TO have it
referred to the committee ol the whole. as lie
wished to speak on ,hs bill himself Mr.. Manley
was inexora6s. The speaker then asked leave
Of the house To vacate the chair that lie nigh.
participate in the discussion, declaring he would
sooner resign the srrak.rshp than be deprived
Of he privilege oi speaking Oh the bill. The
house gave the leave asked. and Mr. Pi,man was
called to the chair. Mr.. Nanley then proceeded
to argue in favor Of the bill at great length.--
re was i"iI""Su " siF ipulNH, va nhe".,
sgaln.. the bill. DR. ESan replied. Gov. Rey-
nolis followed and the debate WAS kept up un.
iil evening" when tie houes adjourned without
coming tUa vote.
Durng the prniency 81 the discussion reso-
lution was offered by NE. Denio TO give the uss
Of the hall Of the House ,hi. evening to the State
Temperance Convention, Which resolution was
voted duwn--5a I" 8y--On Suspicion maialy, that
the convention waI COMPOSED vi he frieCJ v! he
Maine Law.