The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-01-22
to examine the dyke. at Saint l,uis-wh,'h


I Hitherto he said it bad been the cu,tom to send
small committees to examine these works. bat i
I the duty wRsar agreeable and desirable one IL
/ saw no reason whs il should No, be shared by al
Members were -Xlusabie flT having considerable
curiosity in fsfriruee to Alien. as tuyre waN ur
I showing how coon some might layC otheg Uusi'
ness there,
/ Nj Paine coulisee no iuprop-ieiy in The ap
pon:ncnt Of the proposed committee %! o..
whole, to Witt A ;oa l. was CERTAINLY iu he ''s
igima'e l.,harse ofour duty. He W-s however
7 u; 80 clear 10 reference tu The .skcs,
Tie vote Was taken, and ;kytc was s,sors
"avcs,' .Gl 80 .'uoes" baisJa.s mew' ~ haI ,'s
craoity to demand :hr ave- and noes and h-.
. the resul. was somewhat dlt-TyUi--thc vote be
IN } 10 81 Sri jac resolution was debated lest
Mg. Nixon introduced resolution M'tuctnE
the committee on the Judiciary 10 import b.i.
similar in It's provisions to TIVE Maine hGVpr lHs
Tho Nyvs and noes were demanded, aHL Tie
resolution lo,t--ayes IS uVeS ~.
+ The Senate bin providing tur . era !aal revision
" the laws 90 lncr1sc tbs nay 9, the lgI.thtFl
was taken up and vn the mu,Iyn 20 rIlcg /. 20 -
second reading. i! was lost.
M Sl,rbucN moved to reconsider tie vote
: &c .aid tbs House could certainly not have M
drrsgool the imp,tsnee IF tie bill they Lad
vU,sd upon.
Mr Brown Of Morgan, proir.sed TO have IN
der..ocd perfectly what the bill was about. It
vas IN attampt to DO what was not authorized
by the cuustltgtiou--to increase tho pay ot the
Judiciary and such bsing its object he opposed
il
Nr. Nixon believed he was capable nj the
r.on,sy Tim. nj dso,ons,yatiu, ,ba, lie hi was
,oi pncon.,itu,;cn He Mss far r;yipr il : re-.
.pectiul consideration
Mr. Egap ,h,p,bt a. matter Of courie.y 10
the sen.7o b. Iii o,,l, ~ ls,st IN lac referred
' U,'i ; liz ,oo n9orly p,.J
The Govr,,,r had even alluded 10 the subject in
HI. inor,ual address AT the time the cons,i.u.
W." " 80, - a]I NO''''
NJ Nh. .,iabs bcli,rs5 4, r,,i,rity Of tL.
,,sr,b,rs ~ tho b,psa ,.,,ylsl the iii, A. uncnn.
sIi,',,.,,l and II sr,b IVA. Nh. case he could see
NO ,sa.on hr rakiog mn time in discussing and
acting unon !, he professed himself NJ ViliG.
-. o@S one to vote fsr an incr,sse of,hr pay Of
H., i,ijri,rv but LET II he dom. in the TIsh, way
by an ,,,,.,lu,rt Of the constitution.
Mr. 5lri,,,t s,iitbe argument AGAINST the bill
were basel on the a..uTp.ion ,h,, no revision
rropr hr.ua. n4ce..ar, Aside nom lpcreas
inc line nayof ,be ip.l,e. b, though, the bii had
yrp, ipnortap, merit, We had The highest ~.
thtTltE
was absolutely necessary, ami he thought none
were more com p.ten, 10 the task than The iudie
i,Ty.
The debate was continued bv Mos.rs SENT
Sibiey. Pasr, S,arbuck. and Miller Ina ~ III"
yole was taken By ayes and mes, and the motion
to reconsider was lo.i--26 to -.
NJ. Enorh, moveltl reconsider the vote on
the resolution to raise tie Alton committee, ca
cept the pat fell'ins 10 the dyke 'Ht m"'i"'
prevailed, and the resolution was taken np ana
passed There Wa, however some ml-IndsF
standing on the subject, oni after considerable
conversation and couiu-'on. the speaker DECLARED
the resolution not 10 have BEEN voted on. "Uh tue
vote was again taken, aud this time the aNss and
noes were demanded which resulted IN 50 ayes
&c S4 noes
Mr. Nixon moved to Adjourned to O'clock to-
morrow monlug LIS.
Mr.. Eno,.s asked leave to introduce rcso.a.
lion Nhrh was granted. The resolution pro.
posed 20 RAISE committee Of 10 TO yi-st the pen
tenuary al Alton.
Dr. N.snn moyrJ 60 strike ont fircr. and
INSERT ".gyen!y ave which was 8grerdtu
Mr. DEMO sa.I vls some wl'a' surprising hNw
tl-r,'s mrutcfs voted when the yeas ani
o = yea called and when cot. lie though %
wug'a .- gaf., .s much GO the credit 81 he hn.'e
n ties would ~ abaat IA- Jus ness 80 straight
forward. h.nar4h,e way. lie nuped 10 metHucE
from ti5 part of the state was afraid To record Li'
vote exactly - De ieit about the matter
Dr. Es.a sand he wished o. FsFcried mag h-
v.su't oni: ]. favor % yiss.lrg ID" peH,,rE'iArN
bu. The bikes also. IL 'hla-ht t.g.e members
lln-r