The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1855-01-27

lutions was then postponed until next
Wednesday.
The judiciary committee were directed to
report on the expedency Of abolshing the
Office of circuit attorney, and authorizing
each county to elect prosecutor.
The senate resolutions to adjourn over from
Friday to Wednesday was amended by in.
serting Tuesday, and the other resolution 10
adjourn finally ON the 18th Of Feb. was lsid
ON the table.
\ petition was presented by Mr.. Parsley.
praying the erection Of monument 10 the
memory of Gov. Car'in, which was referred
to select committee. a
Adjourned 10 o'clock.
In the afternoon the house resolved itsclf
into committee Of the whole and took up the
bill reported by the license committee, for
the suppression of intcmperance. The bill
contains 40 sections, and Is substantially in
its provisions the Maine law 1t prohibits,
under stringent penalties the sale Of liquor
within the state, and its manufacture except
under an expensive license. II is TO be yo- Z
ted upon by the people on the lst Monday
Of June, and If the vote is in its favor. to 20
into effect On The lae Monday ~ July, hut iGs
aesinst 4, thehSes6lai % IN ~ ~ 4 ~
Cd Monday'in January, 1857.
A number Of amendments were offered 10
the bill, mostly having reference TO the
clause submitting the law 20 the people, ma
ny opposing the clause absolutely, and 9th.
crs opposing the provision that the law shall
at all events 70 into effect in 1851. In refe.
renee to the latter clause, however, 1t was
inserted to save the constitutional question,
in case the courts should decide against the
law on account Of its being subjected to the
ratification OF the people, as they have done
in some other states. Ii the people should
vote against the law, the legislature Of 1857
will then have time to repeal it before il can
20 into effect Objection was also made to
that clause Of the law intiicting fine of $25
on any person found drunk in public, and
Mr.. Martin moved to amend the clause so
that no person should be considered drunk,
unless he was found feeling upward for tho
ground. The amendment was laid on the
table. The discussion on the bill was con-
tnucd from two o'clock until II o'clock at
night, and was altogether the most spirited
debate yet had, all the leading men Of the
house participating in it, and bringing out
more debating talent than has been cxhibited
here for years. Finally, at Ii O'Clock p.
NJ, the house came to a vote, when the bill
Was passed by yeas and nays as .ol,oAs.
Yeas-Alen of Madison, Babcock, Ben.
nett. Boal, Brown Of Knox. Cline, Court
ney, Day, Diggins, Dunlap. Foss, Foster,
Grove, Hackney, Henry, Henderson. ilils,
Johns, Lawrence. Lee, Little, Logan,
Lovejoy, Lyman Mcclure McClun, Nc.
Claim, Moulton, Parks Of Logan, Parks Of
Will Patton, pinckncy, Richmond Of
Cook, Rblct,, Rice, Sargent, Strswn, Sui
Ivan, Swan. Trapp, Waters, Wheeler
AZ.
Eays--Alsn Of Williamson, Bradford.
Brown Of Scott, earLorn, Gray, Gregg,
Heath, Higbee, Hinch, Hosmer, Hopkins,
Holiday. Kinney, Martini Mcdaniel Morri.
son. Preston, Pursley Rawlings, Richmond
Of Montgomery, Richmond Of Schuyler,
Sans, Seehorn, Tanner, Trapp, Walker
so.
The house then adjourned.
THURSDAY, JAN 10.
.st.ate--The proceedings OF the Senate
are unusually devoid Of interest. The only
oct passed of general character in the
morning was one directing the Secretary Of
State to distribute with the laws TO tho
counties adopting Township organization q
completion OF the laws, OH that subject, with
notes, forms, &c, prepared by - Of
Lake county, the expense TO be paid out Of
the public Treasury.
In the afternoon, the House bill for ti,a rs.
lief Of Jeremiah Strawn was taken up and
passed. The bill directs new title papers to
be made out for certain canal lands pur.
chased some years ago by Mr.. S., the deeds
for which have been lost
An act was parsed allowing the Chicago
and Rock Island X. r. Co., to increase their
capital stock. ....
So the Senate bill to encourage the for,ns.
tion Of county agricultural societies. It il
the counterpart Ola bill on the same subject
introduced in the House.
Several bills were introduced TO amend tho
general Banking Law so as to regulate the
circulation offoreign bank bills in the State
and ordered to be printed. There is q dis
position in both Houses to enact some strin.
! gent law on the subject but there is great
difference Of opinion and difficulty in settling
on the details. Adjourned.
House. MIR. Babcock, from the committee
on finance, to whom had been re erred claims
/ for damages arising out Of the construction
ofthe Canal, submittrd report on the sub.
Ject, accompanied oya Dill.
The committee say there ia a large mass Of
claims Of this character on Ale, accompanied
with volumnous evidence, quite beyond the
capacity of the committee TO examine at q
single session Of the legislature They are
inclined to think TINT some of them at least
may be founded in justice. They therefore
report bill, constituting the Judges of the
supreme court commission, to examine all
these claims and decide upon them, and re-
port the result to the legislature. The bill
was read twice and ref,rel to the commit
tee on the judiciary,
Mr. Allen, OF Madison, from the commit.
tee on game, reported bill prohibiting per-
sons from out the St;te from killing game
within the State at any season. Referred.
Mr. Rawlings reported bill to erect
monument to the memory Of A. G. Cald.
we'll Referred.
Large number Of new bills introduced and
referred, but will be noticed when finally
acted on. ."...
In tie afternoon, the special order being
Mr.. Lov.oy's bill ito expenga,e the State
Library" or 10 remove the legal disability Of
coorcd persons to give evidence in our
courts, was laid over for one week on &C.
count of the indispostion Of Mr.. Loveoy.
Mr. Strswn introduced bill to establish
live stock fair grounds, which was read
twi and referred. The object Of the bill is
to establish a fair, say on one day in each
month, where all persons can bring all such
cattle they may wish to sell to meet buyers.
Mr. Strawn also introduced bill to vacatc
certain alley in the town ofOttawa. (Vacatcs
the alley in Block 69, States Addition, and
gives the ground to the adjoining 'ot owners,
on condition that they open Oh alley on tho
east side Of the same block)
No other business of general Importance.
Adjourned.
WELL SAip-Mr. Keith Of South Carolina
speaking in Congress upon know nothing.
ism said:
It a fusion--an amagamation OF all thu
isms. It's deep philosophy is deep discon.
tent; and whatever there is about tits wrong.