The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-02-28
Illinois Legislature.


iSenate-Mr. Cook, by unanimous consent
obtained leave to introduce bill to change |
the time of holding the Circuit Court in
La Sale county, and on his motion the bill
was read three times and passed. There
was but a small attendance of Senators in
the morning, and little besides purely local
business was done.
In the afternoon long debate occurred on
bill to charter the st. Louis & Cincinnati
Railroad Company, which was finally pass
ed. A resolution was passed instructing
our senator's in Congress against change
Of the naturalization laws-yeas 81, hayes
2. The act to incorporate the La Sale insu-
rance Company passed. So an act to ex-
tend the jurisdiction of the officers of the
towns Of Oswego and Newark, in Kendall
County.
House-The House spent most of the day
in fight over the superintendent bill. Az
ter some preliminary business in the morn
ing, resolutions being in order, Mr.. Sloan
offered one that the appOrtionment bill be
no taken up, and moved the previous ques
ton. Various efforts were made to stave
off vote, but the resolution was finally car
ried. Mr. Arnold then moved to amend the
bill by striking out all Of the enactins
clause and inserting bill OF his own. Lost.
Various other amendments voted down, and
the bill ordered to third reading. Mr..
Sloan then offered resolution, authorizing
the speaker to call up any bill of public
importance on the calender out of its or
der and place it on its passage; and on this
resolution demanded the previous question.
Another protracted effort on the part Of the
republicans to stave off vote, but the reso-
luton finally passed, and the House ad-
journed.
In the afternoon the Speaker at once Sc
lected from the calendar the apportionment
bill and put it upon its passage. An amend
ment in reference to certain towns in Cook
County was offered and adopted. The qass-
ton then recurring on the passage Of the
bill, long and protracted struggle took
place, the opponents striving to stave off
vote and its friends urging final vote. At
length a vote was reached, and the bill pass
eds TO SO. Bills on their third reading
were then taken up, and with II any others
purely local: the bill from the senate to
change the time of holding circuit court in
La Sale County was passed.
In the evening, the act making appropria-
ton of $4,000 a year for two years to the
State Agricultural Society was passed. So
the act to build new penitentiary, which
had been amended in the senate, with doz-
en- local bills.
Tuesday, Feb Il.
.Senate-The Governor sent in his nomi-
nation Of VIM. Ii. Hernden, Miles s. Henry
and Thomas Quick as bank commissioners,
and they were confirmed by the senate.
The morning business of the senate was un-
important. In the afternoon the apporton-
ment bill from the house was taken up, and
after long debate and many efforts to
amend it, was ordered to third reading.
Two important measures have passed in re-
lation to the State debt-one, an act to fund
the interest accrued ard imp id on the state
Indebtedness, the other to amend the act to
provide for reducing the State debt. The
first makes the interest bonds principal az
ter the year 1860, drawing interest from
that date. The object is to permit the Ex-
ecutive to call these in as rapidly as the con-
dition of the treasury Will justify.
The other bill allows the Executive to ap-
ply any surplus funds in the treasury, arts
ing from the two mill tax, to the purchase
Of the State Indebtedness.
Uouse-A long struggle occurred on mo-
ton amend the journal of yesterday, to
strike from the journal portions of a protest
entered by republican members against the
passage Of the apportionment, on the ground
that they contained unjust reflections on the
Speaker. The republicans STAYED off vote
by keeping up run Of parliamentary tao
tics until an adjournment was carried.
In the afternoon and evening all sorts Of
bills were rushed through with railroad
speed, entirely too numerous to mention.
Among them were:
An act to amend the general banking
law, and 10 facilitate the winding up Of
banks going into liquidation. ~.
An encourage County Agricultural
Societies.
An act to establish and maintain State
Normal University.
An act to incorporate the city of Morris.
Wednes 10y, Feb. 10.
SsHate-After some unmporiant business,
the apportionment bill was again taken up
Mr.. Cook again protested against the spirit
as well as the provisions Of the bill he
deemed it subversive Of the very principles
of a republican and representative govern
ment. After some further debate. the vote
was taken and the bill passed-13 ayes to 9
hayes The afternoon and evening sessions
were mostly taken up in passing the appro-
priation bills. The appropriation to carry
out the geological survey, by granting . Ger
tain amount per annum, was defeated. Mr..
Cook and nine other Senators put a protest
upon the journal against the apportionment
bill. joint resolution was adopted that
supper for the Senators be provided at an
oyster saloon at the expense of the Speaker
of the House and shortly after the resolu-
ton was returned from the House with an
amendment that like supper be provided
for the members of the House at the ex-
pense Of the speaker of the Senate. Amend
ment not concurred in.
Mr.. Henderson moved that the senator
f~o L. T.,II L. al h.
the chair for whistling in the senate cham
Der while the senate was in session.
At the request of the chair Mr.. Judd
stood solemnly forth
And Mr.. Carlin who was in the chair, pro-
ceeded to reprimand him in the most humor
Gus and amusing manner.
At q late hour, after passing large num-
Der of bills, generally local, the senate ad
journed.
HOuse-Another war of tactics occurred
on a resolution introduced by Mr.. Eustace,
proposing to declare the seat of Mr.. Shallen-
berger vacant 1t appears the republicans
in caucus had counted noses, and thought
the thing was o. X. Two democrats had
gone home, and Judge Sloan was confined
to his room by sickness. Mr. Wyche had
voted against the majority report, which de-
clared Shallenbarger entitled to a seat, and
they reckoned on him. Mr.. Shallenbarger
couldn't vote under the rules, it being
matter in which he was directly interested
So, taking the vote on the majority report
in the contested case as a basis, and exclud.
ing Shallenbarger and the absent members,
they reasonably put down the vote on the
resolution at 81 to 35-sutficient to carry it.
They failed, however, in counting on the
vote Of Mr.. Wyche, and the democrats car
ried an adjournment.
Had the Republicans succeeded in ousting
Shallenbarger, it was their intention to in
troduce resolutions against Senator Douglas
Pending this controversy, message was
received from the Governor announcing that