The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-01-24
Illinois Legislature.

m;ttee. reported back the bill providing that
INSANITY in husband or wife for two years
without lucid intervals, shall be regarded as
sufficient cause for divorce, recommending
its rejection. A lengthy debate followed,
in which Messrs. Cook, King, Kendall, Rose,
Judd and others opposed the bill, Bryan
aud Martin supported it. The bill was laid
on the table by vote of 10 to 2. In the
afternoon new bills were introduced. oae
by Mr.. Parks providing for the building of
a new penitentiary, to be located within two
miles Of Joliet The following bills were
/ passed
( \ bill to amend Chap. 60 of Revised Stat
/ utes, entitled Landlord and Tenant. The
/ bill provides to extend the landlord tine
of lem, and gives him additional security Tor
the payment of his rent
A bill to amend Chap. II OF Revised Stat
utes. entitled Judgments and Executions.
! Among other things, this bill provides that
notice Of Sheriff. sales shall be published
| in a weekly newspaper in the county IN
which the property is located.
A bill 10 authorize the building OF bridge
over the Illinois River al Peru.
A bill to appoint Commissioners, ana ap-
propriate SIG 900 to build Supreme court
Room at Ottawa.
This appropriation is not intended, as
the last Republican represents, as IN aiu oil
| new court house for our county, out con-
! templates an independent bniidinS ior inc
use Of the Supreme Court alone. Inc bill
passed the Senate unanimous VI
| Xouse.-Thc morning session was chi'iiy
! taken up ia reporting back from committees
large number OF bills, which were Geher-
! ally ordered to be engrosscd. We shall no
;ice them on their. final passage.
! The afternoon was again spent IN inc
I itical discussion which arose ont OF the
motion TO prin. the Governors inaugural
address. The speakers this afternoon were
Logan Gin continuation, Kelsey, Mouton,
Denis, and Ingersoll the last speaker mo-
wing, instead OF 10000 copies, 10 print 10
copies, being one for each member. The
debate is again TO be continued, to morrow
71ursdoy, Jan. 10.
Sonatc.-Biiis were introduced making
appropriations, (as two years ago. in aid of
the state and county agricultural societies.
Mr.. Underwood, from the judiciary COM
mittee, reported bill, the object Of which
is to Increase the Saliries OF the supreme
and circuit judges, without violating the
constitution. |; requires the circuit judg :.
Ia report each year to the supreme c1u,t all
the mperfcetious and incous's srcics they
discover in the laws, with suggestions tor
amendment tho supreme judges to revise
. the whole, and report TO the legislature.
/ For this service, the supreme judges are TO
have $500 a yea, and the circuit judges
$500 each. The hi! was made the special
order for o'clock TO morrow. i bil was
pass to l'ga lie judge Puppies s.atut :,
I an to buy luUD copies al S each ard lhen
( after acting on a number Of local bills, the
senate adjourned.
Housc.-A large number of local bills
acted upon. Ne Senate bill, which among
other things, requires a!.c...is sales, TO be
published IN some weekly newspaper, was
ordered to DO encrossed.
4 bill was introduced, and referred to
increase the pay, and lcHcthen the term to
four years OF county surveyors
In tie afternoon the inaugural message
was continued with much bitterness until
6 o'clock, when the house adjourned.
Frday jim. 1G.
Senate Nj Cook introduced bill to
provide fer change Of venduc in County
Courts in Lasailc and Livingston counties.
Read three times and pas ei. (Wo have
seen no synopsis os this bill.)
Mr.. Parks introduced bill for the pro;cc-
ton Of religious ASSEMBLIES, Camp meetings
referee.
homestead exemption .w, which alter some
debate, was referred.
After tho passage Of some local Ills IL,
senate adjourned.
Xolee-A ,argc part Of the morning was
tax, n up as usual with the presentation o
petitions, introduction AMI reference Of new
Us and reports OF committees. A III ] &c
no-t,d fin The committee on the judiciary
prcnosing to "a justices Of the peace
shfiesffiei An? .h Gs2?.fiiiia.tta 1ls IL
finally referred 10 = select comm''.ce' ave
In the afternoon. after tIoi'roIreiion, -
Sir. Logan, Of bill 20 Greats tie ner
, county Of SUMMIT, and lis reference, III,
discussion on the motion TO piiEt tue !usG
gural address Of Cog. Bisse.l vas r suuiet
and continued NATL night.
.ed'ur, oy. J,a. II.
.ceRGte.-AmoTg shout forty ii Is report.
= frsrn standing committees was one 20 aiiov
the Central Railroad Company to incseas
its capital stock to an amount equal TO tn
cost Of the road and bill! to prohibi
: persons not residents Of the state, from
keeping a drove Of cattle, over three days q
time in any county of the state. Nriihs
!, bill was acted upon.
i The bill to incorporate the State Horticul
: tural Society, was passed.
So the bill to issue county orders to juror
. instead Of jurors certificates.
= In the Uouss large number of bills report
: ed from standing committees and ordered
= be engrossed
|. On motion of Mr. Arnold, the report {
the commissioners on canal aims vas RI
= ferred 10 the conImitte on canal and cans
= land. and SO much as embraced the opinio
n Of the judges on the claims, was ordered
= be printed.
:, 4 bill was passed to amend n. &C. to RI
: gulate Insurance Companies.
r Mr. Logan made al Intellectual effort
% instruc. the education committee to reps,
!, an act TO repeal the present school law an
: to prepare substitute for the same.
=. About 80 new bills were then introduce
y and referred, when tia House adjourned I
=. 2 o'clock.
N In the afternoon, the discussion on ii
: inaugural address was renewed, and conti'
re ued until 10 O'Clock at night, when the pr
ID vious question WAS moved and SUBSTANCES
lie but it was agreed not to take the vote unit
| Tuesday, when Isany members at the tin
ot absent woGld be preseat and bave an oppo;
to tunity TO vote,
he lNeRday, Jan. 10.
c. .Senate-Mr Watson introduced bill
create n new county out of parts of Chan
paign and Coles, 10 be called douglas
T. county. Referred. y spirited debate aros
y. on bill to Incorporate the German Muiu
Aid and Gymnastic Society Of Quincy. Sc
al eral members attempted to ridicule the soc
ly ETY., which excited the indignation of Il
It loversof the "soft accent" !,
h. In the House, Mr.. Sloan introduced re
oution, which was adopted, calling for r.
port in relation to the geological surve,
l. The rest OF the forenoon was taken up
IA routine business.
In the afternoon, cngrossed bills were t
ken up On thsr final passage, and the to
70 lowing, among many others passed:
a. Ind, Of H. c