The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-01-31
IlllnOis Legislatures
tVednesday, Jan. 81.

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Ssaate.-After presentations Of petitions,
&c spirited debate arose on bill to i'm
cornorate the Oquawka and Chicago Rail-
road Company. The debate had reference
chiefly to the location of the depots in |
Oauawka. The bill was finally recommt-
ted.
4 bill was passed "to allow Jeremiah
Crotty 10 collect tolls" 1--WE believe on /
BRIDGE he has built across the canal and /
slough at Seneca !.
Mr. Judd, instruc;ng the Judiciary commit
tee to report bill! to protect the general as !
sembly from molcstat'on, &c. Che bill is
aimed at the boys and other petty piiferers
about Springfield that hang around the two
houses while the members are absent)
After the introduction OF about dozen Of !
local bills, the Senate adjourned.
Uouse.-A large number of bills intro
duced, among them one
By NJ. Goudp, to repea! the school law.
By MIR. Moulton-to amend the revenue
and estray law.
By Mr. Pinclkney-to distribute the school
fund in counties where raised.
The bill to create the new county Of
Holmes was passed.
A proposition to authorize collectors to
receive bills of Illinois banks was laid on
the table by 43 against II.
The following Senate bills were ordered to
a third reading:
An act to change the time of holding
terms of Supreme Court.
An act authorizing change Of venue from
LaSallc to Livingston county.
An act to build Il court room and library
for the Supreme Court at Ottawa.
An act to legalize the corporation CT the
town Of Pontiac.
An act to extend and amend the charter
of the LaSalIe county Mutual Insurance
Company.
An ac. to incorporate the Ia Sale bridge
and Ferry Company
An act to lega.iZe 10 per cent. as rate OF
interest by agreement; of parties.
1Au,sidy, jan. ..
.Senate-A debate occurred on the bill to
extend the jurisdiction Of justices of the
peace in Peoria county in cases OF replcyiu
to $500. The ball passed.
The bill to incorporate the Ottawa Manu-
featuring Company, and build dd IN across
the Illinois river was passed.
Mr.. Martins bill to repeal the b bmestcad
exemption law was laid on the table,
Mr.. Cooks bill in relation to the rights Of
married women was passed
The Senate took up the bill "to perfect the
laws OF Illinois, TO increase thc ply of the
iudg.s) and disclosed it to Adjournment.
Uvuse.-About fifty new bills Introduced,
among them one by Mr. BaLiorinb "to ena-
be certain school trustees 10 borrow money,
and an act to incorporate Mendoza College.
The following, among many other bills
3 were passed:
An act to relocate 4 portion Of the State
road from Ottawa to DanvIle.
An act to incorporate the LaSa!.e and
Peru Gas Light and Coke Company.
The bill so 10 amend the General banking
law. as to make county, city and other cor
poraiion bonds lesa! basis for banking,
was lost
Fridly, jan 90.
Senate.-Mcssrs Gillespie, Judd, Under
wood, Fuller ana Henderson, were announced
as the committee on the part OF the Senate
to visit the pcu.tcntlary-
The bill TO prevent foreign drovers from
pas;uIing their cattle on the pra'ries oil tins
State was s. amended as to refer only 20
Washington county, and passed.
Mr. Cook introduced bill TO regulate the
practice fjp the Circuit Courts OF LaSalIe,
Boone, VIII and Bureau Counties, which
was read twice and referred TO the Judiciary
committee.
: \ long debate arose on Ill! 10 incorpo-
rate the Alton Insurance Company, the OBJ
lection to the bill being that il conferred
j. mixing powers
T. Senate then resolved itsc.F into Com
mites If the Whole, and proceeded Mr.
Cook. of !. Sale, IN the ChaIr) to consider
Vlc OH 10 MAJ -Tr-aariailous, to, State and
Agricultural Societies Ine bal provIurs
10 appropriatos annuity thrse thousand dol
lars to the State Agricultural Society, and
one hundred dollars PER ahhIal 10 caCh
County Agricultural SDcieiy. AT: o'i.s
pie offered au amendment, TO the .nsS' Liza |
County Societies shall receive two 'uh9red
dollars per annum. NJ. Post also |. -st ! tac
adoption Of the amendment, and spo. c ~
favor OF the bill. The COMMITTEE rose, .c-
ported progress.
After disDosing of a number of local bills,
the Senate adjourned over 10 , o clock Mon
day.
Hue-Thc creator portion Of the mora
ing session was taken UP IN discussing res
olution intended to hurry up the report OF
the committee on elections n the two con
, tested election cases. The resolution was
finally laid on the table.
The following bills, local hcreabouts, were
! introduced by Mr.. Baldwin:
An act TO incorporate the Big Ncrmillion
I Coal company Third reading. . ..
! An act TO incorporate the Diamond Coal
I Mining Company. Banks and incorpora-
] tons.
/ The bill to incorporate the Starved Rock
Manufacturing compan. was rejected.
! The Senate bill authorizing the building
of a bridge across the Illinois river at Peru,
was ordered to 4 third reading.
The act to establish state road from OF
tawa to Dwight was amended and ordered
to be engrossed.
The afternoon session of the House was
spent in discussing a resolution TO adjourn
over until Monday, which finally prevailed.
Hoaidy Jan. %.
.Senate.-Ihe bin to extend aid to county
agricultural societies, being the first bust
ness in order, was postponed until Friday,
the object being to procure fuller house.
4 bill was passed providing Tor the APP
pointment of conseryators OF the estates OF
confirmed drunkarns and amending chapter
80 of the Revised Statutes. A number OF
petitions, new bills, &c, were introduced and
referred
House-Mr Preston rose to explain the
cause of the delay Of report from the COM
mittee on elections. MIR. Logan has resigned
as chairman of that committee, and since
his own appointment several members OF
the committee had been absent.
Mr.. MOuiton, from the committee Oh edu
cation, reported new school law, cutting
down the old law four sections in length,
and amending it in many particulars. The
bill was ordered to be printed
The Senate bill to amend the interest law
was so amended as to allow persons to con-
tract for ten per cent. but having the legal
rate at per cent, and this shape the bill
was ordered to third reading. Zoo.
Mr.. Bool. the committee appointed at the
last session to visit the institutions at Jack
: sonvile, submitted report, 5000 copies OF
which were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Dougherty introduced joint resolu-
|; ton to provide for amending the constitu-