The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-02-12

lowest responsible bid, made a majority and
minority report. The former censures the
Secretary, and the latter acquits him Of all
blame. The subject was laid on the table.
The Senate spent most OF the days session
in discussing bill providing for the removal
of the county seat of Whiteside county. 1t
was passed.
The Senate then took up and discussed
until adjournment, without coming to
vote, the bill of Mr.. Underwood, providing
that every debtor, being the head of a fami-
ly, shall have exempt from forced sale under
execution, besides necessary wearing appa-
rel, $500 worth of personal property, suita-
BILE to his condition in life, &c. The ad-
journment of the Senate was precipita:ed by
an alarm of fire, which is noticed below.
In the House, the Senate bill for extending
the time for the collection of taxes in the
township organization counties was discuss
ed at some length, amended so as to give the
county collectors time until the LIST OF Aug
to make their returns, except in Cook and
De Kalb counties, and finally passed-5s
to II.
| An animated discussion next arose on .
motion to request the Senate to return the
apper,ionment bill to the Honse on account
Of some informalty, in the midst Of which
the cry of FIRE in the Senate chamber was
raised. The House instantly adjourned.-
The fire had originated in a stove under the
| Speakers stand. 1t had got between the
| wall and the lath, near the ceiling 1t was
extinguished before much damage vas done
On re-sssembling, the House took up and
passed the following Senate bills: To amend
the practice in the Supreme Court. To
amend the law OF 1851 for geological sur
vey of the State.
Mr.. Stephenson, from the select commit
tee to whom it was referred, reported back
! the bill to establish a system Of specie pay
| ing banks, accompanied with a So stilu;e
! Pending the motion on concurring in the
substitute, the House adjourned.
Fri9ay, FEB IA motor to correct the
Journal in relation to the message from the
/ House announ ling the passage OF the appor-
tionmcnt bill, caused a two hours discus
sion, and ending with the appointment Of 4
committee to report the facts.
Mr.. kuykendail laid before the Senate
! letter from Gov. Matte on, which was read
| we give it else wherel
The Senate refused 10 take up the House
amendments to the bill to extend the time
| fo- collecting taxes.
! A bill to prohibit granting licenses to s I'll
/ liquor except on petition Of certain number
Of freehslders, was made the special order
for Friday, 11th.
4 long discussion new followed on a mo-
ton Of Mr. Martin to reconsider the vote on
| Higby's substitute for his political resolu-
! tons adopted On Wednesday. The me ton
! prevailed, and the resolutions made the spe-
cial order for Monday.
! After passing several local bills, the Sc
nate adjourned.
! In the House, among the petitions pre-
/ scented, was large number for prohibltory
liquor law.
/ An animated discussion occurred on mo-
ton to reject bill introduced by Mr. Hurl-
but "to facilitate the collection of debts and
amend the interest laws" The bill was Ia
bed
The following bills were reported from the
Judiciary Committee, and laid on the table :
To repair and keep in order the dyke OPP
posite St. Louis, and the road leading
thereto.
To extend the jurisdiction of County
Courts
To regulate the practice in this State.
Il substitute bill giving docket foes of 81
per case to Supreme judges, was reported.
The House refused to order it TO 3 third
reading.
Various appropriation bills for the new
penitentiary and for the institutions at Jack
sonville were ordered to q third reading, and
made the order FOR next Tuesday. Several
/ Other i'm pertant bills were discussed al some
length and ordered TO 4 third reading. We
shall note then when they pass. Adjourned.
| Saturday, Feb. 5.-ihe Senate spent
most Of the day in discussing another mo-
ton to take up the House amendments to
the bill to suspend the collection Of taxes.
! The motion again failed. A few unimpor-
tant bills were passed, and adjourned.
| In the House, long and angry discussion
arose on a bill reported from the finance
committee, providing for the appointment Of
an agent to reside in New York City, CIV.
B. Fonday is named as the agent,) at 81, 900
| year, to attend 10 the transfer and paying
of the interest on our State debt. II ap
/ pears that this business is now transacted by
Wall st. financiers, at cost to the State Of
$1,000, half Of which could be saved by
passing this bill 1t was finally recon-
United.
Mr. Davis, of Montgomery, presented a
series of political resolutions, which were
made the order for Monday.
The Senate bill to establish the new coun-
ty of Douglas, out of Part Of Coles, &C., was
passed.
Bills on their third reading were now
taken up and about forty disposed Of. They
were nearly all Of purely local character
Adjourned.
Monday, Feb THE Senate met at two
o'clock and Immediately took up the special
order, which was the political resolutions OF
Mr. Martin. As three Democratic members
were absent on account of sickness, the re-
publcans succeeded in amending and
distorting the resolutions SO that neither
party was willing to father them, and the
whole business was finally laid on the table,
and the Senate adjourned.
In the House, the various committees re-
ported number Of bills, which were gener-
ally ordered to be engrossed Among them
was one appropriating $500 to the State
horticultural Society; another to protect
small birds, such as doves, knocking birds,
: geological survey Of the State, was laid up
on the table.
The Governor returned to the House as
approved number Of bills among which
were the following:
Act to authorize the Courts in this State
to hold over in cases where capital trials are
pending.
Act TO establish the Goth Judicial Cir
cult.
The bill to suspend the collection of the
two mill tax was discussed at some length
and finally voted down by 50 ayes to SO
noes.
The House next took up the bill appro-
priating 1922, 900 for the completion of the
penitentiarY at Joliet. motion was made