The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-02-12
From the Chicago Journal.
Illinois legislature.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 2, 1859.
The Committee Of Finance Of the Senate
directed to enquire into the matter of til
forged Canal checks, which have been fun
ded, met last evening and decided to sen
Tor Gen Thornton, Wtn. Gooding, Jeel Nan
sing ana others, officers attached to the Ca
nal Department ia 1889, and Ezra Sherman
Cashier OF the Branch Bank at Chicago, UP
on which the checks were drawn, as ais
lar books and papers, relating to the sub
ject.
There is myste y hanging over the sub
Ject, Whieh an investigation alone can ciea
| up. lhere appears TO be no idea entertain
ed that the securities in the Bank Depart
ment can be affected, whatever NAV be tn,
result Of the researches Of the Committee
The State is bound by Tie action of it's off
GERS, SO far as the bonds issued upon tn,
fraudulent checks are concerned, its recourse
! ii 1T has aay, being to the parties of whom il
/ received them. This appears to be the le
! gdt opinion entertained and expressed here
/ In the House this morning when the
Journal had been read, on motion of Mr.
! Peck, and by unanimous consent. the spec
isl order-the Apportionment BIll-was
postponed till two o'clock this afternoon
/ with the understanding that it is TO be final.
/ ly dspos of to day.
a ON to create the i"enty Etth Jud;eia'
SfsuI' oG' % Tue GoIt:'ieS oil + rankin " IL
hanson, Saline and Johnson, vas taken up
and passed.
/ On motion Of Mr. Higgins, bill to amend
( the Act OF 1915, establishing the Cook Co
Court was taken up and passed, under sus-
pension Q! the rules, ey vote Of 81 TO 3.
On motion Of Ir. Roosevelt, the rule was
SUSPENDED to allow the con .iarratgu of HauSn
bi,Is on thliG feadiEg. Inc following, amcng
otaeLs' we're passes
Ie antho'lze the county Courts ana
bca!ds OF Supervisors to vsc&ie and re-lo-
cate state ana County roads Ia their discre-
aon ,o;i 10 .-8u,a's inning II FFoIiqss pen
"''1e9 I1- "eoP~sI."e uP''I .'.5'a anus
~ @-'"o!.|s voS,''es q 'it ISace 70
,sa''rac' Ju-'''@' "d-''''s'l'; ee''-," e-ses--
~ r O'tNSs '"a' al 0''1' me- '"e 0o-"'s
'uugs - .A'e'es's"' y CO"sc"I Oi fL''eS'
oNe oi '-c county ou9.'cs' u '"e Ie-ee ma )
pFGstIe.
ht.' h,a~'hs aPP'oI, ''"',o"S 'oF nos al
Ior '"e i"s4h1 "Ss o'1e'e" 10 DC I-i1 On tG7
tao'e anu p''H'eo'
In the Senate this morning, AF. Under
"eoi i"o'e- 20 suspend Iae iu.eS IN oT-et
the osI establishing Z STATE He."En school.
Inc nouoA e'c!'rA -Fe.F u.sa a-sa'on, out
was lost oy vote OF 10 :" 4o-t"o thirds
being required 20 suspend the Tu4es.
Tie hour oi eleven naVlu- arrived, the
sp-cia' osGrI upon ne hoS-e joint reso.G'
NJns re.at.ve - cl.iAS a coE'eL;.On 10
amend tbs constitution w4s taken up. The
question beng upon Their adoption, tie vote
stood as !"..o"S
AiLs.-- -4tas.s. -A-aulS U! Lee, A--4Lne
Of Stephenson, Aqp"nstca. Bes:or, Blodg-
EFT, Cox, u.ler, Houay. Henderson, "G-d,
Nu4 Au'.'a'.r '-HisE''', I'm, IHS, i-'~ii-
mona, I"-eF"ooi, and andcTea-II.
NCs''-- Ho-'' "'!~.'' h1l~ master C0'-
Ky - sYee' hH-rP' = -te-h @Ne -0st-o.
" Cen the NoUAe met At o'clock, the
special Greer was announced to be the Ap-
p''toEneai o.It introduced hg -. -ass!-
son (tEc U"Is -s.ie B.iI,) when w-s taken
a7. Tie Gli Vas read IN full, and then
read ssf tLt','- !oI iac PuEpere OF amendment.
A.F. fvt" moved 10 St.eAe tie wo.Gs
SJuth-N est Chicago from the paragraph
describing tno Second Senatorial D.sIict
Lad oA tAe llt.e, o. motto" o! Nj DIETRICH
--FeS -, ""es -.
hr. f-ato MC'e4 10 stFi~e GU " henl---
nom loLith D'sii!-t. L0@t--tt Is - "o,s
..
= '-lSe number ei ot-es ai-e u;Iei.is
we're oi!ored but tLey were a! tabled Or VOC
ed COM BY Tue DciHoc6-i.c En-J 1rty.
MT. Dctrca 'ueEe4 as "a amendment, an
additional section creating new Town III
IooA cetlty, 10 St called SCUM y eSt Ch'-
cASo-
Nh. MACK claimed that the aEaea4re at
".s 10, N order, for the reason that 1t
vas not german 10 the THE and Objects "i
tEs OAt
SFeaHer Morrison sustained MT Mac"
point, anu id.e- mat 'Le aAt.'-a'o-I vas
10; :" os"er-
AN pINascH 20 RECORD '..!s 1atl' - al, o'H-
CT ahoEs many eE'UE"S~S "V' 'e.0''.e s''sh'
t"si, although tie present speaker Is warm
paFHz-n, ne IS -ctuateo "y A'5A ana con
sCiehtoUe sense VI GUY All" 'h.t ue via
!aihiuiy oi%caaTge taat cUty, even ihoush
even though the interests "i H.S parry may
sui!er theIeoy: All hoi"T 10 ePeaNer MOT
rISon Tor ms many anu CONSCIENTIOUS Hin
ness ana l"'eG. ny
The oi1! vas t.'en read {" '"!i1 time oy lts
'''.e' ana passsa. II - Ho' necessary io'
mt 20 siVe ycG t"e aye" az" Ho'i' as the
vote was S.F'Itty parh%an-v'eTt Democrat
yotIng ior tie e.., ana every htEUo!can
against IL
In TIE SeoAte, TINS afternoon, the special
order was tEe consideration oil me po"i!cai
resolution introduced oy Mf. Martin, and
"h.ch you nave Puo"s"ea-
Air. h'eoee o4eFe" tht 'o'o"'l5 aS Il sao-
sti'u'1, eAlGe"'y - iiuI" i"' 'ne purpose
ei eVauih5 So'e upon MARTIN resolutions
as Tor any thing else
1'os0.tsa' ~ the 'oe"'te' t.'' t1Gass q IiIP-
feSe"'@'''eS Go"ea'Fth' "''$'"L, ln"' '"e p'-
moeracy oi i!'ihoiS' through 'Hc" 'ei'e
'a'I'es IN 'he ueneFai A2se'''lt e"o'I
ana re-anIfh ihe IIAc1EHa'! p.a'iofh', as !o'-
lows;
here 1910" the feso'u"ohs reic'feo TO-
WHICH your reaGers may refer 10 IL 'as!r
convenience, II desirrole,
AeSotfeu I"rMeT, 1 nat .ee foregoing res