The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1863-02-07
Illinois Legislature.

1t IS apparent nall the business absolutely
necessary has scarcely been touched. The
legislature will not prolong the session
beyond the 40 days, but instead Of adjour-
ming then sine die, resolution is pending
to take o recess to June.
The two-thiIds Iule III the house, for the
repeal of which the republicans threatened
TO break up the legislature in row, has
been restored.
Mr. Fuller. of Chicago, is urging the pas
sage of bill through the house, and may
possibly succeed. to compel the people to
pay the taxes levied to meet the interest on
the public debt. in gold and silver There
is gold enough in the treasury to pay the
interest on our bonds held in Europe for
two OF three years to come. If our home
capitalists can pay their debts to the peo-
pie in greenbacks, why is it not right for
the people to pay their debts to the capt.
talists in greenbacks?
The house passed bill last week, dis
missing Gov Yates board of army audit
ors, and appointing John Moore, II. P.
Tansey, and c. II. Lanphier new board.
1t is made their duty to audit all claims
against the state arising out of the prose-
cution of the war, to settle with the Gene
raj Government for war expenditures by
the state, and to look after the health Of
our soldiers, see that the wounded, paroled
or discharged are furnished with transport
tation home, &c.
The Senate has passed a bill to incorpo-
rate the Chicago Post Company" The
object is to change simple partnership
into corporation, so that if the publica-
ton of the Chicago Post proves bad spe-
culation, the owners will not be called upon
to foot up for losses out ct their private
means beyond the assets of the printing
establishment II is the dodge by which
bankers make money. A man worth a
million pnts 500, 900 into a bank, issues
$500, 900, loans it out, clears 100000 in a
year or two, then smashes the bank and
! lets the creditors take the assets. If the
system is far for bankers it Is for publish
| ers. 1t takes as much capital, and the
risk is as great, to run a daily paper as a
bank. The Chicago Trtt.o.e Is thus incor-
porated-why not the Post? The journal,
al Springfield, also asks Cor charter-we
think Of applying too
The Senate has passed unanimously
and doubtless the house will pass if it gets
to it, q bill submitting to the people an
amendment to the constitution abrogating
the two mill tax.
The McAllister 4 Ste6bins bond claim
has for the fGrtieth time received Its quie'
tus The house took the bill out of III,
hands OF the committee on claims and laIG
i. Oh the table Indignantly.
very stringent bill. introduced severa
weeks ago, by Dir. Green, to enforce tn:
constitutional provision against the irnnli
grafton OF negroes into the State, s.i.
hangs fire in the Senate.
Resolutions pro;est.a. against tie ju.l.c
of the national government taxing til,
people to pay for manuuitted slaves i,
southern States have passed the Senate.
Mr. Haiues, a republican member from
Lake CO, has been attempting 10 max,
political capital by introducing bill t,
appropriate $50 OOO 10 beautify the grounds
dc. around the grave Of Stephen A. Doug
las. The House has voted in favor OF 4,
appropriation OF s.. $40 towards building
monument TO Douglas, which is probabi
all the appropriation that wiz be voted a
this session on the subject
A bill has passed the Senate to increas
the salary Of County Clerks. We do no
learn the nature Of its provisions
The Congressional apportionment bill
has met with reverse. The joint CON
nit,ee of the two houses made repor,
bu. had neglected 10 submit it TO t.Ie pol
uclans. So without nearing it read III
House laid 1t on the table Thsreat tn
committee took umbrase and asked to b
discharged, which was granted. So tn
business rests for the present in the mouse
Possibly the Senate may patch up til
bill and pass it. when it may be reache
IN the House, or may not.
The I'LL to postpone the time for CO
. !
refer TO Cook county, and in that snap
passed both houses
The house, on Wednesday, after Ion
/, and sharp debate, finally passed bill I
enforce due respect in this State to tn
t writ OF hsbeas corpus. 1t compels a
t grand Juries 10 enquire whether the WI
5 has been disobeyed in their vicinage. ar
imposes heavy penalties on judges for dis
, regarding it. The republicans oppose
1 the bill at every stage, at one time eve
2 vacating their seats and leaving the bous
! without quorum to prevent its passing
: bill appropria.Ing 100000 to con
+ p'ete the Penitentiary on the present pla
r passed both houses on Tuesday. bu, @
Wednesday a movement was made to r
peal the bill, and at last occounts the pen
Tertiary committee was fighting over it,
e Inc two houses, a week or two ago, it
II recollected, had ordered some IL, 900 c.
il pies OF Gov. Yates Message to be be pril
a ell. The order has been rescinded on II
e representation Of the public printer til
ir the State hasn't paper enough to print Il
required number. The contract to supp
Of the State with paper was made at a lie
h figure year ago. The recent hea
1T advance in the article has about given ii
x contractor q nonplus
w The Senate, en- Wednesday, passed a b
ne appointing three commissioners with 20
ly er to fix uniform rates of fares and freipI
of on the railroads OF this state, to arran
rk their time tables, &c. TIE bill is a We
Tx important one, and will probably pass t
House and become a law.