The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-03-03
VOL. XXVI---NO 90.

PETIT JURORS I'd Week.
Henry Gatiss Ser. Geo Hardy
Amos Sheppard NJ b CaIkins
WIN Dana Barney O'Nel
James Ruger Cbas Delan1 ..r
"ood Asa lloldridge
Ephraim Palmer n White ..sra
ohsw AIonzo Spinh
franklin Culver Jas Hastings
moore Horace Graves
Jas A Ballard Chas Hal;eck
Ieter Donievy Vim B Cotton
Nathan AppIebeo Wm Nef
COUNTY CouRT-Seyt. Term.
Benz Couriwright John b Luc. .....
SAINT Orau Isaac Ogden
Geo Zeal VIM II Cummns
p " Hoxio james Pritcbard
5 II keeler SPM Macey
James Ball Edwin Reed
lawson scott Emmons Divirc
" n j Simmons James II Rate.
y Clark Oscar II Head
IauIch Murp.ey W l. Dunavan
Jahe' LarAIn Asa Durham
Hazsn Hayward Ii " Cowan
Sup. Baldwin introduced the following
preamble and resolutions, which were sdopt.
ed:
WHEREAs il has become the practice of
the Legislature Of the State of Illinois TO
ie9islate almost exclusively for private inter.
e'ts, in violation Of the plain provisions of
! NE constitutional practice partial, unjust
ard subyers.ve OF ;he plaIne.t principles of
I equal rights. on which AL free governments
should DE founded, and leading inevitably
/ 10 bribery aAd corruption Of the members Of
: t.-c Legislature therefore ..
/ L.%)IreI, That our delegation in the next
/ Legislature be requested to use all houorabl,
means TO stop this growing and fearful evil
( TO oVq1se al legislation creatin. monopolies
and s.hcial privileges and to enact only
such laws as are general in their character
and applicable alike to all the people.
Sup. Rogers from the special committee.
lconsisting Of Rogers, Washburuc aud Hisc.I
u Whom wcre referred certain preambles and
resolutions r., ,rring 70 The state Of the eoun.
try. reported 4 certain resolution. for which
Sup. Washburne reported the following sub,
stI;utc:
That, N the judgment Of this Board, it j.
The duty Of the present Congress so TO rcgu-
late, ard. il necessary. modify the laws re-
iatirg to The duies on foreign imports, and
the excise on home industry, as t. avoid an
, unjust discrimination between different clase-
amount o. reycuuc to- nee: the necessary
expenditures Of the government and to rc.
duce the public debt.
On TIE question Of adopting tais subsli-
:a.e. The yeas and nays were taken, as fol-
lows:
Geas-Baldvin, Chase. Dickson, Fleming,
jackson. Kline, ki.tier, Mcintyre, Mattocks,
tfcc, SpiCeF, SOlne, Stevenson. IrDwbr dte,
lcES. N.sh1uru and WI,kins-l7.
NaEs-G. ". Armstrong. J. W. Armstrong,
Ashley Brown Clark. CJsgrove, Galloway,
Green, Hi.e. Pool and Rogers-ll.
Sup. Rogers. from same committee, report
ea the following resolutions, and moved its.
adoption:
Iaat the freedman. IS lie now appears re-
teelnei from tie chain aad ash, vet menac ced
By his late master with q threatened vss.al-
age hardly less intoler.ble ;han his former
sesY.tude, Is warranted in looking to the gov
ernmeut which lie contributed SO largely 10
sustain, ~ his his natural. protector and
To which Sup. Ilise oTs,ed the following
amendment:
Fror.d-f that nothing herein shall be so
construed a. - demand The right Of suffrage
for The negro - the south.
On shs question OF adopting the amend.
aleLt lAe yeas and Hays we're taken as fol
lows:
Yea.-G. ". Arns'rons J. ". Armstrong,
Clark, Galloway, Green, His. and Pool.
Aays-Ashlry, Brown, Chase, Co.grove,
Dickson, Fleming, jacobson, Kline, Kistler,
Mclntyre, IajtJck., Price, Rogers, Soule,
rrowbri45e, WicL,, WaS-butu, and Wilkins
Is
Tie question recurring on the resolution,
il was ad0pted-ycas Il, nays CLARK and
Galloway rosIng 20, IL addition TO the yeas
above.
Sup. Rogers, from same committee, report
ed the follJwing resolution:
Ihs; We most earnestly disapprofe Of tho
issue of any moro bonds by the Secretary Of
the Tre..ury cxcmp. from state and munich
pal taxation.
Which was adopted.
Sup. Hiso offered the following resolution,
That we approve Of The recent veto Of tho
Freedmen. Bureau BIZ by the President OF
thc [. ), for the reason, among others, that
i; protects the I'rea sury Of the nation from q
large expenditure ut money 50 necessary at
the present time to meet our public obliga.
tons
Sup. N. Iu;yre moved to amend by striking
out all after the words L" [. S. which amend
mendneIt ilise accepted. On the question
Of adopting the resolution the yeas aud nays
were taken, resuItlng-yeas >, nays ~.
Adjourned to o'clock tomorrow.
Feb "a, 1866.
Sup. Trowbridge, from the pauper con-,