The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-02-24
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURES.

lLLlNUlo LEU1oLhl OnI'
| Another week has passed, and still but two
| bills has thus far passed the senate and two
in the house, although G34 bills have been in.
troduced, of which 207 are senate and APT
| house bills.
Senator Kehoe's bill to hold all city cleo
tions in the state on the Cd Tuesday in April,
instead of on different days in different cities,
as at present, passed the senate on Wednes-
day.
Senator Kedzle's resolution to instruct our
Representatives in Congress to vote in favor of
a law for the free coinage of silver has been
adopted.
The penltentlary committee, that visited
Joliet last week to look INTO the management
of that retormatory institution, think they
have found the scent of :" mice" or two ana
ask for power to send for persons and papers
with view to making a thorough investiga.
ton. The request has been granted.
Schutrs house bill to submit to vote OF
the people the question OF borrowing $780,,
900 to finish the state house was ordered to a
third reading on Friday.
The senate special committee on revenue
on Monday submitted long report arguing
in favor of adopting the Pennsylvania system
of taxa,ion-,hat is, of levying no tax on real
ana personal property for state purposes, but
to rely for state revenue on tax on corpora
tons, peddlers', dealers and brokers' licenses
sc. Tie report was recommitted.
Robert Lincoln having declined the ap
pontmcnt as one of the railroad commission
ers, Gov. Oglesby sent to the senate on Tues
day the names of John M. Oberly, VIM. N
Smith, and George NJ, Bogue, who were du
| ly confirmed
reading TO purchase marble statues OF Stephen
A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln to orna
ment the state house grounds.
Crooker's bill for the protection Of fish and
propagation, was ordered to third reading
in the house on Wednesday.
The state printer Lusk is in trouble. He
took the work at rat rates aud is obliged &c
them scarce, is wholly unable to keep up
The Governor has appointed Magec as expert
to watch him, and Magee is said to be man
after Lusks own heart, SO that he has no feal
Of not making money out Of his job, if he car
only manage to keep up with the work
The senate bill to appropriate $5l ,45S from
the state treasury to complete the Coppera:
Creek dam was taken up in the senate or
Thursday and passed.
The house on Thursday passed its first bill
being short one to so amend the crimlna
law that persons hereafter convicted of lar
ceny, if the property stolen is worth less thar
$l5, shall be punished by Imprisonment il
the county Jail, not to exceed one year.
A bill was also passed IN reference to thu
rights of married women living apart from
their husbands, enabling them to sue thei
husbands for reasonable maintenance, &c.
The house adjourned after but short SEES
sion on Thursday in honor OF one G. Wash
ington. On the motion to adjourn on that &C
count being made, MI Heron said;
he nau always noticeu lhat TIC ooaiu v
supervisors of Bureau county, il IN session, ad
journed over this day by reason of its being thu
birthday OF George Washington. | recollec
a short time ago that The Stock Journal re
ported an animal belonging to Lippncott BY
the name of G.. Washington. l would like t
Inquire of some gentleman as to who this gen
tleman Is; whether he is alive or dead; wheth
er he is any person who has done any favor
for us, or done anything to make our nation
II he be the one | think he is, the one wht
was first in peace, first in war, and ought tc
be first in the hearts of his countrymen,
move that we adjourn.
/ The motion prevailed.