The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-02-10
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE.


OF our legislature for the past week, as re-
! ported in the daily papers, we find little Il
Iexlract, that our readers VIII be interested
lin.
The senate judiciary committee on Sat
urday reported in favor Of the passage o
the bill TO repeal the Law of the last sas
sion requiring township officers to puohsl
annual statements of their accounts. Tn,
cry for the repeal is said 10 come manly
from Egypt and other thin!y settled por
tons of the state, but in most Of the coun
ties the law II regarded as a good one
though pa doubt in the first attempt las
spring to conform 10 it, there was good
deal Of awarkness. With proper forms It
make the reports Ineligible as well a.
brief, their publication would Involve lii
tie labor and expense and serve an exec
lent purpose
The senate on Friday confirmed all OF
Gov. Culloms appointments made after
the adjournment two years ago. including
the present board Of canal commissioners
Mr.. Litter OF Sangamon has bill be-
fore the house Tor another vote of the peo.
pie on an appropriation OF $4,000 to
complete the state house.
The bill, introduced by the same member,
to consolidate the supreme court at Spring.
field is understood to have been favorably
considered Ivy the House Judiciary Com
mittee, but the enthusiasm among the
Sprlngiieldcrs IL said to have cooled down
considerably on the discovery that if the
consolidation is decided on, enough north.
ern and southern members to constitute n
large majority Will vote to have the court
held at Chicago instead of Springfield
Among the numerous new bills intro
duced during the week We notice the fol-
lowing, on Monday, by Senator Duncan:
Bill providing that in every suit at law
on contract which has been only partly
performed the plaintiff shall recover so
much as SAID part performance shall be
reasonably worth at the contract price, il
any, over and above such damage rs the
shall have sustained by reason
of such pnrt performance; and if there
shall be no contract price, then so much as
such part performance shall be reasonably
worth over and above all such damages,
and IN all such cases when such damages
shall exceed the value OF such part per
formance the defendant shall recover such
excess.
The house on Friday agreed 20 the sen
ate resolution asking congress TO repeal a
certain law of congress providing that non
residents Of o state may have causes re-
moved from the state to the federal courts.
The house on Tuesday also agreed to the
senate resolution for joint committee to
investigate the big bridge at st, Louis The
complaint Is that passengers on certain
including those belonging TO the
Wabash or Jay Gould system, pay but 10
cents 70 cross the St. Louis bridge while
hose Oh other roads are charged % cents,
case Of wicked extortion and unjust dis
But the House, on the same day, voted
Town the senate resolution In favor of the |
sherman bill In congress TO extend the
period for whisky to lie IN bond
There Is every indication that the one
cading, exciting subject Of the session
Will BE- the high license question. ltcame
~ IN the house on Thursday on the report
II the license committee against the Fuller
ill to fix the minimum of liquor licenses
n the state at $500. Fuller jumped to his
Get and protested vigorously against the
'has,y" report Of the committee, and made
, motion that MS bill he printed. 4 hot
ieba,e followed, but on coming to II vote
he high license party triumphed, the bill
beng ordered printed by 90 to 40; 90 re-
oublicans and 30 democrats votet for the |
printing and So democrats and republi. !
cans against II. The vote, however, is not
regarded Is a complete test.
IN the senate Winnings hill To laS eX-
press and railroad companies was referred |
70 the revenue committee, which Is regard. |
"a a. favorable Senator Morris's bill to |
repeal the state military code was reported
lpon unlayorably.
Gov Culloiu on tuesday sent his resig.
nation to Secretary Of State Dement,, who
1t once notified 1t. Governor Hamilton of
he tact. Al II n the 1T. Governor ap- /
,eared before the senate and announced |
hat he had received from The secretary of |
state certified copy Of GOV. Cullom's re.
,igna'inn. Mr. Hamilton then addressed !
he senate. His remarks were touching /
.ui viuuucel M. Merritt introduced ties
Itunuial resolutions relative la The retire
uent OF It, COY. limilton from the sen.
tie, and remarks thereon were made by |
Senators Merritt. Archer, Lsn,ng and
Hunt The resolutions were adopted by a
unanimous rising vote. The senate then
Idjourncd. The lieutenant governor pro-
eeded 10 The executive Office, where he