Mr. Kitchell moved to take up a bill for "An act to amend an act approved February 10, 1840, to provide for the settlement of debts and liabilities."

Mr. Webb moved an adjournment: the yeas and nays being called for, It was decided in the negative, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative, are,

Messrs. Able, Barnett, Dougherty, Hankins, Hardin, Henderson, Hicks, Hull, Kitchell, Logan, McClernand, McLean, Menard, Minshall, Murphy of Cook, Oliver, Peck, Phillips, Waters, Webb, Wood, and Mr. Speaker-21.

Those voting in the negative, were,

Messrs. Archer, Bailey, Baldwin, Beall, Bennett, Bentley, Bissell Blackman, Bradford, Brown of Vermilion, Bussy, Canady, Čarpenter, Cavarly, Charles, Courtright, Cox, Crain, Darnielle, Denny, Dodge, Dollins, Drummond, Edwards, Emmerson, English, Francis, Froman, Funk, Gillespie, Gridley, Humphrey, Kelly, Kitchell, Leary, Laughlin, Lester, McClurken, McDonald, McGinnis, Marshall, Moore, Munsell, Murphy of Perry, Odam, Ormsbee, Parsons, Phelps, Prentice, Reynolds, Ross, Scott, Shepley, Thornton, Threlkeld, Troy, Trumbull, Turney, West, Wheeler, Wilson, and Woodson-62.

When,

On motion of Mr. Trumbull,

The House adjourned until 2 o'clock.

TWO O'CLOCK, P. M.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

Bill for "An act to amend An act approved February 1st, 1840 to provide for the settlement of debts and liabilities;"" was read the second time, when

Mr. Dougherty moved to commit the same to the Committee on Internal Improvements; which was not agreed to, by yeas and nays, as follows: Those voting in the affirmative, are,

Messrs. Able, Archer, Bailey, Beall, Bennett, Bradford, Brown of Vermilion, Canady, Charles, Cox, Crain, Cunningham, Darnielle, Denny, Dougherty, Drummond, Dunlap, Edwards, Emmerson, Francis, Froman, Funk, Gridley, Hardin, Henderson, Hull, Kelly, Leary, Lincoln, Logan, McLean, Menard, Minshall, Murphy of Cook, Peck, Phelps, Phillips, Reynolds, Thornton, Threlkeld, Troy, and West-42.

Those voting in the negative, are,

Messrs. Baldwin, Barnett, Bentley, Bissell, Blackman, Bussy, Carpenter, Cavarly, Courtright, Dodge, Dollins, English, Gillespie, Hankins, Hicks, Humphrey, Kitchell, Laughlin, Lester, McClernand, McClurken, McDonald, McGinnis, Marshall, Moore, Munsell, Murphy of Perry, Odam, Oliver, Ormsbee, Parsons, Prentice, Ross, Scott, Shepley, Trumbull, Turney, Waters, Wheeler, White, Wilson, Woodson, Wood, and Mr. Speaker-44.

Mr. Trumbull moved to amend the bill by adding the following sections:

"SEC. 2. It shall be the duty of the Governor to appoint an agent to whom the Board of Public Works shall forthwith deliver all books, vouch

ers, and papers of every kind and description pertaining to their office, and all property of every kind and description in their possession, or under their control, which belongs to the State.

"SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of said agent to take the charge, and preserve from waste and destruction, all and every species of property delivered to him as aforesaid, until otherwise provided by law; and all engineers, agents, superintendents, clerks, assistants, or other officer or officers now in the employment of the Board of Public Works, or any member thereof, are hereby discharged, and all laws, or parts of laws, providing for their compensation, be, and the same are hereby, repealed." Mr. Hardin moved to amend the proposed amendment by adding the following section:

"SEC. -· Be it further enacted, That the act entitled "An act to establish and maintain a general system of internal improvements," approved February, 1837, and all acts supplemental or amendatory thereto, be, and the same are hereby, repealed; Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall be construed to deny the obligation of the State to pay all debts legally contracted under said laws by the officers of this State;" Which last proposed amendment, was,

On motion of Mr. Trumbull,

Laid on the table, by yeas and nays, as follows, viz:

Those voting in the affirmative, are,

Messrs. Able, Barnett, Beall, Bentley, Bissell, Blackman, Bradford, Brown of Vermilion, Bussy, Canady, Cavarly, Courtright, Crain, Darnielle, Dodge, Dougherty, Drummond, Dunlap, Edwards, Froman, Funk, Gillespie, Hankins, Hicks, Humphrey, Kelly, Kitchell, Laughlin, Leary, Lester, Logan, McClernand, McClurken, McDonald, McGinnis, Marshall, Moore, Murphy of Cook, Murphy of Periy, Oliver, Ormsbee, Parsons, Peck, Phelps, Prentice, Scott, Trumbull, Turney, Wheeler, White, Wilson, Wood, and Mr. Speaker-56.

Those voting in the negative, are,

Messrs. Archer, Bailey, Baldwin, Bennett, Carpenter, Charles, Cox, Denny, Dollins, Emmerson, English, Francis, Gridley, Hardin, Henderson, Hull, Lincoln, McLean, Menard, Minshall, Munsell, Odam, Phillips. Reynolds, Ross, Shepley, Thornton, Threlkeld, Troy, Waters, West, and Woodson-31.

When the vote recurring on the amendment proposed by Mr. Trumbull,

It was decided in the affirmative, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Those voting in the affirmative. are,

Messrs. Baldwin, Barnett, Bentley, Bissell, Blackman, Bussy, Carpenter, Cavarly, Courtright, Dodge, Dollins, Dunlap, Edwards, English, Gillespie, Hankins, Hicks, Humphrey, Kelly, Kitchell, Laughlin, Leary, Lesster, McClernand, McClurken, McDonald, McGinnis, Marshall, Minshall, Moore, Munsell, Murphy of Cook, Murphy of Perry, Odam, Ormsbee, Parsons, Peck, Phelps, Prentice, Ross, Scott, Shepley, Threlkeld, Trumbull, Turney, Waters, Wheeler, White, Wilson, Woodson, and Mr. Speaker-51.

Those voting in the negative, are,

Messrs. Able, Archer, Bailey, Beall, Bennett, Bradford, Brown of Vermilion, Canady, Charles, Cox, Crain, Cunningham, Darnielle, Denny,

Dougherty, Drummond, Emmerson, Francis, Froman, Funk, Gridley, Hardin, Henderson, Hull, Lincoln, Logan, McLean, Menard, Oliver, Phillips, Reynolds, Thornton, Troy, West, and Wood-35.

Mr. Hardin moved to amend the bill by adding the following proviso, to wit:

"Provided, however, That the agent hereby authorized to be appointed, shall give bond to the Governor of this State, and his successors in office, in the sum of twenty thousand dollars, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties under this act, and the compensation of such agent shall not exceed dollars for each day he may be bona fide engaged in the service of the State, and said agent shall not have power to appoint other agents without the consent of the Governor;" which proposed amendment Mr. McClernand moved to lay on the table; which was not agreed to, by yeas and nays, as follows:

Those voting in the affirmative, are,

Messrs. Ben ley, Bussy, Carpenter, McClernand, Trumbull, Turney, and Wood-7.

Those voting in the negative, are,

Messrs Able, Archer, Baldwin, Barnett, Beall, Bennett, Bissell, Blackman, Bradford, Brown of Vermilion, Canady, Cavarly, Charles, Courtright, Cox, Crain, Cunningham, Darnielle, Denny, Dodge, Dollins, Dougherty, Drummond, Dunlap, Edwards, Emmerson, English, Francis, Froman, Funk, Gillespie, Gridley, Hankins, Hardin, Henderson, Hicks, Hull, Humphrey, Kelly, Kitchell, Laughlin, Leary, Lester, Lincoln, Logan, McClurken, McDonald, McGinnis, McLean, Marshall, Menard, Minshall, Moore, Munsell, Murphy of Cook, Murphy of Perry, Odam, Oliver, Ormsbee, Parsons, Peck, Phelps, Phillips, Prentice, Reynolds, Ross, Scott, Shepley, Thornton, Threlkeld, Troy, Waters, West, Wheeler, White, Wilson, Woodson, and Mr. Speaker,-78.

Mr. Dougherty moved to amend the amendment by striking out "twenty thousand," in the proviso, and inserting "two hundred thousand." A message from the Senate, by Mr. Berry, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: I am directed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives, that they have unanimously adopted the following preamble and resolution, viz:

"Inasmuch as it has been represented that the State of Illinois would, at this session of the Legislature, repudiate her contracts, although fairly entered into, and be unwilling, as well as unable, to pay the interest on her loans, therefore,

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, That we consider all contracts made in pursuance of law by our agents, when the consideration has been received, as valid and binding upon the people of the State of Illinois, and that common honesty and the honor of the State, demand a strict and punctual fulfilment on our part in every particular, as we should expect and require the same of individuals or corporations with whom contracts may have been nade;

In the adoption of which they ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives.

The House then adjourned.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1840.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Denny presented the petition of Nathaniel Sanburn, praying for the right of minors to sell lands; which was on his motion, read and referred to a select committee.

Ordered, That Messrs. Denny, Ross and Thornton be said committee. Mr. F. A. Olds, Representative from Macoupin county appeared, was qualified and took his scat.

Mr. Peck from the select committee to which was referred the petition of Samuel Hoard, reported a bill for an act "to extend the time of taking an enumeration of the inhabitants of this State," which was read a first time, and

Ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. Murphy of Cook,

The rule of the House was dispensed with, and the bill now read a sccond time by its title, and

On motion of Mr. Peck,

Amended by striking out "20th day of December" in last line, and inserting "1st day of January," when the bill was

Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

On motion of Mr. Gridley,

Resolved, That a joint select committee of three on the part of the House of Representatives, and two on the part of the Senate, be appointed to investigate the official acts and doings of the Board of Public Works, and report as early as practicable.

Ordered, That Messrs. Gridley, Charles, and Hicks be the committee on the part of the House, and that the Clerk be directed to inform the Senate of the passage thereof, and ask their concurrence therein.

On motion of Mr. Ormsbee,

The following preamble and resolution was adopted.

Whereas, an act of the Legislature of this State, authorizing an appropriation for the completion and furnishing of the State House at Spring. field, approved January 12th, 1839, requires that all orders of the treasury issued in favor of the State House Commissioners shall be deposited by them in the State Bank.

And whereas, the said Commissioners by the same act are required to make orders or checks on said Bank (to the amount of said orders so deposited) in favor of "all persons to whom money may be due." Therefore Be it resolved, That the said Commissioners without delay, furnish this House with a statement of the aggregate amount of all orders and checks by them made in conformity to said act upon said Bank, and accompany said statement with a list of the names of all persons, in favor of whom said orders and checks have been made, and the items of consideration for which the same were given with the verifying vouchers.

On motion of Mr. Hardin,

Resolved, That the Governor be requested to inform this House at what time the first instalment of ten thousand pounds sterling due by Messrs. Wright & Co., under the contract made with them by the Hon. R. M. Young, for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Fund, was received by the said R. M. Young.

Also, where has said sum of money been deposited since it was received, if with banks, what banks? and if with brokers, what brokers?

Also, what amount of premiums, exchange and interest have been received by the said agents on said first instalment.

Also, whether said first instalment of ten thousand pounds sterling, and the interest, exchange and premiums, which have been received from the same have ever been paid to the Canal Commissioners; and if not, the reasons why the same has not been done.

Also, whether the agents of the State who had the charge of said sum of money, refused to pay over the same to the Canal Commissioners when requested by them, and if so, the reasons for refusing so to do; and

Also, the reason why said sum of money was not placed at the disposal of the Canal Commissioners as soon as the same was received.

Resolved, That if the agent or agents appointed by the Governor have not communicated to him the information above desired, that he be requested to send a copy of these resolutions to the Hon. R. M. Young, and the Hon. John Reynolds, (agents appointed to negotiate a loan for the Illinois and Michigan Canal,) with instructions to them to answer the same. Mr. Dodge offered for adoption the following resolution:

Resolved, That the select committee appointed to examine into the conduct of the Internal Improvement Commissioners have power to send for papers and persons, and examine all witnesses on oath; which was

On motion of Mr. Hardin,

Laid on the table.

A nessage from the Senate, by Mr. Richardson, a Senator:

Mr. Speaker: I am directed by the Senate to inform the House of Representatives, that they have concurred with them in the adoption of a resolution, having for its object the raising of a joint select committee to investigate the frauds alledged to have been committed at the recent elections in this State, and report thereon; and have appointed Messrs. Ralston, Davidson and Richardson the committee on their part.

They have also adopted the following resolution, in the adoption of which they ask the concurrence of the House.

Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, That a joint select committee of five, two on the part of the Senate, and three on the part of the House be appointed, whose duty it shall be to prepare and report a memorial to Congress in favor of establishing a Marine Hospital at the City of Cairo, in the county of Alexander, in the State of Illinois, and have appointed Messrs, Hacker and Baker the committee on the part of the Senate.

The House adjourned until 2 o'clock.

TWO O'CLOCK, p. m.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

The bill for "An act to amend an act, approved February 1st, 1840," to provide for the settlement of debts and liabilities, again coming up for consideration.

Mr. Woodson moyed to amend the original bill by substituting the following: