To warrants to William C. Greenup, To warrants to Thomas B. Hickman, To warrants to James M. Morse, in To warrants to Winslow Pilcher and To warrants to James C. King and To warrants to A. & H. Lee, in part To warrants to Aikin Evans, in full for five days services in hiring To warrants to Gatewood & Oliver, 200 00 300 00 48 00 40 16 47 50 500 00 276 32 200 00 1000 00 12.50 5 00 100 00 Oct. 29. To warrants to William Linn, in part for sash, flooring and other plank, purchased at St. Louis for the State House, 3. To warrants to Harrison Thompson, Total amount, STATE OF ILLINOIS, AUDITOR'S OFFICE, LEVI DAVIS, 1150 00 60 00 $7116 25 Auditor Public Accounts. Which together with the report therein refered to was read, and On motion of Mr. Maxwell, Laid upon the table and 200 copies thereof, ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Borough, The communication from the late Treasurer, and his accompanying report heretofore laid upon the table were taken up, Whereupon, Mr. Borough moved that said communication and report be laid upon the table, and 200 copies thereof be printed for the use of the Senate. Mr. Whiteside of Monroe moved that 2000 copies be printed, which was not agreed to. Mr. Thomas moved that 500 copies be printed, Which was decided in the negative. The question then recurring upon Mr. Borough's motion, It was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Hamlin, Resolved That the committee on the judiciary be instructed to enquire into the expediency of passing an act for the purpose of legalizing the acknowledgments of deeds to lands in this state where the same have been made in other states, in conformity with the laws of the state where such deed is made. A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Prickett their clerk. "Mr. SPEAKER: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives have concurred with them in the adoption of the resolution from the Senate, appointing this day at 2 o'clock P. M. for the election of a Senator to the Congress of the United States." And he withdrew. The Bill entitled "An act to provide for receiving a distributive share of the surplus revenue of the United States," Was read the second time, Whereupon, Mr. Gatewood moved that said bill be laid upon the table, and 100 copies thercof printed for the use of the Senate, Which was not agreed to. On motion of Mr. Maxwell, Ordered, That said bill be committed to a committee of the Whole, and made the order of the day for to-morrow. The Bill entitled "An act to authorize Thomas Reynolds and Elisha Seymour to build a toll bridge across the Kaskaskia river, at Farmington in the county of St. Clair." Was read the second time, and On motion of Mr. Murray, Refered to a select committee. Ordered, That Messrs. Murray, Whiteside of Monroe and Vance be that committee. Mr. Gatewood moved the adoption of the following resolutions, viz: Resolved, That the committee on internal improvement be instructed to enquire into expediency of improving the navigation of the Saline river, and also the protection of the river bank at Shawneetown. Resolved, That the said committee be instructed to inquire into the expediency of constructing at the expense of the State in part or entirely, a rail road from Shawneetown by way of Equality, Frankfort, Nashville, Lebanon and Edwardsville to Alton and making the same a part of a system of internal improvement for the State. On motion of Mr. Bond, The said resolutions were refered to a committee of the whole and made the order of the day for Monday next. Mr. Bond moved the adoption of the following resolu Resolved, That the Public Printer be required to printcopies of the Journals of this Senate, and that the Secretary certify the same to said printer forthwith. On motion of Mr. Thomas, Said resolution was laid on the table. On motion of Mr Pruyne, Resolved, That a committce be appointed on Canals and Canal Lands and be added to the standing committees. A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Prickett their Clerk. Mr. SPEAKER: I am directed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that they have concurred with the Senate in the adoption of the resolution from the Senate in relation to the adoption of the joint rules of the two Houses of the General Assembly for the government of the two Houses of the pres ent session. On motion of Mr. Maxwell, Resolved, That the Public Printer be required to print the Auditor and Treasurer's reports, together in pamphlet formOn motion The Senate adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M. 2 o'clock P. M. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Prickett their clerk. Mr. SPEAKER, I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives are now ready to receive them in the Hall of the House, and proceed to the election of a Senator to the Congress of the United States. And he withdrew. Whereupon, The Honorable the Senate, proceeded by Mr. Speaker, repaired to the Representatives' Hall, and then both branches G of the General Assembly proceeded to elect viva voce a Senator in the Congress of the United States, for six years from and after the 4th day of March next. When the vote stood thus: "Thomas C. Brown, "Archibald Williams, Those voting for Richard M. Young, are, Messrs. Allen of Greene, Browning, Butler, Hackelton, Hacker, Hamlin, Maxwell, McLaughlin, Mitchell, Murray, Owen, Parrish, Pruyne, Ross, Turney, and Whiteside of Monroe, of the Senate. Messrs. Able, Aldrich, Atwater, Ball, Cloud, Davis, Dollins, Dougherty, Douglass, Edmonston, English, Galbreath, Happy, Harris, Lane, Leary, Logan, McMurtry, Minshall, Moore of St. Clair, Morton, Murphy of Perry, Naper, Nowlin, Odam, Pace, Paullen, Ralston, Rawalt, Richardson, Shield, Smith of Madison, Stuntz, Thompson, Turney, Voris, Walker of Morgan, Wheeler, Witt and Mr. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Those voting for Samuel McRoberts, are, Messrs. Borough, Craig, Herndon, Noel, Parker, Stadden, Vance and Wood, of the Senate. Messrs. Barnett, Bentley, Courtright, Crain, French, Green of St. Clair, Huey, Hunt, Linder, Lyons, Madden, Marrs, Minor, Murphy of Vermilion, O'Neil, Reddick, Scarborough, Walker of Cook, Webb and Whitten, of the House of Representatives. Those voting for Thomas C. Brown, are, Messrs. Lane, Mills and O'Rear, of the Senate. Messrs. Carpenter, Diarman, Enloe, Lagow, McCown, McClernand and Wood, of the House of Representatives. Those voting for Archibald Williams, are, Messrs. Bond, Edwards, 'Fletcher, Gatewood, Servant, Thomas and Wight, of the Senate. Messrs. Charles, Craig, Cullom, Dawson, Dubois, Dunbar, Edwards, Hardin, Hogan, Lincoln, McCormick, Stone, Stuart and Wilson, of the House of Representatives. Those voting for William Lee D. Ewing, are, Messrs. Allen of Macon, Davidson, Reilly, Warren and Whiteside of Pope, of the Senate. |