A message from the Senate, by Mr. Moore, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have concurred with the House of Representatives, in the passage of a bill, entitled "An act to confer certain rights on Mary Ann Hick and the heirs at law of William Hick, deceased;" they ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives. Mr. Higgins presented the petition of sixty-four citizens of Pike county, praying an amendment of the license law; which, without reading, was, on his motion, referred to the committee on Finance. Mr. Morris from the committee on the Judiciary, to which was referred a bill for "An act in relation to attachments," reported the same back, with an amendment as a substitute; which was read and concurred in, and the bill as amended, Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. Mr. Hick, from the committee on Banks and Corporations, to which was referred a bill for " An act to repeal the fifteenth chapter of the Revised Statutes," reported the same back, and recommended its rejection. Mr. Johnston moved to lay the bill on the table; which was not agreed to, by yeas and nays, on the demand of Messrs. Linder and Huffman, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Messrs. Bailey of Brown, Bailey of Fulton, Barber, Boyakin, Bragg, Cantrill, Casey, Caswell, Chapman, Cockle, Cunningham, Eads, Ela, Epperson, Erwin, Fry, Glenn, Glover, Grubb, Hansford, Harrington, Harpole, Hart, Hick, Higgins, Hodges, Johnston, Kinney, Long, McDowell, Marshall, Martin, Miller, Morris, Morton, O'Conner, Omelveny, Ozburn, Peirson, Prevo, Reynolds, Robeson of Woodford, Rutledge, StanJey, Seehorn, Shumway, Stokes, Swing, Thomas of Bureau, Turner, Wallace, White and Mr. Speaker.—53. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Archer, Austin, Bailey of Rock Island, Blakeman, Boyle, Brown, Buckley, Campbell, Constant, Creel, Cross, Cummings, Curts, Dana, Davis, Dawson, Enloe, Everett, Funkhouser, Gilmore, Griffith, Hayes, Huffman, Janney, Kretsinger, Linder, Little of Fulton, Lukins, McConnel, McLain, Mann, Miner, Morrison of Hancock, Morrison of Monroe, Randolph, Remann, Robb, Robinson of Menard, Stark, Starkweather, Sherman, Skinner, Slocumb, Smith, Stickney, Stookey, Tappan, Thomas of Morgan, Tucker, Underwood, Wardlaw, Watson, Wilcox, Williams, Williamson, Wright and Wynne.-57. On motion, The House adjourned until two o'clock, P. M. Two O'CLOCK, P. M. House met pursuant to adjournment. On motion of Mr. Griffith, The rule was dispensed with, and leave given him to submit the following resolution; which was read, viz: Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That the joint committee on apportionment be and they are hereby requested and instructed to report a bill apportioning the representation of the several coun'ics of this State upon the basis of six thousand for a representative, and eighteen thousand for a senator, varying in both cases us necessity may require in small fractions. Mr. Johnston moved to amend said resolution by striking out "eighteen" and inserting twenty-four." On motion of Mr. Boyakin, A call of the House was ordered; when it appeared that the following members were absent: Messrs. Bragg, Constant, Curts, Fry, Harrington, Kretsinger, Logan of Sangamon, McConnel, Morris, Morrison of Hancock, Morton, O'Conner, Robeson of Woodford, Stark, Seehorn, Sherman, Stickney, Skinner, Turner, Tucker and Williamson. Mr. Huffman moved to dispense with the further proceedings under the call; which was not agreed to. Pending the call, Mr. Blakeman, on leave, submitted the following resolution; which was read and adopted, viz: Resolved, That the committee on the militia be, and they are hereby requested to inquire into the situation of the State arms now in the penitentiary; also, if it is not necessary to make some further provision by law, for the safe keeping of the said arms; and that the Warden of the penitentiary be requested to lay before the said committee any information he may have in his possession relative to said arms. Mr. Morton, on leave, introduced the following resolution; which was read and adopted, viz: Resolved, That the committee on Finance be instructed to inquire into the propriety of changing the law in reference to distributing the laws and journals, so as to require the Secretary to let that job to the lowest responsible bidders, and that they report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Shumway, on leave, submitted the following resolution; which was read. Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That our Representatives in Congress be requested, and our Senators instructed, to vote for a proposition to amend the United States Constitution in such a manner as to change the tenure by which the Judges of the United States hold their offices, so that hereafter they hold them for a limited period, and not for life. Resolved, That the Governor furnish to each of our members in Congress a copy of this resolution. Mr. Hayes moved to lay said resolution on the table; which was decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, on the demand of Messrs. Linder and Shumway, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Messrs. Everett, Hayes, Stookey, Thomas of Morgan, Tucker and Wilcox.-6. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Archer, Austin, Bailey of Brown, Bailey of Fulton, Bailey of Rock Island, Barber, Blakeman, Boyakin, Boyle, Bragg, Brown, Buck. ley, Campbell, Cantrill, Casey, Caswell, Chapman, Cockle, Constant, Creel, Cross, Cummings, Cunningham, Curts, Dana, Davis, Dawson, Eads, Eddy, Ela, Enloe, Epperson, Erwin, Funkhouser, Glenn, Gilmore, Griffith, Grubb, Hansford, Harrington, Harpole, Hart, Hick, Higgins, Hodges, Huffman, Janney, Johnston, Kinney, Kretsinger, Linder, Little of Fulton, Little of Will, Long, Lukins, McConnel, McDowell, McLain, Mann, Marshall, Martin, Miller, Miner, Morris, Morrison of Monroe, Morton, O'Conner, Omelveny, Ozburn, Peirson, Prevo, Randolph, Remann, Reynolds, Robb, Robeson of Woodford, Robinson of Menard, Rutledge, Stanley, Stark weather, Seehorn, Shumway, Skinner, Slocumb, Smith, Stickney, Stokes, Swing, Tappan, Thomas of Bureau, Underwood, Wallace, Wardlaw, Watson, White, Williams, Williamson, Wright, Wynne and Mr. Speaker.-100. The question was taken on the adoption of the resolution, and decided in the affirmative, by yeas and nays, on the demand of Messrs. Linder and Stark weather, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Messrs. Archer, Austin, Bailey of Brown, Bailey of Fulton, Bailey of Rock Island, Barber, Blakeman, Boyakin, Boyle, Bragg, Brown, Buckley, Campbell, Cantrill, Casey, Caswell, Chapman, Cockle, Constant, Creel, Cross, Cummings, Cunningham, Curts, Dana, Davis, Dawson, Eads, Ela, Enloe, Epperson, Erwin, Funkhouser, Gleun, Gilmore, Glover, Griffith, Grubb, Hansford, Harrington, Harpole, Hart, Hayes, Higgins, Hodges, Huffman, Janney, Johnston, Kinney, Kretsinger, Linder, Little of Fulton, Little of Will, Long, Lukins, McConnell, McDowell, McLain, Mann, Marshall, Martin, Miller, Miner, Morris, Morrison of Monroe, Morton, O'Conner, Omelveny, Ozburn, Peirson, Prevo, Randolph, Remann, Reynolds, Robeson of Woodford, Robinson of Menard, Rutledge, Stanley, Starkweather, Seehorn, Shumway, Skinner, Slocumb, Stickney, Stokes, Swing, Tappan, Thomas of Bureau, Turner, Wallace, Wardlaw, Watson, White, Williams, Williamson, Wright Wynne and Mr. Speaker.—98. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Eddy, Everett, Smith, Stookey, Thomas of Morgan, Tucker and Wilcox.-7. On motion of Mr. Brown, Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. Mr. Morris moved to lay on the table the amendment proposed by Mr. Johnston to the resolution submitted by Mr. Grillith. Mr. McDowell moved to lay the resolution and proposed amendment on the table. Mr. Morton called for a division of the question. The question recurring on the motion made by Mr. Morris, to lay the proposed amendment on the table, it was decided in the affirmative. The question was then taken on the motion made by Mr. McDowell, and decided in the negative, by yeas and nays, on the demand of Messrs. Kretsinger, and Robeson of Woodford, as follows: Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Messrs. Archer, Austin, Bailey of Fulton, Blakeman, Brown, Casey, Caswell, Cockle, Constant, Cunningham, Davis, Dawson, Enloe, Epperson, Fry, Giubb, Hayes, Hick, Hodges, Huffinan, Johnston, Kinney, McDowell, Mann, Martin, Morrison of Hancock, Morrison of Monroe, Omelveny, Ozburn, Prevo, Reynolds, Robeson of Woodford, Stickney, Stookey, Tappan, Thomas of Morgan, Underwood, Watson, Wilcox, Williams, Williamson and Mr. Speaker.-41. Those who voted in the negative, are, Messrs. Bailey of Brown, Bailey of Rock Island, Barber, Boy akin, Boyle, Bragg, Buckley, Campbell, Cantrill, Chapman, Creel, Cross, Cummings, Curts, Dana, Eads, Eddy, Ela, Erwin, Funkhouser, Glenn, Gilmore, Glover, Griffith, Hansford, Harrington, Hart, Higgins, Janney, Kretsinger, Linder, Little of Fulton, Little of Will, Long, Lukins, McConnel, McLain, Marshall, Miller, Miner, Morris, Morton, O'Conner, Peirson, Randolph, Remann, Robb, Robinson of Menard, Rutledge, Stanley, Starkweather, Seehorn, Shumway, Skinner, Slocumb, Smith, Stokes, Swing, Thomas of Bureau, Tucker, Turner, Wallace, Wardlaw, Watson, White, Wright and Wynne.-67. Mr. Bailey of Brown, moved to strike out "six thousand" and insert "six thousand six hundred and sixty-six." Mr. Reynolds moved to insert eight thousand. On motion of Mr. Lider, The proposed amendments were laid on the table. Mr. Little of Fulton, moved to amend by striking out all after the word "concurring" and inserting the following in lieu thereof: "That it is the sense of this House, that the joint committee, to which was referred the joint resolution in relation to the apportionment for members of the General Asesmbly, the said committee act according to the resolution now before them as the standard for such apportionment, varying above or below twenty thousand for a Senator, and eight thousand for a Representative, as in their decision shall be deemed proper in the disposal of the fractions." Mr. Funkhouser moved to postpone the further consideration of the resolution and amendment until tomorrow morning ten o'clock; which was not agreed to. On motion of Mr. Morris, The further consideration of the resolution and proposed amendment was postponed untill to-morrow morning, at ten o'clock. On motion of Mr. Reynolds, The rule was dispensed with, and leave given him to submit the following resolution; which was read, and adopted, viz: Resolved, That the Hall of the House be appropriated from four o'clock, this evening, for an exhibition and examination of the pupils of the Illinois Deaf and Dumb Asylum, before the members of the General Assembly; that the Hall shall be occupied by the members of the House and Senate, and ladies who may accompany them, and that the Hall be used for the same purpose to-morrow, from four o'clock, P. M., and that citizens and strangers be permitted to occupy the Hall and attend said exhibition and examination. On motion of Mr. Martin, Leave of absence was granted to Mr. D'Wolf for five days. On motion, The House adjourned until ten o'clock, to-morrow morning. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1847. House met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Barger. Mr. O'Connor presented the petition of sundry citizens of Bureau county, praying for the formation of a new county therein named; which, without reading was, on his motion, referred to the committee on Counties. Mr. Gilmore presented the petition of Harley Ives, praying for a charter to keep a ferry across the Mississippi river, at New Boston, in Mercer county, Illinois; which, without reading, was, on his motion, referred to the committee on State Roads. Mr. Epperson presented the remonstrance of four hundred and twenty-nine legal voters of the county of Bureau against any division of said county; which, without reading, was, on his motion, referred to the committee on Counties. Mr. O'Conner presented the petition cf four hundred and twenty citizens of La Salle county, praying for the formation of a new county therein named; which, without reading, was, on his motion, referred to the committee on Counties. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Moore, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed bills, herewith presented for the concurrence of the House of Representatives, entitled "An act relative to the guardians of non-resident minor heirs;" "An act fixing the standard weight of coal;" "An act to lay out a State road in the counties of Du Page and Kane;" "An act to amend the 7th section of the 89th chapter of the Revised Statutes;" and "An act to amend chapter sixteen of the Revised Statutes of this State." The Senate have concurred with the House of Representatives, in the passage of a bill, entitled "An act to amend an act in relation to the State Library." On motion of Mr. Robb, Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Robinson of Menard for five days. The House resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted yesterday by Mr. Griffith, relative to the apportionment of representation in the General Assembly. The question recurring on the amendment proposed by Mr. Little of Fulton. On motion of Mr. Morris, A call of the House was ordered; when it appeared that Messrs. Buckley, Casey, Eddy, Johnston, Logan of Sangamon, and Stark, were absent. On motion of Mr. Shumway, Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. |