Mr. Boyakin, from the select committee to which was referred the communication from the Secretary of State, with an abstract of the vote cast for and against a convention, &c., made a report thereon; which was read, accompanied by the following resolution, viz:

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That a joint select committee of nine on the part of the House, and six on the part of the Senate, be appointed, with instructions to prepare and report a bill for an act to apportion among the several counties of this State their respective number of delegates to attend in convention, to revise, alter or amend the constitution of this State.

On motion of Mr. Denning,

Said resolution was amended, by striking out "nine," and inserting "eighteen;" also, by striking out "six," and inserting "nine."

The resolution, as amended, was then adopted.

Ordered, That Messrs. Boyakin, Denning, Logan of Sangamon, Davis, Skinner, Little of Will, Glover, Cockle, Thomas of Morgan, Fry, Martin, Remaun, Wynne, Pickering, Hendry, Little of Fulton, Kretsinger and Bailey of Rock Island, be the committee on the part of the House.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof, and ask their concurrence therein.

On motion of Mr. Huffman,

Resolved, That the committee on Finance be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the revenue law as to cause the collectors. of the several counties in this State to meet the people at their respective places of voting in the different precincts of the county, for the purp se of receiving the State and county revenue; and that the school fund for each county shall be collected in specie, and paid out in the same.

Mr. McDowell offered for adoption the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the committee on Roads be instructed to inqure into the propriety of so amending the law in relation to roads, approved March 3, 1845, as to provide for the election of supervisors of roads by the people in their respective road districts; and that they be allowed a compensa. tion for their services.

Mr. Higgins moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word "resolved," and inserting the following in lieu thereof, viz:

"That the committee on Roads be required to inquire into the expediency of reporting a bill to allow supervisors of roads proper compensation for their services."

The question being taken on the adoption of the proposed amendment, it was decided in the affirmative.

The resolution was then adopted.

On notion of Mr. Logan of Sangamon,

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary, be instructed to inquire into the expediency of repealing or modifying so much of the first section of the 57th chapter of the Revised Statutes of 1845, to judgments and executions as declares the term "real estate" in said section shall be construed to include all interest of the defendant or any person to his use held or claimed by virtue of any deed, bond, covenant or otherwise for a conveyance or as mortgagee or mortgagor of lands in fee for life or for years."

On motion of Mr. Barber,

Resolved, That the committee on the Penitentiary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of providing by law, for a Chaplain to the Penitentiary.

Mr. Swing offered for adoption the following resolution; which was read. Resolved, That the committee on elections inquire into the expediency of delaying the time for holding the election for delegates to the convention until the first Monday in August next.

On motion of Mr. Cunningham,

Said resolution was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Sims,

Resolved, That the committee on Education be instructed to inquire into the expediency of requiring the school teachers, in the several school. districts to return their schedule on oath, and that they report by bill or otherwise.

Mr. Stokes offered for adoption the following resolution; which was read, viz:

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That the two House of the General Assembly will meet in the hall of House of Representatives on Saturday the 19th inst. for the purpose of electing an Attorney General for the State of Illinois.

On motion of Mr. Morris,

Said resolution was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Turner,

Resolved, That the committee on Education be requested to examine into the expediency of so amending the 72d section of the school law, as to pay the same amount of the School, College and Seminary fund upon each schedule according to the number of days so returned; also the expediency of repealing the 84th and 5th sections of said law.

On motion of Mr. Thomas of Morgan,

Resolved, That the committee on Public Buildings, be instructed to inquire into the propriety of enlarging the room occupied by the Supreme Court, and of finishing the room back of the room occupied by the said court, so that it may be used for a library room, and that said committee report to the House the probable cost of so arranging the said rooms.

On motion of Mr. Sherman,

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That a joint committee, consisting of one on the part of the Senate and two on the part of the House, be appointed, to be styled the "Joint Standing Committee on Change of Names," to whom shall be referred all petitions for that purpose, to be reported in form of a bill including all names so changed, thereby condensing the subject, and avoiding useless expendi

ture.

On motion of Mr. Omelveny,

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of the passage of a law requiring sheriffs to give notice of the sale of real estate, in a newspaper, if any be published in the county in which said real estate may be situated.

Mr. Huffman offered for adoption the following resolution; which was not agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the criminal code of this State as to abolish capital punishment, and substitute solitary confinement in the penitentiary in lieu thereof, and that they report by bill or otherwise.

On motion of Mr. Underwood,

Resolved, That so much of the Governor's message as relates to State banks, be referred to the committee on Banks and Corporations.

Mr. Morris offered for adoption the following resolution, which was read, viz:

Resolved, That the Governor be requested to furnish this House at his earliest convenience, with the following information as nearly as he can ascertain it from accessible sources:

First. The amount of the internal improvement debt;

Second. The amount of the school debt;

Third. The amount of the State House debt;

Fourth. The nature and amount of all other indebtedness of the State exclusive of the canal debt.

On motion of Mr. Pickering,

The resolution was amended by striking out the words "exclusive of” in the fourth clause, and inserting the word "including" in licu thereof. The resolution as amended was then adopted.

Mr. Pickering offered for adoption the following resolution, which was read, viz:

Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That a joint committee consisting of all the licensed lawyers in the House and Senate be appointed for the purpose of examining the revised code of the laws of this State, passed at the last session, and that they report to this House as early as practicable, making a complete correction of all the errors or mistakes, which said committee may be able to discover therein.

Mr. Denning moved to refer the resolution to the committee on the Judiciary; when,

On motion of Mr. Pickering,

The motion of reference was laid on the table.

The question was then taken on the adoption of the resolution, and decided in the affirmative.

Ordered, That Messrs. Reynolds, Thomas of Morgan, Logan of Sangamon, Underwood, McLain, Hays, Omelveny, Buckley, Everett, Bailey of Fulton, Martin, Boyakin, Eddy, Linder, Little of Will, Morris, Stickney, Denning, Janney, Marshall, Little of Fulton, Skinner, Glover, Kretsinger, Chapman, Wallace, and Morrison of Hancock, be that committee on the part of the House.

On motion of Mr. Barber,

Resolved, That the committee on Finance be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the revenue laws as to make the assessment and collection of taxes by election precincts, and the assessor and collector of each precinct elective by the people.

On motion of Mr. Lukins,

Resolved, That the committee on State Roads be instructed to inquire into the expediency of the passage of a law, giving to the county commissioners' court the power to pass laws, regulating the amount of road labor and tax in their respective counties.

Mr. Shumway offered for adoption the following resolution; which was not agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the committee on State Roads inquire into the expediency of so amending the road law, as to require that the road tax assessed upon the lands of non-residents be paid in the same kind of funds, that other taxes are collected in, instead of labor.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Moore, their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform the House of Representatives, that the Senate have passed the accompanying resolution, providing that the committees of the two Houses on Public Roads appoint a joint subcommittee to condense the several bills passed into one act.

The Senate have also passed a bill, entitled, "An act extending the limits of the fifth judicial circuit;"

In which, the Senate ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Marshall offered for adoption the following preamble and resolutions, viz:

WHEREAS, The present charges of physicians for their professional services in many parts of our State, bear no proportion to the reduced prices of labor and produce, and therefore tend materially and unnecesrily to increase the embarrassments of the people; and

WHEREAS, the peculiar circumstances under which their services are required, gives them who are so disposed full opportunity of taking advantage of the necessities of their patients; and the Legislatures of other States having interfered in the regulation of their fees, with the most happy consequences; therefore, that the community may know beforehand with certainty the cost of calling in a physician, and also be protected from the impositions of quacks, sciolists in their profession; therefore,

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary, be instructed to inquire into the propriety of enacting a law regulating the fees of physicians, and prohibiting men who have not the necessary qualifications from practising as such; and that said committee be instructed to report a bill to that effect, if they deem it advisable.

Mr. Wynne moved to amend said resolution by striking out the words "practising as such," and inserting in lieu thereof, the following words: "coercing payment from their customers."

Mr. Higgins moved to lay the whole subject on the table.

On this motion the yeas and Lays were called for by Mr. Marshall and Mr. Johnston; pending which,

The House adjourned until 2 o'clock, P. M.

Two O'CLOCK, P. M.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

On motion of Mr. Johnston,

A call of the House was ordered; and after proceeding therein for some

time,

On motion of Mr. Thomas of Morgan,

Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.

The question pending yesterday afternoon, when the House adjourned, on discharging the committee of the whole House from the further consideration of a bill for "An act to amend ‘An act relative to justices of the peace and constables," approved, March 3, 1815, coming up for consideration, it was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Reynolds,

Said bill was referred to a select committee of five.

Ordered, That Messrs. Reynolds, Long, Erwin, Huffman and Morrison of Hancock, be that committee.

On motion of Mr. Huffman,

The rule was dispensed with, and the bill for "An act to incorporate the Illinois Literary and Historical Society," was read the second time by the title.

On motion of Mr. Martin,

Said bill was referred to the committee on Banks aud Corporations.

On motion of Mr. Huffman,

The rule was dispensed with, and the bill for "An act to incorporate the Flinois Conference Female Academy," was read the second time by the title.

On motion of Mr. Johnston,

Said bill was refered to the committee on Education.

On motion of Mr. Fry,

The rule was dispensed with, and the bill for "An act to transcribe certain records in Greene county," was read a second time by the title. On motion of Mr. Fry,

Said bill was referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Huffman,

The rule was dispensed with, and the bill for "An act to incorporate the Illinois Retreat for the Insane," was read the second time by the title. On motion of Mr. Boyakin,

Said bill was referred to the committee on Banks and Corporations. A bill for "An act to amend the law in relation to the crime of murder, was read the second time.

Mr. Hayes moved to amend said bill by adding the following as an additional section.

"Sec. 6. Any thing in this act contained shall not be considered to render necessary a change in the form of indictment for murder in the form now usual; the accused may be convicted of murder in the first degrec, or of murder in the second degree, or of manslaughter, as the facts of the case may warrant."

Mr. Stickney moved to refer the bill and proposed amendment to a select committee; when,

On motion of Mr. Thomas of Morgan,

The bill and proposed amendment were referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Eddy,

The rule was dispensed with, and the bill for "An act for the relief of the inhabitants of Shawneetown in respect to certain dockets, was read a second time by the title.

On motion of Mr. Eddy,

The bill and petition were referred to the committee on the Judiciary.