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Mr. Mitchell offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to furnish the committees of this House, during the present session, with the necessary stationery and other articles needed by said committees in the performance of their committee work, and that he furnish said articles on the written requisitions of the chairman of each committee, such orders to be approved by the Speaker; and that such chairman be directed, at the end of the session, to return all stationery or other articles so furnished, and not used, to the Secretary of the Senate.

And the resolution was referred to the committee on contingent expenses.

Mr. Baldwin, at five minutes to 1 o'clock P. M., moved that the House adjourn until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.

And the motion prevailed.

FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1882-10 O'CLOCK A. M.

The House met, pursuant to adjournment.

The Speaker in the chair.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hale.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

Mr. Herrington moved that the resolution offered by him yesterday in relation to the Illinois and Michigan canal, be printed for the use of the House.

And the motion prevailed.

The Speaker laid before the House the following commuication:

CLERK'S OFFICE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S.,
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 16, 1882.

Hon. H. H. Thomas, Speaker of House of Representatives :

SIR: I hereby tender my resignation as First Assistant Clerk of the House of Representatives 32d General Assembly.

Thanking its officers and members for their uniform courtesy and consideration,

I am, very respectfully,

H. W. ROWELL. Mr. Underwood offered a resolution relating to the improvement and repair of the levees of the Mississippi river in the State of Illinois.

And the Speaker declared the resolution out of order, not being germane to the subject matter contained in the Governor's proclamation.

Mr. Dysart, from the committee on contingent expenses, to whom was referred the following resolution:

Resolved, That the committee on contingent expenses be, and are hereby, instructed to report to this House, at their earliest convenience, a plan for the grouping of committees, and assignment of rooms for their use; also, the number of necessary committee clerks, pages, policemen, janitors and such other employés needed for the service of the House at this special session.

-begs leave to make the following report, and recommend its adoption :

We deem it necessary to have nine janitors for the hall, galleries, corridors and committee rooms; also,

One janitor for the Clerk's room.

One janitor for the engrossing and enrolling room.

To be appointed by the Secretary of State.

Two janitors, one for each cloak room.

One janitor for the Speaker's room.

Three policemen.

One mail carrier.

One night watchman; and

Ten pages.

To be appointed by the Speaker.

We further recommend that the committees be grouped and assigned with clerks as follows:

Congressional committee, room 1, east wing, one clerk.

Senatorial apportionment committee, art gallery, one clerk.

Appropriation committee, room 16, south wing; contingent expense committee, room 13, south wing; one clerk to perform the work of both committees.

Judiciary committee and committee on canal and river improvement, room 6, west wing, one clerk.

And, on motion of Mr. Dysart, the report of the committee was concurred in.

Mr. Dysart, from the committee on contingent expenses, begs. leave to report the following resolution, and recommend its adoption:

Resolved, That the rules of the House be so amended as to dispense with the clerks to prepare the journals for printing, and to dispense with the printing of the journals. And the resolution was adopted.

Mr. Sexton moved to suspend the rules, in order to consider the foregoing report.

And the motion prevailed.

The question then being on Mr. Sexton's motion to concur in the report of the committee, and the adoption of the resolution,

And the motion prevailed.

Mr. Dysart, from the committee on contingent expenses, begs leave to report back the following resolution, with a substitute therefor, and respectfully recommend the adoption of the substitute:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to furnish the committees of this House, during the present session, with the necessary stationery and other articles needed by said committee in the performance of their committee work; and that he furnish said articles on the written requisition of the chairman of each committee, such order to be approved by the Speaker: and that such chairman be directed, at the end of the session, to return all stationery or other articles so furnished, and not used, to the Secretary of State.

And the following, being the substitute:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to furnish the committees on congressional apportionment, senatorial apportionment, appropriations, contingent expenses, judiciary, and canal and river improvement, during the present session, with necessary stationery and other articles needed by said committees in the performance of their committee work; and that he furnish said articles on the written requisition of the chairman of each of said committees, such order to be approved by the Speaker; and that such chairman be directed, at the end of the session, to return all stationery and other articles not needed to the Secretary of State.

And the report of the committee was concurred in, and the substitute was adopted.

Mr. Mitchell, by consent, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 1, for "An act appropriating one-half of the interest on the college and seminary fund for the ordinary expenses of the Illinois State Normal University, at Normal."

Which was read at large a first time, and referred to the committee on appropriations.

At 10:40 o'clock A. M., Mr. Baldwin moved that the House adjourn until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.

And the motion prevailed.

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1882-10 O'CLOCK A. M.

House met, pursuant to adjournment.

The Speaker in the chair.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Hale.

The journal of yesterday was read and approved.

The Speaker announced the following appointments, viz:
Mail Carrier, Charles E. Scharlan.

Night Watchman, Wm. H. Smith.

Policemen, Robert Allen, E. J. Henley, and Julian E. Sleight.
Janitors for cloak rooms, Martin Gladden, J. B. Smith.
Janitor for Speaker's room, Henry Washington.

Pages, Charles Withrow, Dudley Woodworth, Harry Nichols, Scott Underwood, Haynie R. Pearson, Willie E. Dowling, John Griffith, Omer H. Wright, Jr., Richard Payran and Arthur Turley.

Mr. Dysart, by consent, offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be, and he is hereby, directed to furnish the Doorkeeper of the House of Representatives, upon his written order, such articles as may be needed for the use and convenience of the House, and the property and all articles so furnished to be returned or properly accounted for to the Secretary of State.

And the resolution was adopted.

Mr. Wright of DuPage, from the committee on appropriations, to whom was referred House Bill No. 1, being a bill for "An act appropriating one-half of the interest of the college and seminary fund for the ordinary expenses of the Illinois State Normal University, at Normal," reported the same back, and recommended that it do pass.

And the report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill ordered to second reading.

Mr. Wright of DuPage, by consent, introduced a bill, House Bill No. 2, for "An act making appropriation for the payment of the members, officers and employés of the 32d General Assembly."

Which was read at large a first time, and referred to the committee on appropriations.

Mr. Pearson of Madison, from the committee on congressional apportionment, offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the sentiments expressed in the message of the Governor, concerning the apportionment of the State into congressional districts, meets with the hearty indorsement of the committee, and that the chairman so report to the House.

And the resolution was referred to the committee on contingent expenses.

Mr. Kelly presented a resolution relating to the pardoning of Sergeant Mason, by the President.

And the Speaker declared the resolution out of order, not being germane to the subject matter contained in the Governor's proclamation.

Mr. Mitchell presented a resolution relating to the same subject of Mr. Kelly's resolution.

And the Speaker made the same ruling respecting this as in Mr. Kelly's resolution, and for the same reason.

Mr. Garland moved that the House adjourn until 5 o'clock P. M., Monday.

And the yeas and nays being demanded, resulted as follows: Yeas, 8; nays, 82.

Those voting in the affirmative are:

Messrs. Allen, Baldwin, Bundy, Clark, Garland, Harris of Cook, Parry, Peters-Yeas 8. Those voting in the negative are:

Messrs. Bailey, Bitner, Blackaby, Brown, Bryan, Buckingham, Campbell, Carter, Chandler, Cowan, Cox, Crandall, Crews, Cronkrite, Crook, Diggins, Duffy, Dysart, English, Erwin, Gallup, Goodspeed, Green, Harvey, Heryer, Keen of Wabash, Keen of Wayne, Kelly, Lucas, Martin of Woodford, Martin of White, McAdams, McCune, McDonald. McKinley, McLeod, McWilliams, Mieure, Mitchell, Mock, Morgan, Morris, Niehaus, Olwin, O'Mara, Otman, Pearson of Madison, Perrin, Peterson, Pierson of Greene, Postel, Parish, Reno, Richardson of Cumberland, Robinson, Rumley, Sexton, Shaw, Simmons, Simonson, Smith, Stover. Stowell, Strattan of Jefferson, Stratton of Will, Sumner, Thompson, Thornton, Tontz, Underwood, Vaughey, Veile, Welsh, White of Cook, Whiteman, Wilbanks, Wood of Knox, Wood of DeKalb, Wright of DuPage, Wright of Boone, Yancey, Young-Nays, 82.

And the motion was lost.

At 10:35 o'clock A. M., Mr. Green moved that the House adjourn until Monday morning at 10 o'clock.

And the motion prevailed.

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