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"An act concerning deeds executed without this State;" Were severally read the third time and passed.

Ordered that the titles of said bills be as aforesaid, that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof, and ask their concurrence therein.

The bills entitled,

"An act declaring a certain road herein named, a state road,"

"An act relative to section 16, in town 17 N. and R. 9 west of 3d principal meridian;"

"An act to locate a state road from Peoria by Rome and Chilicothe, to Princeton in Putnam county;"

"An act for a state road from Darwin in Clark county, to the state line of Indiana in direction of Terre Haute;"

Were severally read the second time, and

Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

The bill entitled,

"An act relating to the improvement of the navigation of the Saline River, and for the purposes of preserving the same;"

Was read the second time, and

On motion of Mr. Weatherford,

Laid on the table.

The bill entitled,

"An act to amend an act establishing the courts of county commissioners," approved March 22d, 1819.

Was read the second time, and

On motion of Mr. Fletcher,

Referred to a select committee of five.

Ordered, That Messrs. Fletcher, Browning, Bond, Lane and Mitchell, be that committee.

The bill entitled,

"An act to amend an act, entitled an act concerning judgments and executions," approved Jan. 17, 1835.

Was read the second time.

Whereupon,

Mr Borough moved to lay the same on the table.

Mr. Lane moved to lay the aforesaid bill on the table until the fourth day of July next;

Which was decided in the negative, by ayes and noes as follows, viz:

Those who voted in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Browning, Fletcher, Lane, Parrish, and Mr. Speaker.-5.

Those who voted in the negative, are

Messrs. Allen of Green, Allen of McLean, Bond, Borough, Butler, Craig, Edwards, Hackelton, Hacker, Hamlin, Herndon, McLaughlin, Mitchell, Murray, Noel, O'Rear, Owen, Parker, Pruyne, Ross, Servant, Stadden, Thomas, Turney, Vance, Warren, Weatherford, Whiteside of Monroe, White side of Pope, Wight and Wood.-31.

The question then recurring upon the motion to lay on the table;

It was decided in the negative.

Mr. Thomas moved to commit said bill to the committee of the whole Senate and make it the order of the day for to-mor

row.

Which was not agreed to; and

On motion of Mr. Hacker,

The aforesaid bil' was referred to the committee on the Judiciary.

The bill entitled,

"An act to incorporate the Peoria Commercial Insurance Company;"

Was read a second time.

Mr. Parrish moved to add the following to said bill as an amendment, viz:

"Provided, That nothing herein contained, shall be so construed as to prevent any subsequent legislature from altering, amending or repealing the same whenever the public good may require it."

And

On motion of Mr. Hamlin,

The aforesaid bill and proposed amendment,
Were laid on the table.

The bill entitled,

"An act to incorporate the Princeton Seminary;"

Was read the second time, and

On motion of Mr. Hacker,

Laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Ross,

The Senate adjourned until 2 o'clock P. M.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

2 O'CLOCK, P. M.

Mr. Hackelton from the committee on Enrolled Bills, repor ted as correctly enrolled,

A resolution of this General Assembly, to our Senators and Representatives in Congress relative to bottom lands of the Kaskaskia river; and also

The resolution relative to the sixteenth section.
The bill entitled,

"An act concerning Public Printing;"

Was read a second time.

Mr. Hacker moved to refer the same to a select committee. Mr. Fletcher moved an indefinite postponement of the aforesaid bill;

Which was decided in the negative, by ayes and noes as follows, viz:

Those voting in the affirmative, are

Messrs. Butler, Fletcher, Lane, Noel, Ross, Vance, Weatherford and Whiteside of Pope.-8.

In the negative,

Messrs. Allen of Green, Bond, Borough, Craig, Edwards, Gatewood, Hackelton, Hacker, Hamlin, Mitchell, Murray, Owen, Parker, Parrish, Servant, Stadden, Thomas, Turney, Warren, Wood and Mr. Speaker.-21.

The question recurring on Mr. Hacker's motion, it was
Referred to a select committee.

Ordered, That Messrs. Hacker, Thomas and Herndon, be that committee.

Mr. Ross from the select committee to which had been referred the engrossed bill entitled,

"An act to incorporate the Rockport Canal Company;" Reported the same back with an amendment;

Which was read and concurred in.

On motion of Mr. Hacker,

Said bill was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Murray,

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to enquire into the expediency of so altering or amending the attachment law so as to define the duties of Justices of the Peace on attachments, separate and apart from the present attachment laws.

On motion of Mr. Gatewood,

The bill entitled,

"An act relating to the improvement of the navigation of the Saline River, and for the purpose of preserving the same;" Heretofore laid on the table,

Was taken up, and

Referred to a select committee.

Ordered, That Messrs. Gatewood, Wood and Whiteside of Pope, be that committee.

The bills from the House of Representatives, of the following titles, viz:

"An act to re-locate a part of the state road leading from Paris to Decatur;"

"An act re-locating parts of the state road leading from Springfield to Decatur;"

"An act to incorporate the Quincy Academy;"

"An act to incorporate the Pekin Hotel Company;"
"An act to incorporate the Canton College of Illinois;"

"An act for the relief of the heirs of Mason Payne and Michael Dillow;"

"An act to change the name of Free Frank;"

Were severally read, and

Ordered to a second reading.

The bill from the House of Representatives entitled, "An act supplemental to an act concerning public roads," approved Feb. 3, 1835.

Was read, and

Ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. Hacker,

The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and
Said bill was read a second time by its title; and

On motion of Mr. Thomas,

The further consideration of said bill was indefinitely postponed.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

The amendments of the House of Representatives to the bill from the Senate, entitled

"An act to amend an act for the appointment of Notaries Public," approved Dec. 30, 1828.

Were read and concurred in.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Represen

tatives thereof.

On motion of Mr. Thomas,

The consideration of the resolution from the House of Rep resentatives, having for its object the appointment of a joint select committee to draft a memorial to Congress in relation to the passage of a law securing a mail route from Maysville in Clay county, to Louisville in said county, &c.;

Was indefinitely postponed.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representives thereof.

On motion of Mr. Gatewood,

The preamble and resolutions from the House of Representatives instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress to use their united efforts to procure the passage of a law of Congress, granting pre-emption rights to citizens of this State to portions of the unsold prairie lands in certain cases and upon certain conditions;

Were laid upon the table until the 4th day of July next; Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

On motion of Mr. Fletcher,

The resolution from the House of Representatives, instructing our Senators and requesting our Representatives in Congress, to use their influence to procure the passage of a law to allow members of the General Assembly of this State, the franking privilege in certain cases;

Was laid on the table until the 1st Monday in December

next.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

The memorial and resolutions from the House of Representatives, on the subject of extending the provisions of the pension act of 7th June, 1832,

Were read and their adoption by the House of Representatives concurred in.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

The memorial from the House of Representatives, relative to granting alternate sections of the bottom lands on the Illinois river, was read;

And thereupon,

Mr. Gatewood moved that it be laid on the table;
Which was decided in the negative.

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