The question being then put upon concurring with the House of Representatives in the adoption of said memorial; It was decided in the affirmative, by ayes and noes as follows, viz: Those voting in the affirmative, are Messrs. Allen of Green, Allen of McLean, Bond, Borough, Butler, Craig, Edwards, Gatewood, Hacker, Hamlin, Herndon, Lane, Mitchell, Murray, Noel, O'Rear, Owen, Parker, Parrish, Pruyne, Ross, Stadden, Thomas, Turney, Warren, Weatherford, Whiteside of Monroe, Whiteside of Pope, Wood and Mr. Speaker. In the negative, Messrs. Browning, Fletcher and Servant.-3. Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof. MR. SPEAKER laid before the Senate, a communication from the Auditor of Public Accounts, in answer to resolutions of the Senate on the subject of taxable lands, and School Lands; And, On motion of Mr. Thomas, The reading thereof was dispensed with, and said communication was Referred to the committee on Finance. On motion, The Senate adjourned. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1837. Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Hackelton from the committee on Enrolled Bills reported, That on yesterday they had delivered to the Governor the memorial to Congress in relation to the consent of Congress to the repeal of the compact between the General Government and this Statc, exempting lands from taxation for five years; and The resolutions to our Senators and Representatives in Congress, on the same subject. Also a resolution relative to bottom lands on the Kaskaskia river; and A resolution relative to the 16th section. Mr. Gatewood asked and obtained leave to introduce the petition of sundry citizens of Gallatin and White counties, relative to forming a new county of the same; Which was, On his motion, Referred to the committee on Petitions. Mr. Gatewood from the select committee to which had been referred the bill entitled, "An act for the improvement of the navigation of the Saline river, and preserving the same;" Reported the same with an amendment, Which was read, and concurred in; and On motion of Mr. Thomas, Laid on the table. Mr. Parrish from the select committee to which had been referred the bill entitled, "An act to amend an act entitled an act, concerning public roads;" Reported the same back with an amendment; Which was read and concurred in, by ayes 30, and noes 7. Those voting in the affirmative, are Messrs. Allen of Green, Allen of McLean, Borough, Browning, Butler, Craig, Edwards, Hackelton, Hacker, Hamlin, Herndon, Mitchell, Murray, O'Rear, Owen, Parker, Parrish, Pruyne, Reilly, Ross, Servant, Stadden, Thomas, Turney, Vance, Warren, Weatherford, Whiteside of Monroe, Whiteside of Pope, and Wight. In the negative, Messrs. Fletcher, Gatewood, Lane, McLaughlin, Noel, Wood and Mr. Speaker. Ordered, That said bill be engrossed for a third reading as amended. Mr. Hacker from the committee on State Roads, to which had been referred the petition of sundry citizens of Tazewell and Putnam counties, praying the location of a state road from Washington in Tazewell county, to Columbia in Putnam county; Reported a bill entitled, "An act to locate a state road from Washington in Tazewell county, to Columbia in Putnam county;" Which was read, and Ordered to a second reading. Mr. Hacker, from the select committee to which had been referred the bill entitled, "An act concerning Public Printing;" Reported said bill back with an amendment; Whereupon, Mr. Herndon moved to amend said bill by striking out the 3d section thereof; and On motion of Mr. Whiteside of Monroe, The aforesaid bill and proposed amendment were committed to the committee of the whole Senate, and made the order of the day for to-morrow. On motion of Mr. Hamlin, The bill entitled, "An act to incorporate the Peoria Insurance and Commercial Company;" With a proposed amendment heretofore laid on the table, Was taken up, And thereupon, The question recurring upon the adoption of said amendment; It was decided in the negative-Ayes 13.--Noes 24. Messrs. Allen of Green, Craig, Hackelton, Hacker, Herndon, McLaughlin, Noel, Parker, Parrish, Pruyne, Stadden, Weatherford and Wood. Those voting in the negative, are Messrs. Allen of McLean, Bond, Borough, Browning, Butler, Edwards, Fletcher, Hamlin, Lane, Mitchell, Murray, O'Rear, Owen, Reilly, Ross, Servant, Thomas, Turney, Vance, Warren, Whiteside of Monroe, Whiteside of Pope, Wight and Mr. Speaker. And thereupon, said bill was Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading. On motion of Mr. Ross, The engrossed bill entitled, "An act to incorporate the Rockport Canal Company;" Which had heretofore been laid on the table, Was taken up and passed by Ayes 29, and Noes 8. Those voting in the affirmative, are Messrs. Allen of McLean, Bond, Borough, Browning, Butler, Craig, Edwards, Gatewood, Hackelton, Hamlin, Herndon, McLaughlin, Mitchell, Murray, O'Rear, Owen, Pruyne, Reilly, Ross, Servant, Stadden, Thomas, Turney, Vance, Warren, Whiteside of Monroe, Whiteside of Pope, Wight and Mr. Speaker.-29. Those voting in the negative, are Messrs. Allen of Green, Hacker, Lane, Noel, Parker, Parrish, Weatherford and Wood.-8. On motion of Mr. Ross, The title of the said bill was amended by inserting after the word Rockport "and Mississippi," Whereupon, Ordered, That the title of said bill be as amended, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof, and ask their concurrence therein. On motion of Mr. Thomas, The vote taken yesterday to refer the Auditor's report in answer to certain resolutions from the Senate, relative to taxable lands and school lands, to the committee on Finance, Was re-considered; when Mr. Thomas moved to lay said document on the table, and that 400 copies thereof be printed. Whereupon, On motion of Mr. Whiteside of Monroe, Ordered, That the document be laid on the table and 500 copies thereof be printed for the use of the Senate. On motion of Mr. Hamlin, The bill entitled, "An act to mcorporate the Princeton Seminary;" Heretofore laid on the table, was taken up, and Referred to a select committee. Ordered, That Messrs. Hamlin, Edwards and Hacker, be that committee. On motion of Mr. Parrish, Resolved, That the Auditor of Public Accounts report to the Senate, whether or not upon the order of the commissioners' courts of Franklin and Jackson counties, the sum of one thousand dollars is not subject to draft by warrant from his office, viz: the sum of five hundred dollars to Franklin county, and the like sum of five hundred dollars to Jackson county, appropriated from the avails arising from the sale of the thirty thousand acres of the Gallatin Saline Reserve, approved Feb. 15, 1827, and same amended and continued by an act approved December 19th 1823, which act made the one thousand dollars to Franklin and Jackson counties payable out of the next avails after fifteen thousand dollars was realized, and that the Auditor report whether or not, the amount has been realized from the sale of said lands, sufficient to secure the above named appropriation to Franklin and Jackson counties, and the reason the same has not been paid said counties; also, abstracts from the reports of sales made to his office since the 1st December last. The engrossed bills of the following titles, viz: "An act declaring a certain road herein named, a state road;" "An act relative to section 16 in township 17 north, and range 9 west of the 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 State line of Indiana in the direction of Terre Haute;" Were severally read the third time and passed. Ordered, That the titles of the bills be as aforesaid, and that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof, and ask their concurrence in the passage of said bills. The bill entitled, "An act granting a lot of land to the town of Chicago for the burial of the dead." Was read a second time, and Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, The bills from the House of Representatives of the followang titles, viz: An act to re-locate a part of the state road leading from Paris to Decatur;" and "An act re-locating parts of the state road leading from Springfield to Decatur." Were severally read the second time, and Ordered to a third reading. The bill from the House of Representatives, entitled, "An act to incorporate the Quincy Academy;" Was read a second time, and On motion of Mr. Browning, |