Ordered To a second reading. On motion of Mr. Owen, 279 The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Said bill was read a second time by its title, and Referred to a select committee. Ordered, That Messrs. Owen, Maxwell, and Butler be that com mittee. The bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act declaring a road therein named a state road," Ordered To a second reading. On motion of Mr. Weatherford, The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Said bill was read a second time by its title, and Referred to a select committee. Ordered, That Messrs. Weatherford, O'Rear, and Borrough be that committee. The bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act for the benefit of James N. Clark administrator of the estate of Benjamin A. Clark deceased," Was read, and Ordered To a second reading. On motion of Mr. Mills, The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Ordered To a third reading. The bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act for the relief of William Butler," 280 Was read, and Ordered To a second reading. On motion of Mr. Fletcher, The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Referred to the committee on judiciary. The bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act to incorporate the Granville academy," Was read, and Ordered, To a second reading. On motion of Mr. Turney, The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Said bill was read a second time by its title, and Ordered To a third reading. The bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act to locate a state road from Charleston to Springfield,” Was read, and Ordered To a second reading. On motion of Mr. Parker, The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Said bill was read a second time by its title, and Referred to a select committee. Ordered, That Messrs. Parker, Warren, and Herndon be that committee. The bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act to incorporate the Jerseyville Hotel Company," Was read, and Ordered To a second reading. On motion of Mr. Turney, The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Said bill was read a second time by its title, and Refer red to a select committee. Ordered, That Messrs. Turney, Allen, of Greene, and Fletcher be that committee. The bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act to locate a state road from Peoria in Peoria county to Knoxville in Knox county, and for other purposes," Was read, and Ordered To a second reading. On motion of Mr. Butler, The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Said bill was read a second ime by its title, and Referred to a select committee. Ordered, That Messrs. Butler, Hamlin, and Owen be that commiltee, The bill from the house of representatives entitled . "An act to incorporate the Whitehall and Albany Turnpike road Company," Was read, and Ordered, To a second reading, and On motion of Mr. Allen, of Greene, The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Said bill was read a second time by its title, and Referred to a select committee. Ordered, That Messrs. Allen, of Greene, Turney, and Edwards be that committee. The bills from the house of representatives of the following titles, viz: "An act to locate a state road from Shelbyville in Shelby county via Urbanna in Champaigne county, to intersect the state road from Danville to Chicago;" "An act to authorize the School Commissioner of the county of Cook to pay over to the Commissioner of the county of Will her proportion of the School Funds;" "An act to locate a state road from Shelbyville in Shelby county to the county line of Fayette county;" "An act to amend an act entitled an act for the limitation of actions and for avoiding vexatious law suits;" "An act to change a part of the road from Shelbyville to the Wabash." "An act for the relief of the infant heirs of Ezekiel Good, dec'd;" "An act authorizing James Jesup to build a bridge across the Skillet Fork;" and "An act to incorporate the Stonington College of Illinois;" Were severally read, and Ordered To a second reading. On motion, The Senate adjourned. TUESDAY, January 24, 1837. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Vance introduced the remonstrances of sundry citizens, of Champaigne county against a certain state road, Which was, On motion of Mr. Vance, Referred to the same select committee to which was referred a bill upon the same subject. Mr. Browning introduced the petition of sundry citizens of Adams county praying for the passage of a law to authorize the review and re location of a part of the state road leading from Quincy to Pittsfeld; and The remonstrance of sundry other citizens of the same county against the prayer of the aforesaid petition, Which were, On his motion, Severally referred to the committee on state roads. Mr. Thomas, from the committee on canal and canal lands, "An act to provide for paying contractors on the Michigan and Illi, nois canal," Which was read, and Ordered To a second reading. On motion of Mr. Thomas, The rule of the Senate was dispensed with, and Said bill read a second time by its title, and Ordered To be engrossed for a third reading. Mr. Hamlin, from the committee on petitions, to which were referred the petitions of sundry citizens the counties of White and Gallatin for, and also the remonstrances of sundry other citizens of the said Counties against the formation of a new county out of the limits of said counties, made the following report, viz: Your committee have had the said petition and remonstrance under consideration, and after a full and thorough examination of the papers in possession of your committee, have ascertained that the remonstrance from the county of White has the signatures of a majority of the legal voters of that county against creating a new county as prayed for in the petition. By the third section of 'An act requiring persons who petition the General Assembly to give certain notices before such petitions are finally acted upon,' it is provided 'That no county shall hereafter be divided, or county seat removed, unless it be done on a petition signed by a majority of the qualified voters of said county. Your committee being satisfied that the said petitions do not contain the signatures of a majority of the qualified voters of the counties as is required by the above recited act, would beg leave to report the said petitions and remonstrances back to the Senate, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the same, Which was read; whereupon Mr. Turney moved To lay said report upon the table, The further consideration of said petitions and remonstrances from the citizens of the county of White was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Noel, from the select committee to which had been referred the Dill from the house of representatives entitled Ordered, That said bill be read a third time. Mr. Turney, from the select committee to which had been referred the bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act to incorporate the Jerseyville Hotel Company," Reported the same back without amendment, and it was Ordered To be read a third time. Mr. Butler from the select committee to which had been referred the petition of sundry citizens of Warren county praying for an additional justice of the peace and constable in the Monmouth district, Reported a bill entitled "An act to provide for the election of additional justices of the peace and constables in the counties of Warren and Knox,” Which was read, and Ordered To a second reading. Mr. Ross, from the select committee to which had been referred the petition of sundry citizens of Pike county for a rail road from Augusta to the Mississippi river opposite Lousiana, Missouri, Reported a bill entitled "An act to incorporate the stockholders of the Pittsfield and Missis sippi Rail Road Company," Which was read, and Ordered To a second reading. Mr. Allen, of Greene, from the select committee to which had been referred the bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act to incorporate the Whitehall and Albany Turnpike Road Company," Reported the same back without amendment; and it was Mr. Weatherford, from the select committee to which had been referred the bill from the house of representatives for an act to incorporate the Jacksonville Mechanic's Union, Reported the same back without amendment; and On motion of Mr. Thomas, Said bill was laid on the table. Mr. Owen from the select committee to which had been referred the bill from the house of representatives entitled "An act to locate a state road from Shokokon in Warren county to Rushville in Schuyler county," Reported the same back with sundry amendments, Which were read, and Concurred in; and said bill Ordered To a third reading as amended. Mr. Butler, from the select committee to which had been referred the bill from the house of representatives entitled |