Lane, Mills, Murray, O'Rear, Ross, Servant, Vance, and Wight.-13.

The question was then put upon concurring in the second amendment of the House of Representatives to said bill, proposing to strike out the words "in specie," and decided in the affirmative by ayes and noes as follows, viz:

In the affirmative,

Messrs. Allen of Greene, Allen of Macon, Borough, Butler, Craig, Hackelton, Hacker, Maxwell, McLaughlin, Mitchell, Noel, Owen, Parker, Parrish, Pruyne, Reilly, Ross, Stadden, Turney, Whiteside of Monroe, Wight and Wood.-22. In the negative,

Messrs. Bond, Browning, Davidson, Edwards, Fletcher, Gatewood, Hamlin, Herndon, Lane, Mills, Murray, O'Rear, Servant, Thomas, Vance, Warren and Whiteside of Pope-17. Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof.

On motion,

The Senate adjourned.

SATURDAY, December 17, 1836.

Senate met pursuant to adjournment.

Whereupon,

Mr. Speaker appointed the following standing committee, viz:

On Canal and Canal Lands.-Messrs. Thomas, Hamlin, Pruyne, Whiteside of Monroe, Vance, Stadden and Mills.

Mr. Stadden introduced the petition of sundry citizens of La Salle county, praying the passage of a law for the location of a State road from Ottowa via Georgetown and Napersville to Chicago, which was,

On motion of Mr. Stadden,

Refered to the committee on petitions.

Mr. Borough moved the adoption of the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That the committee on finance be instructed to

correspond with the Presidents and Directors of the several Banks in this State respectively, and ascertain upon what terms they will receive on deposite the distributive share of the surplus revenue due the State of Illinois.

Mr. Gatewood moved to amend said resolution by striking out the words "committee on finance" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "Governor," and a division of the question being called for, the question was severally put upon striking out and inserting, and decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Herndon moved that said resolution be further amended by adding "and that he also inquire of the President and Directors of the State bank of Illinois the reasons why the United States refused to make that bank a public depository," Which was not agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Thomas,

The resolution was further amended by adding "and that he communicate the information which he may obtain to the Senate."

The question then recurring upon the adoption of the resolution as amended,

It was decided in the affirmative.

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Prickett their clerk.

Mr. SPEAKER:-The House of Representatives have adopted the following resolutions, viz:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the committee to whom the subject of the public buildings is refered, be authorised to send for all persons and papers necessary for the proper investigation of the said subject.

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring herein,) That both Houses will meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives on the 17th inst., at 2 o'clock P. M. and proceed to the election of a Judge and States' Attorney for the third Judicial Circuit, to fill the vacancies occasioned by the resignations of Judge Hardin and John Dougherty: and also for the purpose of electing State's Attorneys in the 4th & 5th judicial circuits in this state, in the adoption of which several resolutions, they ask the concurrence of the Senate.

They have concurred in the report of the joint select committee appointed to draft and report rules for the government of the two Houses.

I am directed to inform you that Messrs. Madden, Dawson and McClernand have been appointed the committee on Enrolled Bills, on the part of the House.

Mr. Edwards moved the adoption of the following resolutions, viz:

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, That the standing committees of the two Houses on Internal Improvement be instructed to enquire into the expediency of devising a system of Internal Improvement for the whole State.

Resolved, That said committees be further instructed to enquire into the expediency of applying that portion of the surplus revenue of the United States, which may come into the State Treasury, to the increase of the school fund, reserving so much thereof as may be necessary to constitute a fund for the payment of the interest on a loan of millions of dollars to be appropriated to such system of Internal Im provement as may be devised by said committees.

Resolved, That said committees be further instructed to enquire whether the said loan shall be applied exclusively by the State to Internal Improvements or in connection with chartered companies, and if the latter, in what manner and what proportions shall stock be subscribed by the State, and that the said committees have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

On motion of Mr. Edwards,

The said resolutions were refered to the committee of the Whole, to which resolutions upon the same subject had been refered, and made the order of the day for Monday, 19th inst. On motion of Mr. Browning,

Resolved, That the Auditor of Public Accounts be requested to lay before the Senate a statement showing the aggregate amount of school lands which have been sold by the school commissioners of this State, and also the aggregate amount of money produced by the sale of said lands.

On motion of Mr. Fletcher,

The vote of yesterday, adopting a resolution authorising the Serjeant at arms to appoint an assistant, was reconsidered, Whereupon,

"On motion of Mr. Hacker,

Said resolution was laid on the table.

On motion of Mr. Gatewood,

The resolution and proposed amendment, having for its object the appointment of an assistant Serjeant-at-arms, which had been laid on the table, was taken up,

And on the question pending upon said amendment, to-wit:

To insert the name of William T. Reed,

It was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Maxwell moved to lay the resolution on the table, which was not agreed to.

On motion of Mr. Thomas,

Said resolution was amended by adding, "Whose duty it shall be to announce messages to the Senate-keep the Senate chamber and furniture of the Senate clean and in order and to act as a messenger for committees and to perform such other duties as may from time to time be required of him." On the question of the adoption of said resolution,

It was decided in the affirmative by ayes and noes as follows: In the affirmative,

Messrs. Allen of Macon, Browning, Davidson, Edwards, Fletcher, Gatewood, Herndon, Lane, Mills, Mitchell, O'Rear, Owen, Reilly, Ross; Servant, Thomas, Vance, Whiteside of Pope and Wight—19.

În the negative,

Messrs. Allen of Greene, Bond, Borough, Craig, Hacker, Hamlin, Maxwell, McLaughlin, Murray, Noel, Parker, Parrish, Pruyne, Stadden, Turney, Warren, Whiteside of Monroe and Wood-18.

Mr. Hackelton from the committee on enrolled bills, reported as correctly enrolled, a bill of the following title, to-wit: "An act to provide for receiving a distributive share of the surplus revenue of the United States on deposite."

On motion of Mr. Thomas,

Resolved, That the Auditor furnish the Senate with a statement shewing the number of acres of Land subject to taxation in each county in this State, for the year 1836, and the amount of taxes payable upon said land under the laws of the Statethe amount payable to the State, and the amount payable to each county also the number of acres of land in each county which will become subject to taxation in the year 1837.

Mr. Whiteside of Monroe moved the adoption of the following resolution, viz:

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, That when the Treasurer of this State shall have received drafts of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in favor of this State, for her proportion of the public deposites, the said Treasurer shall demand and receive the payment of said drafts in specie.

Mr. Gatewood moved to refer said resolution to the commit

tec on finance, which was not agreed to.

On the question of the adoption of said resolution,

It was decided in the affirmative by ayes & noes as follows, viz: In the affirmative,

Messrs. Allen of Greene, Allen of Macon, Bond, Borough, Browning, Craig, Davidson, Edwards, Fletcher, Gatewood, Hackelton, Hacker, Hamlin, Herndon, Lane, Maxwell, McLaughlin, Mills, Mitchell, Murray, Noel, O'Rear, Owen, Parker, Parrish, Pruyne, Reilly, Ross, Servant, Stadden, Thomas, Turney, Vance, Warren, Whiteside of Monroe, Whiteside of Pope, Wight and Wood-38.

In the negative, nonc.

Ordered, That the Secretary inform the House of Representatives of the adoption of said resolution and ask their concurrence therein.

On motion of Mr. Ross,

The resolution from the House of Representatives appointing this day at 2 o'clock P. M. for the meeting of the two Houses of the present General Assembly, in the Representatives' Hall, for the purpose of electing a judge and States' Attorney for the 3d judicial district of this State, and amended by striking out of said resolution so much as relates to the election of a States' Attorney for the 3d judicial circuit, and On motion of Mr. Reilly,

Said motion was further amended by striking out so much of said resolution as provides for the election of a States' Attorney for the 4th judicial circuit.

Mr. Parrish moved further to amend Said resolution by striking out "17th" and inserting in lieu thereof "20th," Which was not agreed to.

The question then recurring upon concurring with the House of Representatives in the adoption of said resolution as amended,

It was decided in the affirmative.

Ordered that the Secretary inform the House of Representatives thereof, and ask their concurrence in said amendments. The engrossed bill entitled

"An act to incorporate the Kaskaskia Bridge Company," Was read the third time, and

On motion of Mr. Servant,

Amended by filling the blank in the second section with the word "fifty," and then passed.

Ordered that the title of the bill be as aforesaid, that the

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