Were read and concurred in.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof. The amendments of the Senate to the bill, entitled "An act for publishing and distributing the reports of the Supreme Court of this State,"

Were read.

The question was taken on concurring with the Senate in their amendment to said bill, and

Decided in the negative,

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

The bills from the Senate, entitled

"An act to increase the compensation of county commissioners;" and

"An act for the relief of Nathaniel Pope, and others;"

"An act in relation to certain roads therein named;" "An act to alter the town plat of Geneva, and for other purposes;"

Were severally read, and

Ordered to a second reading.

On motion,

The rule of the House was dispensed with, and

Said bills were read the second and third times by their titles, and passed.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

Message from the Senate by Mr. Prentiss, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker:

The Senate have concurred with the House of Representatives in their amendments to the bills from the Senate of the following titles, viz:

"An act to suspend for a limited time certain laws in rela. tion to the banks of this State;" and

"An act for the relief of the purchasers of Canal Lands and lots."

The Council of Revision have returned to the Senate, the bill entitled

"An act to incorporate the City of Alton;"

With the objections to said bill becoming a law, and the Senate have so amended said bill as to obviate the said objections of the Council, and have repassed the bill as amended, and ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives therein.

And then he withdrew.

And another message from the Senate, by Mr. Prentiss their Secretary:

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate have concurred with the House of Representatives in the passage of the bill entitled

"An act to incorporate the town of Caledonia."

Then he withdrew.

The preamble and resolutions from the Senate proposing to memorialize the Congress of the United States upon the subject of Internal Improvements,

Was read; and

On motion of Mr. Hardin,

Said memorial was amended by striking out all after the word "plan" to the word "they," and inserting the word “and.” On motion of Mr. Webb,

Said memorial was further amended by striking out the word "that" and inserting the word "the," before the word government, and after the word "government," by inserting the words "of the United States."

The memorial as amended, was concurred in.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof, and ask their concurrence in the amendments of the House to the

same.

The bill from the Senate, entitled

"An act to amend the act, entitled an act declaring what shall be evidence in certain cases, approved the 10th January 1827,"

Was twice read, and

On the question shall said bill be ordered to a third reading, It was decided in the negative.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

Mr. Madden, from the committee on enrolled bills, reported as correctly enrolled, bills of the following titles, viz: "An act in relation to the Penitentiary;"

"An act to amend an act to provide for the election of Probate Justices of the Peace;"

"An act to amend an act to incorporate the Chicago and Fox River Turnpike Road Company, approved March 1st, 1837;"

"An act to locate a State Road from Salem, in Marion county, to Charlestown, in Coles county;"

"An act to incorporate the Centreville Steam Mill Compa

ny;"

"An act to encourage education in township five south, range six east, of the third principal meridian;"

"An act to incorporate the Caledonia Rail Road Compa ny;"

"An act to incorporate the town of Ottawa, and for other purposes;"

"An act to alter the town plat of Geneva, and for other purposes;"

Mr. Madden from the same committee, afterwards reported that the bills aforesaid, had been this day laid before the Council of Revision.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Prentiss their Secretary.

Mr. Speaker:

The Senate have concurred with the House of Representatives in the passage of the bill, entitled

"An act declaring a certain road in McLean county, a state road, and for other purposes,"

As amended by them.

They amend the title of said bill by striking out the words "and for other purposes;"

And ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives in their amendment to said bill, and the title thereof.

They amend the bill, by striking out all after the first section.

They have refused to read a third time the bill from the House of Representatives, entitled

"An act to incorporate the Apple Creek Navigation Company."

He then withdrew.

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

"An act to amend an act, entitled an act to incorporate the town of Carlinville," approved March 4, 1837; and "An act concerning a state road in Edwards county," Were read and concurred in.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

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

"An act in relation to the county of Cass,"

Were read.

Mr. Atwater called for a division of the question on the amendments of the Senate.

The question was then taken on so much of the amendment as related to the county of Cass,

And agreed to.

The question was then taken on so much of the amendment as had reference to the county of Bureau;

Which was agreed to.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

The bill from the Senate, entitled

"An act to locate a State road from Vandalia to Hillsborough,"

Was read, and

On motion,

The rule was dispensed with, and said bill was read a second and third time by its title.

On motion of Mr. Dougherty,

Said bill was amended by adding an additional section providing for the appointment of Commissioners to review and relocate so much of the State road leading from Jonesborough to Willard's Ferry, as lies between Jonesborough and the western boundary of the farm land of Henry Cruse, in said county.

Said bill was passed as amended.

Ordered, That the title be as aforesaid, and that the Clerk inform the Senate of the passage of said bill, and ask their concurrence in the amendments of the House to the same.

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

"An act to legalize certain terms of the Circuit Court, in the Seventh Judicial Circuit,"

Were read, and

On the question, "will the House concur in said amendments,"

It was decided in the negative.

Qrdered, That, the clerk inform the Senate thereof.

The amendments of the Senate to the bills from the House

of Representatives, entitled

"An act concerning the Public Revenue;" and

"An act to incorporate the Alton Ferry Company;"

Were read and concurred in.

Ordered, That the clerk inform the Senate thereof.

The amendments of the Senate to the bill from the House

of Representatives, entitled

"An act changing a certain State road,”

Were read, and

Mr. Hogan moved to amend the amendments of the Senate,

by adding the following: That so much of the State road leading from Vandalia to St. Louis, as lies between Ben Johnson's and Mr. Murray's, in Bond county, shall run on the township line, between township four and five of range four, west, until it pass said Murray's farm, and then diverge south southwest, so as to intersect the old State road;

When

On motion,

The House adjoured till 1 o'clock, P. M.

1 O'CLOCK, P. M.

The House met pursuant to adjournment.

On motion of Mr. Hardin,

The bill from the Senate, entitled

"An act to incorporate the city of Alton,"

With the objections of the Council of Revision,

Was

taken up for consideration.

The amendments of the Senate to obviate said objections, Were read and concurred in.

Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

The question pending when the House adjourned, being on Mr. Hogan's amendment to the amendment of the Senate to the bill for

"An act changing a certain State road,"

Again coming up for consideration,

It was not agreed to.

The amendments of the Senate were then concurred in. Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof..

The bill from the Senate, entitled

"An act for the purposes therein named,"

Was read the first time, and

On motion of Mr. English,

Said bill was laid on the table.

The bill from the Senate, entitled

"An act explanatory of the act to amend the acts in rela tion to Common Schools, approved March 4th, 1837,"