And said bill was read the second time by its title, and
On motion of Mr. Pace,

Said bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. Wyatt from the Committee on Petitions to which was referred the petition of sundry citizens of Macoupin county for the alteration of the corporation law of Carlinville, reported a bill for

"An act to amend an act entitled an act to incorporate the town of Carlinville, approved March 4th, 1837.

Which was read, and

Ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. Harris,

The rule of the House was dispensed with,

And said bill was read the second time by its title, and
Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,

And then

The House adjourned.

FRIDAY, July 14th, 1837.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

A message from the Senate by Mr. Thomas their Secretary.

Mr. SPEAKER,

The Senate have passed a bill, entitled

"An act concerning public roads."

In the passage of which bill they ask the concurrance of the House of Representatives.

And he withdrew..

A message.from the Governor by A. P. Field, Secretary of Siate.

Mr. SPEAKER,

I am directed by the Governor to lay before the House written communication."

And he withdrew.

Mt. Moore of St. Clair, from the committee on Finance, reported a bill for

"An act supplementary to an act making appropriations for the years 1837 and 1838;" Which was read, and

Ordered to a second reading.

Mr. Wyatt, from the committee on Petitions to which was referred the petition of sundry citizens of Cook county, in relation to the revised laws of this State, reported unfavorably on the prayer of the petitioners, and asked to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject;

Which was granted.

Mr. Naper, from the committee on Internal Improvements, reported a bill for

“An act to amend an act to incorporate the Chicago and Fox river Turnpike road company, approved March 1, 1837;” Which was read, and

Ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. Naper,

Said bill was read the second time by its title, and

Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Stuart, from the committee on Petitions, reported a bill for

"An act concerning the town of Cincinnati, in the county of Tazewell:"

Which was read, and

Ordered to second reading.

On motion of Mr. Stuart,

The rule of the House was dispensed with, and said bill was read the second time by its title, and

Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Witt, from the committee on Roads and Canals, reported a bill for

"An act concerning Calvin's Slough;"

Which was read, and

Ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. Witt,

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

Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Wyatt, from the committee on Petitions to which had been referred the petition of sundry citizens of Morgan county for the change of a certain State road, reported a bill for "An act changing a part of the State road, running from Vandalia to Jacksonville;"

Which was read, and

Ordered to a second reading.
On motion of Mr. Happy,

The rule of the House was dispensed with, and
Said bill was read the second time by its title, and
Ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Smith of Madison, from the select committee to which had been referred the petition of sundry citizens of Madison county for a State road, reported a bill for

"An act to locate a State road from Alton to Elias Givynn's;"

Which was read, and

Ordered to a second reading.

On motion of Mr. Harris,

The rule of the House was dispensed with, and

The said bill was read the second time by its title, and
On his further motion,

Said bill was referred to a select committee.

Ordered, That Messrs. Harris, Smith of Madison, and Reddick be that committee.

Mr. Dunn proposed for adoption the following resolutions, yiz:

Resolved 1. That a committee of five be appointed to ascertain, as far as practicable, the amount of individual indebtedness to the Branch Bank of the State Bank of Illinois, at Alton; the names of the debtors, the character of the debts, whether by bill or otherwise; also the amount of bad or doubtful debts.

That inasmuch as the State Bank of Illinois has asked at the hands of this Legislature extraordinary indulgence, that they enquire whether any indulgence has been extended by said branch to her debtors, and if so, into the character and degree of said indulgence. Also, whether the mother Bank has directed the most speedy collection of the debts of said Bank and its branches without let or stay, extent of time, or any relief whatever.

And whether in the collection of the debts of said Bank and it branches, the officers of the same have not been limited by resolution of the mother Bank, to the receipt of gold and silver, and their own notes.

Resolved 2. That this committee enquire into the fact whether the loans of the Bank have been confined to the cit

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izens of Illinois, and if not what has been loaned out of this State, and to whom.

Whether also the said Bank has loaned its paper, or in any manner accommodated other banking institutions in other States.

Resolved 3. That said committee further enquire whether it was not the policy and endeavor of said Bank, after she herself had suspended specie payments, to compel the rest of the Banks of this State to suspend also; and whether for this purpose she did not threaten to abstract from the Bank at Shawneetown, the $60,000 of the surplus revenue there only on special deposite, if she did not so suspend also.

Resolved 4. That said committee also enquire whether all or what portion of the surplus revenue has been received in gold and silver according to the terms of the resolution passed by both branches of the General Assembly last winter; and if it has not been so received, whether said Bank has only become responsible for the drafts of the General Government on other Banks in favor of this State, in liquidation of the share of the surplus revenue coming to the latter, and if so, to what amount and on what banks:

And whether it was the arrangement and intention of said Bank to receive all of our share of surplus, unpaid, in the same manner, and upon the same terms.

Resolved 5. That said committee further enquire into the capability of said Bank to refund the moneys of the state now in deposite with her in gold and silver; and if she would be able so to do, whether she would be able to refund them with all of her individual deposites in the same kind of money:

And that they enquire into the expediency, under the lights of such information as they may obtain, of withdrawing the deposites of the state now in said Bank from her:

And that they report at the earliest practicable day, by bill or otherwise.

On motion of Mr. Hardin,

Said resolutions were laid on the table and 150 copies ordered to be printed.

Mr. Speaker laid before the House a communication from, the Governor, which was read as follows, to wit:

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

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Vandalia, July 14th, 1837. To the Honorable, the Speaker of the House of Representatives : Sir: In compliance with a communication of the House of Representatives of the 13th instant, calling upon the Department for certain information, in relation to the creation and organization of the county of Bureau, I have the honor herewith to state, that I have recognized that county as having been legally established by a majority of the qualified voters of the county of Putnam, out of which it was formed by the act of the last Legislature. It appears from all the evidence and documents transmitted to this Department, by those who were in favor, as well as those against the formation of said county, that a clear and decided majority of the qualified voters within the limits of the territory embracing Putnam and Bureau, voted for the establishment of the new county. It also appears that the circuit Judge of that county, after a full and thorough examination of the evidence in relation to the votes in favor of the organization of the county, decided in favor, and appointed a Clerk of the Circuit Court for that county. Believing, therefore, from all the evidence and facts submitted to my examination, that a majority of the qualified voters, who voted on that occasion, had given their votes in favor of the new county, I was constrained to recognize the county as having been legally established. I herewith enclose an abstract of the votes given for and against the formation of the said county, as well as the official returns from the Clerk of the County Commissioners' Court of the county of Putnam.

I have the honor to be, Sir,

Your ob't Servant,

On motion of Mr. Atwater,

JOSEPH DUNCAN.

Said communication and accompanying documents were referred to a select committee.

Ordered, That Messrs. Atwater, Dubois and Somerville, be that committee.

On motion of Mr. Williams,

Resolved, That the Auditor be requested to inform this House at what time the fifty thousand dollars named in his report of the 13th instant, to this House, was drawn by the fund commissioners from the State Bank; for what object it