Journal of the Senate of the General Assembly

Senate bill, No. 869, for "An act to incorporate the Union Coal, Iron and Transportation Company."

Senate bill, No. 852, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act for the reformation of juvenile offenders and vagrants,' approved March 5, 1867, and also to amend an act amendatory thereto, passed at the regular session of the 26th General Assembly."

Senate bill, No. 872, for "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'an act to fix the times of holding circuit courts in the fourteenth judicial circuit, and to regulate the practice therein,' approved March 26, 1869."

Senate bill, No. 597, for "An act to enable the St. Louis, Jacksonville and Chicago Railroad Company to acquire additional grounds for railroad purposes in the city of Jacksonville."

House bill, No. 903, for "An act to incorporate the city of Tuscola, in the county of Douglas, and for other purposes."

House bill, No. 1605, for "An act to amend 'an act to amend the charter of the town of Wyoming, Stark county,' approved March 15, 1869."

Senate bill, No, 799, for "An act to legalize and confirm certain acts of the city council of the city of Decatur."

House bill, No. 1597, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the Land Improvement Company,' approved Feb. 22,

1861."

House bill, No. 1393, for "An act to incorporate the Kankakee and Indiana Railroad Company."

House bill, No. 1596, for "An act to incorporate the city of Macon." House bill, No. 743, for "An act to incorporate the Wiley Coal Company."

House bill, No. 1378, for "An act to incorporate the Fire Engine and Hose Company, Western, number one, of the city of Rock Island."

House bill, No. 1444, for "An act to still further amend an act to incorporate the Belleville and Murphysboro Railroad Company, and for other purposes,' approved Feb. 8, 1853, and all acts amendatory thereof."

Senate bill, No. 876, for "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'an act for the support of the Illinois Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb,' approved Feb. 27, 1869."

Senate bill, No. 856, for "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'an act to amend the charter of the city of Alton,' approved March 13, 1869."

Senate bill, No. 862, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the Dixon and Quincy Railroad Company,' approved March 4, 1869."

Senate bill, No. 877, for "An act to provide for repairs on the State Arsenal, and for other purposes therein named."

Senate bill, No. 855, for "An act to incorporate the Peninsula Loan and Trust Company."

Senate bill, No. 879, for "An act to incorporate the town of Be

House bill, No. 1159, for "An act to incorporate the Illinois Statesman Newspaper and Printing Company."

Senate bill, No. 859, for "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'an act to amend the charter of the city of Chicago, to create a board of park commissioners, and authorize a tax in the town of West Chicago, and for other purposes,' approved Feb. 27, 1869."

Senate bill, No. 853, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the Quincy College,' approved March 9, 1869."

Senate bill, No. 851, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to enable the commissioners of highways of the town of Ellington, in Adams county, Illinois, to make, improve and repair highways and bridges, and levy road and bridge taxes, in the manner hereinafter specified, and to do other things hereinafter mentioned,' approved March 24, 1869."

House bill, No. 667, for "An act to amend chapter fifty of the Revised Statutes, entitled 'Idiots and Lunatics,' and to extend the provisions thereof to habitual drunkards."

Senate bill, No. 850, for "An act to authorize the city of Centralia to issue bonds in aid of the Southern Illinois Normal University." Senate bill, No. 858, for "An act to authorize the common council of the city of Chicago to widen streets therein named."

Senate bill, No. 833, for "An act to secure the endowment fund of the Illinois Agricultural College."

Senate bill, No. 875, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the Foreston and Chicago Railroad Company,' approved Feb. 26, 1867, and the act amendatory thereof, approved March 29, A. D. 1869."

House bill, No. 1603, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the Belvidere and Ottawa Railroad Company,' approved March 8, 1867, and to amend an act amendatory thereto, approved March 29, 1869."

House bill, No. 1590, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to fix the boundaries of Lincoln Park, and provide for its improvement.'

Senate bill, No. 777, for "An act to incorporate the Chicago Stock Exchange Company."

House bill, No. 1613, for "An act to amend 'an act to authorize the drainage of wet lands in townships forty-one (41) and forty-two (42) in ranges thirteen and fourteen, and sections one, two, eleven and twelve in township forty, in range thirteen, and to incorporate the drainage commissioners for that purpose,' approved February 15, 1855, and the acts amendatory thereto.'

Senate bill, No. 593, for "An act to incorporate the People's Savings Bank."

Senate bill, No. 413, for "An act to incorporate the Lebanon Bank." Senate bill, No. 372, for "An act to incorporate the Litchfield and Western Railroad Company."

Senate bill, No. 352, for "An act to incorporate the town of Ashland, in Cass county."

Senate bill, No. 871, for "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'an act to amend an act to reduce the charter of the city of Chicago, and

the several acts amendatory thereof, into one act, and to revise the same,' approved March 10, 1869."

House bill, No. 1246, for "An act to incorporate the Lutheran Cemetery Association of Hillsboro."

House bill, No. 1102, for "An act to incorporate the Virden Co Mining Company."

House bill, No. 1598, for "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the city of Tuscola, in Douglas county, and for other purposes,' passed by the twenty-sixth General Assembly."

House bill, No. 1601, for "An act to legalize the acts of municipal and other corporations during the recess of the 26th General Assembly of the State of Illinois."

House bill, No. 1440, for "An act concerning notaries public." House bill, No. 1612, for "An act supplemental to an act incorp rating the city of Mason, in Mason county, State of Illinois."

House bill, No. 1609, for "An act conferring additional powers upon the corporate town of Albany."

Senate bill, No. 880, for "An act to change the time of holding court in the eighteenth judicial circuit."

Senate bill, No. 883, for "An act supplementary to an act to incorporate the Ottawa Manufacturing Company, and to authorize said company to build a dam across the Illinois river and use the water power thereby created."

House bill, No. 1557, for "An act to provide for the inspecting mineral oils used for illuminating purposes."

Senate bill, No. 866, for "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'at act to incorporate the city of Carbondale, in the county of Jackson.' Senate bill, No. 873, for "An act supplementary to an act entitled 'an act for the government and discipline of the Illinois Penitentiary, and amendments thereto,' passed at the present General Assembly." Senate bill, No. 848, for "An act for the establishment of a system. of graded schools in the city of Nashville."

House bill, No. 405, for "An act to enable the township of Tolono, in Champaign county, Illinois, to borrow money upon bonds to build a town hall, within said town, and for other purposes."

House bill, No. 382, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the Illinois Farmers' Railroad Company,'" being returned to the Senate with the objections of the Governor, his objections be ing spread at large of record, on reconsideration,

The question being, "Shall this bill pass, notwithstanding the ob jections of the Governor?"

It was decided in the affirmative,

Those voting in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Boyd,

Casey,

Crawford,

Dore,

Flagg,

Yeas...
Nays

Mr. Pinckney,

Those voting in the negative are,

Mr. Patton,

Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, that the Secretary inform the

Mr. Ward.

Mr. Fort, from the joint committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, begs leave to report that the bills of the following titles have been on the 17th day of April, 1869, laid before the Governor for his approval, viz:

House bill, No. 1204, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the Belleville and Southern Illinois Railroad,' approved Feb. 14, 1857."

House bill, No. 1590, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to fix the boundaries of Lincoln Park and provide for its improve

ment.'"

Mr. Fort, from the joint committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, begs leave to report that the bills of the following titles have been, on the 16th day of April, 1869, laid before the Governor for his approval, viz:

House bill, No. 579, for "An act to establish the Northern Illinois. Hospital and Asylum for the Insane."

House bill, No. 1288, for "An act to incorporate the Belleville and Southeastern Railroad Company."

House bill, No. 1599, for "An act to legalize certain elections therein named."

House bill, No. 1614, for "An act making appropriations for the expenses of the adjourned session of the 26th General Assembly, State of Illinois."

Mr. Fort, from the joint committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, begs leave to report that the bills of the following titles have correctly enrolled, and, on the 16th day of April, 1869, laid before the Governor for his approval, viz:

Senate bill, No. 44, for "An act to establish the North Caledonia Ferry Company."

Senate bill, No. 98, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to prevent the importation of Texas or Cherokee cattle into the State of Illinois,' approved Feb. 27, 1867."

Senate bill, No. 247, for "An act to prohibit the netting of fish within the county of Will."

Senate bill, No. 438, for "An act authorizing the sale of unclaimed baggage and other property."

Senate bill, No. 552, for "An act to allow convicts in the penitentiary a credit for good conduct in diminution of their term of imprisonment."

Senate bill, No. 568, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to authorize the incorporation of unitary homes,' approved Feb. 25, 1867, and for the benefit of the Woman's Home.'

Senate bill, No. 578, for "An act to locate and carry on an asylum for the insane."

Senate bill, No. 647, for "An act to appoint commissioners to lay out and define the boundary line between the counties of Rock Island and Whiteside."

Senate bill, No. 618, for "An act to incorporate the Moline and Rock River Bridge Company."

Senate bill, No. 847, for "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'an act to amend the charter of the city of Joliet,' approved March 29, 1869, and perfect and improve the same."

Senate bill, No. 849, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to change and fix the time of holding courts in the second and third judicial circuits of this State.""

Senate bill, No. 861, for "An act amendatory of and supplementary to 'an act to provide for the location and maintainance of a park for the towns of South Chicago, Hyde Park and Lake,' approved Feb. 24, 1869."

Senate bill, No. 863, for "An act supplemental to an act entitled 'an act to incorporate the North Western Chemical Company."

Mr. Fort, from the joint committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, begs leave to report that the bills of the following titles have been, on the 17th day of April, 1869, laid before the Governor for his approval, viz:

House bill, No. 1127, for "An act to locate a State road in the county of Cook."

On motion of Mr. Fort,

The rules were suspended, and the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That a committee of two be appointed by the Speaker, to advise the Executive that this house is now ready to adjourn sine die, and ascertain if he may have any communication to make to the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Pinckney,

The rules were suspended, and it was

Resolved, That the members of the Senate do hereby tender to the Speaker of the Senate their thanks for the ability, dignity and courtesy with which he has presided over the deliberations of this body.

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate, his assistants, and other officers of this body, have discharged their duties in a satisfactory and able manner, and are entitled to our thanks.

The Speaker called Mr. Fuller to the chair.

Mr. Fort, from the committee appointed to wait upon the Governor and advise him that the Senate is now ready to adjourn sine die, and ascertain if he had any communication to make to the Senate, reported that the Executive had no further communication to make.

Senators Ward, Boyd, Woodson, Munn and Fuller each spoke briefly, thanking the Speaker, Senators and officers for their uniform courtesies; which was happily responded to by the Speaker.

The Speaker then, at 10:30 A.M., declared the Senate adjourned sine die.

CHAUNCEY ELLWOOD,

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