, 1859-02-18

ITenty.First General Assembly.
r. afnmaF1sLD, February Is. 1859,
aruu.r. 81

The forenoon was mostly Occupied h the con-
alteration Of Tho bills making appropriations
for ths Ssste Institutions at Jacksserille. Af.
Ter long dtbate, in which Measls.' Bfyau
cook.. H'Rbee. Goudy, Vaaderen and Judd
patAcpated, the wholo matter was referred to
Aessr1 Yandaren,- -HIsbae and heodsfsoe; viii
in:s1eeaoos ~ 10 report at The earlieet daJ pess
In the afternoon bill for organizing sths coot
coonty Court Of Conmon Pieas, providing: for:
t"o addltiona; judges aud two additional cIerks
va taken = up, and discussed By Mess.s- Judd
and algbse; Altar which it wss uisde Tho spe-
e's! order tor Wednesday, at8P. II.
Inc rest Of the afternoon Was spent On House.
messages. large number Of House bills Hefe
read twice and referred.
HOUSE.
Ar. Green, frQm the Committee on tho Judi
clary, reported b reject not to exempt pernonnf
property from forced sale.
hr. Anderson moved TO lay The bill upon tho
saole. oafr1ed-yeas Il, nays 2s.
TEE OLD CANAL CLA1xs
The Chair announced the special order. beiop
~ act TO provide for the payment of certsin
cIa'n7a Of contractors on the Illinois and Niehi.
The question bsing on iss passage, q discn.-
slon arose. in which Asssrs. Ds,is OF Mont9om-
e.y' brewer, CnnminKA Mack, Anderson.
ai,.5 Epls5' aorlbus. Norton and Hi9gin. psrici,
:Ths one side for the bill rc'ated the facts Of
tae claim, to the etIect that tho ctsims we're for
OF q million dollars worth Of bonds. sold. in
LONDON, which exchange was paid, under the
proteat 81 the Contractors, into tho S!ate trea-
aofy. The argument being, thst ibe bonds hav-
.nK oeen pala 10 the contractors, tier were en-
~. s'ea o.to 10 AZ the profits arising thretrom. On
not proper under the Constitution. to yots th;s
appropriation Of bonds, the Constitution limiting
Ing the creation Of debt to $a0, 600. The exist.
eoce o1 debt as against the Ssate was den,ed
II being held that the direction to the commi,.
s,ooera clearly ahows that it was mare equit-
II IVES urged BY Mr. C4mminRs. in his arou.
ment, that this claim was such ihat Ills honse
soonta not vote to create it into q debs unleas
upon the elearest showing Of il Justice,
great deal OF suggeation waA thrown out.
| ae TO the b'natnK force of the recommendation
o. tue comniasioners appointed to investigate
this matter, which gave risa to the conaidera.
| tlons as to whether there was not DEBT exist-
| ing before the coustitusion ves framed and this
removed FROM ita provisions.
Penalng theqaeasiou the House Adjourned to
POLITICAL RKsolur1oSs.
| lne speaker annosnosd the special order, be-
,ng fesolntlons on the subject Of slavery. intro
| oaSeo ny MI. Davis Of Montgomery.
" As. Feck-l presume that tie gentleman frop
| montgomery (Davis) in his great an1iesy to
ace .as PUBIC business progress, will agree to
| Thursday, at 2 +. II.
=, MI Davta Of Mantgomery-Nots 80, sir. + cali
| saem up, aud move the previous question on
their adoption.
Nj. Hurlhut offered preamble and ssven re-
lutions. ''''' '''' '~'''
lii. Green-If am correctly adyised. va
have assembled together this afternoon for tho
consideration OF certain resolutions which we're
made the special order Of the dsy. There |
! move to laT this suhstitute. on the tabls,
holl called with the following result:
| faAs-Messra. Anderson. baoe, Berry, Brew
ees, campbell Of Logan. Cummings. Davis of
| Montgomery, DIETRICH, Eo8le, Epier, Eswin.
| Forth. Graham, Green, Hacker, Hampton, Hsr
| d'n. JOB, herley, King, McCleave, McElyaine.
Aetcalf, Powell, Pulley, Roosevelt, Shaw, Shir.
| icy, snort, Sioss, Stephenson, Updegrait, Viii
aon, Wood, Nj. Speaker IS.
| HArs-4e4ath Bryant, Church, Davis Of Ste.
Hood, Hurlout, Jarrot, Mack, McCsil, Miles
Rice, Soheel, S.ickel. Tonnsend. VIII d.
ABsE1r-Aessrs. Barrett, Brace, Bu.z, Camp
bell Of Lasalle, Craddock, Hick Of Livlngston.
QermiIyea-l2.
B1cx Baker, Baisdeli-a.
Mr. Church offered the following amend.
/ meht,
Provided such constitution contains nothing yhfrb
IN the!r opnion eonicta With SOUND troraii17 a. lie
true ip' Of ourtnstiuons or interest OF our caunrY
ktar. Davis OF Montgomery moved to lay The
Jeas 3b, nays ~.
Mi. DaV1s Of Montgomery then moved the
previous question, and debate being thus cut
oa. the resolutions verp adapted strjaiipa.
The House bill making appropriations for the
PenltentiRry, which was amended bY the Sen.
ste, was taken up, and the amendments con.
CURED in: 1t no" en::;; requires The Governors
saDction to become Law.
The remainder Of the day vas occuni.d in
the special order, House bills upon their third
reading. Most Of tbs bills passed we're of a
local character.
BlLls ArPaoEEn.
meszagc was received from the Governor
approving the following among other ssts:
Act to promote the construction of hnr,a
railroads IN the city of Chicago.
Act TO leghlizs the proceedings Of the Hosrd
Of Supervisors OF Whiteaide county in certain
case3.
Act relative 10 sale of swamp lands.
Act 10 amend act 10 incorporate the citV of
aurora, DC. -
,, Act to amend act to incorporate the Tonica i
Petersburg R. to.
4et TO vonsoliaats the towns Of Ealneham
and BEQuphtpn