, 1861-02-18

to saw the wood aud present It to Buffalo
ne" "spaper. The loftng party snwed vigorously
while Ar: Lincoln was speaking.
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
special Dispatch to tho Chicago Tsibune.1
SrRHoT1r1D, Feb. 1G, 1eG1.
B4NK AMENDMENT BILL.
The Senate spent the morning in an unin-
tcrcsting debate on points Of order, and ad~
jourucd about IL O'Clock, not, however, until
th:y had ordered to q third reading u Bank
Amendment bill, containing all the rejected
propositions of the billrecently passed. This
bill will hardly 60 further.
THE STATE DEBT.
III the afternoon, came up Ar. Mack's hill
for an act In relation to the State debt, which
provided for the funding thereof by the issuo
Of inscribed bonds payable with interest an
nu dly in 1851 in Springfield. Mr. Mack gave
q lucid explanation of the provisions of the
bill 1t wss amended by general conEeot in
some not important particulars, and being put
upon Its passage, wes loet--dyes II, nocs7. 4
ulolion was then made to reconsider. That
o,"tion was laid on the table, and 90 tho bill
b::ied beyond hope.
THE MILITARY BILL
The Home Military bill camo up in order,
and VAS referred to the Committee on Militia
rs Affairs, Of which Senator Oglcsby is Chair.
nau.
UNITED STATES BONDS BILL PASSED.
Nj. B.oJgett then introduced q bill to pro-
ride for the issue Of $s33, s9o 80 in bonds, psy-
451e In 1879, in answer to the call OF the Gov
er1ors message Of yesterday. The Senate
committee thought it better to issue The bonds
i, once, and when calledsnpon By the United
::atcs, to pay the money; rather than to mike
tue guarantee. Tho I'LL WIS read three timer,
and passed by en- unanimous vote.
CHICAGO, ALTON AND st. LOUIS RAILROAD.
The Chicago a2d Alton Railroad Company
:,i!l having Ir.seed the House, Mr. Buckmasttr
"llicd 1t up IN the Senste, and On motion Of
aEr. Knapp, 1t was referred to 8 special com
;u.ttce.
cCTLEiT, ETC.
A resolution was cGar.d, calling On the Sec.
retary o: State to furnish the Members Of tue
Senate with just the same Kind aud amount Of
cutlery, stationery, etc, rs that voted by the
House for the members thereof, wh.ch was
adopted t.itu roee.
The Senate adjourned till Monday at ten
Il clock.
ELLIS APPROVED 1T TUE GOVERNOR.
The following hills have been approved By
,isc Governor o-day; the number would have
len much larger had the Lieutenant Governor
i Gu a: his Isl ID sign tbs bills as perfected:
IN act to in"o:., I'll { the Atlanta Ca:on Centra
Agricultural Society, to be located at A,lacta, Lo
,an, IIiaois.
An act to authorize the County Cocr. Of Monroe
uunty to eubscsibe to the capital stock Of The Wa
tvsloo and Carondelet Turnpike and Ferry Gem
.,anJ.
An act 10 dx the times OF holding Corrts in the
:'irst Judicial Circuit.
An act 10 establish the Twenty eighth Jrdici.l
Circuit, and to fix the limit Of the Thirteenth Jr-
liclal Circuit, and to change the time Of holding
.rrts III :Ec said Thirteenth Judicial Circuit and
:vr other purposes.
An &C. TO incorporate the Union Agricultural So
:.ety Of Jo Dayices and Stephenson. in lllinei=,
sud Lafayette and Green counties in Wisconsin.
An act to amend an net to incorporate tho St.
N4aAs NoaiA5 A"lDP'h0 ~oA1l-"+' lF'o%en 4eo'
1s.a. 1917. aud the various amendments thereto
An ec' l" laeorposA.e 'Ao +>o''a"es'esn @asfAe"''
:aral Manufacturing Company.
An sct entitled m act to amend an act incorro-
.,,-e1 e., 1.,h 80
An net to amend the Chsf,c. ef the Illinois River
Bridge Company 1T otsowa, and repeal III act
amcnda,ory thereto. approved on the 18Th Of Feb,
1857.
A act to ehange tho ti1ae' OF holding courts In
lie l9'a Jtdiclsl c1fcon'
N &C. 70 ameno Inc enar'es oi 'ae Aocs t'''es
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.
An act 10 ai'eno ao Act ch',1leo an aes !" 'oeot'
?'tA'e 'ne e"y ~ Aa ~ ~ e.sao'.en . an ln1e-
'1u' sa =, .nana ~ ~. s,,,,,, M % .t .et'' ~ ,x
,or.,- m ~ n. ro-4 western 1!n,xsr.,r~ ' ~ 'N'''
An act to Incorporate the Chicago and Evanston
Ratlsoad Company.
PERSONAL LIBERTY CLAUSE.
We left the House last night debating Mr..
nurjbur,s resolution inst7ucting the Commit
tee on Dauks and Interpretations to attach the
personal liberty bill clause to It's fullest extent
to all charters having banking priyIlccee The
Democracy having killed poor Grccnb.ums
bill, refused to make 4 gcn'l application Of the
rulc, 10 tho resolution WIS voted down.
Asses ~, noes l.
CHICAGO, AL1os AND st. LOUIS RAILROAD
BuL.
The House WIS engaged nearly all the fore
noon discussing tho c. a. g. st. L. r. R, BILL
Ar. Hufiburt offered substitute for tho
amendments Of the Special Committee, which
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