The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1867-02-22
The Legislature.
Saturday Feb. l6.

HOUSE.
Mr.. Eddy, from the committee on municipal
affairs and insurance. reported back house bill No.
1l47. For an act to incorporate the city of Mo-
line, Rock Island county.
Ordered engrossed for third reading.
Mr.. Hurlbut, from the committee on railroads,
reported back senate bill No. 42s. For act to
incorporate the Rock Island and GaIva railroad
company, with an amendment, which was agreed
to, and the bill
Ordered engrossed for third reading,
Mr.. Conkling, from the committee on Judiciary,
to fix the time of holding the terms of the circuit
court in Henry county.
Ordered to third reading
The senate informed the house that they had
passed the following bills:
Senate bill No. $50. For an act to incorporate
the Peoria and Rock Island railway company
Senate bill No. 120. For an act to amend an
act 10 incorporate the Rock Island and Peoria
railroad company, approved February IA, 1853 ;,
House bill No. 81. Bill for an act to amend
act for the relief of the heirs and assgnees Of
John Wilson, deceased, with an amendment.
SENATE.
Mr.. Webster, by consent, called up senate bill
No. 1884, for act to legalize the sale of bridges,
etc., of the Rock Island and Camden plank road
company, to which amendment had been made
by the house. --
Mr.. Webster moved that the amendment be not
ooneurred in, and explained the nature of the bill
and the effect thereon of the amendment.
The question being will the senate concur in
the amendments of the house." concurrence was
refused by yeas 0, nays q.
Mr.. Webster called up senate bill No. 49, for
an act to incorporate the Rock River navigation
and water power company, which on his motion
was
Referred to committee on township organization
and counties.
Mr.. Metcalf reported back senate bill No. 34S.
for act to amend the charter of city of Rock
Island, and upon his motion, the same was
Referred to committee on township organization
and counties.
BoUsE-AFTERNooS SESSION.
Senate bill No. 394. "A message from the sem
ate announcing that they had refused to concur
| in the house amendment to senate bill No. 1874.
An act to legalze the sale of the bridges franehis
es, etc, of the Rock Island and Camden plank
road.
Mr.. Alexander. from the committee on enrolled
and engrossed bills reported back the fellowing
blifs laid before the Governor for his approval:
Senate bill No 45, for an act to amend an act
incorporating the Rock Island school district
Mr.. Warren, from SEINE committee reported as
correctly engrossed-
House bill No. 1I47, for an act to incornorate
the city of Moline. -.
message was received from the governor, in
forming the house that he had approved and
signed the following bills:
douse Dill No. az, for an act to authorize the
town of kewanee to issue bonds
House bill No. 80, for act to incorporate the
HhIteside peat and mining company.
House bill No. 122 for an act TO amend the act
Incorporating the town of Tiskilwa.
nouro efff COZ, Tor an acr 20 incorporate the
town of Galya, Henry county.
The following house bills on third reading were
then taken up and disposed of as indicated
House bill No. SO, to establish a ferry across
the Mississippi river at Andalusia-
Indefinitely postponed