Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 448, for "An act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 449, for "An act to revise the law in relation to permitting auimals to run at large." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 450, for "An act to revise the law in relation to dower." Which was ordered to a first reading. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Magie: Mr. President: I am directed by the House of Representatives to inform the Senate that they have adopted the following resolution, to-wit: Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That the committee heretofore appointed to revise the statute laws of this State be and the same is hereby requested to report the various bills by them revised in equal numbers to each House according to the manner agreed upon by such committee, and that said bills be considered from day to day until disposed of. In the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the Senate. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 451, for "An act to revise the law in relation to frauds and perjuries." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 452, for "An act to revise the law in relation to fugitives from justice." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate biN, No. 453, for "An act to revise the law in relation to the General Assembly." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 454, for "An act to revise the law in relation to habeas corpus." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 455, for "An act to revise the law in relation to husband and wife." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 456, for "An act to revise the law in relation to injunction." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 457, for "An act to revise the law in relation to jails and jailers." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 458, for "Au act to revise the law in relation to licenses." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 459, for "An act to revise the law in relation to mines." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 460, for "An act to revise the law in relation to ne exeat." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 461, for "An act to revise the law in relation to official bonds." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Upton, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 462, for "An act to revise the law in relation to oil inspection." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Hinchcliffe introduced Senate bill, No. 463, for "An act to perpetuate the extent and boundary of the village of Prairie Du Pont, and for other purposes." Which was ordered to a first reading and referred to the committee on judiciary. Mr. Casey introduced Senate bill, No. 464, for An act to prevent injury to persons and property on railroads." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 465, for "An act to revise the law in relation to the State militia." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 466, for "An act to revise the law in relation to pardons." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 467, for "An act to revise the law in relation to paupers." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 468, for "An act to revise the law in relation to quo warranto." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 469, for "An act to revise the law in relation to reporter of the supreme court." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 470, for "An act to revise the law in relation to the seat of government." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 471, for "An act to revise the law in relation to slander and libel." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 472, for "An act to revise the law in relation to State contracts." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 473, for "An act to revise the law in relation to sureties." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 474, for "An act to revise the law in relation to county surveyors and the custody of the United States field notes." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 475, for "An act to revise the law in relation to telegraph companies." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 476, for "An act to revise the law in relation to tender." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 477, for "An act to revise the law in relation to toll bridges." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 478, for "An act to revise the law in relation to township insurance companies." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 479, for "An act to revise the law in relation to universities, colleges, academies, and other institutions of learning." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 480, for "An act to revise the law in relation to the vacation of streets, alleys, and public grounds.” Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 481, for "An act to revise the law in relation to toll roads." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 482, for "An act to revise the law in relation to weights and measures." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Steele, from the joint committee on revision, introduced Senate bill, No. 483, for "An act to repeal certain acts therein named.” Which was ordered to a first reading. On motion of Mr. Steele, The rules were suspended, and Senate bills on first reading were ordered taken up. Senate bill, No. 441, for "An act to revise the law in relation to county clerks," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 442, for "An act to revise the law in relation to clerks of courts," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 443, for "An act to revise the law in relation to the supreme court,” Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 444, for "An act to revise the law in relation to circuit courts and the superior court of Cook county," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 445, for "An act to revise the law in relation to the criminal court of Cook county," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 446, for "An act to fix the terms of the courts of Cook county," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 447, for "An act to revise the law in relation to county courts," Was taken up and read at large a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Senate bill, No. 448, for "An act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence," Was taken up and read at large a first time, when, On motion of Mr. Crews, The Senate, at 12:15 o'clock P. M., adjourned until 2:30 o'clock P. M. TWO-THIRTY O'CLOCK, P. M. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Nicholson (by unanimous consent) introduced Senate bill, No. 448, for "An act in relation to surplus funds in the State treasury placed to the credit of counties, townships, cities and towns for railroad purposes, and providing for transfering the same." Which was ordered to a first reading. Mr. Crews (by unanimous consent) offered the following resolution; which laid over under the rules: Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and our Representatives be requested to vote for and urge the immediate and unconditional repeal of an act of Congress known as the General Banking Law; that the Secretary of State shall transmit to each of our Senators and Representatives in Congress an authenticated copy of this resolution. A message from the House of Representatives, by Mr. Magie : Mr. President: I am directed to inform the Senate that the House of Representatives has concurred with them in the adoption of the following amendment to their resolution relating to the act of Congress increasing their pay to seven thousand five hundred dollars per annum, to-wit: Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring herein, That we emphatically con demn the law passed by the 42d Congress increasing the pay of members of Congress and other officers of the government, and instruct our Senators and respectfully request our representatives in Congress to use their best endeavors to secure the unconditional repeal of said law; and we hereby declare our conviction that the Constitution of the United States should be so amended as to prevent any future Congress from increasing the pay of its own members; and we hereby express our earnest request that immediate measures be instituted by Congress to secure this end. The reading at large the first time of Senate bill, No. 448, for "An act to revise the law in relation to criminal jurisprudence," was continued, when, at 4:35 o'clock P. M., On motion of Mr. Steele, The further reading of the same was postponed until to-morrow morning. Mr. Palmer (by unanimous consent), from the committee on judicial department and apportionment, to which was referred Senate bill, No. 435, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act concerning circuit courts, and to fix the times for holding the same in the several counties in the judicial circuits in the State of Illinois, exclusive of the county of Cook," reported the same back with an amendment, and recommended its adoption, and that the bill as amended be passed. The bill was read at large a second time, and the amendment reported by the committee was adopted, and the bill ordered on file to be considered by sections. On motion of Mr. Palmer, The rules were suspended, and the bill discharged from the order of consideration by sections, and ordered engrossed and printed for a third reading. On motion of Mr. Reynolds, The rules were suspended, and the following resolution was adopted. Resolved, That so much of the Governor's Message as relates to State Charitable Institutions, be re ferred to the Committee on State Charitable Institutions; so much thereof as relates to the Reform School be referred to the Committee on Reformatory Institutions; so much thereof as relates to the Penitentiary be referred to the Committee on Penal Institutions; so much thereof as relates to Canal and River Improvements be referred to the Committee on Canals and Rivers; so much thereof as relates to the Revision of the Laws be referred to the Committee on Revision; so much thereof as relates to Horticulture be referred to the Committee on Horticulture; so much thereof as relates to Railroads and to Warehouses, and their regulation by law, be referred to Committees on Railroads and Warehouses, respectively; and so much thereof as relates to the International Exposition of 1876, be referred to the Committee on Miscellany. Mr. Henry (by unanimous consent) offered the following resolution: Resolved, by the Senate, the House concurring herein, (two-thirds of the members elected to each of the two Houses voting herefor,) That section six, of article nine, of the Constitution of this State be so amended as to read as follows, and that the same be submitted to the electors of this State for adoption or rejection, at the election of members of the General Assembly, in such manner as may be prescribed by law, to wit: "The General Assembly shall have no power to release or discharge any county, city, township, town or district whatever, or the inhabitants thereof or the property therein from their or its proportionate share of taxes to be levied for State purposes, nor shall commutation for such taxes be authorized in any form whatever: Provided, that the General Assembly may exempt from all taxation property, not to exceed $1,000 in value, to every person who resides with and is the head of a family in this State, and whose entire property does not exceed at the time of assessment the sum of $1, 000. Mr. Henry moved to suspend the rules and make the resolution the special order for Wednesday, January 21st, at 11 o'clock A. M. Which motion was decided in the negative, and the resolution was laid over under the rule. On motion of Mr. Casey, The Senate, at 4:50 o'clock P. M., adjourned. THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1874—9:30 O'CLOCK A. M. The Senate met, pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Shaw, The journal of yesterday was being read, when, On motion of Mr. Reynolds, The further reading of the same was dispensed with. Mr. Voris presented a petition relating to the extending of the time. for collection of taxes; which was read, and, On motion of Mr. Voris, Referred to committee on revenue. Mr. Youngblood (by unanimous consent) offered the following resolu tion, which was laid over under the rule: Resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring herein, That when this General Assembly adjourns on Friday, the 20th day of February next, it stand adjourned sine die. Mr. Starne (by unanimons consent) offered the following resolution, which was laid over under the rule: Resolved, That the Auditor of Public Accounts be requested to furnish the Senate with the following information; Ist. The number of miles of railroad constructed under the provisions of the law of 1869. 2d. The assessed value of all the property and stock of said companies for the year 1873. 3d. The assessed value of all property except railroad property in the counties through which said railroads run for the years 1868 and 1873. |