TWO-THIRTY O'CLOCK P. M. The House met, pursuant to adjournment. A message from the Governor, by his Private Secretary: STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the General Assembly: I have the honor to transmit to the Senate and House of Representatives the memorial of the board of trustees of the Antietam National Cemetery, asking the State of Illinois, with other States, to commemorate the virtue and valor of the heroic dead. As a soldier, having witnessed the bravery, sufferings and death of comrades in arms, and as the Executive of a noble and patriotic State, I urge the appropriation asked in this memorial, lest it may be said Illinois is forgetful of her sons, and slow to do honor to her fallen heroes. JOHN L. BEVERIDGE, Governor. To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Illinois : GENTLEMEN: At a meeting of the board of trustees of the Antietam National Cemetery, held in Washington city, December 11, 1872, among other matters, it was resolved that Hon. Gibson L. Cranmer. Dr. S. Rutledge McNary, General George B. Wright and Thomas A. Boullt, Esq., be appointed a committee to visit the Governor and Legislature of Illinois, for the purpose of soliciting the appropriation of that State's quota for the completion of the Cemetery at Antietam, and the erection of a suitable monument to the memory of the Union dead buried in said cemetery. In obedience to the action of the board of trustees, the undersigned ask your honorable body for such appropriation as may be consistent with the relations of the State of Illinois with this patriotic enterprise. According to the charter of the Antietam National Cemetery, the quota of each State. having dead buried in said cemetery, was regulated according to population, as indicated by their representation in the House of Representatives of the United States. Under this arrangement the quota of the State is $7.804 72. In the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Penn., the State of Illinois has but six soldiers buried, and the State has appropriated and paid to said cemetery $11,774 84. There are, in addition to her unknown, twenty-nine known dead, buried in Antietam Cemetery. The cemetery at Antietam when complete, with the monument, will cost less than $100,000. It has within the enclosure 4,696 Union graves, while at Gettysburg there are but 3,564 interments, and that cemetery cost the States over $130,000. These facts are only stated to show the Legislature of Illinois that the greatest economy has been practiced in the management and establishment of the Antietam Cemetery, which has 1,172 more bodies than the one at Gettysburg. All parts of the work at Antietam are equal in permanence to that at Gettysburg. It has never entered into the calculations of the board of trustees for Antietam Cemetery that the State of Illinois would hesitate to respond cheerfully and promptly to a claim like this; and the association has proceeded from the beginning on the supposition that when the real state of the case should be understood, Illinois would be among the first of the States having dead buried at Antietam to grant her fair proportion in aid of an enterprise that so loudly challenges the pride and patriotism of the States. The association still rely on the honor and patriotism of the Senators and Representatives of the State of Illinois, and indulge the confident hope that without any further delay the appropriation of $7,804 72 will be made to the cemetery at Antietam. All the States interested have promptly responded in payment of their respective shares or quotas, except the States of Delaware and Illinois, and the undersigned, the committee, to whom this special matter has been committed, believe that it is only necessary that these facts be known to insure an immediate appropriation, through which all existing liabilities will be fully paid, and the association relieved from all further embarrassment in this regard. We expect on the 12th anniversary, 17th September next, to complete the great work by the erection of a monument commemorative of the great events which transpired on the ever-memorable battle field of Antietam, and also as a testimonial to the memory of the heroic dead whose remains there Very respectfully, repose. GIBSON L. CRANMER, of Wheeling, W. Virginia. The House resumed the unfinished business of this morning, being the consideration of the motion to lay House bill, No. 435, on the table. Mr. Lietze (by consent) withdrew his motion to lay the bill on the table. 1 On motion of Mr. Hart, The previous question was ordered. The question being on the motion to strike the enacting clause out of House bill, No. 435, it was decided in the negative, yeas 62, nays 62— the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Ballow, Barkley, Bocock, Bradwell, Casey, Cassedy, Carpenter, Chambers, Connolly, Crawford, Davis, Dement, Dewey, Dolan, Dunham, Ewing, Ferrier, Freeman, Granger, Grant, Grey, Gridley, Griffith, Harvey, Hite of St. Clair, Hoiles, Hollenback, Hopkins, Jaquess, Johnston, Lane of Hancock, Lane of DeWitt, Lemma, Lewis, Lietze, McGee, Moore of Marshall, Moose, Moffett, Oberly, Oleson, Plowman, Pollock, Pyatt, Race, Ramey, Ray, Rice, Savage, Scanlan, Shumway, Smith, Snow, Stewart of Winnebago, Stewart of McLean, Taggart, Thornton, Washburn, Webster, Wood, Wymore, Mr. Speaker-62. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Alexander of Crawford, Alexander of Montgomery, Anderson Armstrong of Grundy, Armstrong of La Salle, Blakely, Bryant, Bullard, Cronkrite, Darnell, Dresser, Efner, Flanders, Forth, Gordon, Graham, Halpin, Hart, Hawes, Henry, Herrington, Hite of Madison, Hildrup, Jackson, Jes. sup, Jones, Kase, Lomax, Loomis, Marsh, Massie, McAdams, McDonald, McPherran, Meacham, Middlecoff, Mitchell, Moore of Adams, Morrison, Neville, Oakwood, Orendorff, Peltzer, Pinnell, Quinn, Rogers, Rountree, Scott, Shaw, Sheridan, Sherman, Soule, Starr, Streetor, Stroud, Thomas, Truitt, Virden, Walker, Warner, Weinheimer, Westfall-62. So the motion to strike out the enacting clause was not agreed to. On motion of Mr. Sherman, The bill and pending amendment were recommitted to the committee on education. By consent, the Governor's message, submitting a communication in relation to the "Antietam National Cemetery," was taken up. Mr. Sherman moved to refer the message and communication to the committee on militia; which was agreed to. Mr. Hawes (by consent), from the committee on county and township organization, submitted the following report: To the Honorable the House of Representatives : GENTLEMEN : Your committee on county and township organization, to whom was referred House bill, No. 653, for "An act to revise the law in relation to township organization," have had the same under consideration, have amended the same and instructed me to report the same to the House, and recommend that it do pass, as amended. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill temporarily laid on the table. The House took up the special order for this hour, being the consideration of House bill, No. 397, for "An act concerning county superintendents of schools." Mr. Sherman moved to refer the bill to the committee on education; which was not agreed to. The bill was then read a second time. Mr. moved to lay the bill on the table; which was agreed to, yeas 92, nays 28-the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Alexander of Crawford, Alexander of Montgomery, Anderson. Armstrong of Grundy, Armstrong of LaSalle, Barkley, Blakely, Bocock, Branson, Bryant, Casey, Cassedy, Carpenter, Chambers, Collins, Crawford, Cronkrite, Crosby, Darnell, Davis, Dement, Dewey, Dolan, Dresser, Dunham, Efner, Ferrier, Forth, Freeman, Gordon Graham, Grant, Grey, Gridley, Griffith, Hart, Harvey, Henry, Hite of Madison, Hite of St. Clair, Hollenback, Hopkins, Jaquess, Jackson, Jessup, Jones, Kase, Laue of DeWitt, Lemma, Lewis, Lomax, Loomis, Marsh, McAdams, McDonald, MeGee, McPherran, Meacham, Moore of Marshall, Moore of Adams, Morrison, Moffett, Neville, Oakwood, Oberly, Oleson, Pinnell, Plowman, Pollock, Pyatt, Quinn, Ramey, Rogers, Savage, Scott, Sheridan, Sherman, Shumway, Smith, Soule, Stewart of Winnebago, Stewart of McLean, Streetor, Stroud, Thomas, Thornton, Virden, Washburn, Webster, Wood, Wymore, Mr. Speaker-92. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Ballow, Bradwell, Bullard, Connolly, Ewing, Freeland, Granger, Halpin, Hawes, Hildrup, Hoiles, Johnston, Lane of Hancock, Massie, Middlecoff, Moose, Peltzer, Race, Ray, Rountree, Shaw, Snow, Starr, Truitt, Walker, Warner, Weinheimer, Westfall-28. So the motion to lay on the table was agreed to. The special order for this hour, being the consideration of House bill, No. 571, for "An act to enable district school organizations created by special or private laws, to discontinue such organization and return to organization under the general school laws of the State," Was taken up, and the bill read a second time and ordered engrossed for a third reading. The special order for this hour, being the consideration of House bill, No. 396, for "An act to secure to children elementary instruction," Was taken up, and the bill read a third time. The bill and all amendments thereto having first been printed, and the question being: "Shall this bill pass?" it was decided in the affirmative-yeas 88, nays 43. Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Alexander of Montgomery, Armstrong of Grundy, Ballow, Barkley, Bocock, Booth, Bradwell, Branson, Bullard, Cassedy, Carpenter, Chambers, Collins, Crawford, Cronkrite, Crosby, Davis, Dewey, Ewing, Ferrier, Freeland, Freeman, Gordon, Granger, Griffith, Hart, Harvey, Hawes, Henry, Herrington, Hite of Madison, Hite of St. Clair, Hildrup, Hoiles. Hollenback, Hopkins, Jaquess, Johnston, Jones, Kase, Lane of Hancock, Lane of DeWitt, Lewis Lietze, Lomax, Marsh, Massie, McPherran, Meacham, Middlecoff, Mitchell, Moore of Marshall, Moose, Moffett, Oakwood, Oleson, Orendorff, Peltzer. Pinnell, Pollock, Pyatt, Race, Ray, Rice, Rountree, Savage, Shaw, Sheridan, Shumway, Smith, Snow, Soule, Starr, Stewart of Winnebago, Stewart of McLean, Stroud, Taggart, Truitt, Virden, Warner, Washburn, Wayman, Webster, Weinheimer, Westfall, Wood, Mr. Speaker -88. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Alexander of Crawford, Anderson, Armstrong of LaSalle, Blakely, Bryant, Casey, Connolly, Darnell, Dement, Dolan, Dresser, Dunham, Efner, Flanders, Forth, Graham, Grant, Grey, Gridley, Halpin, Jackson, Jessup, Lemma, Loomis, McAdams, McDonald, McGee, Moore of Adams, Morrison, Neville. Nulton, Oberly, Plowman, Quinn, Rogers, Scanlan, Scott. Sherman, Streetor, Thomas, Thornton, Walker, Wymore-43. So the bill was declared passed. Ordered that the title be as aforesaid, that the Clerk inform the Senate of the passage of the bill and ask their concurrence therein. Mr. Jones moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed. Mr. Cassedy moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table; which was agreed to, yeas 87, nays 39-the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Alexander of Montgomery, Armstrong of Grundy, Ballow, Barkley, Bocock, Booth, Bradwell, Branson, Bullard, Cassedy, Carpenter, Chambers, Collins, Crawford, Cronkrite, Crosby. Davis, Dewey, Ewing, Ferrier, Flanders, Freeland, Freeman, Gordon, Granger, Grant, Halpin, Hart, Harvey, Hawes, Henry, Hite of Madison, Hite of St. Clair, Hildrup. Hoiles, Hollenback, Hopkins, Jaquess, Johnston, Jones, Kase, Lane of Hancock, Lane of De Witt, Lewis, Lomax. Marsh, Massie, McPherran, Meacham, Middlecoff, Mitchell. Moore of Marshall, Moose, Moffett, Oakwood, Oleson, Orendorff, Peltzer, Pinnell, Pollock, Pyatt, Race, Ramey, Ray, Rice, Rountree. Savage, Shaw, Sherman, Shumway, Smith, Snow, Soule, Starr, Stewart of Winnebago, Stewart of McLean, Stroud, Taggart, Truitt, Virden, Washburn, Wayman, Webster, Weinheimer, Westfall, Wood, Mr. Speaker-87. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Alexander of Crawford, Anderson, Armstrong of LaSalle, Blakely. Bryant, Casey, Connolly, Darnell, Dement, Dolan, Dresser, Dunham, Efner, Forth, Graham, Grey, Gridley, Griffith, Jackson, Lemma, Lietze, Loomis, McAdams, McDonald, McGee, Moore of Adams, Morrison, Neville, Nulton, Oberly, Quinn, Rogers, Scott, Sheridan, Streetor, Thomas, Thornton, Walker, Wymore-39. So the motion to reconsider was laid on the table. Mr. Moore of Marshall, from committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, begs leave to report that bills of the following titles have been correctly engrossed on January 20, 1874: House bill, No. 422, for "An act to provide for the compilation of an annual statistical report of all taxes levied and indebtedness incurred by authorities in this State; also the amount and description of all property exempt from taxation, and to obtain uniformity in the same." House bill, No. 364, for "An act to amend section 26 of an act entitled 'an act in regard to practice in courts of record,' in force July 1, House bill, No. 310, for "An act to provide for the sale of unclaimed property by common carriers, warehousemen and innkeepers." House bill, No. 515, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act in relation to the penitentiary at Joliet, to be entitled an act to provide for the management of the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet,' approved June 16, 1871." House bill, No. 522, for "An act to repeal an act entitled "an act to establish a board of fire engineers, and to reorganize the fire department in the city of Quincy,' approved February 16, 1865," and "An act entitled an act to amend an act entitled 'an act to establish a board of fire engineers, and to reorganize the fire department in the city of Quincy, Illinois,' approved February 18, 1867." House bill, No. 652, for "An act to revise the law in relation to the State Library." House bill, No. 537, for "An act to repeal an act entitled 'an act to attach a portion of town 19 north, range 12 west, to town 18 north, range 12 west, in Vermilion county, State of Illinois,' approved February 21, 1859." 1 House bill, No. 594, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act to provide for the incorporation of cities and villages.'" House bill, No. 424, for "An act to provide for the levy and collection of certain State taxes due in Cook county, on the assessment of 1867." Mr. Jones, from the committee on contingent expenses, submitted the following report: TO THE HON. SHELBY M. CULLOM, Speaker of the House of Representatives: Your committee on contingent expenses, to whom was referred House bill, No. 558, a bill in regard to the claims of P. W. Harts, for stationery, etc., purchased for the State by ex Secretary Edward Rummel, would beg leave to respectfully report that they have examined the bill of P. W. Harts, with the evidence taken before the committee, and from the loose manner in which the bill was contracted by the Secretary of the State, by allowing porters, messengers, etc., to get goods without any written orders or stipulated prices, and while we have no reason to doubt but that the State has received the articles, still Mr. Harts could have charged any price or article without hardly a chance of detection, and as some of the articles seem to be marked a good round retail price; therefore, we have decided to deduct from the face of the bill the sum of nine hundred and forty-three dollars and ninety cents, which, with the interest on said bill for over two and one-half years, amounting to over eight hundred dollars, makes a total deduction of seventeen hundred and forty-three dollars and ninety cents. Your committee have come to this conclusion, believing that it will be better for the State of Illinois, and for Mr. Harts to settle on this basis as a compromise, and would therefore recommend the following amendment to the bill: Strike out of lines two (2) and three (3) in section 1. the words "nine hundred and forty-three and ninety cents," and would recommend that the bill, as amended, do pass. A. M. JONES, The report of the committee was received. Mr. Dunham moved to postpone the further consideration of the bill and amendment for one week. On motion of Mr. Hart, The previous question was ordered. The question being on adopting the motion to postpone the further consideration of the bill and amendment for one week, it was decided in the negative. On motion of Mr. Hart, The previous question was ordered. The question being on the adoption of the amendment submitted by the committee, it was decided in the affirmative, yeas 79, nays 45-the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Armstrong of LaSalle, Barkley, Bocock, Booth, Bradwell, Branson, Bullard, Cassedy, Carpenter, Chambers, Connolly, Crawford, Cronkrite, Davis, Dewey, Dolan, Dresser, Efner, Ewing, Ferrier, Flanders, Freeland, Freeman, Gordon, Graham, Granger. Grant, Gridley, Griffith, Hart, Henry, Hite of St. Clair, Hildrup, Hoiles, Hollenback, Hopkins, Jaquess, Jones, Lomax, Massie, McAdams, McPherran, Middlecoff, Mitchell, Moore of Adams, Morrison, Moffett, Nulton, Oakwood, Oberly, Orendort, Peltzer, Plowman, Pollock, Ray, Rice, Rountree, Savage. Scanlan, Shaw, Sheridan, Smith, Snow, Soule, Starr, Stewart of McLean, Stroud, Taggart, Truitt, Virden, Warner, Washburn, Wayman, Webster, Weinheimer, Westfall, Wood, Mr. Speaker-79. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Alexander of Crawford, Alexander of Montgomery, Armstrong of Grundy, Ballow, Blakely, Bryant, Casey, Collins, Crosby, Darnell, Dement, Dunham, Forth. Grey, Halpin, Harvey, Hawes, Her rington, Hite of Madison. Inscore, Jackson, Jessup, Johnston, Kase, Lane of Hancock, Lenima, Lietze, oomis, Marsh, McDonald, McGee, Moore of Marshall, Moose, Neville, Pinnell, Quinn, Ramey, Rogers, Scott, Sherman, Shumway, Stewart of Winnebago, Streetor, Thomas, Thornton, Wymore-45. So the amendment was adopted. The bill was then ordered engrossed for a third reading. The Speaker laid before the House the following communication from the Auditor; which was ordered printed: STATE OF ILLINOIS, AUDITOR'S OFFICE, TO THE HON. SHELBY M. CULLOM, Speaker of the House of Representatives: SIR-In compliance with the following resolution, adopted by the House on the 15th instant— Resolved, That the Auditor be instructed to furnish this House with an itemized tabular statement, showing the equalized assessment for each county in the State, for the year 1872, and also the same statement for the year 1973, under the new law; and also the rate per cent. levied for State revenue purposes, for each year respectively. -I have the honor to transmit, herewith, statement showing the equalized assessment for each county in the State, for the years 1872 and 1873. The total equalized valuation of taxable property in the State, as shown by assessment for the year 1872, was $510,886,683, and the State tax levied on said assessment was 75 cents on each $100 valuation of property, as follows: For revenue purposes. For interest purposes For support of common schools For canal redemption fund.. .35 3-10ths cents on each $100. 4 7-10ths 20 .15 The total assessed and equalized valuation of taxable property in the State, as shown by assessment for the year 1873, was $1,341,361,842, and the State tax levied thereon was 36 cents on each $100 valuation, as follows: For revenue purposes. .27 cents on each $100. 9 -15 Yours, truly, C. E. LIPPINCOTT, |