Statement showing the equalized assessment for each county in the State of Illinois, for the years 1872 and 1873. 6, 074, 842 5,379, 418 7,017, 753 10, 722, 911 93,842. 799 306, 208, 667 Cook. De Witt. Douglas.. Franklin. Fulton Hancock. Jefferson. Johnson.. Kendall. Knox Lawrence Livingston. Logan.. Macon Macoupin. Madison.. Marion Marshall. Mason.. Mr. Moore of Marshall, from the joint committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, begs leave to report that the bill of the following title has been correctly enrolled on the 20th day of January, 1874: Senate bill, No. 254, for "An act to amend section five of an act entitled 'an act in regard to evidence and depositions in civil cases,' approved March 29, 1872. Mr. Moore of Marshall, from the joint committee on enrolled bills, reports having laid before the Governor, the 20th day of January, A. D. 1874, enrolled bill of the following title, to-wit: Senate bill, No. 254, for "An act to amend section five of an act entitled 'an act in regard to evidence and depositions in civil cases,' approved March 29, 1872." On motion of Mr. Rountree, it was Resolved, That the committee on judiciary be and they are hereby instructed to examine and report to this House if the 182d section of the general revenue law requires any amendments in order to enab le judgments to be rendered for delinquent taxes and delinquent lands to be sold thereunder. Mr. Kase (by consent) introduced House bill, No. 739, for "An act to provide for the better education of the colored children in the State of Illinois." Which was referred to the committee on education. On motion of Mr. Dewey, At 4:55 o'clock P. M., the House adjourned to 10 o'clock A. M. to morrow. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1874. The House met, pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Shaw. The journal of yesterday was being read, when, On motion of Mr. Ray, The further reading of the same was dispensed with. Mr. Anderson submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That the committees on railroads, roads and bridges, miscellaneous subjects, and federal relations, be allowed jointly the services of a clerk. Which was referred to the committee on contingent expenses. Mr. Johnston (by consent) submitted the following resolution : Resolved, That the committees of the House to which have been referred bills on revision report the same back to the House as soon as possible, consistent with due and proper investigation, and in committee work they give said bills precedence over all other business. Which was adopted. On motion of Mr. Collins, The rules were suspended to receive the following resolution : WHEREAS, The financial condition of the country is such as to demand the strictest economy in all departments of the government; therefore, be it Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois, That the judiciary committee thereof be and are hereby instructed to inquire into the expediency and utility of consolidating the three grand divisions of the Supreme Court of the State into one, with its location at the capital of the State, and report by bill or otherwise without delay. Mr. Hoiles moved to lay the resolution on the table; which was not agreed to, yeas 30, nays 88-the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong of Grundy, Armstrong of La Salle, Blakely, Booth, Casey, Crawford, Cronkrite, Crosby, Dewey, Dolan, Ferrier, Forth, Hart Harvey, Herrington, Hoiles, Hollenback. Jaquess, Jessup, Johnston, Lietze, Loomis, McGee, Moffett, Quinn, Ray, Soule, Walker, Wood—30. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Alexander of Crawford, Alexander of Montgomery, Ballow, Barkley, Bocock, Bradwell, Branson, Bryant, Bullard, Cassedy, Carpenter, Collins, Connolly, Cullerton, Darnell, Dement, Dresser Dunham, Easley, Ewing, Flanders, Freeland, Freeman, Golden, Graham, Granger, Grant, Grey, Grid ley, Griffith, Henry, Herting, Hite of Madison, Hite of St. Clair, Hildrup, Hopkins, Jackson, Jones, Kase, Lane of Hancock, Lane of De Witt, Lewis, Lomax, Marsh, Massie, McDonald, McLaughlin Middlecoff, Mitchell, Moore of Marshall, Moore of Adams, Moose, Mulvane, Neville, Nulton, Oakwood Oleson, Peltzer, Pinnell, Pyatt, Race, Ramey. Rankin, Rogers, Rountree, Scanlan, Scott, Shaw, Sheri. dan, Smith, Starr, Stewart of Winnebago, Stewart of McLean, Streetor, Stroud, Taggart, Thomas Thornton, Truitt, Virden, Warner, Washburn, Wayman, Webber, Webster, Westfall, Mr. Speaker-88 So the motion to lay on the table was not agreed to. Mr. Anderson moved to indefinitely postpone the consideration of the resolution; which was not agreed to. On motion of Mr. Hite of St. Clair, The previous question was ordered. The question then being on the adoption of the resolution, it was decided in the affirmative, yeas 96, nays 29-the yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Alexander of Crawford, Alexander of Montgomery, Ballow, Bishop of McHenry, Bocock, Booth, Bradwell, Branson, Bryant, Bullard, Cassedy. Carpenter, Chambers, Collins, Connolly, Crawford, Crosby, Cullerton, Darnell, Davis, Dewey, Dresser, Dunham, Easley, Ewing, Flanders, Freeland, Freeman, Golden, Gordon, Graham, Granger, Grant, Grey, Gridley, Griffith, Henry, Herting, Hite of Madison, Hite of St. Clair, Hildrup, Hopkins, Jackson, Johnston, Kase. Lane of Hancock, Lane of De Witt, Lewis, Lomax, Massie, McDonald, McLaughlin. McPherran, Moore of Marshall, Moose, Morrison, Moffett, Mulvane, Neville, Nulton, Oakwood, Oberly, Oleson, Orendorff, Peltzer, Pinnell, Plowman, Pyatt, Race, Ramey, Rankin, Ray, Rice, Rogers, Rountree, Savage, Scott, Shaw, Sheridan, Shumway. Starr, Stewart of Winnebago, Stewart of McLean, Streetor, Stroud, Thomas, Thornton, Truitt, Virden, Warner, Washburn, Wayman, Webber, Weinheimer, Westfall, Wymore, Mr. Speaker-96. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong of Grundy. Armstrong of La Salle, Barkley, Blakely, Casey, Cronkrite, Dement, Dolan, Ferrier, Forth, Hart, Harvey, Herrington, Hoiles, Hollenback, Inscore, Jaquess, Jessup, Jones, Lemma, Loomis, Pollock, Quinn, Ray, Smith, Soule, Walker, Wood--29. So the resolution was adopted. A message from the Senate, by Mr. Paddock: Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform the House of Representatives that the Senate has passed a bill of the following title, to-wit: Senate bill, No. 438, for "An act to repeal an act entitled 'an act to provide for the election of additional supervisors in the county therein named." In the passage of which I am instructed to ask the concurrence of the House of Representatives. Mr. Jones (by consent), 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 the report in regard to expenses of railroad and warehouse commission, since first of May, 1873, would beg leave to respectfully report that they appointed the Hon. G. M. Hollenback a sub-committee to examine vouchers, etc., who found said vouchers correct, with exception of three dollars for a book, which book, however, showed for itself. The report of said sub-committee being submitted herewith, marked "A.” Your committee would further report that they find an additional expense of eight thousand ninety-nine and nine-hundredths ($8,099 09) dollars, as per bill and statement furnished by A. McLaughlin, Secretory of Board, as follows, to-wit: Blank reports, circulars, etc..... For publishing schedules, paper, etc.. Estimated salary of three commissioners, from May 1, 1873, to January 20, 1874, at $3, 500 each, per annum.. .$1,207 61 6, 891 48 7,583 33 .$15,682 42 6,324 12 $22, 006 54 Aud your committee would further report that there is a liability on the part of the State, for the four attorneys retained as per the report of said board, in suits against the Northwestern and Illinois Central Railroads, the amount of which fees have not yet been ascertained, and your committee cannot but think that it would have been more satisfactory to the people if there had been some agreement that counsel's fees should not exceed a certain sum. The Secretary of the Board further stated that there had been quite an expense in the grain and warehouse department by employing counsel, board, etc., but that said expenses had been settled by the Grain Inspector, and that he, the Secretary of Board, had no account of said expense in his office. A. M. JONES, C'hm. Com. on Con. Ex. Which was concurred in. Mr. Bradwell, from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred House bill, No. 733, for "An act to repeal an act entitled 'Police Magistrates,' approved February 27, 1854, and all acts amendatory thereof," reported the same back, and submitted as a substitute therefor: House bill, No. 740, for "An act concerning police magistrates," and recommended that the bill be laid on the table, and the substitute be passed. The report of the committee was concurred in, the bill laid on the table, and the substitute read a first time. On motion of Mr. Shaw, The substitute was recommitted to the committee on judiciary. Mr. Bradwell (by consent), from the committee on judiciary, submitted the following report: To the Speaker of the House of Representatives: The judiciary committee, to whom was referred House bill, No. 53, for "An act in relation to courts of record in cities," having considered the same, report the bill back to the House, with the following substitute therefor House bill, No. 741, for "An act in relation to courts of record in cities," and recommend that the substitute be passed, and the original bill be laid upon the table. : The report of the committee was concurred in, the bill laid on the table, the substitute read a first time and ordered to a second reading. Mr. Bradwell (by consent), from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred House bill, No. 632, for "An act to amend section two (2), of an act entitled 'an act concerning masters-in-chancery,' in force July 1, 1872," reported the same back, and recommended that it do not pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill laid on the table. Mr. Bradwell (by consent), from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred House bill, No. 625, for "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act in regard to the administration of estates,' in force July 1, 1872," reported the same back, and recommended that it do not pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill laid on the table. Mr. Bradwell (by consent), from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred Senate bill, No. 298, for "An act to prevent the reversal of judgments in debt and assumpsit for mere error in form," reported the same back, and recommended that it do not pass. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill laid on the table. 1" re Mr. Bradwell (by consent), from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred House bill, No. 658, for "An act to amend section three (3), of an act entitled 'an act in regard to practice in courts of record,' ported the same back, and submitted as a substitute therefor, House bill, No. 742, for "An act to amend section three (3), of an act entitled 'an act in regard to practice in courts of record,' approved February 22, 1872, in force July 1, 1872," and recommended that the substitute be passed, and the original bill be laid on the table. The report of the committee was concurred in, the bill laid on the table, the substitute read a first time, and ordered to a second reading. Mr. Bradwell (by consent), from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred House bill, No. 640, for "An act to revise the law in relation to escheats," reported the same back, and recommended that the bill do not pass. The report of the committee was not concurred in, and the bill read a second time. Mr. Bradwell (by consent), from the committee on judiciary, to which was referred House bill, No. 685, for "An act to revise the law in relation to escheats," reported the same back, and recommended that the bill, as amended, be passed. The report of the committee was concurred in, and the bill read a second time. |