Convened by proclamation of the Governor, being their first session, begun and held in the city of Springfield, JOURNAL UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LIBRARIES MARCH 1980 OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Pursuant to the Proclamation of the Governor, the first session of the twelfth General Assembly of the State of Illinois, commenced at Springfield, on Monday, the twenty-third day of November, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and forty, When Mr. Ewing called the House to order, and on his motion, Mr. Murphy of Perry was appointed Speaker, pro tem. On motion, J. Calhoun was appointed Clerk, pro tem., Newton Cloud, Assistant Clerk, pro tem., and Wm. C. Murphy, Door-keeper, pro tem. Whereupon, the following members appeared, were qualified, and took their seats, viz: From the county of Alexander-WILSON ABLE. From the county of Union-JoHN DOUGHERTY. From the county of Gallatin-DANIEL WOOD, and DAVID J. BLACKMAN. From the county of Jefferson--STEPHEN G. HICKS. From the counties of Franklin and Williamson-DEMPSEY ODAM, and ACHILLES D. DOLLINS. From the county of Jackson-JOHN LOGAN. From the county of Perry-RICHARD G. MURPHY. From the county of White-EDWIN B. WEBB, and ALEXANDER PHILLIPS. From the county of Edwards-ALLAN EMMERSON. From the county of Wayne-DANIEL TURNEY. From the county of Wabash-JAMES BEALL. From the counties of Crawford and Jasper-WILLIAM WILSON. From the county of Edgar-JOHN M. KELLY, and LEANDER MUNSELL. From the county of Vermilion-JOHN J. BROWN, ISAAC FROMAN, and JOIN CANADY. From the county of Champaign-MATTHEW W. Bussy. From the county of St. Clair-LYMAN TRUMBULL, DANIEL BALDWIN, and DANIEL T. MOORE. |