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Wren.


On Public fleets. and Expenditures
Messrs. Hughs, Lincoln, Blackwell,
Harris, Nunnelly, Dubois and Link.


On the neutrality-suspicious.. Thorn
as, Link, Gordon, Ross, Moore, MEGA
hey and Hanlin.


On motion of Mr.. Cloud, the resolu,
ton on the subject Of praying Congress
TO make certain towns in this state ports
of entry, was then taken up, and after
some discussion, was referred to a Sc
lect committee, consisting of Messrs.
Cloud, Gordon and Rowan.


On motion of Mr.. Thomas,


Resolved, That the committee on ed
ucation be instructed TO inquire into the
expediency of establishing common
school system of education in this state,
and that they report by bill or other.
wise.


On motion ofMr. Hanlin,


Resolued, That so much of the Gov
ernor's message as relates to the con-
stTuction of a canal between lake Mich
gan and the Illinois river. be referred
TO the committee on internal improve
ments.


On motion of Mr.. Gordon,


Resol0ed, That so much Of the cover
nors message as relates TO education, be-
referred to the committee on education.


On motion of Mr.. Thomas.


Resolved, That so much OF the COVER
nor and acting governors messages as
relate to criminal jurisprudence, be re-
lerred TO the committee on the iud!cia-
ry; 80 much as relates to state bank,
to the comittee on finance; and so much
thereof as relates 10 the law concerning
Judgments and executions to the com
mittee on the judiciary.


Mr.. Thomas moved to take up the
report of the inspectors of the penten-
tiary, which was referred to the COM
mittee on the penteptiary.


SENATE, Friday, Dec. 5.


Mr.. McGahey introduced the peti.
ton of the citizens of Jasper county,
requesting the organization ofsaid coun-
ty; referred.


Mr.. Mills introduced a resolution in-
structing the committee on finance to
inquire into the expedency of causing a
part of the taxes OF non resident lands
to beplda into the state treasury, and of
devising means to pay off the debt due
from the state to the school fund, and
that they report by bill or otherwise,
which was adopted.


On motion Of Mr. Stephenson,
Resolved, That so much of the mes
sage of the late acting governor as re-
lates to the contemplated improvement
between lake Michigan and the Illinois
river, be referred to the committee en-
internal improvements.


Mr.. Ewing introduced a resolution
calling upon the secretary Of state to
furnish the senate with the returns of
the votes polled for the different points
fer the permanent location of the seat
! OF government, at the last election of
this state.


On motion of MIR. Snyder,


Resolved, That the auditor of state
be required to furnish to the senate the
amount of taxes on resident and nom
resident lands in each county in this
state.


On motion of Mr.. Maxwell,


Resolved, That the committee on the
judiciary be instructed TO inquire into
the propriety of amending the law con,
cernlng negroes, mulattoes, &c. SO as to
prevent their introduction into this state.
for the purpose of gaining settlements.


MIR. Thomas introduced bill estab.
fishing additional election precincts in
Morgan county, which was read and or.
dered to second reading.


MIR. Mills introduced a resolution in
structlng the committee on the Judicial
ry to inquire into the ex pediency of SO
amending the estray laws, as to have
them all published by the public print
er, which was adopted.


MIR. Gatewood introduced the peti-
ton of Valentine Tile; referred.
MIR. Gatewood also presented The
!, memorial of David Curtain; referred to
the committee on the judiciary.


The joiht resolution from the house
on the subject of memoralizing congress
Tor an appropriation to clean out the OBJ
structions to the navigation to the Mis-
sissippi, Illinois, and Wabash rivers, was
taken up and concurrcd in: and Mess.
! Maxwell. Davidson and u.cL