James W. Boggs, appointed May 7, for Mason county, vice E. F. R. Cochrane removed from office. Quincy McNeil, appointed July 16, for Rock Island county, to fill vacancy. James C. Luckey, appointed July 26, for Ogle county, to fill vacancy. Wm. A. Symonds, appointed November 17, for Hancock county, vice George W. Bachelder resigned. Frank Meyers, appointed December 2d, for Sangamon county, vice J. M. Morse removed from county. William A. Goodrich, appointed December 20, for Christian county, to fill vacancy. JOHN L. BEVERIDGE, Governor. The question being, "Does the Senate advise and consent to the nominations just made?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote : Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Archer, Baldwin, Brooks, Brown, Burke, Canfield, Casey, Castle, Crews, Cunningham, STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable the Senate: I have the honor to nominate and appoint as public administrator for Wabash county, Sylvester Greathouse, in place of William B. Ridgeway, resigned; and in this appointment I ask your concurrence. JOHN L. BEVERIDGE, By the Governor : PHILO J. BEVERIDGE, Private Secy. Governor. The question being, "Does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination just made?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Archer, Baldwin, Brooks, Brown, Burke, Canfield, Casey. Castle, Crews, Cunningham, STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable the Senate : I have the honor to nominate and appoint as Trustee of the Illinois Hospital for the Insane, W. W. Sedgwick, of DeKalb county, to fill vacancy occasioned by death of Isaac Scarritt, and in this nomination I ask your concurrence. JOHN L. BEVERIDGE, Governor. The question being, "Does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination just made?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Archer, Baldwin, Brooks, Brown, Burke, Canfield, Casey, Castle, Crews, Cunningham, Cusey. Donahue, Ferrell, Glenn, Green, Gundlach, Hampton, Henry, Hinchcliffe, Hundley, Jacobs, Kehoe, Kelly, Lee, McGrath, Murphy, Palmer, Patterson, Reynolds, Sanford, Shepard, Starne, Steele, Waite, Ware, Warren, Whiting, Yager, Mr. President-39. STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable the Senate: sons: Lawson A. Parks, Alton, Madison county; William Reynolds, Peoria, Peoria county; Solon Kendall, Geneseo, Henry county; Obidiah Huse, Evanston, Cook county; Joseph F. Culver, Pontiac, Livingston county. In which appointments I respectfully ask your concurrence. JOHN L. BEVERIDGE, By the Governor : PHILO J. BEVERIDGE, Private Sec'y. Governor. Mr. McGrath moved to refer the preceding nominations to the committee on reformatory institutions. The question being, "Shall the nominations be referred?" and the yeas and nays being demanded, it was decided in the negative by the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Burke. Canfield, Casey, Hinchcliffe, Hundley, Kehoe, Kelly, Lee, McGrath, Murphy, Starne, Ware, Warren-13. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Baldwin, Brown, Castle, Crews, Cunningham, Cusey, Donahue, Ferrell, Glenn, Green, Gundlach, Hampton, Henry, Jacobs, Palmer, Patterson, Reynolds, Sanford, Shepard, Waite, Whiting, Wilcox, Yager, Mr. President-24. The question being, "Does the Senate advise and consent to the nominations just made?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Baldwin, Brooks, Brown, Burke, Casey, Castle, Crews, Cunningham, Cusey, Donahue, Ferrell, Glenn, Green, Gundlach, Hampton, Henry, Jacobs, Lee, Patterson, Reynolds, Sanford, Shepard, Waite, Warren, Whiting, Wilcox, Yager, Mr. President-28. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Hinchcliffe, Kehoe, Kelly, McGrath-4. STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable the Senate : SPRINGFIELD, January 16, 1874. I have the honor to advise the Senate that on the 15th day of December, A. D. 1873, I appointed James Steele, of Paris, Edgar county, Railroad and Warehouse Commissioner to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon. H. D. Cook. In this appointment I respectfully request your concurrence. By the Governor : PHILO J. BEVERIDGE, Private Sec'y. Governor. The question being, "Does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination just made ?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote : Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Archer, Baldwin, Brooks, Brown, Burke, Canfield, Casey, Castlé, Crews, Cunningham, Cusey, Donahue, Ferrell, Glenn, Green, Gundlach, Hampton, Hinchcliffe, Hundley Jacobs, Kehoe, Kelly, Lee, McGrath, Murphy, Palmer, Patterson, Reynolds, Sanford, Shepard, Starne, Steele, Voris, Waite, Ware, Warren, Whiting, Wilcox, Yager, Mr. President-40. STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT To the Honorable the Senate: I have the honor to advise the Senate that on the 26th day of May, A. D. 1873, in pursuance of an act in force February 25th, 1869, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'an act for canal and river improvement,' approved February 28th, 1867,” I appointed the following named gentlemen canal commissioners: Joseph Utley, of Lee county, to be his own successor. Horace G. Anderson, of Peoria county, as successor to Virgil Hickox. W. N. Brainard, of Cook county, as successor to Robert Milne, each for the term of two years from the 1st of April, 1873. In these appointments I ask your concurrence. By the Governor : JOHN L. BEVERIDGE, PHILO J. BEVERIDGE, Private Secy. On motion of Mr. Starne, Governor. It was ordered that the preceding nominations of canal commissioners be taken up separately. The question being, "Does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Joseph Utley, of Lee county, as canal commissioner?” it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Archer, Baldwin, Brooks, Brown, Canfield, Casey. Castle, Crews, Cunningham, Cusey, Donahue, Ferrell, Glenn, Green, Gundlach, Hampton, Henry, Jacobs, Kehoe, Kelly, Lee, McGrath, Murphy, Palmer, Patterson, Reynolds, Sanford, Shepard, Starne, Steele, Waite, Ware, Warren, Whiting, Wilcox, Yager, Mr. President-37. Mr. Hinchcliffe voted in the negative. The question then being, "Does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of Horace G. Anderson, as canal commissioner, as successor to Virgil Hickox?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative are, Messis. Baldwin, Brown, Burke, Canfield, Castle, Crews, Cunningham, Cusey, Donahue Ferrell, Glenn Green, Gundlach, Hampton, Henry, Jacobs, Lee, McGrath, Palmer, Patterson, Reynolds, Sanford, Shepard, Waite, Whiting, Wilcox, Yager, Mr. President-28. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Archer, Brooks, Casey, Hinchcliffe, Hundley, Kehoe, Kelly, Murphy, Starne, Warren-10. The question then being, "Does the Senate advise and consent to the nomination of W. N. Brainard, as car al commissioner, as successor to Robert Milne ?" it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Archer, Baldwin, Brooks, Brown, Burke, Canfield, Casey, Castle, Crews, Cuningham, Cusey, Donahue, Ferrell, Glenn, Green, Gundlach. Hampton, Henry, Jacobs, Kehoe, Lee, McGrath, Murphy, Palmer, Patterson, Reynolds, Sanford, Starne, Voris, Waite, Ware, Warren, Whiting, Wilcox, Yager, Mr. President-36. Messrs. Hinchcliffe and Hundley voted in the negative. A message from the Governor, by Philo J. Beveridge, Private Sec'y: Mr. President: I am directed by the Governor to lay before the Senate the following written communication: STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable the Senate: In compliance with a resolution passed by the Senate January 8, 1874, requesting the Governor to advise the Senate what steps, if any, have been taken by the Attorney-General to compel the Trustees of the Illinois Central Railroad Company to comply with the provisions of an act of the General Assembly, entitled "An act to compel the Trustees of the Illinois Central Railroad Company to execute their trust," I transmit herewith a communication thereon from the Attorney-General. JOHN L. BEVERIDGE, By the Governor : PHILO J. BEVERIDGE, Private Sec'y. Governor. STATE OF ILLINOIS, ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S OFFICE; SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 8th inst., referring to me a copy of a resolution of the Senate passed the same day, in these words: Resolved by the Senate, That the Governor be, and he is hereby respectfully requested to inform the Senate what steps, if any, have been taken by the Attorney General to compel the trustees of the Illinois Central Railroad Co. to comply with the provisions of an act of the General Assembly entitled "An act to compel the trustees of the lands granted to the Illinois Central Railroad Company to execute their trust." In compliance with your request, I would respectfully report that the act referred to in the resolution did not take effect until July 1, 1873, and that under the act the Trustees of the Illinois Central railroad lands were allowed the whole of the mouths of October and November, 1873, within which to offer for sale, at public vendue, their unsold lands for that year. At the time of the receipt of your communication, no complaints had been made to me or facts brought to my notice showing that the trustees had not complied with the law and offered such lands for sale at public vendue, in October or November last. I have since addressed a circular letter to the State's attorneys and county clerks of the counties in which the greater portion of such unsold lands are situated, making inquiry as to the facts, and am now in the possession of authentic information showing that the trustees wholly failed to advertise and offer said lands at public sale in such counties, in 1873, as required by the statute. I am now engaged in the preparation of a petition for mandamus, to be filed in the supreme court of the Central grand division, in pursuance of the fifth section of the act of March 28, 1873. This is the first term of the supreme court held since the time expired when the trustees were required to advertise and sell such lands in 1873, and the first opportunity which has existed for presenting such petition to the court. Under the practice of the supreme court, a proceeding by mandamus can only be instituted in that court when the court is in session. An order of the court is required directing a summons to issue on a petition for mandamus before such process can be sued out in the supreme court. For the reasons stated, no proceedings have as yet been commenced in the supreme court, under the act of March 28, 1873, to compel the Trustees of the Illinois Central lands to comply with the provisions of that act. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, His Excellency: JOHN L. BEVERIDGE, Governor. JAMES K. EDSALL, Attorney-General. Mr. McGrath, from the joint committee on enrolled and engrossed bills, begs leave to report that a bill of the following title has been correctly enrolled, on the 16th day of January, 1874. Senate bill, No. 485, for "An act authorizing the board of county commissioners elected in pursuance of section 6, article 10, of the constitution, to perform the powers and duties heretofore devolving upon the county courts in the transaction of county business in counties not under township organization." Mr. McGrath, from the joint committee on enrolled bills, reports 'having laid before the Governor on the 16th day of January, 1874, an enrolled bill of the following title, viz: Senate bill, No. 485, for "An act authorizing the board of county commissioners elected in pursuance of section 6, article 10, of the constitution, to perform the powers and duties heretofore devolving upon the county courts in the transaction of county business in counties not under township organization." At 12:35 o'clock P. M., Mr. Wilcox moved that the Senate adjourn until 2:30 o'clock P. M. And the yeas and nays being demanded, it was decided in the affirmative by the following vote: Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Archer, Baldwin, Brown, Burke, Canfield, Cusey, Ferrell, Green, Gundlach, Hampton, Henry, Hinchcliffe, Hundley, Kelly, Lee, McGrath, Patterson, Reynolds, Sanford, Shepard, Starne, Waite, Warren, Whiting, Wilcox, Yager, Mr. President-27. Those voting in the negative are, Messrs. Brooks, Casey, Castle, Crews, Cunningham, Donahue, Glenn, Jacobs, Kehoe, Murphy, Palmer, Voris, Ware-13. TWO-THIRTY O'CLOCK, P. M. Senate met, pursuant to adjournment. On motion of Mr. Hampton, Leave of absence was granted Mr. Nicholson until Monday. The consideration of executive messages being the order of business at the time of the last adjournment, the further consideration of the same order of business was proceeded with. STATE OF ILLINOIS, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, To the Honorable the Senate: I have the honor to advise the Senate that on the first day of July, A. D. 1873, in pursuance of an act entitled "An act to regulate the Illinois Industrial University and to make appropriations therefor," in force July 1, 1873, I did appoint as Trustees for the Illinois Industrial University the following named persons, to-wit: For the Southern Grand Division-A. M. Brown of Villa Ridge, Pulaski county; J. P. Slade, Belleville, St. Clair county; John J. Bird, Cairo, Alexander county. For the Central Grand Division-J. H. Pickerell, Harristown, Macon county; Daniel Gardner, Champaign, Champaign county; Alexander Blackburn, Macomb, McDonough county. For the Northern Grand Division-Emory Cobb of Kankakee, Kan kakee county; R. C. Mason, Chicago, Cook county; D. D. Sabin, Belvidere, Boone county. |