OF THE

SENATE

OF THE

THIRTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

State of Xllinois,

AT THEIR REGULAR SESSION, BEGUN AND HELD AT SPRINGFIELD,

DECEMBER 5, 1842.

SPRINGFIELD:
WILLIAN WALTERS, PUBLIC PRINTER.

1842.

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"Dec. 5.

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.

From the counties of Will, Du Page and Iroqucis-JOEL A. MATTESON.
From the counties of Greene and Jersey-ALFRED W. CAVARLY.
From the counties of Kane, McHenry, Boone and DeKalb-IRA MI-

NARD.

From the county of La Salle-MICHAEL RYAN.

From the counties of Peoria, Stark and Bureau-W. W. THOMPSON. From the counties of Rock Island, Henry, Whiteside and Lec-JOHN BUFORD.

From the counties of Schuyler and Brown-JACOB VANDEVENTER.
From the county of Hancock-J. C. DAVIS.

From the counties of Knox and Mercer-WILLIAM MCMURTRY.
From the county of St. Clair-SETII CATLIN.

From the counties of Menard, Logan and Mason-LEWIS B. WYNNE.
From the county of Pike-THOMAS WORTHINGton.

From the counties of Cass and Scott-JAMES GILLHAM.

From the county of Madison-GEORGE SMITII.

From the counties of Greene and Calhoun-REVIL W. ENGLISH. From the counties of Bond, Christian and Montgomery-BENJAMIN JOHNSON.

From the counties of Coles and Clark-NATHANIEL PARKER.
From the county of Edgar-NELSON W. NUNNALLY.

From the counties of McLean, DeWitt and Macon-ROBERT F. BAR

NETT.

From the counties of Vermilion and Champaign-WILLIAM FITHIAN. From the counties of Union and Alexander-JOHN DOUGherty.

From the county of Gallatin-George Leviston.

From the counties of Hamilton, Jefferson and Marion--R. A. D. WILL

BANKS.

From the counties of Perry, Clinton and Washington-JOHN CRAIN. From the county of Sangamon-REUBEN HARRISON.

On motion of Mr. Ralston,

Ordered, That the Senate do now proceed to the election of a Sccretary.

Mr. Pearson nominated ISAAC S. BERRY;

And thereupon,

Senate proceed to vote for Secretary as follows, viz:

Those who voted for Isaac S. Berry, are,

Messrs. Barnett, Buford, Catlin, Čavarly, Crain. Cullom, Davis, Dougherty, English, Evans, Feaman, Fithian, Gillham, Harris, Harrison of Sangamon, Henry, Hoard, Houston, James, Johnson, Killpatrick, Leviston, Markley, Matteson, McMurtry, Minard, Nunnally, Parker, Parrish, Pearson, Ralston, Ryan, Slocumb, Smith, Stapp, Thompson, Vandeventer, Warren, Willbanks, Worthington, and Wynne-41.

Mr. Baker voted for Merritt L. Covell.

And thereupon,

Isaac S. Berry, having received a majority of the votes given, was declared duly elected Secretary of the Senate of the thirteenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois.

On motion of Mr. Vandeventer,

Ordered, That the Senate do now proceed to the election of a Sergeant

at-Arms.

The Senate, thereupon, proceeded to the election of a Sergeant-at-Arms, as follows, viz:

Those who voted for Iram Nye, are,

Messrs. Barnett, Buford, Catlin, Cavarly, Crain, Davis, Dougherty, English, Evans, Feaman, Gillham, Harris, Hoard, Houston, James, Leviston, Markley, Matteson, McMurtry, Minard, Nunnally, Parker, Parrish, Pearson, Ralston, Ryan, Slocumb, Thompson, Vandeventer, Warren, Willbanks, and Wynne-32.

Those who voted for Mr. Reed, are

Messrs. Baker, Cullom, Fithian, Harrison of Sangamon, and Henry-5. Those who voted for Mr. Lee, are

Messrs. Johnson, Smith, and Worthington-3.

Mr. Killpatrick voted for Mr. Wickersham.

And thereupon,

Iram Nye, having received a majority of the votes given, was declared duly elected Sergeant-at-Arms to the Senate of the thirteenth General Assembly of the State of Illinois.

On motion of Mr. Harris,

The Senate then proceeded to the election of an Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk; which resulted as follows, to-wit:

Those who voted.for Wm. D. Latshaw, are,

Messrs. Barnett, Buford, Catlin, Cavarly, Crain, Davis, Dougherty, English, Evans, Feaman, Gil!ham, Harris, Henry, Hoard, Houston, James, Killpatrick, Leviston, Markley, Matteson, McMurtry, Minard, Nunnally, Parker, Parrish, Pearson, Ralston, Ryan, Slocumb, Smith, Thompson, Vandeventer, Warren, Willbanks, Worthington, and Wynne-36.

Those who voted for John B. Weber, are,

Messrs. Baker, Harrison of Sangamon, and Johnson-3.

Mr. Cullom voted for Downing Baugh.

Mr. Fithian voted for M. M. Mobley.

Whereupon,

W. D. Latshaw, having received a majority of the votes given, was declared duly elected Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk to the Senate of the thirteenth General Assembly of the State of Illincis,

On motion of Mr. Ralston,

Resolved, That the reporters for the State Register and Sangamo Journal be admitted to seats on the floor of the Senate.

On motion of Mr. Pearson,