?

OF

THE SENATE

OF THE

TWENTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

OF THE

STATE OF ILLINOIS,

AT THE ADJOURNED REGULAR SESSION, BEGUN AND HELD AT
SPRINGFIELD,

*

TIBA ANY OF BOWSRESS

DUPLICATE

LAGHANGED

LIBRARIEF

266892 MARCH 1930

JOURNAL OF THE SENATE.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1871.

Senato met, pursuant to adjournment of the 17th day of April, 1871, at 12 o'clock M.

Lieutenant-Governor Dougherty in the chair.
Prayer by Rev. Dr. Hale.

The journal of April 17, 1871, was rea 1 by the Secretary and approved.

The President then presented the following resignation of O. B.
Knickerbocker, Second Assistant Secretary of the Senate:
Hon. John DOUGHERTY, President of the Senate :

Sie: On account of business engagements, I am compelled to offer to you this my resignation of the office of Second Assistant Secretary of ihe Senate of the State of Illinois.

Respectfully,

0. B. KNICKERBOOKER. On motion of Mr. Eddy, Mr. Knickerbocker's resignation was accepted.

On motion of Mr. Little,
A call of the Senate was ordered, when
The following Senators (23) answered to their names:
Messrs. Fuller,

Messrs. Starne,
Harlan,

Underwood,
Little,

Voris,
Marsh,

Washburn,
Nicholson,

Whiting,
Pierce,

Williams,
Senter,

Woodard.

Solomon, Mr. Washburn asked leave of absence for Mr. Crawford until Mon day next; which was granted. Mr. Dore asked leave of absence for Mr. Jewett until Monday next; Mr. Williams asked leave of absence for Mr. Richardson, on account of sickness; which was granted. At 12:28 o'clock P. M.,

On motion of Mr. Fuller,
The Senate adjourned until 4 o'clock P. M.

Mesars. Alexander,

Bangs,
Boyd,
Bush,
Dore,
Early,
Eddy,
Flagg,

which was granted.