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CONTENTS
VOL. II.
List of Illustrations,
PERIOD SIXTH.-UNDER THE SECOND CONSTITUTION,
1848-1870.
CHAPTER XXXII.
ix
The Constitutional Convention of 1847, and its Work-
Elections of 1848-Second Administration of Governor
French-Sixteenth General Assembly-Election of
Gen. Shields to the U.-S. Senate-Laws-Seventeenth
General Assembly-Free-Banking Law-First Home-
stead-Exemption Law-Illinois-Central Railroad, 553
CHAPTER XXXIII.
Administration of Gov. Matteson-Eighteenth General
Assembly-Re-election of Senator Douglas-Laws-
State and National Politics-New Parties-Nineteenth
General Assembly- Election of Senator Trumbull-
Prohibitory Liquor-Law-The Common-School Law,
CHAPTER XXXIV.
582
Formation of New Parties-The Bloomington Convention
-Elections of 1856-Administration of Gov. Bissell-
Twentieth General Assembly-Laws-The Campaign
of 1858-Twenty-first General Assembly — Douglas
again elected to the Senate-Laws-The Matteson
Embezzlement-Death of Gov. Bissell-Succession of
Lieut.-Gov. John Wood,
-
596
CHAPTER XXXV.
Review-Conventions and Elections of 1860-Administra-
tion of Gov. Yates-The Political Situation-Twenty-
second General Assembly-Senator Trumbull's Second
Election- War - Clouds-Lincoln's Inauguration -
Attack on Fort Sumter — The War of the Rebellion
begun-Enlistments under Different Calls-Changed
Conditions of Public Affairs,
629
CHAPTER XXXVI.
Results of the First Year of the War-The Constitutiona
Convention of 1862-Further Calls for Troops-Yates'
Masterly Appeal-Escape from the Draft-The Con-
ference of Governors at Altoona-Emancipation-
Elections of 1862-Twenty-third General Assembly-
Election of U.-S. Senator-Laws-Special Session-
The Assembly Prorogued.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
655
State of Parties-The Northwestern Conspiracy-Threat-
ened Attacks upon Camp Douglas and Chicago-
The Political Campaigns of 1864-Party Platforms-
Results-Progress of the War-Internal Progress-
State-Debt,
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
686
Administration of Gov. Oglesby, 1865-9-Twenty fourth-
General Assembly-Yates Elected to United-States
Senate-The Thirteenth Amendment-Laws-Close
of the War-Assassination of President Lincoln, 714
CHAPTER XXXIX.
The Civil War-Number of Troops Engaged-Battles
-Losses-Illinois in the War-Quotas-Troops Fur-
nished by Each County-Bounties Paid-Regimental
Losses at Fort Donelson-Shiloh-Stone River-
Chickamauga-Missionary Ridge-Other Battles-
Percentage of Losses-Officers from Illinois-Work
of the "Stay-at-Homes" - Sanitary and Christian
Commissions-Union League—Songs of the War, 725
CHAPTER XL.
Gov. Oglesby's Administration - [Continued] — Changed
Aspect of Politics-Reconstruction-Conventions and
Elections of 1866-Twenty-fifth General Assembly-
Re-election of United-States Senator Trumbull-Laws
- New State-House-Political Conventions, Nomina-
tions, and Elections of 1868—State Debt, Receipts, and
Expenditures,
762
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XLI.
Governor Palmer's Administration (1869–1873) — Twenty-
sixth General Assembly-Ratification of the Fifteenth
Amendment-Special Legislation-Laws and Vetoes-
Lake-Front Law-Constitution of 1870,
774
PERIOD SEVENTH.-UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF 1870.
CHAPTER XLII.
Gov. Palmer's Administration [Continued] -State Conven-
tions, Nominations, and Elections of 1870-Twenty-
seventh General Assembly-Election of Gen. Logan
to the Senate-Laws-Recess and Reassembling of
the Legislature-Chicago Fire-Controversy between
Governor Palmer and Mayor Mason-The Liberal-
Republican Party Presidential Nominations and
Elections of 1872,
CHAPTER XLIII.
·
795
Administration of Gov. Beveridge-Twenty-eighth General
Assembly-Election of Oglesby to the Senate-Laws
-Parties and Platforms in 1874-Twenty-ninth Gen-
eral Assembly- Haines Speaker-Laws-The Cen-
tennial Year-Conventions, Platforms, and Elections
of 1876, 818
CHAPTER XLIV.
Administration of Gov. Cullom-Thirtieth General Assem-
bly-Election of David Davis to the United - States
Senate Laws-Labor Strikes - Politics in 1878-
Elections-Thirty-first General Assembly,
CHAPTER XLV.
841
Progress-Gov. Cullom's Second Administration-Thirty-
second General Assembly-Laws-Politics in 1882-
Thirty-third General Assembly- Election of Cullom
to the Senate,
CHAPTER XLVI.
868
Administration of Gov. John M. Hamilton-Temperance
Legislation - Laws - Labor Problems - Riots in St.
Clair and Madison Counties-Conventions, Platforms,
and Elections of 1884,
882
CHAPTER XLVII.
Second Administration of Oglesby-Thirty-fourth General
Assembly-The Logan-Morrison Contest for United-
States Senate-Special Election in the Thirty-fourth
District-Laws-Strikes-Conventions and Elections
of 1886-Thirty-fifth General Assembly-Election of
Farwell to the Senate, vice Logan deceased-Laws-
Conventions and Elections of 1888,
CHAPTER XLVIII.
900
Administration of Gov. Fifer-The Thirty-sixth General
Assembly-Re-election of Cullom to the Senate-Laws
-The Drainage Commission-Conventions of 1890-
The World's Columbian Exposition-Special Session
of the Legislature-Laws-Growth-The Press-
Literature,
CHAPTER XLIX.
924
The Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Departments
Politics and Politicians-Party Management-Election
Statistics,
954
State Institutions-Penal, Reformatory, Benevolent, 1013
CHAPTER LII.
Railroads in the United States-Illinois-Transportation
Companies-The Railroad-and-Warehouse Commis-
The Religious Denominations in Illinois-Their Classi-
fication, Growth, and Strength-Secret Benevolent
Societies, Masons, Odd-Fellows-Knights Templars
-Knights of Pythias,
1068