OF THE SENATE OF THE TWELFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Convened by proclamation of the Governor, being their first session, begun and held in the city of Springfield, NOVEMBER 23, 1840. SPRINGFIELD: WM. WALTERS, PUBLIC PRINTER. LIBRARI MARCH 1930 JOURNAL OF THE SENATE. At a General Assembly of the State of Illinois, begun and held at Springfield, on Monday, the twenty-third day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty, convened by proclamation of the Governor, being the first session of the Twelfth General Assembly of said State. The Hon. STINSON H. ANDERSON, Lieutenant Governor of the said State of Illinois, and Speaker of the Senate, appeared, took the chair, and called the Senate to order. Whereupon, the following members appeared and took their seats, viz: From the counties of Vermilion and Champaign-WILLIAM FITHIAN. From the counties of Pope and Johnson-WORTHINGTON J. GIBBS. From the counties of Peoria, Putnam, Marshall, Bureau and StarkJOHN HAMLIN. From the counties of Jo Daviess, Rock Island, Stephenson, Ogle, Mercer, Whiteside, Winnebago, Boon, Carroll and Lec-GEORGE W. HAR RISON. From the counties of Montgomery and Bond-WILLiam Hunter. From the counties of Schuyler and Brown-Wм. A. RICHARDSON. From the counties of Morgan, Cass and Scott-WM. L. SARGENT. From the counties of La Salle, Iroquois, Kane and DeKalb-WILLIAM STADDEN. From the counties of Greene, Jersey and Calhoun-FRANKLIN WITT. Whereupon, |