Journal of the Convention, Assembled at Springfield, June 7, 1847: In Pursuance of an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois ... Approved February 20, 1847, for the Purpose of Altering, Amending, Or Revising the Constitution of the State of Illinois |
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... McCully , George Bunsen . Stephenson county -- Seth B. Farwell , Thomas B. Carter . Tazewell county -- William H. Holmes . Union county - Samuel Hunsaker . Vermilion county - John Canady , John W. Vance . Wabash county - Charles H ...
... McCully , George Bunsen . Stephenson county -- Seth B. Farwell , Thomas B. Carter . Tazewell county -- William H. Holmes . Union county - Samuel Hunsaker . Vermilion county - John Canady , John W. Vance . Wabash county - Charles H ...
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... McCully , Lander , McCallen , Church , Akin , Loudon , Kinney , of Bureau , Sibley , Kenner and Moffett . On the Division of the State into Counties and their Organization .-- Messrs . Jenkins , Lasater , Blair , Markley , Graham ...
... McCully , Lander , McCallen , Church , Akin , Loudon , Kinney , of Bureau , Sibley , Kenner and Moffett . On the Division of the State into Counties and their Organization .-- Messrs . Jenkins , Lasater , Blair , Markley , Graham ...
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... McCully Powers Robbins Robinson Roman Those voting in the negative , are , · Mr. Adams Canady Campbell of McDonough Cross of Winnebago Church Mr. Harvey Hay Holmes Hurlbut Huston Churchill Jackson Davis of Mc Lean Judd Deitz Dummer ...
... McCully Powers Robbins Robinson Roman Those voting in the negative , are , · Mr. Adams Canady Campbell of McDonough Cross of Winnebago Church Mr. Harvey Hay Holmes Hurlbut Huston Churchill Jackson Davis of Mc Lean Judd Deitz Dummer ...
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... McCully Markley Stadden Shields Sim Simpson Smith of Gallatin Thompson Vernor Wead Witt Whiteside . The question was then taken , by yeas and nays , on laying on the table the second resolution embraced in the proposed amendment , And ...
... McCully Markley Stadden Shields Sim Simpson Smith of Gallatin Thompson Vernor Wead Witt Whiteside . The question was then taken , by yeas and nays , on laying on the table the second resolution embraced in the proposed amendment , And ...
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... McCully McHatton Markley Scates Stadden Shields Kinney of St. Clair Lasater Linley Smith of Gallatin Shumway Thompson Tutt Vernor Wead Witt Whiteside . Mr. Moffett then withdrew the resolution offered by him . Mr. Robbins presented the ...
... McCully McHatton Markley Scates Stadden Shields Kinney of St. Clair Lasater Linley Smith of Gallatin Shumway Thompson Tutt Vernor Wead Witt Whiteside . Mr. Moffett then withdrew the resolution offered by him . Mr. Robbins presented the ...
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A. R. Knapp Adams Anderson adoption affirmative Akin Allen Anderson Armstrong assembly Ballingall Blair Bosbyshell Brockman Bunsen Caldwell Canady Choate Colby committee Constable constitution convention adjourned court Crain Daviess decided Dummer Dunlap Dunsmore E. O. Smith Eccles elected Evey F. S. Casey F. S. D. Marshall Farwell Frick Graham Geddes Gregg Grimshaw H. D. Palmer H. R. Green Hawley Hayes Heacock Henderson Hogue Hunsaker Hurlbut Huston inserting in lieu J. M. Campbell J. M. Davis James Judd Judd Kenner Kinney Kitchell Kreider Lander Lasater Laughlin Lemon lieu thereof Linley Loudon Markley Mason McCallen McHatton Mieure Minshall Moffett Morris Nichols motion moved to amend N. W. Edwards negative Northcott Pratt question was taken R. J. Cross resolution Rives Robbins Robbins Robinson Shumway Sibley Simpson Singleton Stadden Swan T. A. Marshall Thomas Thornton Turnbull Turner Tutt Tuttle Vance Vernor voting Wead Webber Witt Whiteside yeas and nays Zadok Casey
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Page 23 - SUMNER moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word " Resolved/' and inserting : The amendment was rejected.