In force Feb.[February] 13, 1835.
AN ACT making appropriations for the years 1835 & 1836.
1Contingent fund.
Sec.[Section] 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the sum of eight thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated as
a contingent fund, to meet the contingent expenses for the years 1835 and 1836. The
said fund shall be subject to the order of the Governor, in defraying such expenses
as are unforeseen by the General Assembly or not otherwise provided for by law, a statement of which shall be laid before the
next General Assembly of this State by the Auditor in his biennial report.
Incidental expenses of Penitentiary.
Sec. 2. The sum of one thousand five hundred dollars is hereby appropriated to defray the
expenses incident to the Penitentiary, for the years 1835 and 1836. Said fund shall be subject to the order of the Inspectors
of said Penitentiary, a detailed statement of which shall be laid before the next General Assembly of this State, showing the manner in which the same may have been expended.
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Interest on Wiggins’ loan.
Sec. 3. That the sum of twelve thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to pay the interest
on the Wiggins’ loan for the years 1835 and 1836.
Salaries.
Sec. 4. That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropriated, in full, for the
salaries of the several officers herein mentioned, for the years 1835 and 1836:—
For the Governor, two thousand dollars.
The Auditor of Public Accounts, three thousand two hundred dollars, including clerk
hire.2
The State Treasurer, three thousand two hundred dollars, including clerk hire. 3
To the Secretary of State, two thousand two hundred dollars, including clerk hire
and copying of laws.4
The Judges of the Supreme Court, eight thousand dollars.
The Judges of the Circuit Courts, nine thousand dollars.
The Attorney General and State’s Attorneys, thirty-seven hundred dollars.
The Agent of the Ohio Saline, four hundred dollars.
The Warden of the Penitentiary, eight hundred dollars.
The Secretary to the Council of Revision, three dollars per day.
Compensation of Speakers and members of the General Assembly.
Sec. 5. There shall be paid to the Speaker of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, five dollars per day, and three dollars for each twenty miles necessary travel in
going to, and returning from the Seat of Government of the State.
To each member of the Senate and House of Representatives, the sum of three dollars per day for each day’s attendance at the present session
of the General Assembly, and three dollars for each twenty miles, going to and returning from the Seat of
Government of the State, necessary traveling.
Secretary of Senate and clerks of both houses.
To the Secretary of the Senate and Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives, five dollars per day.5
To the Assistant Clerks of each House, four dollars per day.
To the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerks of the Senate and House of Representatives, four dollars per day.
To each Door Keeper, three dollars per day.
To the Secretary of the Senate and Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives, the sum of one hundred and seventy-five dollars each, for furnishing a copy of the
Journals for the press.
How to be certified.
To Claiborne S. Thomas, three dollars per day for his services rendered to the Engrossing and Enrolling
Clerk of the House of Representatives, from the 19th January to the last day of the present session, inclusive. Said compensation,
when due the members and officers of the
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Senate, shall be certified by the Secretary thereof, except his own, which shall be certified
by the Speaker; and said compensation, when due the members and officers of the House of Representatives, shall be certified by the Principal Clerk, except his own, which shall be certified
by the Speaker; which said certificates, when so made out, shall be a sufficient voucher
to the Auditor to draw his warrant on the Treasury for the amount to which each person
shall be entitled as aforesaid, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Sec. 6. The Auditor of Public Accounts shall issue his warrant on the Treasury in favor
of the different persons hereinafter named, for the several sums annexed to their
respective names, to wit:—
R. Blackwell.
To Robert Blackwell the sum of ninety-four dollars and seventy-two cents for articles furnished for the
use of the State.
J. T. Eccles & Co.
To J. T. Eccles & Co., the sum of twenty-five dollars and twenty-five cents, for articles furnished for
the use of the State.
To James Black, the sum of one hundred and thirteen dollars and fifty cents, for materials furnished
to repair the Bank House.
M. Greiner.
To M. Greiner, the sum of six dollars and twenty-five cents, for printing the Ayes and Nays for
the use of the House of Representatives.
M. Vickery.
To Marmaduke Vickery, the sum of two dollars and fifty cents, for fixing the stoves for State House.
George Leidig.
To George Leidig, the sum of fifty dollars, for a room furnished the Council of Revision during the present session of the General Assembly.
W. C. Murphey
To William C. Murphey, the sum of two dollars and thirteen cents, for work done on the State House.
Moses Philips.
To Moses Philips, the sum of three dollars, for locks and work done on the State House.
To John Y. Sawyer, the sum of two hundred and twenty-seven dollars and sixty-eight cents, for printing
for the use of the House of Representatives.
Blackwell and Stapp.
To Blackwell & Stapp, the sum of ten dollars, for glass furnished for the Bank.
To Robert Blackwell, the sum of fifteen dollars, to be applied in obtaining and erecting suitable head
and footstones to the grave of the late William McHenry.
To J. T. Eccles, the sum of six dollars, for swearing in members of the House of Representatives.
John Roberts.
To John Roberts, the sum of thirty-seven and a half cents.
To John D. Hughes, seven dollars and seventy cents.
J. Forehand.
To Jarvis Forehand, one dollar and fifty cents a day for
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attendance on the Council of Revision, the number of days to be certified by the Council to the Auditor.
To James Black, the sum of three dollars and eighty-eight cents, for articles purchased for the
funeral of William McHenry.
To Walter B. Scates, for services as Clerk pro tem. the sum of five dollars.
J. Armstrong.
To John Armstrong, as Door Keeper, pro tem. three dollars.
T. C. Kirkman.
To Thomas C. Kirkman, for Assistant Clerk, pro tem. the sum of four dollars.
John Stams.
To John Stames for wood, six dollars.
John Lindley.
To John Lindley for wood, twenty-five dollars.
To John Y. Sawyer for stove for Senate Chamber, thirty-three dollars.
To John Y. Sawyer for printing for Senate and printing sales of land in Lawrence and White counties, the sum of six hundred and seventeen dollars and eighty-one cents.
A. F. Grant.
To A. F. Grant, five dollars for one day’s services as Secretary pro tem. to the Senate.
To William Hodge, six dollars for administering oaths of office to the members of the Senate.
To John Y. Sawyer for advertising sales of real estate in White county for the State Bank of Illinois, and for advertising real estate in Lawrenceville for sale for the same, five squares, one for twelve weeks and the other for six weeks,
fifteen dollars and seventy-five cents.
Wm. Denning, J. C. Sprigg & J. W. Casey.
To William Denning, John C. Sprigg and J. W. Casey, three dollars per day each, for assisting the Engrossing and Enrolling Clerk of
the Senate, to be paid on the certificate of the Secretary of the Senate.
To William Flora the sum of ten dollars for carrying wood for the Engrossing Clerks of both Houses
of this General Assembly.6
Receiver of Vermilion Saline.
Sec. 7. To the Receiver of the Vermilion Saline, one half per cent. on all moneys by him paid into the State Treasury, for his trouble in bringing and
paying over the same on or before the first day of March next.
Approved, Feb. 13, 1835.
1John D. Hughes introduced HB 172 in the House of Representatives on January 28, 1835. On the motion of Abraham Lincoln, the House considered the bill in the Committee of the Whole House and made amendments
on February 11. The House then referred the bill and amendments to the Committee
on Public Accounts and Expenditures, of which Lincoln was a member. The Committee
reported back the bill without amendment, and the House passed it on February 11.
On February 12, the Senate resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the bill. The Committee
of the Whole made amendments, which the referred to the Committee on Finance. The
Committee on Finance reported back the bill with amendments, in which the Senate concurred.
The Senate again resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole and made amendments.
On February 13, the Senate considered the Committee of the Whole’s report. The Senate
further amended the bill by inserting, “to William Flora, the sum of ten dollars,” and by striking out $400 for the commissioner of saline lands. The Senate concurred in the Committee’s report and subsequent amendments and
passed the bill. On February 13, the House did not concur in the first, second, third,
fourth, eleventh, twelfth, sixteenth, seventeenth, and twenty-second amendments, but concurred with the remainder. The House refused to accept the amendment on
the Auditor of Public Accounts’s salary by a vote of 11 yeas to 31 nays, with Lincoln
voting nay. The House also refused to accept the amendment on the Treasurer’s salary
by a vote of 11 yeas to 33 nays, with Lincoln again voting nay. The House accepted
the amendment on printing the House and Senate journals by a vote of 27 yeas to 14
nays, Lincoln voting yea. The House and Senate then created a committee on conference
on the disagreeing vote of the two houses, which recommended that the House recede from its vote of non-concurrence on the fourth, eleventh, twelfth,
sixteenth, seventeenth, and twenty-second amendments and that the General Assembly modify the first, second, and third amendments so as to fix the salaries of the Auditor,
Treasurer, and Secretary of State for 1835 and 1836 at $3,200, $3,200, and $2,220,
respectively. The House and Senate concurred with the conference committee’s report
and recommendations. On February 13, the Council of Revision approved the bill and the act became law.
Illinois House Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 415, 441, 500-01, 529, 531, 565, 568, 569, 571, 572,
573;
Illinois Senate Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 502, 505-506, 512, 517, 521, 523-524, 527, 529, 530,
531, 532.
2On February 13, 1835, a committee on conference amended the bill to set the salary of the Auditor of Public Accounts at $3200.
Illinois Senate Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 530.
3On February 13, 1835, a committee on conference amended the bill to set the salary of the State Treasurer at $3200.
Illinois Senate Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 530.
4On February 13, 1835, a committee on conference amended the bill to set the salary of the Secretary of State at $2200.
Illinois Senate Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 530.
6On February 13, 1835, the Senate amended the bill by inserting, “to William Flora, the sum of ten dollars.”
Illinois Senate Journal. 1835. 9th G. A., 1st sess., 523.
Printed Document, 4 page(s), Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Ninth General Assembly, at their First Session (Vandalia, IL:
J. Y. Sawyer, 1835), 3-6, GA Session: 9-1