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Resolved2That so much of the Governor’s Message as relates to the present revenue law, be referred
to the committee on Finance, and so much as relates to the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the sale of canal lands be referred to the committee on Canals and canal ands,
and so much as related to the State Bank of Illinois, be referred to the select committee appointed to investigate said Bank.
1John Moore introduced the resolution, which initially dealt only with the Governor’s message
as related to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, in the House of Representatives on December 12, 1839. The House amended the resolution by striking out all after
the word “resolved” and inserting clauses related to the revenue law, the Canal, and
the State Bank of Illinois. The House adopted the resolution as amended.
Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their Called Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 30.
2On December 12, 1839, the House of Representatives amended the resolution by striking out all the words after “resolved,” and inserting
clauses related to the revenue law, the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and the State Bank of Illinois.
Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their Called Session, 30.
Printed Transcription, 1 page(s), Journal of the House of Representatives, of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois, at Their Called Session (Springfield, IL: William Walters, 1839), 30