Governor-John M. Palmer.
Lieutenant-Governor-John Dougherty.
Secretary of State-Edward Rummel.
Auditor of Public Accounts-Chas. E. Lippincott.
Treasurer-Erastus N. Bates.
Superintendent of Public Instruction-Newton Bateman.
Attorney-General-Washington Bushnell.
TWENTY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY-FIRST SESSION.
The first session of the Twenty-seventh General Assembly convened January 4, and adjourned, April 17, until November 15. The assembly was composed of the following members:
Simeon K. Gibson,1 Equality. Charles Voris, Windsor.
T. A. E. Holcomb, S. Pass. Edwin Harlan, Marshall.
Wm. G. Bowman.2
Robert N. Bishop, Paris.
John L. Tincher, Danville.
J. W. Langley, Champaign.
J. McNulta, Bloomington.
M. Donahue, Clinton.
A. B. Nicholson, Lincoln.
J. Jackson, Lawrenceville.
John Landrigan, Albion.
S. K. Casey,1 Mt. Vernon.
J. M. Washburn, Fredonia.
W. B. Anderson,3 Mt. Vernon
J. P. VanDorstan, Vandalia. Alex. Starne, Springfield.
J. F. Alexander, Greenville. J. M. Epler, Jacksonville.
Willard C. Flagg, Moro. Edward Laning, Petersburg.
W. H. Underwood, Belleville. J. H. Richardson, Quincy.
Wm. Shepard, Jerseyville. Jesse C. Williams, Carthage.
J. M. Bush, Pittsfield. Benj. R. Hampton, Macomb.
Wm. H. Allen.5
Harvey S. Senter, Aledo,
L. Solomon, Vancil's Point. T. A. Boyd, Lewiston.
Vice Simeon K. Gibson, deceased. 3 Vice Samuel K. Casey, deceased.
Vice Wm. Shepard, resigned.
Henry J. Vaughn, Victoria.
Mark Bangs, Lacon.
Lucien H. Kerr, Peoria.
Jason W. Strevell, Pontiac.
Wm. Reddick, Ottawa.
Henry Snapp,2 Joliet.
Wm. P. Pierce, Minooka.
John F. Daggatt.6
Chas. W. Marsh, Sycamore.
James W. Eddy, Batavia.
James K. Edsall, Dixon.
W. S. Wilkinson, Morrison.
A. Crawford, Geneseo.
L. D. Whiting, Tiskilwa.
W. A. Little, Elizabeth.
J. M. Hunter, Mt. Carroll.
Allen C. Fuller, Belvidere.
John Early, Rockford.
John C. Dore, Chicago.
John N. Jewett, Chicago.
Willard Woodard, Chicago.
J. L. Beveridge, Evanston.
Artemus Carter, Chicago.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
H. Watson Webb, Cairo.
Wm. R. Brown, Metropolis.
Geo. W. Waters, Glendale.
J. B. Morray, Reynoldsburg.
Wm. C. Rich, South Pass.
Wm. Schwartz,2 Elkville.
W. A. Lemma,3 Carbondale.
Addison Reese, Jr., Marion.
Wm. Elder, Eldorado.
Wm. N. Ayres, Elizabetht'wn
Frank E. Hay, Carmi,
Calvin Allen, McLeansboro.
W. W. Barr, Benton.
Wm. R. Gass, DuQuoin.
James R. Ralls, Chester.
D. R. McMasters, Sparta.
Wm. R. Morrison, Waterloo.
J. R. Miller, Caseyville.
G. Kærner, Belleville.
J. Hinchcliffe, Belleville.
A. S. Rowley, Richview.
Thos. S. Casey, Mt. Vernon.
A. T. Galbraith, Johnsonville
Walter L. Mayo, Albion.
J. D. Sage, Lawrenceville.
Israel A. Powell, Olney.
Osman Pixley, Ingraham.
Thos. E. Merritt, Salem.
Sam'l L. Dwight, Centralia.
Sam'l Burnside, Carlyle.
D. B. Gillham, Alton.
A. F. Rodgers, Upper Alton.
Theo. Miller, St. Jacob.
William Brown, Old Ripley.
Jacob Fouke, Vandalia.
David Leith1 Mason.
B. F. Kagay, Effingham.
Wm. McElwee, Greenup.
Wm. C. Jones, Robinson.
Wm. T. Briscoe, Westfield.
Edward Barrett, Neoga.
John Casey, Moweaqua.
E. Roessler, Shelbyville.
W. B. Hundley, Taylorville.
Thomas Finley,1 Pana.
B. Dornblaser, Assumption.
James M. Berry, Irving.
J. N. McElvain, Litchfield.
J. N. McMillan, Carlinville.
G. A. W. Cloud, Girard.
G. W. Herdman, Jerseyville.
Robert A. King, Jerseyville.
Thos. H. Boyd, Carrollton.
Charles Kenny, Griggsville.
Albert Landrum, El Dara.
Jas. M. Riggs, Winchester.
Newton Cloud, Waverly.
W. H. Barnes, Jacksonville.
Vice Schwartz, resigned. Vice Henry Snapp, resigned.
Vice John L. Beveridge, resigned.
Chas. H. Rice, Springfield. Jas. G. Strong, Dwight.
W. M. Springer, Springfield. A. L. Cavan, El Paso.
N. R. Taylor, Williamsville. James M. Rice, Peoria.
Wm. E. Nelson, Decatur. Samuel Caldwell, Peoria.
Wm. T. Moffitt, Decatur. John S. Lee, Peoria.
Jonathan Meeker, Sullivan.
J. R. Cuningham, Charleston.
Azariah Jeffries, Mattoon.
James Gaines, Ridge Farm.
Geo. W. Rives, Paris.
John Cofer, Arcola.
John C. Short, Danville.
W. P. Chandler, Danville.
R. C. Wright, Homer.
J. C. Sheldon, Urbana.
A. L. Rodgers, Cerro Gordo.
Wm. R. Carle, Wapella.
Peter J. Hawes, Atlanta.
Augustus Reise, Atlanta.
Wm. W. Easley, Virginia.
S. C. Knoles, Petersburg.
J. G. Phillips, Mt. Sterling.
S. S. Benson, Huntsville.
A. H. Trimble, Marceline.
Maurice Kelly, Liberty.
J. H. Stewart, Quincy.
G. J. Richardson, Quincy.
L. Mussetter, Warsaw.
M. M. Morrill, Nauvoo.
Wm. H. Neece, Macomb.
James Manley, Macomb.
John W. Ross, Lewiston.
S. P. Cummings, Astoria.
T. M. Morse, Middle Grove.
M. Langston, Manito.
C. A. Roberts, Pekin.
Ira B. Hall, Delavan.
W. M. Smith, Lexington.
E. R. Roe,1 Bloomington.
W. C. Watkins, Bloomington.
Geo. W. Funk, McLean.
L. H. Kerrick, Bloomington.
Addison Goodell, Loda.
Thos. Vennum, Watseka.
John Stillwell, Chatsworth.
Oscar F. Price, Galesburg.
Jos. F. Latimer, Abingdon.
P. H. Sanford, Knoxville.
S. T. Shelton, Monmouth.
J. T. Morgan, Monmouth.
W. A. M. Crouch, Rozetta.
S. F. Fleharty, Swedonia.
John Morris, Rock Island.
E. H. Johnston, Port Byron.
Levi North, Kewanee.
Jonas W. Olson, Galva.
Miles A. Fuller, Toulon.
Joseph H. Jones, Henry.
Joseph Reinhardt, Granville.
Robert Hunter, Tiskilwa.
P. F. Remsberg, Limerick.
G. W. Armstrong, Seneca.
Benj. Edgecomb, Utica.
James Clark, Utica.
H. M. Gallagher, Peru.
Phillip Collins, Morris.
W. R. Hickox, Kankakee.
Calvin H. Frew, Paxton.
J. H. Daniels, Wilmington.
W. S. Brooks, Joliet.
Robert Clow, E. Wheatland.
Henry Sherrill, Lisbon.
W. M. Whitney, Hinsdale.
Anson S. Clark, Elgin.
J. A. Carpenter, Carpenterv'e.
Wm. H. Miller, Aurora.
R. M. Pritchard, Shabbona.
L. M. McEwen, DeKalb.
N. H. Ryan, Amboy.
M. J. Braiden, Rochelle.
M. W. Smith, Oregon.
Jeremiah Davis, Beacon.
Nathan Williams, Sterling.
Dean S. Efner, Albany.
James Shaw, Mt. Carroll.
Vice E. R. Roe, resigned.
William Cary, Galena.
H. S. Townsend, Warren.
Thos. J. Turner, Freeport.
Wm. Massenberg, Freeport.
Jas. M. Wight, Rockford.
D. Emmons Adams, Laona.
Jesse S. Hildrup, Belvidere.
W. A. McConnell, Richmond.
Ira R. Curtis, Marengo.
W. B. Dodge, Waukegan.
E. M. Haines, Waukegan.
Henry W. Austin, Chicago.
Robert H. Foss, Chicago.
Jas. L. Campbell, Chicago.
Carlisle Mason, Chicago.
Wiley M. Egan, Chicago.
R. P. Derrickson, Chicago.
John D. Easter, Chicago.
John Humphrey, Orland.
A. L. Morrison, Chicago.
John W. Heafield, Chicago.
A. J. Galloway, Chicago.
H. B. Brayton, Chicago.
Simon D. Phelps, Chicago.
James P. Root, Chicago.
Wm. H. King, Chicago.
Arthur Dixon, Chicago.
Horace F. Waite, Chicago.
R. S. Williamson, Chicago.
A. H. Burley, Chicago.
William Vocke, Chicago.
W. K. Sullivan, Chicago.
Henry C. Senne, Des Plains.
This was the largest assembly of Senators and Representatives that ever convened in the State for the purpose of enacting laws. There were fifty Senators and one hundred and seventy-seven Representatives. The Constitution of 1870 had provided for this representation.
Lieutenant-Gov. Dougherty presided over the Senate, and E. H. Griggs was elected Secretary, over J. M. Davidson, by a vote of 32 to 18.
William M. Smith, of McLean, was elected Speaker of the House, over William R. Morrison, of Monroe, by a vote 101 to 75, and Daniel Shepard, of Cook, Clerk, over E. L. Merritt, of Sangamon, by a vote of 101 to 75.
The Governor's message was laid before the two houses on the 6th. It was an elaborate and able State paper, and gave attention to every question of public importance which claimed the consideration of the Legislature, but he discussed at length the legislation necessary to bring into full force and effect the new Constitution.
The labors of this body were, indeed, arduous. The time was chiefly devoted to the enactment of laws to conform to the new Constitution.
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