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The University Located 245 The next six weeks, which are crowded with many events in connection with this subject, divides itself naturally into the following three periods: introduction of bills, locating the university and passing of the bill enabling counties and cities to vote a tax for funds, preparation of bids by various counties and the visit of the legislature's committee to inspect locations, and legislative action on the bills and the passing of the act locating the university. Legislative activity on the question of the location began in the senate although it was unable to devote much time to the subject until the election of United States senators was out of the way. The first step was taken January 10th by Mr. Tincher of Vermilion county, chairman of the committee on agriculture and a strong friend of Champaign, who introduced a bill entitled "an act to provide for the organization, endowment and maintenance of the Illinois university" and provided for its location in Champaign county. It was read twice and ordered printed. The same day Mr. Fuller of Boone county introduced a bill with the same title which took the same course and which provided for a commission to locate the university.6 Senator Fuller introduced two other bills on the subject. The first one was "an act defining the duties of the commissioners to locate the industrial university." This went to second reading and was ordered printed. The second bill was one to enable counties and cities to raise funds by taxation. This bill was passed by the senate without opposition on January 16, passed by the house on January 23, and signed by the governor on January 25. On January 11 Mr. Eastman of Chicago introduced a bill that asked for a division of the fund to establish a polytechnic school in Chicago. This bill was referred to Mr. Fuller's committee on state institutions and on January 16 was laid on the table indefinitely. I t gave rise to a resolution offered by Mr. Hunter declaring against any division of the fund. In the house on January 11, Mr. Baldwin of LaSalle introduced Mr. Fuller's bill which was at first laid on the table and later referred to the committee on manufactures and agriculture where it was finally smothered by the chairman, Mr. Griggs. On •Senate Journal, 1867, 1 session 71. M t
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