Saturday, December 17, 1836.Vandalia, IL. | Senate sitting with House elects W. B. Scates judge of third judicial
circuit. Lincoln votes for S. D. Marshall, who is elected prosecuting attorney of same
circuit. House adopts Senate resolution "requiring the treasurer . . . to demand specie
on the drafts of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States for her proportion
of the public deposits."House Journal. |