<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-01'>Thursday, January 1, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Senate meets in House at 11 A.M. Lincoln votes for James T. B. Stapp of
            Fayette for auditor, John Dement of Morgan for treasurer, and Ninian W. Edwards of St.
            Clair for attorney general. All are elected<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-02'>Friday, January 2, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [No roll calls are taken and Lincoln's name does not appear in
               proceedings.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1835-01-03'>Saturday,
  January 3, 1835.</date> 
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Select committee reports objections and recommends rejection of
  amendments to act concerning public roads. Lincoln votes nay with minority on
  motion to table bill and amendments until July 4, 1835, usual method of killing
  bill.<bibl default='NO'> 
               <title>House
  Journal</title>.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-05'>Monday, January 5, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> J. B. Thomas, Jr. of Madison introduces seven resolutions condemning Bank
            of U.S. and praising President Jackson's exposure of "soulless corporation." Lincoln
            votes yea on motion to refer to Committee of the Whole. He votes yea to table "act,
            regulating the salaries of auditor and treasurer."<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform' type='Revised'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1835-01-06'>Tuesday,
  January 6, 1835.</date> 
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> The Illinois House acts to correct the appointment of a
  surveyor for Schuyler County. The legislature had appointed a new surveyor in
  spite of the fact that someone currently occupied the position. A newspaper
  reports that Representative Lincoln wryly "suggest[s]...letting matters remain
  as they were, so that if the old surveyor should...conclude to die, there would
  be a new one ready made without troubling the legislature."
  <bibl default='NO'> 
               <title>Sangamo
  Journal</title> (Springfield, IL), 17 January 1835, 3:1.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-07'>Wednesday, January 7, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Lincoln does not vote on single roll call.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-08'>Thursday, January 8, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln, Wyatt of Morgan, and Anderson of Jefferson are appointed select
            committee to study "act concerning marks and brands." [Approved February 6, 1835, this
            act revived act of 1829 providing penalty for changing livestock brands with intent to
               steal.]<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-09'>Friday, January 9, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Day is spent debating Thomas' resolutions against Bank of U.S. and
            upholding President Jackson in actions on bank, and for his handling of American claim
            against France for damages in War of 1812. Lincoln's votes support bank.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-10'>Saturday, January 10, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Day is devoted to discussion of "act concerning Estrays." Lincoln proposes
            resolution urging Illinois congressmen to procure passage of law entitling state to
            receive annually 20 per cent of amount paid into U.S. Treasury for public lands in
               state.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-12'>Monday, January 12, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [No roll calls are taken and Lincoln's name does not appear in
               proceedings.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>]</p>
         <p> Stuart introduces bill, in Lincoln's handwriting, for state road from
            Wabash River to Yellow Banks on Mississippi (which passes January 16, 1835.)<bibl default='NO'>
               <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln1;node=lincoln1%3A47' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>An Act of the Illinois
                  Legislature to Lay Out a State Road from the Wabash to the Yellow Banks of the
                  Mississippi River</xref>, [12 January 1835], <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:32-33.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-13'>Tuesday, January 13, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Select committee to which was referred "Act, to provide for the election of
            a County Recorder and Surveyor" reports substitute bill. On motion to table both,
            Lincoln votes nay with majority, then yea with majority to accept committee report.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1835-01-14'>Wednesday, January 14, 1835.</date> 
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> In joint
  session, Assembly elects public printer and five circuit judges. John Y.
  Sawyer, editor of Illinois Advocate, Vandalia, is elected public printer over
  M. Greiner for whom Lincoln votes. Stephen T. Logan is elected judge of first
  judicial district, which includes Sangamon County. Other judges chosen are
  Sidney Breese, Henry Eddy, Justin Harlan, and Thomas Ford.
  <bibl default='NO'> 
               <title>House
  Journal</title>.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-15'>Thursday, January 15, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Lincoln's name does not appear in proceedings, and his attendance is not
               certain.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>]</p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-16'>Friday, January 16, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln is put on committee with Moore of St. Clair, McHenry of White, Hunt
            of Edwards, and Hampton of Gallatin to which is referred "act to amend an act, to
            regulate Mills and Millers, approved Feb. 9, 1827." He votes yea on engrossing and
            reading third time bill to incorporate Jacksonville Female Academy.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-17'>Saturday, January 17, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln presents petition of citizens of "counties of Sangamon, Morgan, and
            Tazewell, praying the organization of a new county out of said counties." On his motion
            petition is referred to Committee on Petitions. He votes nay on motion to table until
            July 4, 1835 "act, concerning county commissioners." He introduces amendment to bill
            concerning marks and brands.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>; <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln1;node=lincoln1%3A48' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Amendment to a Bill Concerning
                  Marks and Brands</xref>, [17 January 1835], <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:33.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-19'>Monday, January 19, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes against amendment to female academy incorporation bill which
            would bind property of trustees on payment of contracts. He then votes with majority to
            pass act.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-20'>Tuesday, January 20, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln is placed on select committee with Gordon of Morgan and Hughes of
            St. Clair to consider debt collection bill. He votes with majority (yeas 40, nays 9) to
            save time and money by not printing memorials in "House Journal."<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-21'>Wednesday, January 21, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes with majority to defeat proposal to set up joint committee to
            reapportion General Assembly in accordance with state census soon to be taken. Purpose
            is to avoid special reapportionment session. He favors proposal to investigate reduction
            of county officers fees.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-22'>Thursday, January 22, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> On Lincoln's motion House rules are suspended to read second time Schuyler
            County road bill. He votes with majority to refer to select committee bill providing for
            equitable distribution of school fund.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>; Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-23'>Friday, January 23, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes to reconsider resolution concerning Bank of U.S. and national
            currency. Committee of which Lincoln is member reports act to simplify legal debt
            collections. Report and amendments are referred to Judiciary Committee.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline> 
            <date value='1835-01-24'>Saturday,
  January 24, 1835.</date> 
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln's first bill, "act to limit the jurisdiction of
  Justices of the Peace," passes 39 to 7. "Act for the relief of debtors of the
  State Bank of Illinois" is referred to select committee composed of Lincoln,
  Dunn of Pope, and Harris of Macoupin.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl> 
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-26'>Monday, January 26, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes yea on school bill, which fails to pass. He votes nay on
            tabling resolution requesting members not to ask for pay until March 1836 (tabled 25 to
            23). House discusses act providing compensation for jurors. Lincoln votes twice on
            amendments before bill is referred to select committee.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-27'>Tuesday, January 27, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln gives notice that on Thursday next he will introduce road bill.
            [Bill introduced by Dawson of Sangamon and becomes law.] He votes to table act to remove
            school fund, and nay on amendment to State Bank of Vandalia debtor relief bill.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-28'>Wednesday, January 28, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> On Lincoln's motion "act making appropriations for the years 1835 and 1836"
            is referred to Committee of the Whole, and made order of day for Thursday next. Lincoln,
            Cloud of Morgan, and Thompson of Randolph are appointed select committee to take up
            Sangamon-Morgan boundary bill.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-29'>Thursday, January 29, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln is appointed to select committee with Dawson of Sangamon, Harreld
            of Jackson, Murphy of Perry, and Harris of Macoupin to take up militia bill. He votes
            yea to pass bank debtor relief bill, which fails.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
         <p> He introduces bill for road from Springfield to Miller's Ferry on "Sangamo
               river."<bibl default='NO'>
               <xref from='ROOT' url='http://www.hti.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=lincoln;rgn=div1;view=text;idno=lincoln1;node=lincoln1%3A52' targOrder='U' to='DITTO'>Bill Introduced in Illinois
                  Legislature Relative to a State Road Therein Named</xref>, [29 January 1835],
                  <title corresp='books_Basler2'>CW</title>, 1:35-36.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-30'>Friday, January 30, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln votes nay on question of raising salary of secretary of state from
            $800 to $1,000. Seven other votes are recorded during day. Lincoln, Gregory of Greene,
            and Gordon of Morgan are appointed select committee to consider Senate school fund
               bill.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

<div2 part='N' sample='complete' org='uniform'>
         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-01-31'>Saturday, January 31, 1835.</date>
            <place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Select committee recommends rejection of bill relative to attorney
            general's duties. On motion of Stuart, bill is referred to new select committee composed
            of Lincoln, Stuart, and Harris of Macoupin. Lincoln votes with majority for third
            reading of "act for the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal."<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>