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<date value='1839-01-18'>Friday, January 18, 1839.</date>
<place key='38.9500, -89.0833' teiForm='name'>Vandalia, IL</place>.</dateline>
<p> John Calhoun reports from select committee, of which Lincoln is member,
bill to establish counties of Menard, Logan, and Dane. Lincoln adds two amendments and
bill is ordered engrossed for third reading. Bill making school commissioners elective
passes 54 to 17. Lincoln and Baker vote nay.<bibl default='NO'>
<title>House Journal</title>.</bibl>
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