Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-12-09
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION


CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
SATURDAY, Nov % .-Mr. Judd offered a
resolution the design Of VIII CHI was 10 get The
Article on Banking again before the Con
yeniion for consi dera ion and amendment.
Laid over one day Ryan's resolution pro.
yiding for the rejection Of the grant for the
Fox and Wisconsin river improvement was
Indefinitely postponed. The Articles on In
iernal Improvements an1Taxation, Finance,
aud Public Debi, were finaly passed. The
first article provides that while the state
shall encourage internal improvements by
individuals, associations, and corporations,
il shall not itself lie a party in any such
works, except when grants of land or other
property shall have been made 10 The state
especially dedicated TO particular works OF
internal improvement-in which case the
state may carry OH such works TO the extent
of the avails Of such grants, but, under no
circumstances, to pledge its faith or credit,
or incur any liability, for works Of internal
improvement. All lands which shall come
10 the state by forfeiture in escheat, or by
grant, when the grant does not specially ded
cate the same to some other object, are to be held
by the state rs part of the general school fund
The second article, among other things, pro.
vides tina, the slate shall never contract any
public deb, unless in time of war, to rope
invasion or to suppress insurrec.ion-such
debt never TO exceed S!00,0JG, and ample
provision TO he made by annual tax COR the
payment Of the interest, and for the pay.
ment, in four years after it shall have been
contracted, of the debt itself. This whole
article, an abstract of the provisions of
which we cannot now conveniently give Ell.
tire-we lock upon rs being eminenily
calculated TO effect these grca, objects, viz
l. Equality Of taxation. Q Economy oil
expenditure. 8 Complete security from
any, liability TO an onerous public debt. The
Convention wen: into Committee Of the
whole for the consideration Of The Article
on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were adop
ted as follows; l. Making the Circuit judy
es also Supreme Judges for the term Of five
years, and until the Legislature shall 9th.
erwise direct. . Providing that no cleo
ton for Judges shall lie held within 80 DAYS
Of any general election for State or County
officers-3. That if any Judge shall res;gn
his office, he shall not be eligible to any o
fee within two years after such resignation,
4. That the Offices Of tie Clerk of the Cir.
cult Court and Register Of Deeds shall be
consoidated-and that 70 per cent. of the
excess Of fees beyond $500 per annum
shall be paid INTO the county treasury. s.
That Clerks shall be elected for two years.
g. Coafering on the Legislature the pow
discussion of plan for Courts Of Council
ialion, the Convention adjourned.
TUESDAY. Nov. "a. Mr.. Crawford, from
the committee on the subject, reported tina,
returns in reference TO The comparative
noun, OF costs, and judgments collected, in
The several Courts. bad been received from
six Clerks only, Which show .',hat tie ex
pense and costs are over twice as much q;
he money collected" The judiciary Ar.
iicle was again taken up in committee. =
The section providing for Counts Of Con
Citation was finally adopted as follows:
Tribunals Of cancellations NAV be esiab
lished with such powers and duties as may
be prescribed by law, but such tribunals
shall have no power TO render judgments OF
ligatory OH the parties unless Ihey-agtee te
abide the judgment or assent threto, in the
presence of each tribunal"
After some farther cons Iteration in com
mittee, the article was reported to the Con.
ven,on as amended, and the amendments
made in committee generally concurred in
On the subject ofattorneys il was delermin.
ed that "any male person of the age of 81
yeas or upwards may appear in any CourI
Tor himself, or as attorney, counsellor or So
Ilcitor for any other person." The Article
was then iecommi,ted 10 the Judiciary Con
mitiee, and the Convention adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25.--Reports Of Ar.
ticles on Education, Schools and School,