Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-06-29
Con stisutional Convention.
TuEspAY. June Is.

lion that the judiciary committee be in.
stTucted to inquire into the ex pediency of
organizing the Judiciary on basis, the
substance ofwhich is as follows:
A supreme court, composed of three
| members, having appellate jurisdiction
only, to be chosen in separate districts by
the qualified voters thereof for nine years,
one to be elected every third year, after
the expiration of three terms under such
classification, their term TO be nine years.
Salary $1,000. e-eligible, but incapable
of holding any other Office during the term
and for two years after its expiration,
Clerk TO be chosen by voters OF State of
at large, for term of three years. The
State to be divided Ito blank number of
circuts-judge in each circuit elected by
people, for six years. Salary $1,000.
To hold no Office during term, or two
years after is expiration. Said courts TO
have probate Jurisdiction. Clerks to be
elected by the people for three years, who
shall be er oGfcio recorders of deeds.
Circuit attorneys elected by the people in
each circuit. Salary $500. Election of
judges to be holden at different times from
the election of State officers.
Mr.. Campbell, of 10 Davies, moved to
amend, so that the State may be divided
into-judicial districts: one term to be
annually held in each. Resolution and
amendment referred to the Judiciary CON-
mit'ee.
Mr.. Davis, of Montgomery, offered
resolution that the committee on Elections
inquire into the expediency of so amend
ing the constitution as TO have all voting
at elections by ballot.
Mir. Hurlbnri moved TO amend so as to
request the committee to inquire into the
expediency of so altering the 9th section
OF article ), as TO require that all electors
shall be citizens of the United States.
Mr. Marshall, of Mason, moved to amend
so as TO strike out all after the word ere.
solved" and insert, in substance, that the
committee be instructed TO inquire into
the expedency of so amending, as to re-
quire voters to have lived in the State
Twelve months, and one month next pre-
cedi, g the election. Prorldcd, iha: all
foreigners in the State at a time the con.
stitution is adopted shall be considered as
electors. Resolution and amendments
referred to the committee on Elections.
Mr.. Mofett offered a resolution that
alter the first day of January, le49, no
bank bill shall be passed in this State of
less denomination than twenty dollars,
and, in the event of bank being estab.
lished in this State, it shall not issue any
bill of less denomination than twenty
dollars.
Mr.. Pratt moved the following subsii
tute:
ResolUed, That the committee on In
corporations be instructed 20 report such
provisions as will efectually prohibit the
power ofthe Legislature 10 create or au-
thorize any individuals, company or cor
poration, with banking powers In this
State.
Resolved, That said committee inquire
into and report to the Convention such
provisions as are best calculated gradual
ly to exclude from, and prohibit the circu-
lation in this State. of bank bills under
the denomination oftwenty dollars.
Mr.. Hurlburt moved TO amend by strik
ing out the word resolved" and insert.
ing the following:
THAT the committee on interpretations
be instructed to inquire into the expedi-
ency Of so amending and altering the Dist
section of articles of the constitution, as
to provide for system Of general bank
ing laws, similar in principle with the
propositions lately adopted in the State
Of New York"
Mr. Scales was in favor of bringing
the question up at an early day of the
session. Much interest in it was felt, as
well by the people. as most of the mem.
bers ofthe Convention. 1t had now as
umed shape in which it was debatabie.
and, for one, he was ready to engage in
it. The time between the final adjourn.
ment and the day appointed for the people
10 vote upon the constitution, will be so
short as TO preclude the people from OBJ
tanning the requisite information, TO en-.
able them to vote understandingIy, unless
the subject is taken up early. Yesterday,
the resolutions ofthe gentlemen from 10
Dasiess. (Mr Pratt, to prohibit banking
in any form, were before the Convention:
now the question to adopt the features of
the general banking law eff New York.
He did not care how the question was
presented so that the issue was made.
lie agreed fully with the gentleman from
Boone. [Mr. Hurlbut,) that the question
was one of the utmost Importance, and
he gave notice, that whenever it came to
be acted upon, he should oppose and vote
against banks in euery form. He would
make war upon them to the knife. He
asked if gentlemen were prepared to let
loose upon our State flood of banks
such as constitution, like that of New
York, wosld call into existance? The
system is infinitely worse than the old