The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1847-08-06
Constitutional Convention
Correspondence OF the. Free Trader. Z.
SPRINGFIElu, July % 1917

NV e'"''Sc iutsHoN ta> httn on
hand since Monday, and many cxccllc II
speeches have been made for aud against
the repor, of the minority # the commit
tee. a number Of amendments were Of
tered ana all voted down by about 62 to
10, and the committee rose ibis morning
ana reported II back without amendment,
an" asked The concurrence OF the con'cn-
uon. Mr.. ARMSTRONG proposed the
following amendment 10 the 1T section:
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state Two years and shall have declared
their intention to become citizens of the
United States bv declaration in cnnror.
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y wan uH'e we "e"' ID 'o'e al ''''"ohS :
/. .PTocdeI. that whenever congress shall
a pense with a declaration Of intention
,s hove surh drcl,,,,ion sb,u he Gl.d
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state an" Pr'''"s'J 0HHSr' iha' II s"ch
iuhau ant Shall not perfect cirz ushlp az.
cordmn W the laws If the United States
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+. 'sTa."" u l'''"'''"' Wv. we ''erl''e
iranrll'' t'aii cease nn'il citizenship
shall have been perfected"
I'hr Question was taken on the above
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Of - ~ 90 i"c was al" nays "'ic
as follows:
yr,s.-- 9Isssrs. Allen. Anderson. irchcr.
Nr-,sfrou-. \u;hertou. Blair, Blah el,y. Raj
lrng,II V,.,.,Eulan. B,,Li,Lcn. Brown. Hup-
sem, Bntl,r. Grain. Caldwell, Campbell of
In Davies. Carter. +. :. Casey, 4. Casey,
Colby. Grass oeWcodfcra. Clord, Churchill,
Dayi, Of NIn,,nc, Dement,, Danlap, Fare
wei, Green n cay oigg5, H9'eh' Hayes
Iiul'soHt' Iiyii,ni.; In 49,, 80 -
Kinney Of s.. Cirir. Ktc6cli. Io+ater. Lin,
ley, McCMer. Manly, Markley, MoiIctt,
Morris, Nicholas, Oliver, Pace, Robbins,
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y W, w w. VIZ. .dc-GG ''''
r.~ N,ys.--lics,r,. Adams Candy. Choatc.
Constable. Cross Of ifunebago, Church,
Dale, Davis OF Mo"troh. cry DAVIS OF Me
49, i-''' i,,o - -,
Sanran,on' rcElrs. Fyv. Tgcl;, Graham,
Geddis. Green Of 10 Davies, Green OF
Iazwell, GrinSlaw. Hardin, 41afpcr. llar-
w my l-u.',r' i'''rg.' -
new IF P,roonI' Knc,,l,on. Kno>. Lander.
Lennon. Lockwood. Logan. l.cLallan.
Marshall Of Coles, Marshall Of Mason. Ma
son, Ma,tnns, Miner, Miller A,n. 1al,'
L|' i'.C.s, l'..e"livS' ~ !''S.nI
, Sim. simpson. singleton. Smith Of Macon.
Thomas, Thornton, Trimbull, Turner, Tut
tie, Vance, Weber, West, Williams, Whit
, "l!, "o'''''' "''c'''c'--'o'
mere was another attempt alter lhIs
made 10y ME- bosnYsHELL Tor three years
!, residence nH' II shared the same '''e-
% 10 40. 30 all the Propositions nave
ia'ieh' anu me report OF ho committee
mas neeh adopted as ''''""s'
Ner'i' In "iI elections every white male
r'uzeh' above We age "i twenty one years
having resided IN Tie stale one year next
rrec'u'"g any eiee'ioh' s"a,i % en'''eu
l" vo'e a'such election a"' every WINE
,. mae lhn"o''ah' OIL We age S'ofesa'"' VINO
q may Ue " ''s'"ent '' '"e s'''e al ''c If' i,
W we a""P""h "l l'''s rohs"'uNoh' sHai
r nave the fgh' OF voting as aforesaid; but
i no sn'n c''Z'n or Inhaoi'an' sha'' he
n '"""'" 10 'Tt 'N''P' IN '"c U,'"''' "'
,. ''"'N !" WING" t' Shai' "c'oa"! 'es'"e
al we A'he "' sue" ''ecuon'
. DC q All votes sha'l DC gwen Oy bal
y 'o'
Il "ec' J. ELECTORS S'ai' " at cases. 'x-
, 'eP' "e"'""' ''lohy, or uteach 81 lhe
>, peace ue prl'l''s'" rom arrest h"ring
:, '''e'f aue""a"'e al e'ec'loAS' ana IN gong
10 an" '"",n'Ns from ue same
"'C. - "' '''''"r s"s'' oe "o',geo I"
i w ''''""'! "''y o" '"c uays o' e'ecooh'
q 'N'eP' III '",' y, wal ", Po"'' """eet'
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e ''''' '0'' '' 10 e''''"'e )" '','' ''''e ~
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