Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-05-02

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dresses Of Col Moons and Gen SHIELDS
which are published with the proceedings,
for want Of room this week; we, however.
may publish them hereafier.)
On motion of Mr. Reynolds. the ruleS
OF he last Senate, so far as they are ap-
were adopted as the rules Of the
convention.
The resolution offered by.Mr. Cleavs.e
land previous to adjournment, was taken
up and adopted.
The President appointed Messrs.
Cleaveland. English, Forman, Anderson,
Hayes, Reynolds, Bowen, Barrett audi
Reddick, as said committee.
On motion of Mr.. Mcconnell, il vas,
Resoired, That COMMITTEES Of nine
delegates, Zone from each judicial circuil)l
be appointed by the chair for the purpose
OF preparing and reporting to this cone
vention before its adjournment. an adj.
dress to the democratic party ofthis state
Whereupon. the chair appointed Messrs
Mcdonnell, Dale, Preston, r. B. Slocumbs
Booth, Campbell Of 10 Daviess, Bradley.
Noel and Sweat, said COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Reynolds offered the following res.
ointions. which. on motion Of Mr. Camp.
bell, were, for the present, laid on. IKE
table:
RESOLVED, That committee Of one.
from each congressional dis,rcst6e aD.
pointed 10 nominate state central com.
miitee, and corresponding committees
in each congressional district.
Resolved, That it shall be the duty Of
state central committee 10 call state con.
ventions once in four years for the pur.
pose of nominating state officers, presi.
DENTAL electors. and of appointing dele
gates to national conventions, and, BY
and with the advice ofthe corresponding
COMMITTEES, to fix upon the time and place
ofholding state conventions, and the ratio
OF representation in the same.
Mr.. Campball moved that committee
of one from each Judicial circuit be sp.
pointed to consider and report on proxies.
The chair appinted Messrs. Campbell,
Hope, Smith, Morris, Higbee, Dyer,
Wakefield and O. Conner, said committee.
Mr.. Truett presented letter from the.
Hon. Joseph B. Wells. declining are.,
nomination for Lieut. Governor.
| Mr. Underwood offered the following
resolution:
ResolUed, That a committee Of three
from each congressional district, be sp.
pointed to select and recommend nine
delegates from this state to the Baltimore
convention, To nominate candidates for
President and Vice President Of the Unit
ed States.
Mr.. Norris moved to amend by siriE.
ing oui all after the work resolved" and
insert as follows:
THAT the delegates in attendance from
each judicial circuit constitute q commit.
lee to select suitable individuals for elec.
tors and delegates to the national con-
vention, to be held at Baltimore, for each
circuit"
On motion of Mr.. Martin, the proposed
resolution and amendment were laid on
the table.
! Mr.. Mouhon moved The following Yeso.
luton:
Re SOlUed, That committee of Eve be
appointed by the chair from each con.
gressional district 10 report the names Of
suitable persons for electors and allernAteS
tor said districts.
On motion of Mr. Booth, the reso-
luton was amended by striking on, "6ve,"
and insert "the members FROM"
Mr.. Norris moved TO lay the proposed
amendment on the table, which WAS not
agreed 10.
The amendment was then adopted.
Mr.. Edmonson moved to strike out ell
after the word "resolved," insert as fol.
, lows:
THAT committee Of one from each
: congressional district in this state, be
; appointed to report the names Of suitable
persons to this convention for electors for
President and Vice President, and dele
) gates 10 the national convention"
Resolupd, That said committee DO in.
strucied to report an electoF for each con.
gressional district and TWO additional Of.
ectors for the state at large.
On motion of Mr.. Goodrich, the oro.
posed amendment was laid on the table.
/ Mr.. Martin moved to strike out econ:
gressional districts" and insert 'judicial
circuits"
There was some considerable discuss.
ion upon this motion. in which MessrS.
Booth. Vandeveer. Latshaw, Noel and
Hayes opposed the amendment, and
Messrs. Bradley and Martin commended
for 1.-THE latter. however. urging i. only
as matter Of expediency.
Mr.. Roberts moved the previous ques..
ton, which was sustained.
The question being taken on the ..
mendment, il was decided ia the negative. :,
The resolution was then adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Forman,
ReSo[red. that the cnnnres.innal 49,