The Davenport daily gazette., 1857-04-24

TIE An1NDHD coueTfvvrIoN,
Ia August next--only about three months
Aeace--the legal sose+s wiil ~ called spea
to declare II the, ballo,-box. whether they
will o. will not accept the instrument pre-
psred q the State Capital last winter. and
which 10 nov enrolled ia the olRce of the
Secretary OF State.
The chsaees which have tssa sasds seen
% te generally understood. The old Con-
ssi,ation has in asay respects been altered
bu little. The moe, impouaat is the mod.
iacation of the Article on Interpretations,
Ay which . banking sys,em. slaer psopts
guards sad restrictions, 10 provided ior.--
TAn, we presame. viii eagross the atten.
sson Of the people chiefly, and the ques-
ticn will be an absorb,ne one. Shall We
have banker Should the Constitution be
saop,ed, the intervention OF the Legislature
will be necessary, snd, q direct vote OF she
people afterwards, before such institutiops
can be leeslzed. What more can be de-
sired We hardly know Tha, the people are
ready TO sdop, some sysien difeFeH, nom
tia, at present sxisting, 10 mani'esi Ana
tAai the modiacaiioa has been vissly di'
gested BY the coavensioa. admits Of hssas
doubt.
The Article on Education and 0eheol
Lands hes been changed also, and probably
comes next ia Importance. TIE School
Superintendent viii be dispensed with, and
everything relative to schools viii be under
the con,rol Of Board OF Education. compo.
sed Of one member from each Jsdicisi
District, to be elected BY the people and in
vested with powers to iegisia,e upon the
subject; Z supervisory control however, be.
ine lei, with the General Assembly. This
.eea.ure, in its essential features. crisins.
ted with and WIS earnestly sdvoeased By
Judge Hall, the prominent member Of the
Democratic party, Who. to his credit Be II
said, evineed knowledge OF the subject
and disin,eresfedness of scaioa, indicative
OF q stroac miad and generous heart
This change, we presume, VII De very
popular EdueatioR 10 an interest IN our
growing State. which needs the fostering
care of the best minds throughout its
borders. and BY the system adopted, safety
10 il. accommodating revenues, snd e6elency
OF movement win be secured, II such results
are to be considered At oil pyscuessie.
The Jsdiciai Department, has been sub
,se,ed to but little alteration. The Supreme
Court Judges will be three in nunber and
the Dis,ric. Judges have been reduced 10
eleven. The former are to have them two
Thousand dollars per snnuW aad the latter
sxtsen hundred-these sslaries being sub
jec, 10 advancement, but no, simiaation, st
The discretion OF the General Assembly
The tesuse OF once lor the Governor will
be reduced rom foar years To two years.--
A Lieutenant Goseraor vii be elected iof
the same period. who Will be s< escie Pres
,dent oi the Senate, and ia case of the
death or other disability Of the Governor
sill sei in ih. capacity Of Chief Magistrate
Voters viii be required to be ssz months
in the State before EXERCISE ne the right OF
suffrage, To have an actual residence OF
SIXTY DAYS il the place where Inc vote 10
offered. and 10 be wHIrE MALE cITxIss.
The Legislature viii meet eisnns.lly on
tae FRS, Acadsy in January, aid elections
~ill be hsld on The second Tuesday Of DC.
rober
State Indebtedness. esuao, b. occurred To
. greater ealeut Than i've huEaied thsuss ID
dollars. and the liability Of . ceoats 10 more
than five per cent upon the assessed value
of its taxable property.
In add ition 10 voting upon tie Consttu-
ton itself, sa independent qaesnon viii be
submitted, whether the word .wzIIx' shall
be stricken out Of the Article sn the Right
Of Suffrage In order that this shall pre-.
vail, it has been 50 arranged that xAieRi-
III OF TIE yoTEs CAST ron Asp AsAIssx rEL
coHsTITu1IaI, shall be necessary.
In this par, Of The State there appears 10
be little il any opposition 10 The AMENDED
instrument IL 10 regarded Is having been
put forth b, an excellent body q men, act.
ing for the hes, interests Of the common.
wealth; and, ei being destitute OF any Sc.
riously Objectionable features, while il has
Z great many good ones. In fact, The mod.
iAca.ions have strong eemocra ie tenden
ey--s result srisIag from Ihe !sct, that q
great deaf oi .he original element oi the
party (xe Thick the henesi portion Of ~
is q, presss, Incorporated win RsPssliesn.
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