, 1862-02-27

reco1nmit the report to the Special Committte q
Ct fifteen, and lost BY yeas Is, nays A.
Mr.. Wentworth offered resolution that
the Committee on Rules be Instructed to re-
port whether there Ia not need Of further rules
in order to facilitate business.
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Mr. Orme moved that when the Convention
adjourn tomorrow at 2 O'Clock, it adjourn to
Z r. NJ, but withdrew 1t to give the Commit
tee on Rules an opportunity Of acting In the
matter.
sessions hereafter. :
WIDE DEPARTURE FROM TIE PRoGRAazNE.
The Convention has departed very mate
rally from it's original course Of action within
the past few days. At first It was disposed to
leave nothing at all to the Legislature: Now
/ it is in favor Of throwing upon the Legislature
mass Of business which the present Consti-
tuition especially provides for. Thus the sal
&C., are to be fixed by the Legislature. At
first the constitution Was to fix every.
thing, and make everything SO straight
that there would be nothing at al for
| the Legislature to do. An entirely contrary
| this I have no Is doubt that the majority are
afraid TINT in these hard times the people will
be terribly alarmed at the expense Of the new
judiciary system, If salaries are fixed by the
| Constitution. In that ease the expense would
| De p1LEQL L0 I'LL huEItS4S Il ~ 45 4EAk ~ t1IG
| Legislature, the expense will not be SO readily
! computed. It Is q serious question, how
! ever, whether the expense Will not in
the end be much greater. Certainly
alIexperience Of Illinois islatures tends that
| way. It is consequently q question with me
whether if the salaries were fixed the people
would not be far better satisfied with the Con
| stitutfon Doubtless the lArgc salaries report
ed for the Judges have scared the Egyptians,
and they dare not fnce their constituents on
them. .......--.
| IN THE JAWS OF DISSOLUTION.
| Judging from the little episode to-day, the
Convention is fast coming down from its top
loftical fight. So sudden has been the Ell,
that body which q few days since was su.
prcme over everything, now begins to fec!
| as If it could not run itself; could
luton. iSi .A' Swbat a ial wasI there, nj
countrynen." Members now sec combina
tioDs and conspiracies to render the body
stodious If not infamous Now, is not the caust
in the Convention itself? Let the member
look to their own acts, their OWL ordinances
their own usurpations, and see il these hay
| not rendered it "odious If not inflmous ~ t
{ the people. There is no denying the fact tina
; the Convention is looked upon with dissrust
suspicion and dislike by large majority q
; the people, and a1l attempts now made t.
: The Convention has not been held at prope
| | time. Our officers and soldiers now in th
: field should net be deprived Of Its benefit
| in any manner. The War now being wage
r may SO change matters as to necessitate anoss
: er Convention to undo all that this has don.
!. | should the Constitution be adopted: F.
not wonder that the excitement no
;. agitating The people Of the Sta
Q respecting e the Convention has begun
take POSSESSION Of the body itself, and causes
C general feeling Of distrust among the n1embc
r that they arc not as well supported by Il
J. public voice as they at first supposed tht
would be. From tile very nature Of tue ci
cumstance6 under which the Convention h
met the members should remember that {
:, I tteir acts, and even their motives, would
o. most rgidly scrutinized by the public ut larg
70 THE BANK ARTICLE.
It The Bank Committee's report gave 81
Of my opinion Of by telegraph. I send you t
entire article, as reported by the Commute
le Judge Purple is bitterly opposed to some
Ii the provisions; others Of the Committee
$, others, &c. Indeed, I have heard that \
S. the whole hog'' on it. You Will see that
is provisions are most ridiculous, if not nc
le strous. It prohibits the organization Of a
n | banking association whatever, whether it
It, sues bills or not. All the corporations Il.
L. il existence remain and have q monopoly.
N more can be created.
s. FROM TIE PEOPLE.
No No Delegates tell me that their constituents
70 abusing them on all sides about this Cow
te tion. They will hear no excuses, Nait for
III future action &c 1t is virtually condemn
an The good that it may do is almost, if not Al
IN getheT, done away with BY the evil that it
70 done And that Is the cry from all quarter
~ ucrth, south, cast and west.