, 1862-03-22
ILLINOIS o0Rsn1U11oalL -CoAYHnoA
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

| g.: = E. .spn1ker111D, March 90
Prayer by Rev. Nr. Burch.
| Mr-Richmond, from Committee on Sched-
u1e, reported tile same and it was ordered
| printed. It provides That:
The "Negro and Mu1atto Article {is to be
.aThat = Board If Ganvassers, consisting x
| Hacker, Starne; Wentworth, Thornton, Pleas
| ants, Wilson, Richmond Wall and Temple
| ton, meet on the first Tuesday Of August,
1862, to.canyaes the votes On the Constitution;
The Superior and Recorders courts In the
State are to cease to exist aflcr the !s1st day
| ofDecember, 1852, the business Of the same
| to be transferred to the Circuit Court;
ut prohibits the General Assembly from
allowing more pay to ITS clerks and officers
| than is allowed to members:
The present clerks OF the Supreme and
Circuit Courts and different county and town
ship officers shall continue in Office until their
present term EXPIRE
The above are the most Interesting subjects
OF the schedule.
SHALL SOLDIERS IN TIE FIELD VOTE.
+ Mr.. Richmond, from the Schedule Commit
tee, TO whom was referred the subject named,
reported informally that the Committee had
found it impracticaple to provide any plan by
which soldiers in the field could vote for OF
against the Constitution.
Of Mr.: Sheldon, which WAS ordered to be
| printed.
$500, 600 ORDINANCE.
Judge Purple submitted proposition that
the ordinance appropriatmg tie above sum to
the Illinois soldiers should be provided for in
| the schedule, to be Submitted separately to
| the people: with the Constitution
| APPROPRIATE Ss OF TIE TTESTY-sECoND
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Auditor, in reply to resolution Of in
| qni1y by the Convention, reported the total
| amount paid on appropriations by the TWen-
| ty-sceond General Assembly, at its regulara and
special sessions, to be the sum Of ,215, ,6sE70.
The amountpaid ofaPpropriaattions Of the spe.-
| paid Of appropriations Of the regular session
| was $500, 1880.
TIE STATE INSTITUTION ARTICLE
| wae SEPT to the Committee On Revision.
TIE rsURT ARTICLE DEFEATED.
| Mr.. Camphelre Usury Article vas then taken
up and slaughtered without mercy What
| could the honorable gentleman expect for an
| article Of this kind in q Convention in which
| there are joTty-scve7a lawyers and spectators,
and but very few farmers and manufacturers?
| This Convention believes in hard money and
| dear money, and so they voted to-day The
t Committee recommended that the article
Should be submitted separately, but even
| this poor consolation was denied to Mr. Camp
| bell The Article is as follows:
|. ARTICLE
| EtCT10N !. Inc IfQe1dl Assembly EAAll DIES
no law authorizing the reserving or taking, directly
OF indirectly, Of any greater rate Of interest than
seven per eentum per anuun for the loan or for
ub1nitting the same to a vote Of the people, at a
general election md no such law shall take effect
u be in force n1lsss the same m shall be approved
t yamatority Of the legal votes poled at such
I election.
SEC. Ali contracts, agreements or obligations,
| Of any Kind or nature whatsoever, whereby rate
Of interest greater than eeyen per centum per an
| shall be reserved or taken, or be secured OF
agreed 10 be reserved Of taken, directly or indi-
rect1, for the loan or forbcarance OF any money
other thing, shall be void.
The article was lost By yeas "a, nays 81.
Men that take IS and 3 o per cent interest,
could not consistently for7.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION ARTICLE.
This article was reported from the Commit.
tee OH Revision aud Adjustment, and brief
debate took place upon it. The article is as
| follows:
| ARTICLE
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
The General Assembly shall pass all ncces-
sary laws for exenlpfing from levy or forced
Of law OF equity in this State, except for non
payment OF taxes or assessments, OF for a
debt or liability incurred for the purchase
orimproycment thereof, liberal homestead
to every householder having J. family, such cx-
enption to continue after the death or descT.
ton OF such householder for the benefit Of the
wife or widow and family, until the youngest
child becomes twcnty-one years OF age, and
until the death Of such wife or widow. Also, all
such laws Us may be necessary to ci1tctual1y
exempt the real and personal property Of mar
ricd women, acquired before marriage, anal all
property they may earn by their personal cx
. c,tions, or to which they become entitled in
any manner whatever, after marriage except
by voluntary fraudulent transfers or convey.
snees from the husband to the wife, or to
: trustee Or trustees, for the use Of the wife
: f!um all liability for The debts, obligations OF
engagements oI tic husband.
, The article was adopted bY d vote Of 4&
yeas to s nays.
cooK coCSTY ArroRTIoSMENT.
The report on the Legislative Apportionmcn>
, was taken up, and the vote by which it Was
, committed to the Committee on Revision a116
., !; Adjustment rcconsidured, and The article re
committed to the Committee on Legislative
. Apportionmcnt, with instructions to repor
:. at three o'clock this afternoon, and that thu
, ! North, South and West sides of the city ii
.. entitled 10 one Senator each, and the Repre-
scutatiun TO remain as it was adopted
AFTERNOON.
SUPREME JUDGES AGAIN.
Judge Purple made q point to have five Su
11eme Judges to-day, or two in addition tt
, those now provided for; one Of the Judges tt
First or Second Grand Division; the proposi
: tion to be submitted separately to the peopl
! with Tic Constitution. 1t was opposed b,
= = Mcss1s- Dement, and Fichlin, and finally 1ait
> > On the tablt By yeas 81, nays ~.
NEW AHTlGLE-CoUSTT SEATS.
; Mr. Thornton again brought up the count
seat question in separate article, and move
the previous question. The article is as fol
lows:
? SECTION 8. The Board Of Supervisors in an
1 county having township organization. upon til
' application from one-th1sd of the legal voters c
vide for locating. removing aud relocating count
scats, but no county seat shall b. lseated, remove
l or relocated until the question shall have bee
/ submitted to the people at general election an
majority Of the votes given in favor Of such loo:
tion removal or elocaiion: and IN the order sui
M to the 4Ss 6s 2es
& shall be named And after any such vote shall has
been taken, fol the first time after the adoption
e this Constitution, then the same question eha
e not be again submitted to the people. more tha
e once in eight years.
The article was laid on the table by ayes 3
e noes 81.
Q ATTEMPT TO WIND CP.
= Mr. Morrill, offered resolution cutting Q
r. prohibiting thereafter the introduction of ne
:, u business. This vas tabled by q decisive rot
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
r. The Convention refused to pay the ofIici
q reporters for their first weeks gratuitons l
= bor.
e Ayotc by which Douglas county was tran
n ferred to apother Senatorial district from th:
It in which it was originally reported, was recol
d 'sideTed-
= Mr.. Uuderwood's proposition to change th
II Senato orial Districts about St. Clair count,
l. was laid on the table.
ie Mr. Fuller was allowed to withdraw h
q Cook county precinct section and introdut
Il another, putting the work On the Board Of s
It per1isors Of that county.
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