The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-05-26

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The old constitution provides that "cyery
bill shall be read on three different days IN
each house" OF the general assembly, 'un-
less in ease Of urgency three tourths Of the
house where such bill is 80 depending shall
deem it cXpedient to dispense with this rule"
The object Of tins provision was unquertlDn.
ably to require every bill, before it passed, TO
be read at length three several tunes and
on three several dav-, in order that members
of the legislature might thoroughly under
stand the true character and purpurt Of every
/ bill before thew were called upon to vote for
/ or against it. Bur tins object has been eva
, dcd, and the provision o., the old constitution
/ has not had the desired effect. Instead uf re.
/ curing the bills 10 he read ut length in many
instance. thry have been read merely by
their titles, aud have thus been passed when
those voting for or AGAINST them could not re-
ally know what they were voting upon In
some instances bulls have been thus read and
passed hy package -i.tgcn or twenty in Il
peckagc-aud passed by one roll call. Now,
tina, a man could tell YOU all that a uclysUg
per contained by simply hearing the title Of
the paner read rs to suppose that a member
of the Icri, nturc would know what were the
! provisions Of II bill which he had heard read
by the title only In this way many obnox.
i0us laws have been passed ia this state, in
; yoying the people in litigation and trouble
e and pcruuiary loss, and unless remedy for
] tins evil is applied no sort Vt speculation can
: reach the extent ot b" distress il may event
ually bring upon the people. That remedy,
full though adequate and efficient Is applied
= III the new constitution. II" I'D section OF
sc the 4th article Of the new constitution reads
p is follows
g. CSC - Every bill clniI be read at large
on three different days IN each HOUSE" and
- before the vote Is taken on It's final passage,
/ and after it, amendments thereto, shall be
printed and all private bills shall be printed
e.. nj the expense OF those Tor who's" beneht the
same are introduced; and every bill having
passed both Houses, shall be signed by the
/ Speaker ot their respective Houses; and he
lie law which may be pissed by the General As
- scmbly shall embrace more than one subject,
and that shall be expressed in the tide. And
!" no law shall be revised or amended 10y refer
d aurc to its title only hut the act revised, or
to the section amended shall be inserted at
length in the new law. And no act of til,
General Assembly shall take effect or hc III
force until the expiration of three mouth~
" from the end OF the session at which the same
If may be passed, unless in case OF emergency,
to the General Assembly shall, by vote OF two
-, thirds Of all the members elected to each
- House. otherwise direct which emergency
= shall be expressed in the preamble or body
It Of the act
r In this section there are several amend
= m"utS and two very decided improvements
upon the old constitution. Tho language Of
y the old constitution is, that every bill shall
II be read on three different days. The Ian
4 guage OF the new constitution is that ''cyPry
. hIll shall be real n large on three different
= days nd"r the new constitution, there
, TORE, bulls cannot he read simply by their IT,
D ties, hut must be "rrdd nj iFye' And as
e a further guarantee that laws whose objects
IL and provisions are not thoroughly understood
shall not be Struggled through the general as
- scmbly, the new constitution requires that
I, after bill shall have been read at large on
Y three different DAYS" then before the vote is
> takeno on it's final passage. and after MI amend
mcnts thereto, it shoH hc prtated and NIL
J. private bills shall he nr,ntrI nj the r,n,',r
: 6JHoy. f1y ,rIoye h,U,ht tie same 1rg ,,,tr,.
r iurej, This is one or tbo host nr.yis;nrs
that ,yos orcr nrt int, ,,nyt;t,,.;,,, ",
/ 'n' particular "'''n'"" az" i" ''' "'nrI re-
,sLch .'re nYn+a;nai j., ,ha i
| constitution quoted above, No law j. to .en-
brace more than one subject, and that shall
De expressed IN tine ute Ana II any
.Ea, W. NM t,,,r tGdr oil , ' ,r .'''t
the law is to be roN. And ne law is to La
revised or amended by rcterance to its title
daj st,I ha ;,,sor,oj ~, l,,,,, y; Ia
law" Under this provision, when AN exist
lng law is revised and amended it will be pub
, Ished with the laws Of the session at which