, 1862-03-19
Git Ttibtttte.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1862.
ILLINOIS Cossn1Umo1AL CONVENTION.


srR1SGFELp, March Il.
PAT oE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS FIXED.
The Committee On Public Accounts and Ex-
pendatures brought in the following report:
Reso{sed, by the people Of the State Of Illinois
IN their Constitutional Convention assembled,
That upon the certificate Of Hen. W1n. 4. Hacker,
r1estdsnt q tbs Convention to whon power and
amount each member 1s entitled to receive as CON-
saticn for his services, to wit: 81 per lay aud
ing from tie Capital to their residences, @ the sum
If ten ccuts per mile. the Auditor Of Public ac-
coants is hereby authorized, empowered and dl-
the aggregate sum 60 certihed in favor Of each
member q this Convention
. Rfsofrfd, by the authority Aforesaid, That upon
dent Of this Convention, the said Auditor Of Pub
lie Accounts, is in like manner authorized. empoW-
cred and directed to Issue warrants upon the treas
messengers and pages Of this Convention. to Wit:
5srz Per Day; john se5s md " VI IS sands door,
Eeepere, fouF dollars per day each Robert Burton,
Clerk Of the Judiciary COMMITTEE, three dollars
per day fer the time employed; Thomas ]. Finley
four dollars per day for the time actually served
and [. i. Campbell, Benjam!n Goldsmith, Charles
H. Dunn. P. o. Rowler aud Frank Bellmere, paees,
fwo ae5s day ssch and ths poseIz H ao
per day; Assistant Sergeant at Arms four dollars
per day.
Mr.. Anthony presented IN adverse report as
follows:
on Public Accounts and Expenditures, respectfully
disEcntB from 50 much Of the majority report as
relates to allowing ten cents mile to members Of
s az H. dhst part aown exra
authorized by Inv E. ASrHoSY
On motion the pay of the Secretaries was
increased to So, the President to S. and $50
mileage; the Postmaster to St; the Chaplains
also received $25 each for their services,
The report Of the Committee was then adopt
I'd, as amended, by yeas Il, nays Is.
STATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
Mr.Burns offered resolution that the COM
mittee on State Institutions be instructed to
inquire into the c1pedieney Of providing in
the amended Constitution for permanent
financial support for the State charitable insti-
tutions al Jacksonville. Adopted-yeas 81,
nays II.
TIE TWO MIL TAI.
Mr.. Thornton moved to take up article Is,
Of the present Constitution, providing for the
two mill tax, ana moved that it be referred to
the Committee Of Revision and Adjustment.
The resolution, after considerable dchate*
was finally laid upon the table.
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
On motion Of Mr.. Wall, sections and on
township Organization, from article on coun-
ties, was taken upand adopted as follows:
SIC s. The General Assembly shall provide, By
general law, for township organization, under
which any county may organize Wheneyera major
ft5 Of the voters Of such county. ut any general
election, ehal go determine; and whenever any
county shall adopt township organization. SO
ngeEent Of the fiscal concerns Of the said county
b5 the county court may be dispensed with, end the
affairs Of said county may be transacted il such
SEC 8. Upon the petition Of one hundred Of the
legal voters Of any county in this STATE having the
township organization, the hoard Of supervisors
snip organization TO vote, at The general clec-
tinn for members Of the General Assembly next
succeeding the presentation Of such petition, and
IL 4 majority Of nil the votes CAST upon 1ha.
question shall be asaiust town=hip orraafza~
ton then such county shall cease to be under it :;
and the General Asscmh1vthal provide far the car
Tying tbs section into effect.
The following section was added on motion
Of Mr. Wentworth:
SEC. 10. The General Assembly shall fix the
mileage and per diem compensation Of the board
u supervisors for every day that they may be il
session, and no other Compensation. perquisite or
eMotumcnt shall be allowed ont Of the county
treasury
IoLLlNG STOCK OF RAILROADS MAKE PERSON
Al PROPERTY
Mr. Burr from the Committee on MiscelIa-
Neous Corporations, offered a section num-
bert three, which provides that the rolling
stock and all other movcable property belong
ing 10 1ai1road companies, shall be considered
personal property, aud liable to execution as
such, and the General Assembly shall pass no
Law t2empting the same.
The motion was adopted.
NO CORPORATIONS TO ExIsT UNLESS X OPERA
T1oS.
Mr. Edwards offered section numbered
four, providing that Ill corporators iucorpora-
ted by the General Assembly prior to the
adoption Of the Constitution, must 70 into
operation in twelve months after said adop-
lion, t,r he declared null and void.