, 1862-02-20
iILf&GlS C0NSTI1UTI0SAE. CONVENTION,
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

From cur Special Reportcr.l
sn1SaFIELD> February Is, 1852.
Kew Mr- Minor opened the proceedings with
prayer.
RAM REPORT POSTPONED
The special order, the consideration Of Judge
PuT1'le's bank report, was postponed until to-
morrow at 10 o'clock.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT REPORT.
The report Of the Executive Department
COMMITTEE was then taken up, being the TN
finished business
On motion Of Mr. Burr, section 20 was 50
amended us to establish in tue Office Of Sccre-
larry Of State a bureau Of statistics aud agricul-
ture, under such regulations as the General
Assembly may prescribe.
:, Mi. starae oflrcd i substitute for section
p, providing for the salaries of Governor,
Secretary Of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and
Attorney General, and paying the Secretary Of
State by fees, &c., tEc.
MIR. Wentworth objected to the fec system.
lie said he believed the present Secretary Of
State Lad nearer S 600 than 81 500.
MI. Richmond thought the compensation
Of the Secretary Of State very large, is he
knew OF tue passage of an act giving him one
dollar each for Justices commissions.
An amendment was finally offered and car
rlcd, which provides that the General Assem-
b1y shall not in any way increase the pay Of
State officers.
Mr.. Anthouy stated that in no less than
twenty-eisht constitutions Of different States
Of the Union, i provision existed providing
that the General Assembly ut stated times
shall fix the salaries Of State officers, which
ehaQ be neither increased nor diminished du-
ring their continuance in Office.
Nr. Ross was opposed to any increase Of
salaries
1lr, Purple moved to lay A1r. starne's sub
6ututc and tue amendments upon the table.
Carried, ayes 56, noes g.
f- ors- 1{$,tr
bol1ing The propositions set forth above in
thc remarks Of Mr. Anthony.
Mr. Fickliu hoped the Committee would
be allowed to perfect the proposition as &C.
Nj Edwards insisted on his amendment.
Mr.. FicklIn moved to lay Mr.Edwnrds's sub
stitnte on the table Lost-ayes, a7Tnoes,
Nh. Ross moved to amend the substitute, so
as TO fix the minor State officers salaries at
I S2,Goo, and tue Governors Ut S. 900.
This motion was finally carried bF 10 ayes
| 10 Is noes.
| Mr.. Thornton moyed 10 insert "tcrm or in
T! place of Continuance in.'' The Convention
| refused to strike out.
/ In the meantime Mr. Stinson Of Dc Kalb
moved to strike out Attorney General Lost.
| Mr. Armstrong moved an amendment, that
the salary OF the Attorney General be 81, 900
| per :.nllum. Lost-l0 ayes, u noes
| Nlr. Wentworth moved an amendment, that
| all fees lc luid into tue State Treasury. He
! subsequently withdrew it, and proposed to
make an additional section to the enti:e
article.
The question then being on the substitute
Offered by MIR. Edwards, the ayes and nays
stood: Ayes 81, NOES Is.
M. Edwards's substitute is as follows:
The Govcruut, Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary O
compensation as shall be provided by law, wl1lcl
conpt nsation shall not be increased OF liuiniehet
20 NJ to affect the compensation Of the person O
persons holding such office or Offices during thef
Continuance in office: Prorsded the compensation
Gf the Governor shall Iot exceed three thousan'
dollars per annunl, nor shaN the salarJ or compen
Two thousand tlollars pcr AMMAN, and such officer
| shan receive no other emolument or allowance
whatever
:. BrSGoMDE FROM EGYPT.
Mr. Melveny, on leave, offered u t5solu
tion rs follows:
ResNced, That Ithe Committee on Finance il
gui1c INTO and ascertain whether any funds yet II
main uDe1pended and at the disposal Of the Coz
crEor, appropriated and placed at his disposal b
| tho late extra session Of the General Assembly
and not, then that said Committee be instructe
money out Of the State Treasury, not otherwis
s and ss e s
| wounded soldiers Of Illinois, and that the came
placed at the disposal Of the Governor for that pu
/. pose.
Mr.. Ferry moved to adjourn. Lost Yes
Q; nays s..
Nj. Burr moved the previous question.
Shall the resolution be referred to the Con
mittec on Revenue? Lost. Yeas 1 nays S!
The question being on the adoption Of Il
resolutions, they were adopted. Yeas 6
nays 10.
Convention adjourned tosPN.
. AFTERNOON.
The Chair announced the special order to !
the report of the Committee on Judiciary.
Nr. Wentworth moved that il be postpone
Carried.
) EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
The report Of the Committee on the Exec
tive Department was thcn taken up.
Mr. Wentworth offered section 25 as an Z
ditlonsl section. It provides that al fses
! ceived by officers be paid into the State Tres
4 u1y. Adopted
Mr. Ficklin moved 10 reconsider the yo
Oh section - Carried.
Mr. Anthony moved 10 strike ont C Treas
Icr." aad insert "sccrrtary Of State" LoI
lcas 19; noes 81.
Mr.. Fuller moved to reconsider the vote
/, section Is, whereby the Convention insert
two.tiirds. Lost. The Convention refuses
reconsider.
MIR. Singleton moved to reconsider the 70
by which the Convention refuses to strike 0
the word "Iour'' III section l8. Lost; 81 yc
:. to q nays
The Chair then ordered the ycas and nays
concnrring in the report Of the Committee
smcndcd. Tho yeas were IS, the nays 81,
tic Convention refuses to adopt the E1ecuti
a:ticlc.
Mr.. Ear&nore moved 10 reconsider tie L
vote. .Agrrcdto.
Ms- Singleton moved to1ccoc,nlit tho rept
81 To The tolnmittEe. Withdrawn.
Mr. Wentworth moved to lay the article
the table, and order it printed Carried.
+. JUDICIARY REPORT POSTPONED,
Tic Chair announced the special order to
= the report Of tbs Committee on Judiciary.
ANOTHER ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Manning. BY unanimous consent, int
- duced the following ordinance:
2. I IN oRD1NAnog FOR TIE RELIEF OF ILLrN
~ :; VolUNTEERs-