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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1852.
ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

ILLINOIS CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. |
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS. |
SPRINGFIELD February ., 1861.
The Convention met. /
ENLARGEMENT or THE ILLINOIS AND MICHIGAN
- CANAL. 4
Mr. Fuller, by unanimous consent, intro
duccd resolution, that the Committee on
Canal and Cana1 Lands be. Instructed to in
quire into the propriety Of memoriahzing Con-
g1css On the subject Of enlargingt the Illinois
and Michigan Canal with leave to report By
memorial or otherwise. Adopted
A ea1l Of the house was then ordered, and
ifty-two members were reported present.
4 motion having been made to call up Sec
ton two Of the Judiciary Committee report,
nfter some discussion q motion was made to
reeonalnit to special committee OF fifteen. 1t
was so rccommitted; ayes e5, noes 70.
Mr. Edwards, h1y1pg given notice last night
that he should move to reconsider section Il,
referring to the salaries Of Judges OF the su-
preme Court, the motion came up aud was re-
considered: ayes 55, noes II:
Mr. Edwards offered the following aubstl-
l. tute for section Il:
The judges Of the Supreme Court sha11 re-
ceiye such annual salary, payable quarterly, as
shall be provided by law, which shall not be
altered during their term Of office, and said
1UGGE5 Ela4 EEEG1fE ut UkHIl NQ1ApVA9&t4VA ~
allowance whatever.
Tic substitute was adopted without diacus-
| sion, by ayes IS, noes 25-
| Judge Purple then moved to reeommit the
whole judiciary Report to . special commit
tee Of fifteen LoEt By ayss - 22, e, noes ,oe.' u
| SEC. &C, In all counties in this State having a
| population exceeding thirty-dTe thousand, there
shall be elected at the general election for State
and county officers recorder OF dseds ana d c9n, s
l u11Aa
clerk Of Inc county court who shal1 hold their Of
fces for four years and until their successors shsl
duties and receive such compensation in fees as
shall be provided by law
Mr.. French Of st. Clair offered a substitute
as follows:
Each county in this State having popula
ton exceeding 60. 600 shall, at the general elec
ton for State and county officers, elect Re
cordcr Of Deeds and Conveyances, who shal
/ hold their respective Offices for the term o.
four years, and until their successors shall be
elected ard qualified, and who shah perform
such duties and receive such compensation 4:
shall be provided by laE:
A long discussion followed, as to whether
| the Offices Of Circuit Clerk and Recorder SHOULD
! be divided in counties having five, ten, twen
| ty-tve, and thirty thousand population.
Mr. Paddock moved to insert 10000 to
25,ceo. Lost. He subsequently moved to in
se1t Is, ,o00for s., 600. Lost by e6 ayes. 81 noes
All attempts to strike out the 35, 600, as orl
ginalIy reported by the Committee, filled.
4 motion to lay au amendments to the sec
. ton on the table WAS carried by 81 ayes to
noes.
Mr. Purple moved to recom1nit the Who'll
report of the Judiciary Committee now nnde
consideration to select committee Of Il
Laid On the table by 81 ayes t. 35 noes.
, AFTERNOON.
BASKs AND cCRREScY-ANoTuER REPORT,
Mr.. Underwoo cd, from the Committee 0
Banks and Currency, reported tue toloWin
article, Judge Purple, the chairman, hayln
declined to do 60. It will be seen that
contains modification Of the amendment I
HI. Wentworth.
= There will be very desperate fight on tt
| article again Some sections Of it, such :
will receive the opposition Of the Republican
= rs well as Of some Of the Douglas Democrat
Il | The section wiping out the banks in th
ID State will be hotiy opposed by Judge Parp
and most Of the leading 1aTy ers in the Co
vention; while those members IN the Ga ea5
Z ana line, will go strongly against the sectit
| prohibiting thc Issue Of foreign bank bill
Their principal trade is with 1ndiana, and
their products they receive the notes OF 9
Of the very best banks in the Union. I
delegate from the eastern part Of the Sta
Will vote for the exclusion section It r
thus be seen what an amount Of OPPOSITE
this article will meet with, and what
~ cmascuIatcd form it will assume after havi
= gone through thc mill Of this eztraorzllna
Cody.
e The article is as follows:
ARTICLE Z.
SEC !. No bank or banslng corporation, I
IN any association corporation. with pnwers OF
cnaton or deposit or any other banking v p9we
? ton shall take effect and be in force iulnc Hiatt
j. as portion Of: and as an amendment to, the c.
stituti0n Of this State. and the same shall be &
n n Erch EU1nH8 rn1cCtCH nv the n
Pic upon the vote hereafter to be taken far
against the adoption Of the came. as provided
It. Sc. :. Tic General Assembly sha1l have
nd any OF tho existing banks, banking eorporatit
ins powers II Ills Stats shall b. revived, enarg
-. extended Or renewed, Or wherebE any Of q
az banks, ing corporations OF association or
pora1ion with any banking powers, shall acq,
~ possess, uadcr nc Constitution of this State
q q the laws passed in pursuance thereof
sA Sec 8. No bank bill. check, draft, note or OF
written or printed instrument for the paymcn
- money, other valuable thing intended to ci1
20 any bank, banking corporation OF On any asso
t;cn or corporation with any banking powers v
i a aS s hs s5 fc1c Sf ess IS essss %
u. bank bill check, draft, note written or printed
. strurncnt of q less denomination Than twenty
,!;e lars shall be uttered OF passed in this State
-. after tho rcar, AID, 1865, no such bunk bill, ch
&t0* draft note, written or printed instrument OF
kind. character, or denomination whatever,
be uttered or passed In this State.
cftF SEC. i. The general assembly stall, at it's n
ta:a session after the adoption Of this Coustitut
the pass M .nrosng safa f tbroa ~ 81
aat9 ay1ire a. t. NAV deem bcst caculaied to e1.t
=" ~ the sa1nc. -
a+ SEC: s: The auditor OF public accounts Of
y state ts hereby prohibited from hercattcr fecH1
from any bank, OF person, or association OF
= cons formed, or that may hereafter be formed
the purpose Of banking, under the pfoFlsloL
the act Of the general assembly Of this state
titlgd An act to establish general syzte
80 banking, approved Fe5rnary u, 1s3l. or an
(TE EIneutRiory thereof, and stuck OF hunds 70 o.
posted !uE TIC purpose ol ooLalhlngtnefelof
bills or notes 1ntenGed 70 G1rcnlase R Is y. 1 mon
Sarre a.r,cd;atsE &C. m amandnent "a thc cc
= tution Of this state: and the same shall be az
'e- main in force Us sact, ii approved b; the pc
= NJ upon the vote hereafter to be taken Tor or ns
n the adoption Of the same, Us provided IN thls
stitution.
sIc 3; no ee5nosa.1on WIN iI powgns y ;na sif
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