, 1862-03-01

be signed BY epeakefa of theif 6ouses
Assembly, sbsli embf.ee hoFs th.si = one ne snaeet.
6 aey su5jeet jan bs e@hIased r. r q,
ae Se go ely IS to % @
as shall not be expressed IN The tile. And nolaw
ehs1l be revised or amended By reference to its
E I e a e tSs
law. And no act Of the General Assembly shall
take effect or be in force, until the expiration Of
tRe passs ps tas of
gency, the General Assemb. eshal BY arote Of two
tht1dt q The members elect n both houses other
in the preamble tr body Of the act.
Section "a was very materially altered, and
60 altered reads as follows:
SEC 81, The members Of the General Assembly
shall receive for their services the sum Of three
dollars per day during the fat session held under
miles travel going to and returning from the ecat
Of Government, to be computed by the Auditor Of
Public Accounts, and thereafter q fixed compensa-
ances or eino1ument whatever. and no change In
this compensation shall take effect during the see
zion at which euch alteration is made. The Speak
CT of the Houee Of Representatives shall be A.
lowed the sum Of one dollar pr day in addition to
his per diem as member.
SEC. % was so altered al to read that Emo mon~
ey ehall be drawn from the treasury. except upon
warrant ehali be drawn bE the Auditor OF money
paid by the Treasurer, hat in consequence Of ap"
preparations made By law" &C., DC.
SEC. 81 Was amended, 50 as to read IS fol-
lows: :: ::
SEC 81. The General Assembly shall not pass any
local or special lawa in any OF the following emu
neEated cases that is to Eay, for divorces
roada oa or Ell io4
sonsk for the incogPorations Of cities, towns and
villages for yaeatfng roads. toEn plats, streets,
] eRsneing ~ eoeenty et seats rssnlating County
and business Fesu3tsag The Erassles 1a
Viding Tor changes Of venue III civil and criminal
cases The General Assembly ehau have noipowet
10 grant charters to co1po1a.ions Or to feslte
der general laws, unless for municipal purposes In
in cities containing over one hundred Thousand
population; and NIL such laws from time tt
iine nay be altered Or repealed! In al the case:
enumerated above, all laws shall be equally and oi
uniform operation throughout the State. =,
Mr.. Fuller moved to insert IN section 81
next line, the following: "any act amenda
tory Of any act Tor the Incorporation Of city
or Of any act or acts amendatory thereof, IN
| less such act shall be first recommended by :
| majority vote Of the Common Council OF suct
| city; nor shall any such act become j Law IN
| election il such city shall so decide, nor shal
| the General Assembly pass" The amend
| mcnt did not prevail however.
| In section 81, in the clause providing for tn
| rcpelling Of invasion, suppression Of tn5urrec
| ton, or defending the State in war, it was mo
! we'd to insert Tor tho United States,'' SO as t.
| read ts defending the State or the United State
| in war.n Upon this motion the yeas and noe
stood as follows:
Messrs. anthony, Armstrong, Bartley, Brook:
| Burr, Chi1ds, Dement,, DUFF, Eades. Ferry F1nni'
Fuller, Gale, Glenn, Jackson, JoslYn. Lawrence
Morgan, Muh1ke, Naramore, Ormc, Paddock. Parl
er, Plcasants, shelao2, Simpson m Smith Of SMang AZ
mor, TemplctoD, Underwood; Wall, Waters, Wei
ley. Wentworth, Wilson, NJ. Presilent-.9aa Is 81
| NA9sMcssrs- Allen Of jersey, Burns, Ficsli1
Purple, Rely, Richmond, Singleton, Solomon, st
renson, Tanner, Thornton, Vanecvecz-17.
Mr. Underwood moved to insert as abov
and MIR. Paddock seconded the motion. tt
vote against the amendment shows Il
strength Of the extreme pro-s1aTery Dem
Gratis in the Convention at the time. We
they all present it would probably have rccei
ed .6 votes.
Il ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The Convention :' stuck'' on the 40th sc
ton, relative to the Illinois Central Rallroa
1 ! which will be debated tomorrow. Mai
i members wish to confine the action Of t
: Convention to prevent the Legislature fro
releasing the Company from the payment
< | tie per cent tax on its gross proceeds.
strong fight will be made on this to-morroN