, 1862-03-15
>n1Mo1s CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.



providing that no collector or holder of mon-
eys belonging to any municipal corporation In
the State, ah2N hold any Office in the Btate or
in such corporation until he shall haye paid :
over such moneys in full. t =
The article was subsequently adopted as m
additional section to the article on municipal
corporations
GRAND JURIEs. =
L communication and resolution were re-
ceiyed from Fernando Jones, Secretary Of 4
f7or q the abolition Of the Grand Jury 5ys-
TEN. ...
THE BG1Pr1Axs AGA1ssT SCHOOLS.
The Democracy, By strict party Fote, q few
days since. adopted the following section in |
the ReEanue Article 1t will be seen by 1t |
and that ali taxes in towns, villages, SC, can
lot exceed one per cent This is direct
blow against our common school system, and
If continued In the Constitution must greatly
impair, II not entirely destroy, its usefulness
N ,t some places. Here Is the section as
SEC. 4, The corporate authorities Of counties,
cities, towns Villages, school districts and town
70 % ssf
not exceeding one PEI esntum' r. which assessments .
and and T f6e s &
amount hot Exceeding two per centum may beas-
he q
or incurred before the adoption Of this consritu-
ton. AL the property within municipal corposa-
tions' ehali be taxed ior the payment Of debts
tsaeted By said corporations, under authority Of
law,
To-day Mr.. Anthony offered Is q substitute
for it the following section from the Revenue
article Of the old Constitution:
townships, school dfetricts, cities, towEs and vi
collect taxes for corporate purposes; such taxes
to be Uniform in respect to persons and property
within the Jurisdiction Of the body imposing the
| same. And the General Assembly shall reqnite
that all the property within the limits Of municipal
corporations belonging to individuals shall be
taxed ar h payment Of debts contracted Under
| Mr, Lawrence supported the substitute in 4
very excellent and well digested speech In
favor of the common school system.
| He Was opposed by BIZ fandefeef ana othef
| leading Democrats.
4 substitute WIS offered providing that no
taxes should be assessed unless q majority OF
all the voters yoted in favor Of the same
After considerable debate the whole matter
was postponed till tomorrow morning.
| LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE.
The Convention then took up the Leggis1a-
tive article, and made some verbal amendments
to it. ..... ...
COMPLETE v1ND1CAT1oS OF COY YATES AND
| QCARTERatAsTER GEN. WOOD - ENDORSE
NENT OF TEE ACTION oF TIRE ADJUTAST
| GENERAL, ETC
Just before tic adjournment in the fore
noon, Gen Singleton submitted the following
1 repprt, which was laid on inc table, 10, GEO
copies ordered printed, and the Secretary Of
the Convention instructed to send copy
thereof to every Colonel and Commanding
| officer OF Illinois Volunteers.
The report is complete yindication Of Gov.
Yates, Quartermaster Gen. Wood, and also an
endorsement Of the energetic and untir1ng &C.
tion OF Adjutant Gen. Fuller, in placing the
Illinois volunteers in the field in manner
worthy of the character Of the State and Of its
citizens generally.
What will tie detractors Of Gov. Yates and
Fx-Gov. Wood now say, after their living at
tacks upon those gentlemen I think they
sipg sna1 on Ut t5s i topic IN the tatar
fhc following Is the report
The Committee on the Militia and Military
Affairs, TO whom was referred the following
resolution Of inquiry:
be instructed to inquire whether the soldiers sent
into the field from this State haTe bcen provided
in AZ 1espefs e. 1h ,1oeps zsnt ite the a sS
the committee find TINT the illinois troops have
not been thus provided for that they be instructed
cRaTsea51e ] to any person Of persons M holaing ocs
under this State, and to report the facts to this
, Have instructed me to make the following
| report:
: The first inquiry directed to be made is:
l s'Wnether the soldiers sent into the field from
) | Illinois, have been and continue to be provl'
, ded for in all respects rs well as the troops
sent into the field from other States"
The affirmative answer to this inquiry, youl
J committee regard as full and complete rc.
5 sronse to the resolution.
In the proper and faithfn1 discharge Of theia
duty, and wholly uninflucnced by tile prejudi
l &ill rumors and speeulations that foated oycl
g the country, and filled the atmosphere arounl
a the Capital, your committee believe that tllci
duty could not be so well and fairly performed
. as By respectful application to those in sit
" nation to know and answer without prelu
;, dice or partiality.
: And in accordance with this view Of thei
- duty, and that Justice might be done to all
c whether Stale OF Federal officers, and that th
C public might be put at rest: upon suffice
,s which had phase for every class of prejudice
=, and locality, directed their chairman to addrc5
Il Il communication to the regimental officers il
? / the service Of the United States Tor the Stat
l. Of Illinois, eubodxirg the resolution of inqui
b n referred to your committee, aud requcstin!
4 from each officer the information desired b,
T | the Convention. Here follows the circular.
S The report then proceeds:
e | The rgmG1encss Of some Of our troops from
: the seat OF government, and the almost cor
d calau,ities that have beE.llcn many Of our gal
e | lint and daring SONS in the field Of battle
q have no doubt Contributed, in greater or les
It degree, TO delay replies, and In many instance
le the subject, if they had even been reached b.
e the communication. Considering the dii1cul
ct tics Of communicating with an army situate
le as ours has been for the past forty da1s, tn
I, succession Of bloody conflicts in which on
At brave volunteers have been engaged durin
re the brief period Of our session, your Co1nmi
tee hare received as many replies as unde
y such circumstances they could REASONABLE
II have expected; and it is with the higher
u ride and satisfaction that your Comulitte
| h1f. h t4rf7 or
Of rs ullnoisaDs they deeply regret-the replie
b. Of eur officers to your Committees eouamu
is 1icatIon are characterized by that frauknes
d. dignity ard courtesy that never 1orsake til
Of brave soldier and honest patriot.
1e And whilst there is much conflict Of opinio
ut as to the qualify and price Of the clothin
a. furnished by the State-a point to which n
IL particular inquiry was directed br your coE
;" 1;ittee-with few exceptions &c unite IN 5ayin
': tinue to be provided for, in all respects,
r. veil, if not better than the troops sent I'M
1e the field from other States.
q Your Committee would be wanting in th
p. sense Of justice and fairness by which tht
e hare wished to be guided, If they pass over
al nications they have received as heito
&c upon his Excellency,. The Governor
S1@ts sacst Sf n4 nps and ,9o 2aartsasteT
Ks and devotion to the..hezt interests Of the Il
II neiE soldiers.
re [signed1 JAS. ". s1SeL EEoS
re Thus each department Of the militia AZ
II. military affairs Of the State has been fully i
at dicated from the charges made against it. Al
~ here may :.dd, that the Adjutant General
u, y. the State Judge Fuller) deserves The highe
4 and devotion to tie interests
De our State as respects our yoluntee
nc and soldiers il the 1ield. He has proved lii
q selfto be man Of great executive ability a1
10 10 OF Immense powers Of organization a gre
II ! portion Of The success Of our troops in t
na field is due to the manner in which he b
ne placed them, and attended to their wants sin
=, they nave been there.
~ ni AFTERNOON.
- LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE AGAIN,
Of This article was taken up and feT verb
III alterations made therein, after which it #
# concurr1d in
to The following section Of the Legislative
:he t;cle was amended to read as follows:
vs. Sec. 35 The credit Of the State or of an5-co1
in ty, city, town. township school district there
led shall not, IN any manner. be given to or in atd
s." any individual. association Of corporation; a
3D. neither the State, any county, cty town, TOW
ship or school district shall ever become Fubsc
beE to the stock OF any corporation OF asEnciati
whatever, or raise money for or in aid Of any au
corporation or association.
ri COUNTIES.
tai The Convention spent the afternoon up
Of article on counties and the following sub:
Lad tute5 were inserted for sections l and q viii
ent materially alter the article:
ah- SEC: / No new county shall hereaft=r be form
%hn <rfA hx+.G $xYA1 tu