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nL16oIs CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
SPRINGFIELD, March Il, 1852
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Hale,

THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS,
SPRINGFIELD, March Il, 1862,
Prayer BY Rev. Mr. Hale.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION,
Mr.. Underwood made speech deprscatinp
the report Of the Committee On Law Reform
Yesterday he considered the report uniustlY
rsaect1d upon him personally.
deprecated the report.
Nf: thornton, also a member, disclaimed
any intention Of rounding the feelings of
1hf. Underwood. It was merely iocul1r re-
port. '-''@' 4e'
Ar- Anthony made few remarks Of the
same character; after which Nj. Underwood
sald he wished the matter dropped.
REVENUE FROM TIE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAIL-
EoAD COMPANY.
Mr. Wentworth ofIrred aresolution that the
Governor furnish The Convention with The The
amount Of interest paying State indebtedness
cSunSn1shcd per anDum from the proceeds of
1he revenue derived from the Illinois Central
halioad, as provided for in its charter. 1t
ANOTHER PERSONAL EIPIAsAT1oN.
Mr. Joslyn made personal exclamation
relative to report OF his remarks, which ap-
Peared IN Chicago paper. In those remarks
he Is REPRESENTED as charging certain Sprine-
held clergyman with having refused'' 70
pray for the President and Government. Mr.
Jos!yn did not say "refused to praT;'' he
used the words neglected to pray.s'
Use OF THE HALL.
Quite debate sprurs up upon 3 resolution
giving the use Of the Hail to Prof C. D. VIII
bnI on Thursday evening next. to deliver a
lecture on the development Of our State re-
sources. It was finally adopted.
ARTICLE ON COUNTIES.
Nr M
t1es, made report which was laid on the
table, ordered printed and made the special
order for Thursday afternoon.
COUNTY AND pRoRArE CogETs.
Mr. AcNcely offered resolution giving
County aud Probate Courts increased juri5.
dictlon. Decided ont Of order
ARTICLE ON EDUCATION
The article on education was then taken nm.
Mr. Siug1eton's additional section ofjtrad
Yesterday, was taken up. It is as follows:
SEC. :. Five per cent Of the revenue secured
to the State hy the 3t Section Of the 9TH Article
Of tlis Constitution. shall be exclusively reserved
and appropriated for the benefit Of common
sehoos and five per cent. thereof for the exclusive
benefit of agriculture.
Lost, ayes II, noes 81.
RoAAS CATHOLIC VS.. COMMON SCHOOL SIS
Mr. Kelly offered the following amendment
to section ). L was lost, but one vote haying
been obtained for it:
IToriding: That when any OF the tex-payers in
any sctool district in this STATE have
ecrEplcs against sending their children to te con-,
mon schools they shal! he entitled to q share Of
their children between the ages Of five years and
twenty years Of age, bear to Ill the children Of the
other Taxpayers 81 similar ages in the district '''e
The entire article. as amended, was then
adopted, by yeas ~, nays S. It is as follows !:
ARTICLE OF EDUcAT1os.
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az OF virtue. among the people, being essential to
the preservation Of their rights and 1iberties ani
to their highest well being and prosperity, the
7be promotion o nteiie:tasa y a aciebtie
moral and agricultural improvement.
SEC :. 1he principal Of all funds aud al1
MONEYS arising ffnn the sale of lands and other
:rsntsu, entrusted or appropriated to this State,
for educational purposes. shall forever be pre.
se serged lnylolate and unaiminishcd; and the in
to the specific objects Of the support at comuon
schools. and no part Of said income be diverted to
q used ior any other purpose. under any pretcnse
SEC 3. The general assembly zha11 make suc,,
provision. by taxation OF otherwise, with the IN
CONC arlslng1fom the school fnnd specified in sec
t1on Aere0t as shall secure uniform Thorough
State. '@' 'A-0
SEC; l. The supervision Of public Instruction
shel &c Teeted in State Superintendent; The
state Superintendent shall he elected on Tuesday
next after the frst Monday in November, A. b.
1ess; and hicnnially thereafter, BY the qualified
e1ectorE n the Stale at the same places and in the
same manner az members Of the General Assembly
and his powers, duties and ,mpensation shall mt
DC altered during his term Of Office, and no other
tmornacnt Or compensation wn.teyex shall be al
lowed - ""A
REPORT FROM THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.
On motion Of Mr. starne, tho report of the
committee Oh EiEaucc was talkcu up laid m
thc table and ordered printed.
ALTERATION or SECTION,
Mr. Thornton, from the Committee on Re-
rlslcn, reported a section, altering the word
ing OF the section On the qualifications Of yot-
crs. It WIS adopted
RAILROAD ROLLING sTocK TO BE LIABLE TO
EXECUTION.
Mr. Underwood moved to take up his reso-
luton relative TO executions on railroad prop
e1ty-roliing stock, &c
Alter considerable debate, Judge Purple Of
1cTcd a resolution, that tic Committee on
corporations be Instructed to rcportau article
for the Constitution, making the rolling stock
aud all other movable property Of railroads in
1he Stale liable to execution, in tho same mau-
ncr as the 1ersonaf property Of any individual,
ahd that The General Assembly shall pass no
Law eSeraI'tlpg such property from execution.
lie resolution WIS adopted.
TIE RANDOLPH MILLER sPRE4ns Hr,,-E,v
AGAIN.
Mr: Rely offered q section for the Bill of
Rights lis follows: That 10 president or attor-
neF OF any railroad or banking corpur,tion
shall he eligible to any Office in the State, and
11laf all persons connected with railroads.
Offering gratuities, at the expense Of these
bribery.
Judge Purple moved to insert after the
word ..atto1ncy,' in the first line, the words
" nor Miller. or any other attorney"
;. BIZ. anthony moved to insert the words,
p" or mountehank'
The whole subject was laid on the table,
and The Convention adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
TAT OF MEMBERS IND PAGES.
Dit. Anthony offered resolution providing
go each for members, and $40 cach for pages.
Accounts.
PRINTING AND DlNnIEG-MpSEf WASTED.
A resolution instructing the proper com
mittce to print one hundred Thousand copies
81 the Constitution in English, and thirty
thousand III German, and bind the same. was
T,po.ted to the Committee on Printing and
Binding.
COUNTY coCRTs.
Ar: Jcs1yn few days since had proyiso
inserted in the section in the Judiciary Article.
relative to county Courts, giving said courts
civil jurisdiction to the extent Of $500. An
attempt to-day to strike this out an1 give
them such Jurisdiction as the law NAV provide
got y yeas and rs nays. The question then
arose: does it not require IS Totes, or a ma
lorlty OF the Convention, to reconsider au arti-
c1e after it has been finally acted upon?
Mr. Burr, In the Chair, decided it would
require IS yotes. An appeal was taken. but
the decision was sustained
INACGCRAI1oS OF STATE OFFICERS.
resolution was offered by Mr.; Fick1iu
in6trncting the Committee on Revision to IL
the time OF the inauguration Of the State Off
GERS on the second Monday III January, Tnis
is to keep the Treasurer in Office until afecr
THE payment of the interest due in New YORK
On the first day Of January.
On motion the Convention adjourned.
MILEAGE.
I learn that the Convention proposes to nav
its members mileage, although the Law onlT
al1owsstheina 4 per diem. But this Is but 3 triae
to stick at, after what has been done hereto
fore.
SORE THRoAT5.
Several members arc down with sore throats
and others are just recovering. 1t appears to
be sort of diptberia. It has not as vet
seized on many of the talking members, much
to the regret Of the Photographic reporters
who have had no sfnccure Of il.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL APPoRT1oSdEST
will be protested against by most Of the Re-
pub!icaus, and several OF the Union, Douglas
Democrats. I hear Of public protest from