Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1862-02-18
CONSTITUTIONAL CONvEy-.
FH0N.
Special Dispatches to the Chicago Timez
SpringfieId Ill. Feb |.

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THON.
Special Dispatches to the Chicago Times
Springfield Ill., Feb 10.
The consideration of Mr. Hackers ordi
/ nance was POSTPONED until to morrow morn
/ ing.
communication was received f>om Gov
I ernor Yates, correcting an error in his re-
J port to the convention on January 29ih,
/ relative 10 the appointment uf Thomas
! Henderson as Army Auditor. The Cover
/ nor states that in the performance Of his
/ duty he felt himself bound to look upOn tho
/ instructions of the convention only as mere
! suggestions, which me would adopt when
! he thought them right and rot otherwise
lie further states thar he had expressed hia
/ intention not to approve the claims of the
! Hin Central Railroad tefurc the rnso-
/ luton OF instruction was passsd hv the
! convention. He held himself responsible
I ainno To the constitution and the reo,,ie.
The Auditor sent il the uame- Of al CIR
| pnrator- Of banks IN the State.
The Secretary read cpmmuuica' lr-m
| County Clerks, from which il appears thar
I the expense Of the b ard IF Snre-ri s.rs
tor i've years Of Cook county was SIC 7l9;
LaSalle county, S4S32; Adams county,
S4OI7.3O; Nermillou county. So. G9I OF
Champaign county, two years S5T4.
Petitions praying for the modification #
the article # the constitution RELAXING L.
counties, and that the question of State
sovereignty be settled, were presented aud
referred.
a memorial was presented from a widow
IN distress, praying the convention - frame
such law as viii permit men TO have
more than one wife, as the war has made
unmarried men VIII" are fundamentally in
chned asscarce article. Referred t. Com
mttee On Bill Of Rights.
The resolution offered esterday by Mr.
Hanna was taken up.
Mr. Dement, moved to lay it on the ia
DE.
The resolution was referred to the Gold
en- Circle Investigating Committee.
Mr.. Singleton introduced ar ordinance
making Treasury notes receivable for taxes
In this State
1t was made the special order FIR this
afternoon at two ocl ok.
The convention went into committee Of
the whole on section 40 of The Legislative
Department, bot rose without making fur
Their progress.
The President laid before the convention
letter from Mrs. Douglas, acknowledging
the receipt of res lution passed bv the
convention in honor of the memory Of her
husband.
In the afternoon session rule was uran.
inouSiy adopted that no delegate shall
speak more than ten minutes at a time. nor
inore than once a day, on any proposition
before the convention.
The ordinance making Treasury notes
receivable Tor taxes was taken ur.
Messrs Sincleta n. BARLEY. Campbell and
Dement, spoke ia favor Of it. ard AJpss-s
Armstrong and Anth"ny against it.
Mr.. Richmond offered an amendment
providing that the State taxes be paid IN
gold.
Tho convention refused to adopt Mr..
Singleton's ordinance--ayes II, noes 46
Mr. Campbell introduced resolut,n,, in
struction United States Senators to vote +,
make Treasury notes legal tender.
A motion to lay the resolution on the
table was negatived-ayes q, noes 80.
Springfield, Feb. Ii.
Tie resolution introduced YESTERDAY in
struciing Senators in Congress tn vote far
Inc treasury note bill, with the legal ten
der clause REFINED, and provision reonir.
ing interest not to be paid in coin. was lbs. i
ayes Is, noes 40.
Mr. hackers ordinance, ratifying the |
amendment to the Institution of the Uoi.
ted States proposed By last Congress. was
adopted-ayes 80, mes %.
Mir Edwards and others protected against |
the action of the convention.
The committee Of the whole adopted Mr..
EaudeEeer's substitute for section forty
relating to the Illinois Central Railroad /
and reported back article third with sundrv |
amendments. Ordered to be printed.
The convention spent the aftersa,n sea.
SION considering the report of the lieiarv
Committee. Section was deb; but M
result arrived at,