, 1862-03-04

SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
6fKmsxELp, March !, 1867
Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Burch.

A1a3El ny ntFs Ml. D0lEus | >
UNF1N1sHYD BCs1hEss. "a .
The Chairman of the Committee on the /
Legislative Department called up the fellow
ng, az additional sections tossthc Legislative
Article, from the table:
SEC. Il, The General Assembly shan hare no !
gower to 1e:esEe, es1nfutsh. IN Mhole or in part.
q individual 10 this state except bya
vote Of two-ttirds Of all the members elected to
eash hopse 9f tie GensIal Aass%h s:
session under the amended Constitution, pass such
la9s ae viii :eIectua1ly prohibit nee persons Of
sa3 % and to eeaa5 iT prevent ven the n
slaves from bringing them into this State for the
purpose Of setting them free.
They were again laid on the table and or
de1ed printed. - 80 - +
LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE. -.
Mr. Ferry Of Lake moved to amend section
20, 60 that postmasters whose Offices did not
exceed $100in value yearay, shou1d not be ex~
cluded from office In this State, The amend
mDtwas adopted BY Eeas 81, nays 26.
TEE STATES R19HTs MEG NAME STRIFE.
Mr. Burns of Marshall moved to strike out
the words tUpited States" in section 81,
where they came after the word sstate," ID
the 9Th line; and where it is provided that ap
preparations shall be raised for the purpose Of
''repel]ing invasion, suppressipg iusurrection,
or defending the State OF the United States IN
War.n !
MeEs1e. Burr, Burns, Purple, Singleton,
Starnc and Underwood spoke upon the mo- I
ton. Fina1ly the words were stricken out, |
and the motion to re-insert them was lost BY |
yeas -, Iay5 81.
The contest vas virtually between the State
Rights and Anti States Rights party in the |
Convention, the former carrying the day, as
they alWaSs do in this Convention.
Mr. Fuller Of Cook then offered an amend
n1ent, which will be found in parenthesis be-
| low, I give the entire section for the better
| understanding Of the whole EUblects
| SEC 81. Each General Assembly shall provide
| for I'll the appropriations necessary toz the Or
| dinary and contingent expenses Of the Gorern-
| nent until the adjournment Of the next regular
! be Increased without vote Of two-thizds Of each
| house. nor exceed the amount Of revenue autho:-
| ized by lew to be raised in such time: Proeided
the State may, to meet casual deficits OF failures
in revenues, contract debts never to exceed in the
tf9s Borrowed shaiI Be applied to the purpose for
| which they were obtained. or to repay the debt
thus made ard to no other pnFpose; as,d no other
IN va. rsszisting the United States II :epelilng
beion and Pasasnd fhenzs7ss ia
shan be pledged .sball be contracted,
general election, hare been submitted to the peo-
pie, and have received majority Of az the votes
election. The General Assembly shall provide for
the publication OF said Law for three months at
least before the vote Of the people shall be 1akcn
tie time for tie payment Of the interest annually,
as it sha accrue, by tax levied for the purpose,
OF from other sources OF revenue: which l2w, pro.
| Tiding for The payment Of such Interest By SUCH
tax. shall be rrepealabe nntil such dept be paid.
{ Ind p7orided, Jart1sy. that the law 1srying the
tax shall be submitted to the people with the LEV
, authorizing the debt to be contracted
MessrE. Purple, Burns, Hacker and others,
3 opposed the amendment, Mr.. Duff made q
r strong speech in its favor He was for stand.
r ing bY the country in time OF insurrection
:, and against all neutrality and the upho1derf
! and apologists Of it.
4 LII, Hacker of Union, offered an amendment
TO follow Mr. Fuller'B, viz: the words: uWheI
: requested by the President OF the Umtce
" Mr. Fuller accepted this amendment. .
n Mr.. McNeely Of Menard, offered IN amend:
It ment: That in case Of emergency tie Stat
|, shall have power to declare war"
s This amendment was decided to be out o
d order.
t. Mr. Hacker's amendment Was then put All
l, carried.
a1r. Hacker then moved to reconsider til
vote, which was done, and then offered al
ID amendment as q substitute for Mr. Fuller
II United States in the public defense wien n
Il qucstcd by the General Government"
4 motion to lay this amendment upon th
n table Was carried.
i motion to adopt The report Of the Con
It. nittee as amended was then lost by yeas s:
H. nays e.
ut vote. which Was carried. lie then moved thu
the report be made the special order for Tuei
day next.
Nr. Singleton moved to commit the repol
y, to tho Committee On Revision and Adjus
- ment, with instructions to report at as ea11y
la- day as possible, h5 printed COPY. Carried.
1s AFTERNOON.
ng JUDICIARY ARTICLE.
q; sIr. Fuller moved to take up the report
~ 1da The Judiciary Committee. Carried
ed Afr. Thornton moved to reconsider the 70
N, by which Mr. Ful1er's motion was carrie
IT. This was also carried, and on motion Of N
in Thornton the Convention took up the Leg
q | latiye Article.
IL IL The Article was gone over, section By SC
~ 10 ton, and few verbal corrections were mad
ed. ! after which it was referred back to the Col
ner mlttce on Revision.
N. LEGISLATIVE ARTICLE.
ne On motion of Mr. Campbell of LaSa1lc, 81
III tons 9 aud 10 were amended SO Is to read
M follows:
PER SEC. .. Senatorial and representative distri
! shau be composed Of cornpact, contiguous terri
", which districts shall be bounded by cour
CT toria District aud not more than three represen
tiycs to any representative district p!orsd
that counties having the requisite population Il
the habitants may Sc divided into separate distric
,eir ton ii more than oncfourth over the ft1o
1eir sery for Senator may form district With the
- Joining comfy or counties
we tive iEtricts, counties containing population
to not more than onefourth over the existing raj
aa form M no 1n se aioE
county or counties not otherwise entitled t
the senatos OF representative, as the case may
ala which has the largest white population
3al to- rHnH DC
the SEC. 6. The Senate ehail consist q ta!rsJ U
sno- members. and the House Of Representatives. s
- | consist Of one hundred and two members, te
apportoned am9ng she several se9atleS afe95t a M
lne appcrtiunments where district shall be compt
title Of more than one county, all the Representa-
nj elected by the entire district There shall b
frec increase Of Senators Of Representatives gnta
- - | souls.
u " On motion the report Of the Legisla
bae, | Committee was tiua1ly concuf1ed in BY ayc'
y be nccs :5-A1essrs. Ferry, Sheldon, and -
and EXECUTIVE ARTICLE.
one Afr. Ficklia moved to take up the Execu
ON ON Article. Carried, and the article was read,
nap- ton by section.
from Mr. Muhlke moved to strike out two an
cut sert four, in the fourth line Of article one
cary a. To have the ELECTION OF State officers
, Inc place in 1854 instead Of 1862.
the The molten was lost by ayes 16, noes u
se!n. Democrats all yCt1nE no.
e, az Mr. Lawrence moved to strike ont quad
alnst niaily and insert bieDnialJ, in same ar1ic
'hen, That the officers should be elected for two,
re Ia f.,nr years. This was also lost.
1or Sections ?, 8, j, 5, d. rs, 9, 10, Il, Il, Ia
,tism , w;,,hont o a amendment r. N~'>~ N
are Mr., Campbell moved to strike out in SET
admi- is .'twc-Ihlrds'' and insert "a minority,
ne that it would require only majority to p
VIII bill over the veto Of the Governor.
Is no Mr.. Thorton moved to strike out the
are sselectcd'' sud insert *tyoting,'' SO as to
n II, it necessary for only two thirds Of the I
we've bers voting for . bill to pass it over the
eon- Of the Governor.
Hes 1t Both amendments were lost by aycsSl,
man 20. :.
func- Sections 19 and 20 we're then passed up
meat. Mr. Thornton moved the following as 8
"hien stitutc for section 81:
;, ~ ~ SEC Il. The officers mentioned in this a
te shall at stated times, receive for their serF
pre- compensation to be established BY law, which
pre- be neither increased nor diminished during
cause rict for which they shan have been elected.
ut ne This WIS adopted by yeas 50, nays Is.
les are Section 22 reads as follows:
atl1u' SEC a. There shall be seal of the State,
VI ne eha1l be kept by the Governor. and used By
or fciaIlx: aud aha11 he called The Crest Seal