, 1862-02-12
FROM SPRINGFIELD

hackers ordinance alncndat0ry OF the I Hi
ted States Constitution, was postponed tillto-
morrow at 10 o'clock.
Quartermastcr Genera, Wood sent in his re-
port. IS, ia, 122.H in Ill have been expended,
Of which z232, 70S. 90 were for goods purchased
without contract, and s, ,4S1 Ill 81 under cen
tract. Quarter,naatcr Wood yindicatcs Coz
crnor Yates from al the infamous and lying
charges against him, and also proves the nc
cessity Of the above expenditures to have bccr>
Imperative The number Of troops to be pro-
vided for when the appropriation was made
was 5000, whereas tho number WAS after
wards raised to G0,000-
MIR. Purple, from the Committee on Banks
and Currency, on tie resolution Of Mr. Ross,
providing for the gradual extinction Of pa-
per money, reported an amendment to section
) Of the article on that subject. It provides
that after 1864 "No bank bill Of less de-
nomination than $40, and after 1896 no bank
bill Of any kind, shall be circulated in the
State. It was ordered printed.
MI. O'AIclycny offered resolution request
ing the Governor to inform the Convention if
any citizens oftlc State have beer arrested with
out process, for political offences, and taken
out Of the State 4 motion to lay on the table
WAS lost by ayes l6, noes a. The resolution
was then adopted. It is said to have been
offered on account Of the arrest Of one Of the
members Of the Legislature.
It is rumored that there are warrants in tue
city for other persons Of doubtful loyalty.
Sections 81, IS and 50, relating to the Legis-
L1iye Department the two latter after having
been Slightly amellded-werc passed in Com
n,ittec Of the Whole. Section 10, confirming
the Illinois Central Railroad, was under dis
cnssion when the Committee rose.
The Vandeyecr amendment to section 10,
sent You yesterday. It will be discussed again
tomorrow ! am afraid it will pass. 1t must
seriously injnrc the future interest Of the Illi-
nois Central Railroad Company.
The appropriation proposed yesterday as an
amendment to the S1th article, Legislative
Department, hy Mr.. Edwards, proposed one
million Of dollars for wounded soldiers and
the families Of deceased soldiers, not s159, 900,
Us the telegraph report made it. It wis de-
fcated to-day
The Governor went out to Camp Butler this
morning, and made an address to the 18TH
regiment, Col Davis, previous to their de-
rarturc for the war. The Governor spoke
with his usual feeling and effect, and was
| loudly checred by the men. Every available
soldicr-is being sent forward to Cairo, and the
Adjutant Generals Department is quite busily
| employed, Col. Tucker Of your city being at its
head in the temporary absence ofGen. Fuller.
| fSpeciat Dispatch TO the Evening Journal
SrRlSGF1ELn, Feb. 11.-1hc President said
tlic special order WAS the Ordinance Act, in
troduced by Mr.. Hacker, said ordinance pro.
posing an amendment to the Constitution o1
with slavery
Mt. Wentworth moved to refer it to the
Committee on Federal Rchtions. Gen Sin
gleton opposed. =.
Mr.. Thornton moved the consideration !, o
the ordinance be postponed, and made tue
special order for tomorrow at ten O'Clock
Mr, Anthony offered resolution ordering
the printing Of one Thousand copies Of th'
Auditors report on the cost Of the penitcn
General Wood, late Quarterlpaster General
| sent in ream Of report, as to the busines
Of his Office, which was ordered to be printed
Mr. OfMelveny offered resolution callin:
on the Governor for information as to whcthe
any citizens of this State have been imprison
cd or exilcd On account Of their political opin
ions. An attempt made to lay it on the tabl
iailed-16 to Il.
Mr. Brooks introduced series Of resolr
tions, which we're referred to the Judieiar
Committee, looking to preventing in the f
ture the mistakes which may have been mad
I By the Supreme Court In the matter Of deci!
! ions in favor Of railroad and other corpor:
tions.
: The Convention, in Committee Of tt
Whole had under consideration article thirt
Of the Legislative Department Of the Const
| tuition.
M. Edwards's amendment appropriating OF
million dollars to the wounded and families
, soldiers killed in this war, was amended
{ lii. Underwood, providing that one half tt
+ / money should be raised from persons suppost
c to be in sympathy with the rebels, and til,
! defeated by heavy vote.
t Section 81 was then adopted as reported fro
the Legislative Committee.
Section 3S being under discussion, amen
+ ments were offered prohibiting counties fro
voting loans to railroads, to be paid by tax
tfon. Some constitutional prohibition will
> doubt be nlade preventing counties from usn
Is their credit towards building railroads.
4 Arrest Of Rebel Mail Carriexs--Troo]
It for Somerset.
l. CINCINNATI, Feb. ia special fro
IS Indianapolis to the Commercial, says two IN
:, were arrested at Princeton, Ind, Q few da
el since by the Surveyor Of the port. On selrf
If ing their persons, their clothing and boot lct
were found wadded with letters for parties
N the South, many Of them from Europe. o
il Of them had large amount Of gold on
1t pertoD.
a. R4nforccmcnts have gone forward frs
n Da1vjlle and Somerset TO support G<ne
Thomas in bis movement On Knoxville.