, 1869-12-18
SPRINGFIELD.
Convention Proceedings Yes
terday.
In Amendment offered to Prevent
Private Legislation.
Resolution to Abolish the Peruui-
sites Of Public Officers.
Tho Newspaper and Stationery
Question.
Annual Report Of the State Treas
urer.
SPRINGFIELD.
The Newspaper and Stationery
Question.
Annual Report Of the State Treas
urer.

Annual Report Of the State Treas
urer.
special Desra.eh to Tho Chicago Tribune
TEE FKWs PAPER AND STATIONERY QEEs11oN8-
SFR1NGxfE1n. ILL.,. Dec. II.
The convention cannot oe rad to be out Of tts
clothes, and The Eembefs have hardly
get got themselves into WoEk1ug hasues'. A d.s-
position tot bancoEbe Nas B2nifetted In tee
which demonstrates that MI OF tho
neubefz have rot got Themselves s1hleteut
upon tho record. II such trldinx questions
"a these OF supplying the Eea4bcts with station-
tEJ and blanks ate 10 oec7py half day IN dis
cushion, the 5purgest an living will be gray
headed before the convention will he In a condl-
ton to adjourn. And then leoGea smother
RESOLUTION II 10 furnishing certaiu
humber Of newspapers containing the
otacal proceedings to esch member. which occA-
kiooed AcotheF xsr Of korda, Tho PRINCIPAL fe4-
tore ahout this da4;,-:ou vas the disposition
manifested to encourage ecouon., and the Esther
severe naulez To WHICH the lA&. Legislature was
handled. 1t s'rtlea Jour correspondent that the
probable dspoeal OF the printing contract Of The
convention had to do with ihls debate, and the
sudden sptl1t Of economy manifested.
TIE COMMITTEES.
There Was an fKMcnse sMount attempted this
afternoon IL u very short space OF time. Reson-
ttor came rolling in after resolution. uuul tue
EecrctaIya deAk groaned beneath iii load.
This bu1iness was attempted. SAY,
but could nc. te disposed Of. Is there we're no
committees to which II could be referred; there
fore, It. nj awaits their dltposal These comnlt-
tets wut I'll ;,c appoln' cd so-morTox. 81 the con-
vtutton has adjourned Til Monday to g.Te the
President tE4e to perform such outy.
now THINGS IooK.
II mrtt be ccnfes&ed that everything now
pFk5cxis 4 most ha5moptoas Aspect- j. 1ra1ly
IookA now ~ If the ot1cers Of the bot5 have been
elected; that the members have fully forgotten
That there was any s1ca thing As partisan spirit
1e1t Nr. Hitchcock In bis rev oc1ce, Il GiE1pg
universal aat!stRction, and discharges his duties
with the utmost impastEa!ity, bat be has Jet to
Ears the tfJtrr ordeal Of appointing standing CON-
ni,.ees. On this point, Of cout>c, somenonJ Is
bcund 10 he dissatisfied but the general feeling Is
one Of confidence.
oFEIcE.sKkxERs.
The heEtfa Of ofr1ce. stekerB from the city TO-
daJ, since the result OF JertcEdas's election was
nade known, Wa Ftnp!s inuente- For the dox
cn rots.ionA Al tie dpossl Of tae convention there
were a. least ssb spptcantA For the three dAyt
Of the temporary osHaniEacou, there Eas really
500 Danger tha. the SprlngteA schools might be
htokea Ut. 20 Gfea; MS TO raal of toJs for the
position Of pages.
vfsI7oRs
The lclfy and galleries Of the Convention
Chamber cc1sInte 10 te died with Spectators, a
large pu,nser Of whua are ladies aud there Is
quite large attendance Of people from all paris
ol the S:afe to witusss the proeselitss Of the
ctnyl nt!on-
KEroRF Of TREAsCRER RA7Es.
The Anuust report OF General e. y. Hates state
Treasurer, has been laid te:orc the Gose.Ios.
1t thoEs til folio wing rerf satisfactory condt-
s1on Of tie ststs Trca~urs: The total
receipts from Dec. !. 1ses. to pec. J.,
1850, arc f4,sAGlssa The tota! Disbursements
lot The zame " nod are sasse, s.s,,s, Leaving
ba:arce In ahc Treasury Of g. ,762 .Ss -.
The amount Of the Stats inoeotesiness paid OF
during the year ending November 80, 1867, by the
State debt fund II t6o4 ,71l.66: amount Of State
debt paid OF In the same time BY tbs Illinois Cep-
tssl Railroad fund ID a14s, ,ap..e'; ipats,lment
Of { per cert un registered bonds, January !,
1867 IA1d BY T1ustees, s'1 76S.t6-
Tne sam totAl Of STATE debt paid duS1cg the 5car
ending Nov. 80, 1850, il $sss l7;.79.
AA11c1 Ii or lscorroRA7.ox.
The Chicago Building Company. capital stock
t. OK, ,000, lied articles Of Incorporation to.day.
(rRoN oCR srFc11L CORRESPONDENT
SFaiNaF1ktD, ILL.,, Dec. II.
The Constitutional Convention has Al inst Of
kAul&ENt AAa II II AuH qIEpAItl 10 gu 10 NcEk
vigorously. and With uoale purpose, 10 enhance
the best lnterest4 Of the State. Quito large pro-
portion Of the members are Of the opinion that
for three days past they hare been imposing on
the State BY wasting time In the discuspon Of the
oath question. and they are now willing and eager
10 make al the amends possible By ln,lus1Iy IN
pushing forward an Necessary ueasures-
But Am not certain thAt the three days debate
on the oath question has been prontless- II l. did
hlHR Hzx- 49,
layge number Of the members; fer yoa m&y search
the recaTds oI ali the Constitutional Conventions
that ever assembled in the United states and Jou
Will not md an aoler debate on the oath queat!on
than that which has tust t1ansptred. Some OF
The Arguments we're rer1 able indeed, Indicating
ssps sns sses ea s0 on d
ride Of the convention. Hss that made BY Mt.
Seoaeld, of cla!t County. He i called "tne
the late ftnrekunu, and asao On account Of slnt-
ln.itJ OF styte. Une thing Is certain. he has q
msgnettc ittueIcs ose1 bis arh'eEce, sucn as
clifton 10 what he advocates. Then he fs pointed
and sharp-pusn.nR toreara everJ 1dea q theory
With ~ sne iotcc IN his poascs sloo, III he ia.
.ioes LOT wander from one branch Of sh- Auoject
10 smother 1t IL no lAror to Listen to him, and
when he sits down every oae understands his
Fosittou.
Judge Skinner, Of Quincy. tDenocrat> ia con-
etdercd an able 1ebAtef: hut he II too profuse,
and oe Ale1 out even tnose .no sEfesd with htm
u "a nuEeso1s efotcaeAs ne "a olsasree aole
and guile oiten be comes OF second o*ass II such
Incoan1en. NO speAkeL Nho Psac'1ses tnis can
esGf become popuar. Ihe reDoftsls and II very
1sf1Cult 10 follow hin, hecauBe he Ie.a bis voice
fall Sometimes 10 tne1e Whttper, and he very
seldom sends hla yoce In the direction Of the
Cta1F.
Jucge rarss, Of Logan, made one OF the best
a1Gumtnis on the Republican side Ills speech
vas htthtitng a11 over with thA.T potut., and his
effort lid much toward reducing the subject mat-
Ter 10 BmAu compass He ta . dueut sPtAker-hAA
III kinds. There are very few men IN the State
aple 10 cope With him tn Solid ar9unent TO nea1
him ION the stump y 10 ver1 different thing from
listening to him In convention OF At the bar
mau5 oy hts effort He ts young lrAu, but he has
m old head, and he acqui:ttd h!nAeH III vefy
able manner, proving that he could
not he dtscopeerteu or annoye.i bJ
Tits tine Of a,guRleL& vaa new, add II 4 essdens
that he poasesaes genus as we'll ~ AlfittT TO ex
rtess his ideas conc1fe.5 and With force,
Mt. Browning, OF Quincy. did not come up totht
word he uttered was carefully balanced ana
weighed, atd rs exact niue ascertatued oefote-
hand THIS naott DESTROYS Or prevents rueacJ-
and has q alsae1eeabae eject On lateness Il IN.
Is doing something tnst no one else dare attempt;
and that he d tnnneeft Bnt ne LACKS fofce ana
earuestneas, and. although he Is often hncceaafui
It Il moEe N q trimmer than an adToc.te- VI
Nj. An,hopJ, Of Cook, did well he Il dueu:
trtaker-& tltne too centte; ous this l8 conotef-
balanced hl bis minnie knowledRe of ~ matters
TOO much 10 safe that he ., pefharS ne best
posted HAn In the eouFenuOn On the proc eedtuEs
ct other sestes. Hh ooneston q dsnases s : Es.J @
he ia an tndn4tI1ou8 student