, 1869-01-21
sTATE:LEaislATUREs.
Yesterdays, Proceedings In The
nliRais General Assembly. !
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House Debate on tho Fuller
Railroad Bill.
The Judiciary Committees
Rsport Relative to the
. Constitutional Con-
:vention.
The Election fer Delegates to be
-HeId In November Eo1t.
BE election Of Senator Upton by
the Mehraska Legislature.
The Eenato14a1 Situation In
Indiana.
The Eenato11al Situation In
Indiana.
xxLIN OI4,
ILLINOI&,
Special Despateh to fhe Chicago Tribune.
8f1tHaF1H1D, Jan. 70,

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want thu convention 10 CONC together In June, t
md after two oz three wosta' sesston ad]outn
ovtr until January. md then complete the wo.k. |
The result o9 tho tar7c pczfcruance in New York |
last sear should b 1 wUniuz agatnat cur tepeat-
tnx the folly.
EAFrfAL fu1IsHHK4F. t
TIE t4rne committee reported back the bill |
looking to tho restoration Of capital punishment
In the stats. The b'u II NOW reported BY the
committee u tte Rama u that passed. two yea1s
s9o, With An additional atLtiou. giving power to
the 1rdgs before whom tho pEtsoter may be
brought for trial 10 sentence him to death upon
his plea of gully. Th:s II to remady tho defect
In tho present Law which Etyes 20 sueh pnHer to
the Judge.
GOVERNOR oeLx1n1's ronnA1zoss.
The same committee reported resolution that
the nominations rent bT Governor oxls.bJ to the
SeIAte n the extra aeszloa ia June, 1857, are not
1ox lssally hetoro shst body. The nominations
vera Canal 0oanmise!ontfs, Southern Ptnlter-
u.ry Commissioners md Reform school Commit
s.oness- Tho resolution vas adopted. This
Iearca thefe ct1ees T4tant. Il IL understood that
Gose11ot Primer u row In consnlsauon win tho
frienta ot canal Improvements Ia reference to nl-
Ing the VACANCIES In tho Canal Cum and
raat he Will m1ko soma changes Ia tho list le1t
In By Go1ez1or oalesoy.
ssxAToH rFcKAET
made his trtt Appearance 10 tie Senate to day. He
has bot q quite IT, h1t Il now couvalescent and
hopes to be aba TO gre hlS eutre attenuon 70 bis
duiiss In ; lew dsys.
RAILROAD qrxs11ox.
At 10 O'clock, According to previous order,
the Fuller Railroad bill was taken up, and the
House received it.cN Into Committee CT the
Whole fer discus, n. Thn leading speakers
upon tie question wtis Mr. Bsi.ey, d
stepnenson. In lasor Of the bill md
III. Parker, Of Coles, aRsinst It. They were dc
cltealy tie best speakers eyer heard IN this
uoufo upo1 tie quesuou. Both gentlemen iar~
Tiled thetr arguments By apt citations from 4
large number Of authorities, and each lefe
| strepg !mpreAticn upon The minda Of the H7eiu-
| ben. The debate will be puhllshcd tn full, AID
viii be seaa with llseress. a, tho conclusion of
Nr. Pttker's speech the committee rose, and
atked leave to rit aet1n Tomorrow. Nothing Of
| ceneeQuenea beyond this debate Han4pl1ed In
| the uopae.
| R1Pu115cA1 cAucrz.
4 Iotnt eauc1s Of the Republican rtnbcr1 Of
| The General Assembly was held II the 6,a,a IL
brasy 1t O'Clock tlis Afternoon 8i1ty.tve Sen
ators and Representatives, wern present. Ar.
| Representative Dickinson p1esldod. The object
| Of tho caucus WIS 10 decita upon tho action to
i be taken In the Two houses upon the question Of
calling Of tho Constitutional Convention. mo-
Hon was tnade that delegstes te elected 10 the
| eonventicn On The dsfs Tuesday of April, md
| that the convention meet On tho nzst Tuesday
OF June. Nj. Chlld8 moved 10
amend BY substituting the nrnt Tuesday In Nay
~ ths tina for The meeting of the convention.
| Mr. Knlcks1boekst, Of Cook, novel substitute
for both the other ptopo4iuous, that the clecsoa
| aot delegates be heh on Tuesday 2ltex tho trtt
Monday Of November ne1t. Aud that tie e7uyen.
non assemble On tho drst Monday In Janua1y,
ls7a. The whole eueject VIA dshsscd At consider.
| abba length, and nnALly Mr. kutckefbcckes
| AYtr hs fnrF -. ~,
adopted bT vote Of II 10 rs. A motion WIS then
rnAds that the eorTeauon assemble oa the
hrst Mo1dAy OF Decimbef next 4nd It VII
tzxrisa. 60 tbs electIun T. I delegates will t1ke
pi&ee II the general elee:ien in November, m
the CONVENTION come toxhetheF On the 6,st ol
December following. III. Willing, without an
dertaktnk to decice upon the power to do 10 M.
der lho constitution. suggested The propsietJ oI
teetlrg thirty two delegates at il1Fa 10 tho con
ventton IN addt:1t to tbs regel2s number In &c
ectdaacs With tbs Npr1seat1tton In tbs lower
House o3 tAa aenezA Assembly, Zach puty to
Only vote for u1teen, and itas equally fd1vtd I'M
the nurbes between the Two EaEties. Aha caucua
declined 10 endos1a the proposition, but eavd
Mr.. Whiting thealioenJ 70 pee4tnt The question
10 1hs House. The eAncus then ad1outnsd.
! HAuAoAn huI-
The oppcuentl Of Fullef's Railroad blll to-pfRt,
e'Aiz1 that they have made eloss eount Of nosss
and shat It Il ante to Be beaten In tho Hor.e. !
Would ot bet on the AecnsAe5 Of this calculation
but It may te tue. To-Hor1ow may settle tae
Issue.
fHnxE11AKT.
The joint committees Of ,hA Senate and House
tte penitenttsrJ, will init that Institution I,
Jetet On Saturday next, leaving he.o at $50 p
n. On Friday and reachtrg there early on satu1
dAy morning, occupying the day 10 looking
through It.
nxcH1roa 70 eoyxxnoH optxsBr,
| Ths e3tizer4 Of Decatur Will Stse grand rrccp-
ton 10 Governor O2leshs On Fzi.aY night ue1t,
In commemorauon oE bis rstur1 ht1nc siter 1
1our yeszs' setrica 10 tho sta!e. This good people
| Of Dce.tUr, who fno~ Governor OxlehJ, md en-.
tests1o for him the watuest aceet,op. VIII unake
this tus Of the pTouae.t &daira.in The kisto.y oi
| our etate- The members Of tbs General Aseentty
hAve all been invited, and will undoubtedly 20
This afsr was i1r1t ses down for Fztday weak,
but the m2na4elB haze changed tho p1oxfamuc
10 fs u 10 have It conc Cd cne week ea,lIer.
socIAI-
There Ia 4 11rge and magnificent g1.hertnR ii
the msEn ifeent rrside1 e. ot c, n pm1th. Bsa,
| THU eTcn1nS. Afmo1I eve1J member Of the Gs1-
| e1l Afsemb1y. Governor Palmer md other Htate
odee7s, about Ill tie bear.y tud fashion ol
spst. Eheld, and 4 pcpuloua epstnklirk Of those
eltments 1om Ch,easo, st. Lanls. Q7Incy, aad
ottez pl&ces ne pleAsnL In tho matter Of giving
elegant entertainments Springfield Il behind "a
d3 west Of the Allcshantea. Long my she hold
her present poaidou In the fashionable world
LEGISLATIVE.
srxzxaTHIo, m., jan 20.
xonX1A.1ors-1Kx coAsz Aszt1CE7oxAL CONVENTION
HI. NARu, from tbs Juaiei.ry CoumIstrc, t
ttols made by The Governor ii The list te,aion Q
tho Lee1xlaru1e. a1d not acted on Then, reported
II sas opia'Ss ;as, e ss nm, e9es
npor:s "a hack tho b. f4e "a 1=g convention, NH
1EentEaenta to tae e1I ct tha: tbs election snail
b held raxs No emba, in4s4Ad of Apfil, nd
thai tt8 convention assemble Jxru1ry i, which
| wezs adopted.
| HI. FULLER reported back the bill &ue1dtnS
the lsw selAttve to exptt0 Punishment with i
substitute Rt.,rx to JueGes pow<r 70 pass deata
seateuce IN c.tes wtc1c essaznal plead gai1sy.
| ullNot1 AXp MICHIGAN cAXA-
NJ. sTRkvkLL offered resolution calling On
tho Governor tor information re1a' ve to nit1e1a
pr icula1ly III relx,ioa t. docnme ut % 'poyuns
to bs \ lezse Of al Its HAtes prlvaesra. pteacns
.9s gEe.Pssy e s 5ers f'F merely
.vo11 on xuK coas117C11oaAE cox!xxr1oz.
III. ToODsuS's rrsolutfon for tho sppount.
Tss isa . u1 "a vS'o
Aessss. Wcodson, Fuller and Flscz appointed On
By VI. ADIAx3-fo amend the eha:tc= OF
:, y y. BoTp-ro amend Chapter 1ol, Revised
N II. FuILER-ro incorporate the Ro=s'ora
eslusl ha'k- I'd Company; Incorporate The
| HotA!er1 sATlnS1 Bank. 49,.
By 4f. 8NAPf-To tpcorporAte The Whining
toE Navigation Company. incorporate the Joh +
Newark AGEdo:A K1deruat; tneorpt F1to The
! (hieaco Medical CEiTersltJ; in aid Of tho ILL
| 1ois Sold1-rt'' u!tcPe.
BY HI, VAN DO RsT0N-1o incorporate the
| FkEt4ll2 TrFE veretn. ~.
Hy HI. POTrER-ro amend the charter -o
Efctn. -..
B. Ar. sTREVELL-To incorporate the toFn
! OF Setot; incorporate the Nasosie AIS oct1ttuz
" UttaxA
81 Nj WARD-ro 11nssda sos the dtsu1tu.
ten OF the Illinois repo1ts: Incorporate the
UIton WaIctoass and Hecuf1ty CJupxny,
By MI TlSCHER-To amend the charter OIL
The Chicsgc, DHtEte i Sl.cenpes R4ttfps1
5 Company; amend tha act telAslFe 10 i1sesrA:
By NJ. cuIuERDS-To incorporate the
Qni.ey College.
p1 o1tattous 10 tbe II 1nols Horteul pf4j sertety
to Incorporate tho southe1u nunoia othcoi 20 Z
:. | ptnF.
l Dy Mr. enEPuER0-To tmend the stt far the
bttirf petust.y OF echantcs Ct NJ br,:dings.
81 HI. HINTON TO incorporate the IL. Lonti
i aQR' IN R&l15rAd
BJ Nj. NUtN-To incorporate the 6outhcu
}. lHsroie Emisssot AID eoeitiy
. | By 1T pUHE-1o IT, vent dRftty 10 EnfnaA4s
70 laeren1 The *.a-Rals tf p. sLa2, LIE tt-e<.