, 1870-02-27
$PRtN NQFlEtD.
Convention Proceedings On 82tur-
day.
Report Of the Committee on Town
ship Organization
Adopted.
How tho Members Stand on the
Recess Questfon.
epeclal Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. Is.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Feb. -
7m AnJoUxnMEHT QUESTION.
ThtA everlasting question OF 2d1oprnnens catne
up again, to-day. IN fAct. re1oodou on thA
subject every se4aon seen1a now TO hare become
d uanlA. The Ituatton IN thts respect u about
thu1: Tnoso delegates who dea1te receas until
MAY arc net strong enough 10 force tneif rilnes
upon the convention, and the consequence u that
they nlibu1ter II areIJ available opportunity IN
order to weax on. the patience OF tho minority.
They mt move that rhe convention meet ats
O'Clock IN tho morning, Gud then that an nytnlng
sesalnn be held. Thus far, III these attempts hard
iziIod. How much longer tnsy will do 10 rernAtnl
merely question Of tine To-day thls faction
o!d succeed IN havtng IN afternoon seslion, the
bec1 organized. ).
TuwNauH ORGANIZATION.
Tae report Of tho Committee On Toxushtp Or
ganizaron was called up and disposed OF IN short
ostet. Tho nr1t section, on which the light vas
uadt, WIZ pretty we'll ndd!ed by the convention.
A. finally sdopted, It u exactly similar to the
clause N the present conIt,tnston On tho sane
anbject. Tns new section which was added Pro-
y1des that auy county which mAy hare adopted
towusnIp organization Uhy Do AWAY with the
same when the majority Of the people 10 d..
dse.
zoAps Axp 1x11ExlL NAVIGATION.
Tho afternoon Wxt dtToted to tho con1ldera.
ton OF the report Of the Committee on Roads and
internal Navigation The dhh1tc On shls subject
wss Anything but Interesting. II Afforded quite
number Of the members IN opportunity TO air
ineir legal learning. which va VET readily taken
adFantaxe OF. HlAckltono acd tho black.letter
booka wezn quoted I'D Alttune to show that tho
convention cou1d OF could not do this and that.
SoMe went 10 ttt ~ TO assert that The convention
had power 10 do ~ 1t pleased with anybody .
property, With Or without compensation, ~ It
might Sec IT. Mt. Asyes, Of Cool, be-
came 10 exa1perated 1t son,e Of the ue-
nendou1 slsumpuons Of power On the psrt
ol Delegates that he made very eloquent speech
On behalf Of those ngnt4 which, he claimed, Wcse
shose all lsw. Ortatde Of the legal techn1calues
involved, tre ai0p4e question 1as, shall a nkn
have right Of WAY through The land Of another,
providing that there Is q necessity therefor. aud
TINT he is willing 10 pay compensation for the
Aame. In this question thousands of farmers are
1n,estAted Ill oyer the State The section, II
nna1ly paased, gives the General Assembly power
70 lay cut roads and cart-xayB for private aud
public use, provided that the same lead
into OF connect with public high.
way. This h1t element Ntu not
meet with the full wishes OF those who dc1,re N
outlet from or 70 tbeF farms such As to rnIl o,
q stream, for instance. Bttll this element VA
considered recesxasJ b. those lAwJeru who are
Of opinion that for purposes OF uere pr1T1.e use
a nan9 consent ruuat nr1t be- had before h4
! property can be taken, wnl1e; where public ne
! ct R4itJ Of &uy kid can b ahoHn 70 exist, TIT
! p lnciple Of compensation Alone enters.