, 1870-01-07

Proceedings in the Constitutional
Convention Yesterday.
The Report Discussed Mt Length
and Finally Rccommtfted.
Circumstances Connected with the
Communication Of Walsh's
Sentence.

Special Despatcn to The Ch.csgo Tr1onue.
BrRIHoNk1.D, Jsu.6.
TIE pKBA1R ON 1HB PRINTING QUESTION.
Ittr rot worth while to attempt predicting any
thing that this eopEentiou may do. Everything
seens possible 10 It. especially the discerning Of
anything Ike q "a,ggez II the .eace." Evesy-
bciy supposed, after the Printing COMMITTEE had
made their able, fair, and Impartial report, that
!eEe Eas but little grouId Jeff to cover, but cer-
tAln lTnz-eIed 1cenbcrs discovered huge swin.
die upon the people, In the liberal terms of the
coLrac; ID the one place, and eu nnTarrauta5ls
aesuEplon Of po1et On the part Of leglaia-
lois In p1escrlbtDg how the convention 5hoold
do its printing IN another. During The
uebste on the latter aspect Of the convention. II
.! cne time seemed as II the convention WAS az ain
to lautch out IN discussion On the nnsuEe and
extent Of governmental powers generally. The
probability u that The Notion OF pelEce. Of Gr1n-
~, to the eject TINT the report Of the committee
be laid upon the table and be made the special
business for evening discussion mtgnt have cax.
tied had be lot mado speech Of one ho1r nnt .
hslf's length On tn. 6treugth Of his motop, which
Killed It forever. The report went back to the
eoumittce t:r further action. Meanwhile the
hEoie convention remains In stotu que.
ECONOMICAL TEhpKhc1Es.
The convention Is eTincing very srong tea.
ctrcF Ia = ard economy. The nemoers eboH no
Itu= familiarity 1l:n 1Eauc,M matters, and reso-
luttly Eet their faces against any unnecessary
Expenditures. For Instance. when the Chalruen
Ct fesefai committees made applications for clerks,
the todJ limited the employment OF CLERK. to enly
inst kucl cases where tneY we're absolutely tnd.s-
pen' anle, snd proposed 10 pay Them only for ju..
htch lille Ga they we're actually employed.
TIE coAHtrrEE5.
The coLTenton ad}oprnel at an eafiy hour Ii
the teInocn for the accommodation OF the
var!oua eomm1ttees. Several Of these neld
short sessions curing tbs afternoon
aId cEen,tg, but transassed 70 busfuess OF iu-
postance. The probability ia shas It Will be soma
tine before they get down 10 prnct,ca, bu4!uess.
rRospxcTs.
There arc tat ten Of the delegates who have
lot koue 1aEofite schemes Of reform, end Nho nse
not prepartd to support them with anJ amoun. OF
Ereech.natlng, both III the convention STD tho
COLI m!ttee roomB. Sill, at the rate which bus.-
nefs LOW progressing, Il viii not be long before
eome,hing tangible viii be p5esented.
rRKsEEtA7t0H-7uE NEW BISHOP or 4REAEs4a
At dinner par9 given this evening, At the
tet1uence Of Gecsge e. Harlow Assistant Secre-
tas3 Of State, Rev. u. n. Pierce. D. D., Buhop.
elect OF Arknnaas, Eas Presented By Junge Treat,
IN behalf Of St. pauia Church, with an elegaht
Ro!d watch, upon which was inscribed, nPteseut-
ed 10 Rev. II. N. P4srce, D. D, bY st. pAu,s
chu1ch, Springfield, Illinois, Epiphany, $780,"
With this teauttul present IVES q snrg sam OF
nor e3. Dr. Pierce made q neat apd very appro-
priate RESPONSE. The DMhor-e1ecs preachea bis
last sermon as rector Of this partsh:next Sunday,
aid on the fooxio1 Tueaoay, With bis family,
Will leave for Mobile. Ala, where he WILL be cou-
secIatsd to hla high aud hsl3 calling.
TIE MCHDEREK TAIsH-cosaurA1loK or sEH-
TEScE
The late Of Da1el Walsh, tho Wtfe-mprdcrer,
has at last been definitely settled. bat contrary to
the general expectations Of every onc here and
those, too, connected with the Executive Office.
The inn0eDce brought to bear upon the action Of
His Exce1leecy was powerful but bis order to the
Secretary Of State to prepate the necessary papers
for the communication were not sent Ia that officer
until late hour tonight, and the reauis IL that
l'nniel o'Hars starta tor Chicago tonight
with the Official papers In hts pocket
committing the death sentence passed
upan Daniel Walsh to imprisonment IN
the Stste Penitenttary 81 Joliet during the term
Of his natural life, The Communication was asked
for By petition Of the Msyor and Common Coun.
ell OF Chicago and other 'n1aential citizens, pre-
senfed to tho Governor bg j. K. c. Forrest and
Dsn!e1 O'Hara, and favorable act,on urged With
all The eloquepce t1cse gentlemen rossessed. One
Of The strange features Of this case was that tie
Governor to day received telegram from Deputy
Sheriff Btadley to the eject that SheK1r Fischer
len the city OF cnic.eo on the s1st dAJ oi Dc
cemoer, and that he {Bssd.eJ} Cid rot
know where be YES, or whom ho woR'1 return !:
tnsi be consequently asksd tor a resplte fot
Walsh for thirty days, AZ he bradley did nos
wish to take the responsibility Of executing the
deslh sentence The Goye1uor telcgraphcd IN
answer that It Vas the business OF the Deputy 10
tale the place Of the snertd, and desired 10 know
II be {l3radles> refused 10 do h.s duty. TO 1h!.
nfpu1J Bradley replied that he would DO his toty.
On the receipt Gf thts last uesI atch the Governor
trlcgrspScd that the sentenre Of Waleh .ou!d he
commute to imprisonment for life OF course,
the friends Of Nn'sh fec! much elatec at then
fuceeS8.