, 1870-04-23
lLLln 0lS.
Another Days Work on the Judi
ciary Article.
The Chicago City Charter
Scheme.

Special Despatch to The Chicakn Tribune.
THE ICntEliRY ARIICiE

SfE1NGf4r1.u. Ill, April 22--Tbe convention met
this morning, resumed consideration Of the thtr-
tecnth section Of the report Of the Committee OF
the Whole on the judiciary article, and only
reached an agreement on all its featurra At p.
n. During the consideration a large number Of
Amendments were offered, and most Of them voted
doWu. The only one adopted Of any importance
Was the one moved by Nj. Wall, thht the circuits
be made equal cne with another aa near as may
be, having due regard to business, ter
E.tnry anu population An attempt was
made TO essentially change the nth
sceucn, which provides for md locates
the seven Supreme Courr Districts, but 1t was
voted down. There Is no doubt that conaIders-
bic majority Of the convention Is tn favor Of the
seven districts ~ reported By the spectai CON-
mIttce and endorsed In Committee Of the Whole.
Section OF the original report Of the standing
committee, which Nas stricken out By the Com
mlttee Of the Whole, WIS restored 1t provides
for the salarT u the Supreme Judges. but was 50
amended a. TO tx It II four thousand dolass in
stead Of I've IaousanL Section II, providing
for appellate courts after the year
4s'4, was stricken ooL Colonel Dement,
us Mccoy defined It, " Threw nrc-brand Into
the convention" BY Offering an amendment to the
twelfth section, that no grand tury shall be en-
patefied BY the Circuit Court, but offences shall
be punished In such manner 81 shall be provided
by Law. Iii. Dement, on presenting the amend
A<At4 AAaS "oAA1 4kAtA6%aS5 IEkA4 ~ NOlA-
Ing Of tho grand Jury systcm In this State, which
had prepared on tho assembling Of the Constitu-
tional convcntton In 1852 These ngurea show
that therr were 4,6aa indictments pre-.
septed by the Fartous grand Iuftea
| during the previous year: tnat only
six hundred and elghty-swo Of the number had
hecn tried, ind only three hundred and nfty con-
vtctiona, the entire expense to the State being
81, 900. AE. Dement'S amendment Waa warmly
! sustained by Neszra Anthony, Allen, Of Alex
| andcr; Turner, Cummings and Medul, and op-
posed By MesarA Underwood and Bromwe1l. The
| debate WAS wafm aud energetic, AMI the interest
In the question highly excited II Will he renewed
| In the morning.
| CHICAGO
The Donncy scheme for 4 reformed charter for
Chicago Is under consideration BY the Cook conn-
II delegation. The chief objection urged against Il
u that II Is too long and too 1a1e1tble
for constitutional provision. One Of the dc,ega-
tion. Mr. Aedl. has drawn up m article which be
Is considering the advtsabllliy Of Offering to the
convention, which has At least the merit Of terse-
neas and conpzehensiseness. II ts closely model,
ed after one Of the provisions Of the United States
Constitution, and 10 intended to secure 10 the peo-
pie OF Chicago responsibility, accountability, har
| mony, and efficiency In their municipal govern.
mcnt, which they have not now aud never car
have 80 long as the various departments are man
aged BY t,oazds who arc Independent OF the Mayor
Common Council, aud Taxpayers The article Il
| a. follows:
Anrsc1r =, SECTION !. The Mayor Of the city Of
Chicago shal nominate, and, ~ anu with the con.
I sent OF the Common Council, shall appoint tht
members Of the Board Of Public Works, member,
| Of thu Baa1h Of Fire and Police, members Of tht
tiop, and all othcr officers Whose appointments
| are not herein otherwise provided for and whlcf
shall he established ~ law, and at shall har,
power TO remove any Of the Aforesaid onlcess, b!
nnt, With the consent and concurscnce Of two
! th!fts Of the members OF the Common Council
,ass 81
| ments.
voters Of the city Of Chicago for adoption or re
lection, u the form 70 Be prescribed IN =
schetn1e, On tho SAME day this constitution is snh
| ntted 10 the people for ratification.
| WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
| The lecture delivered In the House 0! Represen
tatiyes LAST evening WAS very abte one, and ha
market, influence upon the members Of the con
! Vention, most Of whom were present At tn
conclusion OF the lecture, meet
ing was extempoEized, With colone
Turner In the chair. After remarks hy III
Chairman. Messra. Fox, AcdIIl, Goolhue, uay
| Rice, Dement,, and others, AL OF which wcfc hice
ly eu1ogistlc Of the lecture. Resolutions Ner
| paased inviting Mrs Wheaton to repeat It o
| Saturday hight This lecture secns to hay
worked revolution In the minds Of many inen
bcrs ofthe convention, and l hcar that 1t Is Ii
intention, hen the report Of the Committee on Ii
Elective Franchise comes before the eonrento
fof nnat adoption, to make . motion TO strike ou
| the section adopted In Committee Of the Who'll
| submitting tn c qnest1on Of woman suffrage to
vote Of the people, and that 1t will pretty surel
prove successful
LIEUTENANT GENERAL SHERIDAN.
This gallant soldier and t1ae gentleman reeeiTe
| awaEm ami enthusiastic welcome to-day from tn
| members Of the convention and the citizens {
| Springfield He came into the convention !
| II O'clock escorted bY General Cameron, d
Pierce, and other members Of the committee h
was trceiyed By President Hitchcock in q speech
l which WAS model Of terseness and beauty. III
| Lieutenant Generals reply WAS modest The Rel
rcseut1t3se Hall WAS crowded with ladies' An
| gentlemen, 4 large number Of whom came fo
; | ward and Naa presented to the General Durn
the dky large numbers Of citizens called upon hi1
Al his rpoms IN the LclAnd House, for the pulpol
| Of pairing their fesrecsA During the afternoon b
visited Oas Ridge Cemetery ana tho gE4sc Of IL
COLI He leaves tonight for Chicago.
COMMISSIONER suCNAS's RESIGNATION.
The following Is Governor ra1mers letter 3
ecpung Mr. Shuman's Resignation a Stale Pen
!" ten,1ary Commissioner;
o. sFRNGF1EID, April 81, 1s7o
, DEAI Sir: have to notify you that yout resi-,
c nation Of the ONCE OF Commissioner OF the PEE
i Tertiary, tenlert1i somc days since. Wns, On &c
,sfsy s9ssps ana sf r. MasecuFn ,6
= In taking lcAye Of rou aa one Of the Comul
!, sioneys tor the management Of the fenitcn1ta1J
feel my tiuty to tender TO yon ny thanks for Il
fidelity with which ron haxe invariably dlschalE'
n | tie duties Of the dlff1cut Office yuu have now
Gated / have the honor 10 be, truly and rcspe<
), | fully, yours, JOIN u. PALMER.