, 1870-05-14
THE CONVENTION.

| - RESOLUTIONS
SrKiEGEfstp T. Nag My l-The conrention re-;
measure iii ne wo1E done By The convention c n
printers, certify to the same, md perform Ill the
duties Connected WIKI settling the accounts with
| the printers
| 4 resolution Was adopted that John Q. Harmon,
! Daniel Shepherd, and 4 H. Swain Secretary aud
| assistant Secretaries Of the convention, be paid
Resolutions OF thanks re1e rendered to the State
officers for their couFteaea md to the sae Journal
and EtgisaT or the gTasultoas supply OF those
resolution was adopted TINT tho constitution
be signed in the Il flowing cTuer: FisBtby the Pres
ideut, and second, By the members Id alphanettc
order.
~: ENGLISH offered resolution that the 1ncuu-
befS receive their regular per diem during the re-
cess from March Il to april II. Lost-s to s.
kIFEND1TuHES-
The Committee on Accounts and Expenditures
reported that they were unable to tx upon the
tual cost Of reporting ahd pz1nung for the conycn-
ton, but that the following was an estimate made
from what facts they had before shein, Vi: :: Re-
rapeE. eight 70 ten Thousand dollars
EEIrKT oF TIE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
HI. Hay, from tic select committee appointed
to investigate the stationery Issue as between the
Con11nfftee CT Accounts and Expenditures and
ae+ he s@essstag ST Ct s:a,e made qg!ts lengthy II
tEreRuar manner In which supplies Of stationery
tained and regrets thar there seems be no tliEpo
siton among the ociais Of the State to iuangurate
VII viii tie request thss be 1ay III befo9e he aex
General Assembly.
ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE.
Judge UNDERWOOD, from the special co1s-
naittee appointed, read lengthy address exp1R1n-
ine and commencing she new constitution 70 the
imous1y adopted and ordered to be printed with
the constitution, It Is as follows:
ADDRESS 10 I1B. FEoP1E OF uLEiotsa
n f1REe52tiaJ. HaU H. ESQ:
as yoar REPRESENTATIVES Il convention to alter.
sd n re Is az ss
State CONSTITUTION has been In force for almost
e es and apnaS Tss aase
HoweFerWiEe and 1udlcious when |
adopted, that constitution has become wholly in
adequate to suhserre the Necessities Of the State
without notifications and restrictions to secure |
an efficient, and, at the same time, IN economical
administration Of the several departments OF the
government A new constitution IL an impe1tons
necessity 1t Is not probable that any constitution
VII n a1l respects. fully satisfy any one man ID
would exciude, and wouId want something 1t docs
pot contain. It must be Judged altogether and, II
saIopted In aI human institutions the good and
sSl are mixed, and Sound sense demands that re
secure the greatest good att2mable, and we must 4
Ian tsfes FoF years NJ pa5t e. the ' machinsry sa
4 our State Government has been kept
!. motion: only By continued violation Of
his the people lose their respect for the laws and
eafn to hold them In contempt. A reverence for
ntee for Tie sa1lHsy Of tie IS stte tie % peace aud
.ood order Of society. and the protection Of the
ife liberty and property Of the citizen; and when
Should be changed to meet and remove the ne $
essity which tmpelEcd to such violation. Our |
ttnon Il The Safe a1d Inc Uoited saI u sns
herefore necessary that State constitutions should
ontain many regulations and restrictions, while $
auch shorter, for that Is governmcn. Of dele--I
ated powers with only the incidental powers | I
ecessay ard proper to execute the powcrs
In addition to the usual guarantees Of natural 9
nd civil liberty we have declared that no person 9
aclty on account Of his religious opintona All Q
crsons have the right to publish the truth with | t
Topcrty zhaII not be taken Or damaged for public
Sc without Just compensation, to be asce7tainet1 !
; . 1rE. The fec Of land taken for railroad Il
le use for which It is taken All irreyocable ] d
ants of Special p.ivileges q tmnant1es arG no
asasroas h Rsse asas Gdna s
:sxasS Ela; s,..;E criminals darins @ tss ! I
zpense 70 the counres County Courts may DO
lthortzed to ty in q summary manner many
t1minal casss. and q. thus saEe the counties the
ON term to term Of the Circuit Courts, and per- II
ms not guilty mar be discharged or acquitted. q
To avoid partisan Injustice IN Representative dis
tsts. aad the e1pense and delay Of the General IN
sse%R1y IN n. mek!ng taem re hare Rsoytdea for
ltatton. To guard against undue Influences upon th
enbers Of the General Assembly, and to AFFORD n
namBs asp
eurity against hasy and Vicious legislation we II
- se printed sefare tasy IS i.
+, only one subject shau be embraced ~ e
Va ", % Or ACTS NE 1ersed. The sectlons amenaei &C
u acts reEised must be stated at length. The to
us Of special and local legis!atioa have become
ID publishing sneh laws, aud the combinations nj
which private speculations have been secured, n
ave prohibited the General Assembly hereafter fe
om passing such tars, and hare required gene g
ade apneab we Hs sase foi1taaen s9S II she 81 Gea
a1 Assembly from releasing any liability to the al
bs2e any psesa ens
ice!s o1 tie State for stationery, tuel, &C. and q
11ed On account of he sate Capitol now in pro n
IS Of construction. We have provided for pub. pt
and P!yats @ rosds and ~ tor the drainage of r.
'nestcad and exemption laws, and laws for the St
OBJECTION Of miners, and we have submitted | N
pa,ate article designed to protect producers mud II
lppc1s OF grain against fr1uds in warehouses. In
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
We requIre.the Governor, at each session Of tho
furnish statement Of ali moneys received and Id
1d ont hy him from any fund subject to bis sh
De-, E1 With - vouchers !S therefor We make p
:easureE, Secretary Of State, and superntend- b.
t o. Public Instruction, and persons n charge ~
o4 fssg q s gsreaag Il
rn al sources, and for every service performed au
d 70 make report thereof % the IN