The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-03
THE CONVENTION.
Saturdays Proceedings.
BILL OF RIGHTS.


The Convention resumed the consider |
ration of the Bill of Rights. Aftor much |
discussion and amendment, section IL was !
adopted in the following form
SECTION 10. Private property shall not |
be taken or damaged for public use with
out just compensation, nor shall deduction !
be made of benefits it, owner receives IN |
common with adjacent landowner Such |
compensation, when not made by the state, |
shall be ascertained by a jury, us shall
be prescribed by law. The fee Of land |
taken for railroad tracks, without the con-
sent Of the owners thereof, shall remain in
such owners name, subject to the use for !
which it is taken.
Section was considered.
Mr.. skinner moved to amend by in
serting after the word make in the Sec
ond line, the words "by special laws" Also,
to add to the section the words cor exemp-
ton" He desired the first amendment as
n defence against the growing power of
corporations, especially railroads.
Mr.. Mcdowell, Of White, moved to
strike out all after L. word contract
Mr.. Church opyI.cd Mr.. Skinnor's
amendment. 1t struck at the heart of all
that may hereafter be done in the way Of
contracts. Now, it had been the express in
tention Of the committee to keep all future
contracts under control. This very clause
existed in the Wisconsin constitution, and
had not operated to prevent the construc-
ton Of railroads. He did not wish TO en-
courage the growth Of any power that
was superior to the State. 1t was true Of
many railroads that they did not make
dividends because they did no, make
money; and what was the reason? 1t
was because their officers had built
branches Off toward private lands owned
by them, using the stockholders money
for the purpose.
Mr.. SINNERS amendments were lost.
Mr.. McDowclls amendment was lost
Section 10 and all Others were adopted,
rs follows:
SEC. 10. The General Assembly shall
not pass any cr post fdcto law, or law inn
pairing the obligation Of contracts, nor
make by special laws any irrcvocable
| grant Of special privileges, or immunities,
| or exemptions.
SIC. IL. The military shall be in strict
subordnation to the civil power.
| SEC. IL. No soldier shall, in time of
peace, be quartercd In any house without
the consent of the owner, or in time of war,
exceptin the manner prescribed By law.
SEC. ~. The people have the right 10
assemble together for the public good, and
make known their opinions TO their repre-
scntatives, and TO apply for redress of
grievances.
SEC. 20. All elections shall be free and
equal.
| SEC. 81. Every person within this State
ought 10 find certain remedy in the laws
for all injuries or wrongs which he may
receive in his person, property or charac-
ter. He ought TO obtain justice freely, aud
without being obliged TO purchase II COM
| pletely without denial promptly, and
without delay; conformably TO the laws.
SIC. %. a frequent recurrence IL the
fundamental principles Of civil govern
ment is absolutely necessary to preserve
the blessings Of liberty.
rBE BILL or RIGHTS FURTHER coSsID.
The convention re-assembled ut tive
o'clock.
| Mr.. Car! moved that the additional Soc
ton, presented by Mr.. Ross, to the Bill OF
Rights. be referred 10 the Committee on
Federal Relations. Carried.
Mr.. Tincher offered an additional section
as follows;
l
| corporations now existing, shall subject
them TO future legislation"
4 motion Ia lny on the table was lost.
Referred To the Committee on Federal
Relations.
Mr.. Atkins offered an. additional section
MS follows;
Laws may &c passed permitting the
owners or occupants CT lands 10 construct
drains and bitches, for agricultural and
sanitary purposes, across the lands of
Others.
Adopted.
The vote by which the the fifteenth see
ton was adopted was reconsidercd.
A motion was made to except railroads
in the provisions of the section. Lost.
The section was then rccommitted to the
Committee on Bill Of Right.
The committee at once reported back
the section, and II was adopted, II, follows (:
"SEcrIos 10, Private property shall
not be taken or damaged Tor public use
without just compensation. Such COM
| pensation, when not made Wy the State,
shall be ascertaincd by II jury, as shall be-
prescribed by law. The fee of land taken
for railroad tracks, without consent of the
owner thereof, shall remain in such own.
ers subject to the usc for which il is tax
! en-
| Articles q and in the Bill of Right.
were then sent to the Committee ON Reyis-
ion and Adjustment.
| FUTURE AMENDMENTS.
The article on future amendments was
then taken up for consideration,
Mr.. Archer offered an amendment Ia the
substitute offered by Mr.. Medill, on the
| 10th inst. The amendment is substantial
| ly the section in the present constitution.
The substitute of Mr.. Medill was then
| taken up,
Mr.. Buxton moved to amend by strik-
ing out the word double in the sixth
line, so that the section will read, ''to con-
sist of the number of members of the SEN
ate Lost.
Mr.. Browning moved to strike out all
after the word convention in the fifteenth
line. The part sought to be stricken out
by the amendment refers TO the qualitca-
ton of members, and to ratification of the
constitution by the people. He insisted
that we had no power to impose limita-
tions upon those who come after US in the
formation of organic law.
The amendment was lost.
The question was then tkel on Mr..
Medll's substitute, and it was adopted as
follows;