, 1870-05-04
ILLINOIS,.
Record Of Proceedings In the Con-
stitutional Convention,
The Report On Miscellaneous Cor
porations Disposed Of.
Progress ON the Report OF the
Committee on Railroads.
New State House Statistics.
Special Despatch to The Ch'cafo Tribune.
TIE w4HEHOusE AKTICLE.

TEE W4HEH0USE AkI1CLE.
SPRINGFIELD, May s.-The convention, this morn
Ing, In Committee Of the Whole, took up the
warehouse article and devoted the entire morning
sesslon to its consideration Colonel Turner made
the first attack on the articIe and oyeslld IT, His
language was harsh and yituperatlEe when speak
Ing Of the Chicago Board Of TTade, whom he
charged with being the originatoys and authors Of
the article He applied cplthets to the membets OF
that body which could scarcely be excused under
any circumstances His speech decidedly dam
aged his side OF the question. He Was answered
q. candid and mastery manner by
Mcssrs~ Coolhaugn, ,gWagner, ]. c. Allen, and oth-
ers- The report Was finally adopted as It came
from the committee, With the exception that the
sixth section, which provided that the Board OF
Trade, or other Council organization Of any city,
shan hare power to make such rules In regard tn
the Inspection Of grain as may be Just and proper,
Eas stricken out, Rs Was also those parts OF the
third section whleh Eaye power to the Boar1l Of
TRADE of any city or torn to appoint
committees with power TO inspect the books
Of warehouses, and which allows the
agents, clerks, and employees Of q warehouse to be
examined under otth rs to said books, etc.
There seems to be general concurrence Oh the
article IS it now Etands, and think 1t Will be
adopted BY the convention.
In the afternoon the convention went Into Com
mittee Of the Whole on the report Of the Stand
Ing Committee On Railroads. There Was some-
thing Of q contest On the first section. Although
this report Ia simply On Tat1uad corporations, the
committee, for some reason, left the word rallroad
cut Of tho nzst section, &nd nade tts provisions
to apply to all corporations Of whatever
character. The word was inserted BY decided
majority. substitute for the fourth :section was
offered By HI. Rosg, to which was attachcl an
amendment BY HI. Church The substitute Of Mr..
Ross made the provisions OF the section much
stronger than those Of the original Section and the
amendment OF Mr- Church WIS the same rruposi-
lon offered By him several days since, declaring
railways public highways to be used By persons for
the transportation OF passengers and freight under
proper regulations, A discussion, very able IN its
character and of considerable length, took
place on the section and amendments.
Nj. Benjamin read long anu very able paper
On the subject Of vested z7ghts, for which he re-
celyed the cordial thanks OF several members.
Messra. Medtll and Pe1rce also made able speeches
upon the same sublect Tle substitute and
amendment BY Acssrs- Ross and Church were
adopted In place OF the original section. After the
report had been gone through, several additional
sections were presented One, by ME. Hayes, pro-
rlding that any Judga receives 4 free pass, OF
any other emoluuaeht from railroad COM
pany, his otacc shall be declared vacant
Another, BY ME. Anthony, and verT
important one, that the capital stock OF no rail-.
road company sha1l be increased until sixty days'
public notice Is given Of such intended increase.
This latter Was adopted, and nil put stop to one
OF the greatest wrongs pfactEsed by railroad Of
accs- But the most Important Of ALL Tas the one
introduced By Mr. Whiting, providing for board
Of three Railway and Warehouse Commissioners,
whose duty It should BE- to examino all cases OF a.
legged wrong reported to, them and: .eadearor to
secure correction Of the .ey1la complained Of
"1toout fesordng to extreme measures etc. This
proposition an e0s1J to say, Has brought
In Just at the moment when the convention was
desirous Of adtournngt and, without giving It
much thought, 1t WIS voted down. It will p1pba-
bl5 be brought up again when the article Is taken
up 1of conaadefRdon tu the convention.
fEW STATE uoC3E.
Nj. Church to-day presented an e1t1cle for
adoption In the constitution, that the cost Of the
new State House, including buildings, grounds,
furniture, de-, shou1d not exceed the sum Of xs.-
oV'oeo' IN doing 50 be gare some
ngurcs which had been furnished
him BY the State House Commissioners.
ihe cost OF the building, according TO the cst1-
naIea o. tae Commissioners. made to the General
Assembly OF 1855, Was dxed at $, -, $685. This
sutn DID not Include the amount which Ind been
expended up to that time, agKregatng <i5o, 900.
carrying the tota1 coat Of the building m u
Ss,1s',sas- The total amouut expended up to this
time Is s5a2, ,19a. The basement OF the building Is
how under contract and will require In Its compile
Ion 81, 900 pounds Of tfon costing $50: eoo
pounds OF fson, costing $16,7oo; 10000 feet OF
stone, costing 511a 900, and 100000 OF bricks,
Costing s65 400; in au &ea5 o5o til but proper to
state that the articles here enumerated have been
for 1T $ 4so less than the ozg1na1 cstt-
mates called for. Should the sanc rate Of fetluc-
Ion be nade In the other estimates, 1t will reduce
he cost Of III e building about 36oe0oo,
CROP rRpsrECrs.
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