, 1870-02-07
$pRIN aFlELD.
The Progress Which the Gonven-
ton has Made.
The Canal Question Considered
Settled.
Minority Representation Report

Special Despatch to Tia Chicago Tffoune.
SPRINGFIELD. Feb &
TIE s1rCA1loA.
TIA committee work Of the convention u nearly
al dcne, and there viii be nothing hereafter 70
retard the process Of buttneas but the dispodaon
70 talk. Moreover, the pEottacied debate upon
TIE canal question has extended To almost every
possible subject, and the members feel more OF
leass exhausted, One aign Of this q the almost
universal staupede for homo to day. tnsomuch
that /, IL doubtful whether there Will be Quorum
on Moutey The Iorg discussion nay. peshapG,
hare ore epot eject N this direction, u no:htng
mere.
MINORITY REPRESENTATIONS.
The report upon minority representation Ills
rtaf.y xetdJ ald VII be made IN 1teae fot coattd-
grafton IN connection with the report Of kns LsR-
ssiatfe Committee, 90 Tueadsy next The 1ood
Of petitions for p.phih.tory laws; the Bible IN
schools: better observance Of the Sabbath: and
female outrage, atC continues All arc ze1esEed;
ard this u the Last that viii be scen ar hsard Of
them. They Eetm to come from section OF
country Of which NJ. Bayne'a County OF Wood
ford Is The nuclena.
CANAL QUESTION.
hardy know whether to ss{ tha: the canal
question is eettlet or uot. Probably, however, It
ia. Tpe adoption OF Mr, Brn*uiog's substitute
lat evening Wa, at the time, coasd-
e1ed ANYTHING but a settlement Cpoo
examining the document after the aojouEnmehL
the 1r1ectls Of the caual found that 1t vesJ nearly
Rnye them ali that they desired. II pr0hib1sa the
sale or lease OF tho cana, except upon Fo.e OF
the people; and II also ptonlbts appropriations.
or the loan Of The credit BY the Sate to tho CANAL
or to railroads. No one suproees that any call
tor money viii be made bJ the rarnads, md It II
not the carAl which 30 much needs improvement ~
the Illinois River now. It waa not noticed lAAr
evening thnt the Prohibition does not ex-
md In fEDtff
Roes, tho Legslatnre may conEtzucs iii the locks
and dsns It ukes. TnlJ, afrer the prohibition or
sae tA the chief point nslstcd upon eJ tie friends
] Of the rtpo1r. VITA this view, and also from
partial understanding that the matter will be
| postponed for q week or TWO, large nunber Of
| tue friends Of the canal went houa tnls morning
without pairing OF. Peyhsps they did not wish to
| DO 10. At all erentt, when the substitute VA
called up BY HI. Browning, and division
Of the question being granted, tho nxsf
| clause. ptohIbiuuxsthe saie Of the canal, pzAsed
by yote Of 70 10 s-the three usys being Aeaarz.
Hay, Robinson, and Underwood, who may be con
sidered the most extreme opponents Of the re
| port. The aecond clauie, prohibiting sppropr.a
t,nps, or the loan Of credit By the State To the
canal, was also passed BY good uaJortueA Tns
probability now II thst the substitute WI
be adopted ss Dast ct tne cocsuta
ton, without serious opposition iron
| any quarter. SILL the matter Is not guilt
settled HI, Turner attempted to effect letue
ment. but waa interrupted by q motion to adjourn
| which Ancceedtt.
AXCiKNfNT.
Some amuRement was caused By a resolution
offered, to-lay, that the Stafe GeoloG.st publish
/ in his next report, rhe Hon. Joha D. CAtoa'
! paper On the origin Of The pra!zies. To this ID
, solemn Mf. Scholdeld orered as IN auendncu
that tho remarkable poem BY Mr. DFomwe1l, o
} [ "Dou1dera," be added. Dotn p1oposlttous Wet
3 down, however.
. hon. q. g. AATEs.
. Hon. & s. Hayes made hts frst appearance
q the convention to-day.