, 1870-01-31
SPRING FIELD.
Special DeEpatch to Tns Chicago THoune.
SFxtN1Yl11D, IAn- 70.

speetu pespstch to Tns Chicago Tribune.
SYx1N1S111D, 1An- 70.
aEuoM STATISTICS.
The Superintendent Of Puhlto lpstfueaoa, IN
respontc to 4 call ol tha convention, sens In a
ntesrsspR document this mnlnicg, Of which
send rou IN ah4usct-
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Following this the Committee On Miscellaneous
Corporations made 4 report which. you Will teer
introduces eorre changes. These Elt Sucn as hsf6
been foEeshsdowed IN my despascnfs. aud need
not b Atlrded to further. They will uudouotedly
Hfve rtse 70 con.Ide14ole debats though hose pro-
yiitops which Yelste 10 the larger corporations,
such as railroads., &ud arc intended especially 10
euect them, will Scarcely dad any objection.
nrHzsoNhExr FOE oKr1-
Nj. Cummings, Of F1lson, 1ntroonced verJ
pr1sf and tc11e resolution tuts morning roat iua
p1iaoumeut toe debt shall not be s1loRe1-" Be
evidently meant Just what hs atd, and would nd
nit Of no qualification wn4teser.
TEE clrAL QUESTION
came Up again 1t II O'Clock, sod tne balance OF
the sessian Waa dpaus IN discussing It. MI Bsono-
wen rniahed hts somewhat r1moitDS speech, II
the course Of which he 5poke strongly In favor OF
this canal, the Suck Canal, and several other
canal, but he wss not ex2ct1y eatlsded with tao
report noder discussion. Ha closed By Offering
= substitute for the report TIC prospects Of thu
latter ara decidedly doubtful A. 1t at present
stapde sese1si Hepnnasrana Arc strongly against it
Nj Underwood made long and aole speech to-
d4y,e1plaintug hts Views. he dedred to ne strict
corssructonist OF the Straight osd Dtnoc1ztc sect
and sald he would sote tealast tae States enter
iuR upon any internal Improvement whatever.
\ snnsutnte VA offered BY Nj. Cameron. this
mcrntus, which h said to have considerable chance
Of substitution In place OF tns cou1nlstee1
report. Tne Dcmoezats, or qu!te a
rumber Of them, VIII support It,
md 70 viii n EeT RapnhlIcans- II Wil be \
dsmper upon the ardent gentleman from Bureau.
ztd numoers Of bis associates. should II be psafed
n 1t u rot hellered that the people OF rae s:asc
could be induced to Tote tuch appropriations as
nc expected By these sentleUen+
INVESTIGATION CAILKD FOB
III. Anthony orertd = 1esctnt1on this morning
which occaa!oned some excitement Tn!a re4olu-
ton called tor an inseatigsuon Of the accounts OF
ex Secretary Alexander statue. In eonuecren
with tho estate Of Joel A. Aatuson.
Strenuous objection was made 70 The pro-
prte,y Of tbs resolution, Nj. Browning,
Ct Qatrey, especially denuzrtng. MI.
vending, tho youox Democratic Enembet nom
Shelby, ,a4ked Il thus Convention was going TO make
aueltnz COMMITTEES Of Itself When. however, II
was stated BY a delegate tha. Ar. Ssarne desired
the resolution to pass, al oppoattlon gave way,
ard, upon the yeas and uaJs, which Nj. BroTn-
Ing demanded. the Tote WIZ found to be 81 to 2.
the lAttef octEK AeesfA Brown and HfoHn1nE-
COOK CoCNrI JUDICIARY.
The Judiciary Committee held q meeting th,:
atieznoon ID reaard to the Cook County Judiciary
| and agIecc upon estaolahlng o1t u1e court fol
the county, with si1 or se7en Judges, the saue L
be called a Circuit Court The matte. ta not ye
fatty decided II to the number OF Judges, but ihs
| county can hare II many a. abe wnutA The ap
oitt!on Of Jesslce1 courts Il an item,of tho plaI
that eives Al Rreat satiafscuon hern among thl
| city delegation rs IT seems to In Chicago. Th.
delegates express Wish 10 nesr from tho Cool
County bar upon the tuhJect, aud would lie K
| hare thtu confer anu report