The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-10
Constitutional Convention.
JURISDICTION OF COUNTY COURTS
--SUPREME COURTS--CORPOR-
Al PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS
ADJOURNMENT NEXT
WEEK.
The Michigan Capital Remains At
Madison.
THE new HAMPSHIRE ELECTION,
Election in Camden, NJ.
BRECKENRIDGE ON KU kLUX.
The Legislature and Judicial Ap-
preparation Bill.
THE NEW POSTAGE STAMP.
The Michigan Capital Remains At
Madison.
THE new HAMPSHIRE ELECTION,
Election in Camden, NJ.
BRECKENRIDGE ON KU kLUX,
The Legislature and Judicial Ap-
preparation Bill.
THE NEW POSTAGE STAMP.

SPRINGFIEIp, March l0.-The Convention
met at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Cameron presented . memorial
signed by many lawyers of Cook county
praying that the plan for courts in ths
county, proposed by the Judiciary Commit
tee, De amended by providing for but one
court of general Jurisdiction, to consist of
Judges, whose term shall be from nine to /.
years. Referred.
A petition signed by thirty gentlemen
praying for woman suffrage, was presented
and referred.
Mr. Washburne offered resolution thai
| when the Convention ad djourn on Wednes
day, the 10th inst it meet again on Aprl
18th, and that no officer or member shal
receive compensation during the interim
Adopted, by 8 ayes to "a nays.
Mr. Snyder offered q resolution which wa.
referred TO the Committee on Education, tc
provide for abolishing corporeal punishment
IN the public schools.
The substitutes offered yesterday by Mr.
Church, to sections Is, l9 and - of the ju-
dietary report, provides that in each county
there shall be a county court to have juris
diction in probate, and other Jurisdiction ss
provided by the Legislature in civil cases
and such criminal Jurisdiction as may be
provided, when not involving capital punish
ment or confinement in the penitentiary
The Jurisdiction and practice is to be
un form.
Section l9 provides that the Genera
Assembly may provide, by the law for ex
tending the Jurisdiction of county courts o
couDties not less than one thousand populs
ton, to the full extent of jurisdiction per-
missed by the section providing for county
courts, the jurisdiction and practice IN which
county courts of extended jurisdiction shall
be uniform in all cases in the last mentioned
counties, Tut the provisions of this section
shall not be in force in any county until q
MAJ ority Of the electors in such county shall
at general election, vote in favor of such
extended jurisdiction.
Section seventy two provides for the
election of one County Judge for four years
whose compensation shall be fixed by Law
and shall be uniform but no Judge shall
be elected until the end Of the present in
cum mbentss term
At 1890 the Convention went into Com
mittee Of the whole on section eighteen o!
the judiciary report, and Mr., Church, sub
stisute thereto.
Mr.. Sedgewick moved to amend by pro
viding that County Courts having extended
jurisdiction shall exercise the same function
AS now, until provided by Law.
Mr.. Bromwell favored an uniformity IN
these courts throughout the State. he
considered it right for the people to have It.
Mr.. King was satisfied that the interests
Of different portions Of the State we're 90
different that an uniform law would work
injury to some counties. He therefore, fa
vored the report.
Mr. Goodhue was willing to 60 for uniform
Jurisdiction in County Courts, but he did not
think it practicable. Tne substitute OF Mr.
Church more fully met his views.
Mr.. Springer favored the uniform extend
ed Jurisdiction OF county courts in the state
He was opposed to Mr. Church's substitute
as it did not improve the present system.
Mr.. Pierce admitted that there was argu-
ment in favor of extended jurisdiction, but
do not force this upon counties not desiring
it.
Mr.. Cummings proposed that the Con
vention now vote. BE thought talk enough
had been INDUCED in.
Mr.. Haines, of Lake, thought the substi
tute contained the true principle. He wss
| opposed 10 making any changes that were
not needed. The Legislature should provide
for giving jurisdiction by general law.
Mr.. Church said great complaint haC
! been made at the want of uniformity il
county courts. He thought his substitute
would meet q general want which was nov
| felt.
Mr. Hay said he had prepared q substi
tute, which he would offer at some future
time 1t was impossible to agree upon th'
county court question.
| Mr.. Browning said the proposed artiSls
prescribes the Jurisdiction which the courN
shall have when they come into existence
If this article is adopted i, will cut down th'
expense of our courts and prove beneficial il
several respects
Mr.. Sedgewick said he hoped no on'
would be misled by the specious reasoning
of those who favored the section.
Without reaching any conclusion, III,
committee rose, and the Convention ad
journed.
MILWAUKEE,, March l0.-The bill for tn,
removal of the capital was defeated by Sc t,
80 last night.
CONCORD, March lO.-Returns from 20:
towns give Stearns 1889; Bidell, 22,e64
Flint, 6,87s; Bsrrows, 1889. The remain
ing towns will give about 5000, leavln'
! Gov. Stearns majority OF ABOUT i,-vo. u
republicans will have about fifty majority IL
the House.
PHILADELPHIA, March l0.-The Csmdel
/ IN. j. municipal election took place yester
day, the republicans electing the Mayor AM
all the other city officers, except two Coun
cilmen in the middle ward.
LOUISVILLE, March lO.-Gen. Breckin
ridge, in the criminal argument at LeAing
ton, denounced the men who belonged to tn
Ku Klux as either idiots or villsins. an
asserted that he was free from any fear Q
them, and would respond to . summon
from the Sheriff IS one of posse comitdfn
to arrest and bring these men 20 Justice.
WASHINGTON, March l0.-One of the sui
iects talked over yesterday in the Cabine
was the financial situation, which oil agree
was most favorable. The resumption Q
specie payments will not be attempted a
present.
The Senate Judiciary Committee failed I
agree to day on the question of the admis
sion of the Georgia Senators, Hill an
Miller.
The Senate Appropriation Committee ha
already reduced the Legislative and Judicis
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