, 1870-01-15
Report Agreed Upon BY the Commit
tee on Elective Reform,



| which have heretofore been submitted.
Something OF interest to tho vortinzmen IT the
| State was the resolution offered By Hi. Bowman.
prohibiting mechanical taDo1 IN the State Prison,
| A3o that Of MI. Cummings, proposing to exemnt
tHo huoattd doliain' worth Of property fum taxa-
uou.
4fxgrRAEce arsnrrr1nr
Some nttln amusement wss cre.ts1 hx N.
reading Of the resolution Of Mr. pnEe,. m.ttno II
Necessary for future officials 10 .are nm os,h ,ne,
| lhty would not drink tn,ortca.tnv llonnr ,vrTs
hodlrg such ONCE. IA member rems,rad mn
der this oath flInos tntphs md II di1rntt ~ ~.
officials enough to run the 1oyernment.
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tes,t ~ sa ~ ' .ne most sensible We
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=. ..e +auue, aotso' o' appropriated 70 emo"
A1'o'S oA4's4s'1'
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS
were Eottolgo11eo 70 day. There Weze numerous
resolutions aa 10 providing for free schools, dli.
tct senool6 sla1e Board ano 80 On ad i.fnitant.
IN iact, tnese are 20 many resolutions OF thu chlf
actef snas the committee to whom they hare BEEN
referred have not beBun to fead, les alone c1ns1d
er, tncm
- 1HE MILITIA
aae safous % committees neld sessions sals after
oooh ana evening, and Will DO the same to.mor-
row. the military Comuittee have agreed to
s1f1Ae ont Inc Woad white" and also 10 pro-
s1oe nofe elective ultaf3 aJstem. -
THE JUDICIARY co&Afr1KK
Il 1ust no" Inc one OF nososbng interest. This Ia
Vet5 conservative committee, and tney are very
to'n 10 HIKE any caangea- The
soathe!o membefs ESPECIALLY when anJ reform
10 neaaoaea' aie apt 70 seeat II az being new-
~
oSuese MA soueMAAs " - tain8 taat 1'me and cas-
.oM uAs eAu'soaeut anu ste ee'aentlf SCI agatost
a H. au.aoas tesoluIloa selat1se 10
rsss,.. ~ou1 Souns! .oa ee's muea lasoe. Ine con-
o HA"H AAo s. 4's" " sae oPin'ou tuat took
Seuu5 ~ - uk suonsa ~ 01e eEe o. tseli. ana
,sN m!a q. - nats piets! uluea ~ o"n way Inefo
= soue Eoss4p ouasssea @ WIN ~" Pseseas com-
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80 aees 11s' .Ao uos'5 aaso Aeuea W q ana8.
- ~, un1o .nnx " ea!, aao ses aucn Is Inc case.
.oa ~ .e.ote4 Nnas tu'olmeo 3ou lew
eajs j nu4e@ snAt .ne COMMITTEES h1a aeciaeo oy
.1aIoHa5 u one ~ report on ING elecuVe system
lol "uogea' ~ saconc.es 70 oe nleo oJ appolnt-
men. gn ING proposition tne democrats voted IN
tue a."luau lae ne4t qoes1'on 70 come up
nas p1opaNaon sao1n'seo ~ M Ahthooys
snss al tae saoge4 Dc elected On
general lc&e'- osef Inls proposition
taete HG very strong discussion.
Il Has aaaiy so1eo down. Al the Democrats
sotea N Tue 1or tue reason that carried
On genera sole Inc Aepuollcans could have
ma1ofity Of 1ne supreme Court. In this matter
tae Oemoet ata cn1meo taat Inc hepoelcanS, haF-
ms tae AeglhlhAse aua Executive departments,
they should be allowed 10 have the 1udiclsl. 1t
Was tnen proposed thas fhe present grand
judicial districts shall he preserved as they are.
u a q fn1 - In
Northern District has three Judges, the middle
tHo, and the Southern District has two.
The Republicans argue that this would
necessarily throw the Supreme Court Into tue
naoos o. tae Democfas' tnAf except upon very
ext1aofdlnaf5 occasions the Democrats Invariably
carried the middle disti1cts. While their chances
LOT success were a!Taya Certain IN the southern;
1oat nero Fonla De presented tne singular
anomsiS Of stete Wn!cn Is hepuo.lcsa In the
MAN by majoritJ OF tens OF thousands, being 80
tied up that tue minority Wood al ways, or At leaat
lor q ionS ume' ch3IEol toe supreme tourf- IL
"aa HEAL seeo1amenae0 laas tne p1eseut tJuQges
retain lner omces untA the expiration
Of tneir 1efmA ING Hepaolcans then argued
81 iollo#e: dete JuoRe bfeese. lrom soath-
e1n otat11cl, "oo goes IN sune- beiole tne con-
sn1ut1oo coa'o DC tsnaeo ae'oF soue oines Demo-
e'aA ~ ~ ptaee' '~o9to 70 e'eetea LUZ ntne Seaia
te1", aua " eoalse ue p1osu'pus VI sne ae"
CONSTITUTION "oolu no' eheet nls 'elm OF ou1ce'
"alAo te'ta "oaAo Ao@ eApn9 'of - 3ea1ss
anu taete "onla oe t"o oenoesa's on tne so'
PteMe neaca nas"s oae &etus 70 seVe. 10
oniet hese thefe "a oniJ kepaoncan' Judge Law-
sehee' Wnose te1m expires III tn5ee years. Under
rue neF communion mere arc aoat Judges to be
elected. oLe OF tnese "lu come isotn tne sou:a'
eso olF!Aloa oae 1iotu tne uaoale dlsAloo, one
1fom ING een!5as oisia1onr aud t"o IRON Tue
oof1aesn olfulon. oas o. taese I'VE Inc De@o-
Iats WI Scttt4uJ e'eSs t"oP WHICH Will II 0nce
eve 'ne@ mo'o.' w .aa supreme btneh.
uele asaan loe! ha5' sappos!ng TWO Jooses a.
tlne Ae se1eo IL eAcn Glana alatIcL each voter
10 so1e H.: put one caaoloAse. Esea unoef mis-
arrangement Il "onla oe Zine o. Ten Jeara before
tne hepnohcans cooso secure fooE 1ndgeA THIS
eentme eapnot eaiIt' as tht depoollcaus are
soad a8anas ana VIII resist tno measQfe very Bit
terry on sne noef o1 Inc consenton- On 'he other
nAIatne hepaoltctns instst upon one 0. fhe3e pro-
Toa1lond: f!fsl' maj fotr Judges be elected on
general uekef' tnose hhfiog inc majority Of all
1ne Fo'es caat 10 De declared elected second,
'hat tnefe GO eeVen new d1su1c's made, and mat
one 'ua2e Dc elected rom each; Or, tnfdt that
tuete 10 ta!so ne" Juo8ea 1Eom the nofsnefn dis
ucs '"o Aon kne nlade, ana TWO from the
soune1u' w so'et " so'e 1os uofe taan ote
.uoge' ~ tne eent1a1 anu souiae1n ostrcss' OF
W. ~ ~ autsle!u. ~ laa olsa1se"eat tae
nspupucee eApee' ~ secure one sooee IN ING
eeass uno - w esutA'' ano wv IL lug no!tn
th.- . ,Asr ~. so,.+v - shA ~, . :. ~ snA-.-
her. ~ mia c1n,g,,t,ss ~ ~ conntc,,nr - -.
o,rh =, fh. tr-rent n,rt1as .-e rarr ,.n.rore ~
shetr a,1ta ~ ~, rs1,er - is no1 .rnsc,sn ,hst
tnere iii ~ anv nsrnr on,on. rnnc,ns,nn, Tn.,e
~, =. -n,nort. s,a n.to-,~ -
MT roth made, Frnm its n,rxent
corpoks1on it II very ssfe to ssv TIM. th,s thing
cannot be settled In committee
uEc7pRA4 aEFoRx.
Tho Committee on Electoral Reform, / au
napny 10 say. are e1per,enclpR yesy usue DIM
the fota1Iry and mr. ba1lot scheme Of appn1ton-
ment ofered bT Nj. ModlI1. and "A snueuded by
Nj. Browning. which applies tue same principle
ia a1l executive. tudictal and m,uts,et7ai oace,s
where rno,e than tyo Of tha came arn To he
elected to the saue ONCE and BIZ ,he same COZ.
stttoency. This then viii be recommend ed by the
commlttee to the convention. and be submitted
:, tna oron,A sensr.,a ,+t,cts and n .dor,r.4
,v,,l +.te tnr n,sc. nf the svn.er. which viii N
tncorno.,f@d tnto fhe new rons,ttotfon. II fhe
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'i'ons oa tae aap5ee' "e Aae0 e'"Aaaaaeo IL aoe
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Will be prepared TO report next xeek. This con-