, 1870-02-02

The Convention Yesterday.
Another Days Debate on ths
Canal Question.


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Special Despatch to the Chicago Tribune.
sF1Ixdr1xLp, Feb. l.
lEau1A77r1 APPROPRIATIONS
The State auditor to.dAy sent In several
columns OF 6Eures To the ooayenuo1, rtlausc 70
the continuous appropriations nade by til, Cen
e1u Askemhnea during the pass ten yeass. The
report II rezy exsenaiEa and elaborate.
CANAL erAr1sT1ca
And then caMe AE. Anthony, Of Cook, with I
Communication from Hon. Gideon EdEards, CIV
Ing what purports 10 he the e1acs cos. o, the LII.
poh AID Michigan Canal. ~ veil II IL receipts
ard expenses in de,zu, aimee ita construction.
This estimate tlnef1 very slightly rrou1 tt1t gtea
By As. Whiting tho other day, and this tn ceiu7
u:t:o more favorable to those wofts,
Ut. Church thought tne.u Fas about twenty
rif1ons Of tollars for wocn this Estimate !sled
to account
REIRxNCHxEHT.
We had another attack Of economy today, Ia
lhla Gaze Af. Wa1hburne calling up hls resolution
Of yesterday felauye to the mertesg refrndtue
to Ire State the raiue Of ali the postaso stamps
rted b. them Thls was alEo4t unAnlmou.ly
voted town. Nj. Vending, taxing advantsgn Of
this mnEeriarJ d ct genero1!ty, thereupon In
nedl1toly moved that the Secretary Of the Coz
renlion te allowed fifteen dollata' worth Of eddi-
tiola1 postage stampA Win I nagnAmnlty
which VIII not soon be forgotten, tho convention
allowed this resolution to pas.
THx clhAL QUESTION.
With but very ntue preAuun2ry busfness, the
d!scraslon on the lltnoiG and Michigan CxuAl WAS
rtsumed. Nj. Turner, of Stephenson, had the
door. ard preceded to make ~ able epeecn
against the report Of the committee. rs idea Ia
| taas the1e snoald be ship canal nult through
from Lake Michigan to the M.snlspp! BY the Fed
e1al 0cEernnect he does rot believe tina! the
IrIeeut route II noat ~ Kood one u hy WAY Of
| the grand Calumet River or By way Of the
Fox River. He threw out Al
ldeh, lcd demands NJ answer to
This touta, why does not the stAta ou1d railroad
across thete7 BE sa!d It would be ianr1.ety nst-
| ter and cheaper. Jndge Archer believes IN hold
| ting On TO she carN and continuing improv1og II
| onI5 from its resources- He would 1atner q the
canal up than vote State s.d to H. Mr. Petsce, on
behalf Of hia constituents lis1nx Along the line Of
the canal. waa IN faror OF It, Of course, u al:o
were AerErs. Sheriff., Wait, Heory, and Merriam.
Mccoy, Of WhIteside, ciosed the dRs = dlscusten
| oy very dlscuI1lve, rambhtg. and characterl1-
no speech, IN Which he denounced the friends Of
the canal and Au mtas1rex for lts former im-
| ptcrement Three Of tho speeches delivered
to-day were written cat and rcsd from mapo-
| scrtpt. Owing 10 the Fers low tone IN which 10
| read Il, Ar. Shesrils epeech was heard out By
tG4J IGN VI LUG 0GUINE&tlE 44Q0 VI kU8 UUuf&1
The speakers tones could Dot bs heard 1t sll utd
80 the se1ts there during Its delivery we're pretty
| generally enpued. Before the co1sen,ion
| sd1tntted, Mr. Zane gaze noac3 inst
| the dsbAta On thls question m11t
| be nni&hed to-Eorrow, II he wonId then cali for
: vote. The discussion that VIC have been hss.
| Ing to day hardly took INTO cosAlder4ttoa The
"leaslog or selling" OF the ca7al bus simply tts
feasibility, it, prosperous 11ture, and the Leces
| m ha II
viii be pretty hard 1nst at present TO tell ho1 The
general question viii 60, bu: It Is highly prooaole
| shst the report Of the Canal Com Ett'ee H1ll te
| adopted with kone such Amendment Is tha:
offered ey HI. Cameron, to the eject that Inc
cata1 shall neyer be leased or sold excep. By
a vote Of the people. Af. nalnes, Of
! lake, It'll Ease the door to 1nonpw.
APPOINTMENTS
The Governor .o-daJ coEutfstored to day
ccnntssiored Mes*rA Daniel HAY, Of Washing
| ton County; Joseph j. Costello, ot G1lltu
County, ard Aaron g. Cloud, Of Hamilton Conn.
t., ~ Directors Of the St, Louib 4 Southeastern
Railway, In accordance with m act 10 nud and
provide for the paying Of railroad debts Of coun-
ties, townehipF. citiee, nld toNrk passed BY tho
| last LegiblAtrfe. Thete appointments afe the
nrht made.
CONVENTION or REyksCE OFFICERS.
A meeting Of the Assistant Tnl.ed States As
te4toEs OF the Eighth Congressional Dla.rict WIS
held In this city to day, which was II
tended tT Representatives from nj tho dtvt1ious
In tho district. Tn:a meeting WIS held pursuant
to Instructions nom tho Commissioner Of Intcruat
Revenue, for the purpose IT securing uniformity
| IN the aMeaxrent OF the ANIMAL income IsiA
RAILROAD Bokps IssCKp.
Town bonds IN ad Of the Dsnyllle, Urbana
Bloomington L Petn Railroad Company hate
been lssued By the following TOWN., v1z.: Blue
Ridge, F1ast Couuty, - 800; Crnans, Champaign
County, 1850: West Crbaua, $4,000. Thcs:
bond1 werr registered by the auditor, a. pro
v,ded BY !av.
AHo1HHE RAILROAD 1IX.
| The rails On the Springfield Il so1theastern
| Railroad were laid to the city lttn!ts today. Tht
| Board Of supervisors Of Ssugamon County vii
meet next week 70 issue s3o, 900 In aid OF ths
hbott read. Ca1a viii be running yegu8sly be
tween Springfield and P1na II m early DAY.
lN1IRKsI ON srATE boNpE.
The Interest paid By the Stats T1eAsurer Il
January which has accrued and II due On S:A't
tonda amounted to 3134,o9 He asa patd tondl
called In by the Governor amounting to tx, so
AkNCAL STATEMENT,
The Chicago Fire Insurance Company flcd III
annual statement With the Auditor today, a1t
received tho usual certificate
TER ErAr1 11BEAkT.
Dre hundrcd and twenty .uve volumes Of mis-
ce1lancons bcoks weEe received 1t the Stat
Library today. And comprise many VALUABLE
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