, 1870-02-12
TIE CONVENTION.


.... SrR1kGP1ND, Ill :, Feb. II.
The coEyension vas called to order 1t 10
PERSONAL EXPLANATION,
IT: BAYSE, Of Woodfotd, rose to personal
Nj. RICE, OF Montgomery, objected to certain
roruons Of The Official report. He occupied bis
lhere Was 10 oash u 10 b taken 6y 11 az o:aer M
deltgate .hich he had not been Aod now Wa Peg
1tcuy ready 10 tAke.
Petitions we're Presented sRai1ss axsoEttons IN
E!at1 ahiprtng, AID short weight; with rsEasd 70
.he div'sun q conn'ies: ID regard 70 1ailroada
Nj. CUMMINGS. Of Fulton, Offered the follow
tcg Etsolution, and called for the }eas and nATA
uc. wnned 10 na7c this convention conslstcat,
aEd take the tame oath 1t ple8caoes to the Lag.
i1lAt0rc .- ~.
E..A,r~l That each 1na every member .: shi. can:
t.ke md sahsetth-. beiute o1rt dn5 aphnr1Iid
' Il t. ssae IT. s:sa e 81
{ :s5:eh e & &. s;sass. 5 ss,sS
sn.snt:n nc thas hsvs - ro sstspsd. nor xil
t.la:s!e ;ht;s Ter ~ s.Ipsta,sn eemp.ny:
=, De..ars sc'osuston- or any ra.itrr sefote the
sSs ESsS Ct Il sess ss & s' y y the
Resolution n7on the table. CArtlet-1 to q.
TIE LEGISLATIVE KEroRT.
The convention went Into Eor1ulttcc Of the
Whole. Nr. ANDERSON, Of Jefferson, IN the
chair, ursn the confederation OF Secuon 50 Of the
legnanye report. and which telAses to special
NJ. HAY. CT ssresmor, moved to STRIKE out
line twelve. which zt.ascs TO the "assessnen; Of
1s1cs sor coutty aud road pnzposeA"
The Eotion WAS accer;ed hI Nj. ALLEN. OF
IT, showSlS n: isaS q T. Aaan' i; @ moved to su.ke
corporation Of c:.ts and towns, and explained
hts views At kont teIEtn.
Mr. HAYS, Of Ccos. agreed With .ne gentleman
Eelts which he shouSas would meet he
.lsws Ct ~ eonst!ueats, - vel - other
s I'D m eaeeepS e sss es.cy es ep s
dren customary for the charter 10 be tlnkered II
d,:tscn: tines though combinations, Toe sA.a-
tce Nltre1t The Content Of des!rc OF the peor1e
tct1t.. lie alluded to the !asi Legislature, which
r:stcd an act that the ssa1les oI certain on >e1s
this set the taAs7e1 OF ctlccrs nigh, te Increased
10 s1to,c He .horshs 81 these evils should be
!1ot,esd LEA sEa.psi. lie tnomtted a. amendment
eeanstd natil tae question sas nsas sabaitted 10
1T fiScuER OF ve1mn!or. desl7ea TO zee
Inhabitants could not get cnaEtst wheneve1 It
Ar. Co1LDACGH, OF Cook, sail tia, the
! amer du cns ol his col1Gsgue. met With hi 1p-
! JyutaL huK The trouble would be to eet these pro-
! ro4eti AneIdEe nts before tho people He read
req tie Iowa ecde to show how TIC question q
ameEdtccEts could be pfoF13ed for By general
law. lie xas wiling 70 50 for any rroroHson
ihtt Eculd rtoyate for the Sub u,tsEo1 Of IL H.
| terauors Of charters 10 the reop.e.
Nj. ALLEN. Ct Ct1wtct.i. conceded VIII the
| renarks made by The preytoos soeakeE.
~: DRoW N1NG cd aos .n.Ii ~: cooles1sa.
rrur:de pJ sge0e1el Law for The wants Of al 1ht
u:les Of this great SAFE. No occ could anticipate
sa "'s1a "a b p1e1s ssa ,s4 ss oy
oss;r ss smaller s,,s, % proposed !sss no es,s
b 70 ang @ g a5y
0' NJ r. So6DurE, CT VIII. xaa heartily IN faro,
q s1.i1seaeas ; n Il ssl ffsqaeniiy aappsnsa ID
har dozen perIous had caarged the otga1c ID =
OF cttts. He Has also Ia lAEor of the clause = y
fnould nave co1uol Of the matter. Tne Leg1.la
tue should hare co p1zet 70 pAks speesA hw'
OF fncolror1t:on OF cities.
CITY governments in dldetrnt localities have ver;
olrtrent wanna Governments uuss be adapted
nos 10 uunpe1f, but % me dlce:ent Necessities {.
e:1es- AntrdDepss 10 city co1stezs we1o aaahl!
procused b afeE pezso1A, for purfosea ol Iae'
prn. ~.
us,s' anenamen. Ii was inp5s.tole that q lie
| lite Chic1so and Sex York conl1 ever Be gos
ssaea ~ a., general ~. We had 20. 20: o1l
Nj. WHEATON, ef RAE, rad IN h!a sec,so
! conriaiets EtFe lcng atd loud. The rg1ta oI u
=! eil eMce1s sud other ladFt1IAts. Kao
: n2Hn 70 the Leghlatuscs aad rrocuFe cefsAa pr
~ sm'oes ior thtv Owl tentnt alone 1eF.1dleas
s ens People lie xaI!u favor Of 41rikieg he c1aua
ha;stast ald Of al!owEa: 60 SPECIAL 1ts
vi: SNYDER. OF s.. c.at, raid taat taken !,
creased ever .here bJ .s5osr degrees a7d aan
uSes e. y csTT sSsT stt,eG e prqp;traa.
7 n. WAIT. q nen1y. al 60. think shc q1ck::s
: Of goytrinx c:t!es By metropolitan ro.iee b