, 1870-03-11
SPRINGFIELD.
Conveatlen Proceedings Yesterday
Good Progress on the judiciary
Article;
A New Section Relative to Rail-
road Subscriptions,

New Section Relative to Rail-
road Subscriptions, +
4 Picture Of Chicago in 1928.
Special Despatch 10 The Cnfcafo Trfbuae.
RrHM1rlR1n, March 10.
WORK on 1UK JUDICIARY RKroRr.
TIE convention mado pfetsy good ntadwAy to.
,sy, Al thlrgH corsidtrod. At 10Y O'Clock thsJ
vent into COMMITTEES Of tbs Whole, and resuuaso |
Of Section ., which provides fof the
c'eA'iou OF Couft4 uf Common P1ex1. After 4
4 ttcu1sion Of tVo hou1s the section WAs tuopse1
~ ane1dc1- 8ectsons n and 9, prortdlog TO. the
election Of County CcmuatGsoners: Section 50,
providing for Probate Courts; Section q, proTd-
II 6 for the election Of Ju1tlce8 OF The Pe1ce,
rolleo A1g1ssEase1, and ConatAolea@ land
Section q, relating TO the election ato
terms Of cf1ce Of 5tste'a Attotney,
ere pasied In tuccesaion, and with very lisIe |
slou the ccmnittee went back to section II. which
had bean passed over On ye8seEtsy, aad discussed
It the entire afternoon until aftef q: bat failed TO
reach = vote on it ADOPTION Tnls section has
reference 10 the division Of the srAte Into Circols
D RtttctE. This nx5 b regarded ~ very trouo-
.ous aud knot1J question to settle, ~ Wal boldly
announced b. HI. T1ncher. sad not con-
.1sdn:ed, that thi1ty-nge nombeu Of
shta convention were known to b
cardldaseA fos judicial honcEs under
thus secton. III aaio ny tia: at least twenty
aHeudmenia 10 and sobstltutts for thts section
were offered by yaf!ouA Enembers, and about
ettry member made hh speech upon the Ques-
lloD. Several astempta re.o made 10 get Vose4
acd }uas when sueceM seemed to eo within zr1sp,
l t1YT II =
lite amendment. Finally the committee got
t,rtd rcsc reported and asked leave 70 ut again.
Ard tne whole question Is LETT open for to-nor.
| row . AeAalon-
xFmonE
| pu1Irr tho debate On tho thIr1esh section OF the
Judiciary report to-dsy, wh1e Nj. Medll mas
tpeaktp9, a gentleman on tho DenocsAstc'stde Of
| the houte atked him Why II ID that there WA
| much mora crime In Republican couades tnan IN
Demcc1ss,c. hi. Meoil replied tbas hs denied
tnat such vas the TACT: but Il It was fact. .he
explanation II, that ID Republican counties theT
II force the laws sgai1st 1asca!s, whlle In Demo-
cratic counties they do not, for tho reeson that
<ould greatly impair the strength Of thar party.
cook COUNTY sCfKHv1soR&
The action Of the Cook County supefTtsors,
tn voanR TO Ply tho hne and coss o'
uron him By tnc Supreme Court, excited muce
comment here, and considerable indignation
Msuy gentlemen here iusst snat 1t Il the durJ O.
The Supreme Cnurt 70 bring the Board Of Super
vlora before 1t for contempt. and perhaps It nsl
b done.
ADJOURNMENT
No action has be en- taken today to resc'ud tn
resolution pa1:ed yesterday for recess from ih
; 17th instant 70 the 12.h Of April
TIE resolution to rrselnd wll have
be adopted to uorroW =. or It eau hardly be dont
~ after that uue 1t will require two-thlrda vot
! 10 do 1t. My Impression Is that the resolution
" tske 1ecesg at tho time named la gaining
s,1eIgth.
RAuRoAD 6uBscRHT1oke+
Dr.. Perce today Introduced Rec1on Thle
Il Is proposed sns1l b submitted 10 separs'
vote OF the people Of the State:
SECTION No coautT. city. town. tovn1htp, {
school cntrics shall ever becone subscriber to L
capita! stock Of RIy private CORPORATION. OF mt
an1 donation 10, Of loan lta credit In aid Of, IN
!, | such corporation.
= u. Pxuce sald he felt sure that tic pEoponttt
adopted. sonetwo weeks since, requiring 70
Ct tRo-thtrds for spy county, city, DC, to legsi
- such loan or donation, WAS unsatlafhcsory
. rosh psrties, and he, therefore, offered this a.
u compromise. The section vas tnada the tpec1
order for next TnesdaJ.sthe 17ih-
:, TUE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS
- Tbs special committee. Of elgat appointed II
= . ucEntrg to arrange 'some plan for dividing /
State into Judicial Districts for the Supreme Cou
- met this erening, but, nld1uR they had 20 ngu1
pJ which they could act tnteligentlJ, appointed
= subcommittee OF three, consisting Of Acas
- Buxton, Medn!, and Rose, to collect the necessa
u statistics They will II to b ready to report
~ ric1uax OF CHICAGO IN 1sea
"a Auonz the books purchased today By Nj. Ru
u.eL Secretary Of State, for the State Library,
d. one with the rtle. "Gtzetteer Of Huuots and r
10 eoustr, = b. Lewis C. Beck, 4. L., datsd 1873.
d. rouee ol Chicago Is asffolloWs:
"Chicaao u q village IN P1ke County, sttoa'
Greek. It cottsina twelve Or fifteen hou1cs, q
. s11tJ o1 seventy Inhabitants Tno Country arou
ee inasined. It ooneists Of d iniefml1safe
ne Il Is areaay sns seat Of sesefd aoansatns pf
tss ipdlsn i,sie 10 las lsnds n it 70 oeoosae one Of
most at1raeiive nelds for tbe emgrant To
q .sa s9 .sst tt
Southern sections Of the Union, snd zreat u
Il ie.fed. d. hoTe1er. fnas sno oonsIfaeaoo 9
RI. and t1peusa4''
ToUHo aPR1NoYtKLn.
,,t Struggled Is de1cr.bed ~ being post tu
the teat Of justice Of S&ngAmon County. I"
tnoegh thls place Is in til Infancy, tho c!Ecl
s1arce Of 1T being IN the ceotze Of fertile CO
p. TT Huat soon render 1t Of cona!derahle in}
Of sazee.".
TIE FIRST STATE cArrTAL-
yardaua, the sten State capital, II described
beng IA to~n Of importance, shere bang
eral stores. and a printing once, from xh!cl
d., Issued weekly paper, entitled the Illinois Int
re- ae1eer; nas about one hundred and nftJ dwell
houles, and seyen hundred Inhabitants, Al
which arc professional men aud mechanics Of
dtscHpuorA'
This book II Of great value, and will be Of
lyn po1t1nce to the future historian OF 1lnonla.
tes INDICTED ToR NAksLACGHIKR-
for Albert 8. Woods, who shot and Killed Pat
Daley IN = saloon, lsss Monday night. has been
6icted for nAual4nShtex.
ARTICLES or INCORPORATION.
Tbs folio ring companies rled articles OF In
.e porAttou viii the Secretary Of State to-day:
Danford superheated Steam Gcnerator CONF
OF ChlcaEo, with capital asock Of e49, 900; I
, tic Illinois z!Ec Company Of OTTAWA, caI
~, stock 1oc, 900.
- NKw roEr oFH1CE.
- Chtnkapin ts the name Of new Post ono
49, this county, Martha '. Rlses being the Post
en | ueAs.
Ind +" wKArHKR
oes IL delightful, and workmen arc husJ tim ming
~ trees, roaebud1, ETC., IN tho State House J
ths preparatory to their putting On their sprrg II
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