, 1870-02-22
SPRINGFIELD,
Yesterdays Proceedings In the
Convention.
Work On the Executive Commit
tea's Report,
officers made Ineligible After
Fonr Years. Service.
SpRlN 0FlElD.

cpec1A ue1patth to The ChIca&o Tribune.
9rA1xorKLD, Feb. n.
wARKuoCsx RrcktrTs.
MemoeEs Of the convention are IN Constant 70
ce'pS Of pet'ropA from u. parts Of 1oe State ssk.
Log That provision be made In tito new couslta
ton protecting the people from the fraudulent
ose5iAsuiEg OF warehouse receipts. These po;i.
aoaa Asc being sent hero every day from III paris
Of the 6sAte. Perhaps, ~ II Is not known exactly
whe1e tho erl. cxstt, nor what psecauuops.s
nea.urea Il necessary to take 70 renedy tue Al.
legged grievances, Il Hculd be Rood thing for tae
beard Of Trade Of your city to draw up iust such
IN article "a they con4.deT necessary undez The
circumstances, and Tor Rard Ii hese 10 be used a
guide.
RKroRr kEcoxurrKp.
MI. Ptitre, Of afundy, mored this u1orninR that
the report Of tho Suffrage Committee be recom-
nitted. De said since thlt report vas made
R1eat charge bad been made IL the history OF ,h,s
coontTJ, and the commlttee ceatred - 70 frame
tta report n to bring It in full harmony With The
Nea: change which had taten plsce. the motion
met with no opposition.
LAKax NuNBKE or sfGr1oSs ADOPTED.
II tho adoption Of large number Of sec1ons
t IL any crtie1len Of ouznesa, to-day may
b said to hare v,spc1ied the
bett tays work ever ret performed by the con.
sent1on. Commencing It The nrst section Of sne
report Of ths Execuuye Committee, the four
tten1h VA reached By the ,!tne tha hour OF 3D.
| jourtn tnt rad s1iveo. This committee DID II
| Wofk vel, and the rep9It u sta7dln4 1re aplen.
| Gfdly. The trst section, which ran over from
Saturday, providing for the length Of terms OF
otice Of the Executive Department, wss again
| the subject Of conadetAble discussion. Some ten
nemters deR1red The term limited 70 TWO yea1s,
| 80 That the goycrnEeut might have more OF pop
uiaf character, bus the Arguments urged 10
behalf Of the long term were 70 convincing II 10
| destroy MI oppDaltton, aud tho section doally
passed aluost nusoimoaRly. The th!fd section,
| making the j1cuMbents Of certain Executive
| of1ees Ineligible 10 the eaIue o11ces four Year,
after thetr teEmA expired, fAve rise to = pro-
trscttd d'scuksion. The lawyers wanted tne At
totneJ General exc uded from the section, On the
R1oort that the eject OF TT operation would be
| 10 throw tnat poslt,on into the hands Of lAWyer1
| 0. Inferior ability. Other1 deatfcd that, with
the exception Of tho Treasurer, who seemed 70
have no friends, al the rest OF the or1cesy
ahould be LETT without any such restrictions. II
wa4 urged that the people should not Be prohibit
ed frcm re-tlecttng good Governor when they
found orc, nor to b denied awaiting themselves
| IT the Invaluable services OF An experienced IN.
citor.
NE. MooRE, OF DEWITT,
Who don't talk much, unIesa 1t u To tho point, de-
s.Ftd that II thete were auy resf1ct!opa to be a-
Piled, OF all Others ihe Superintendent OF Public
l, Etruc:ion snou.d fAll und:r them. He read
| fme !etgtnJ Bt6u4ttc4 &6QT1tE hat p0Weft 1lA
otlce had become, and bow much the to-
cumte1t o! II handled In tho course Of
A3eAE. His remaHks sec med to restrain the strong
feeling Hlish VAS 6et.tg In 10 at1tko OIL vzrloas
ofc!a!s from tbs section, and the debR:o dnA.J
ended in h2s,cg tha ot1eef inserted IN the section
ard made scbject to lts provistons. Tho Other
II tciiota, while they gave rise to more or lesa
discussion, Etre adopted a reported
TUE 0R1IT QUESTION
| roH is: When will the Judiciary Committee re-
port: The dolnRs Of the fifteen ah1e IaxJe11 who
! ocupose this Important committee are wrapped
In considerable nysttctam. It there are apy two
members upon 1t that hare the sans opinion,
I hare failed to como 8rfoss them yet
Ke dr1s hear Of matter being fATorahly enter.
famed before It, then Of its being referred To Z
aub-oonml&tee, who make their report, tne1
everything ID supposed to be III right, But great
cr than Diana OF the Ephes!Ans arc these moderr
laxyt1a. One confederation Of thai sue-commit
tees rtpo1t Ii erooRn and 1t Is torn to shteds and
vent back again To be repatched NJ, aud tnis pro
GEES Is continued and recontnned with tho resu
latity OF clnckwoIk. Some Of tho most sAngulns
members arc Of The opl1ion that BY the tim.
. | the convention na2 finished tho rest O
ia work, tic judiciary Committee viii BE- able t
I furnish amA1 inatslmenL but the number o
; these hopeful members Is SMALL SUI, u Va hA4
thunderstorm here Last week. It mar also hsp
, pen that the Judiciary Committee will take s:s1
and do zomsihiDg little out Of the regular urde,
! | contrary to general expectations This commit
en- reports, but it, buckets have been dropped In
) they haTe drawn nothing up.