, 1870-02-18
SPRINGFIELD.
The Convention Yesterday.
The School Resolution Tabled by
a Deoiaed Viots.
PROGRESS on the Legislative Re-
port.


procrrk IA nm the LeCislattre Re-
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Special Desps.ch to The Chicago Tribune.
bfh1HeYl1lo, feo. II.
Ffouf o. falshH1 DOMAIN.
HI. Church reported thn seetiaa to'dAJ, felAnVe
to eminent domain, which 1ent you ta fuil Jes-
terday. 1u confederation WAS postponed. This
section hardly meets with what number Of ueu-
bets consider to be the neceAlnte o1 ane ease.
Thus It H. arRued that tho principal point u lost
aeht at, which u the absolute dlscretton left to
corporations to determine what property public
nccesaltJ msJ require TO be condemned EAil-
rosd and tho person whose property Ii to
be Affected Eay !ook At thiG natter Ii
: entirely tlterent Light, II the former
Cn ta,e few thonssnd dollars
In grading, ete., o5 running IT. nao through
mans farm. 1t oonT require muca else % make
the corporation see Tho pubic necoeAlU 1os doin8
"a. The resolution Introduced b5 At.thlonaee,
TO day, intended 10 desetnlne .no Il saA4 Do
taa1 "a 70 determine LUIS Queeapa VI pao9o noeee-
at1s ine tesoluuon Was ie19teo 10 sne - .ua1clN5
GoNmsttee' aao VIII 10 eoosl1eteu .. tao seAe
time win nj. Cnoscas psopos'.4ona. !neso
Ian " pe u'.ta u,n47uoe y. spus4 ~
Hnesne1 tne a6e'o 1epospeA NJ
toMen suo apleeo @
opin1one ~ Me sea 49,. t.. ,.otast So y.
not- NJ. eAu'e" ela'sa AnA' un .seo.uou
fele!1su ~ seu4, , Ne.s. .aa sse ~ - 1sse ~"
meeoa a!1n Tug soasuoso ~ Sae sas1' ~.
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~ e.nsn s1 -, ~. xnd .t,s- hr1nt N,scas.,nn
80 .,n,sd =, = vots ~ - IN ~ -rrn nsmnrrrt.
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| s+.s 80 80 sa..,ea. N.,.r 80. go
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- .as .osa.s Aoa w na1es. =. ns1s ea a..n
su0' Is.ss. eoaas4t1'e ~ ouoe,o' eu...:
4oe Aita sttaon "es "''a uuen oPPo9''on
tom taoee aelesates representing populous eouo
lies. aeateios9 Inc o'sea1sioa "As oa ntanc.al
| Ana uatut" 3Res* Ao0A! u 1@s VI psupe1I5 %
] agatrst human beings. The opponeno 0! auoR-
leg each county 10 nave NepresentauFe we're
In faror OF one Of two things: II they conceded
the right Of county representation, they wanted
that tho number Of Representatives should oe 50
1ncseased that population could derive the oeue'
NJ tnefeof. On this ground only would they CON.
r1onlse- 1t was declared 10 BE- EerT unjust aud
Ia violation Of every principle Of popular govern
ment, to allow county with only feW
thoutand Inhabitants to hare the same Legislative
powers Al county Q! ten tnea
the humber 1t vas dec1arei to be per
| petuation OF the English borough system, which
/ had long Alnce become Hsench IN Tue oosu1ls Of
tic world. Judge Snyder particularly ulst!o'
| Rulthtd hsmseH IN LIS ADVOCACY Of large p2pa
lar legislative branch. lie instanced the sneceas
fnl To1k1ngs Of these large bodies 10 conaectica'
and Maekachusettt, Aud advanced Tue TesJ nn
democratic and startling hesesI ,nst there VI.
| supernous honesty enough In the Legislatures o
these tWo Staies to stock the whole Northwest
On the other atde, thoEe Who represent
ed bnA1 and Epsssely populated coan
tics ins!sted tbai their interests never coalt
be made known mud protected until theJ were
} represented They instsnced the Federal senati
| az being the extent Of the theory rf our govern
mcIt: that II Tas not population, but organized
7 communities that ~e1o represented. After se7eEa
honrs tpent in debate Of this character, the nftl
| and sixth sections wele adopted without amend
tnenk
re,.t,rs to the Allotment Of REPRESENTATIVES, ao
10 ae
ration ard fractions Of ratios nad such
ber'lderlns eaeet upon the delegate
that in Helt.defence tne3 Mfed w. 10
time 70 dlsea. ~ is pulling tn;sts.c'e.. 1hst
*ete "ome nsn aos'a Ins'sis r. o.u t,ea e1ouxa
Ghe1 might ~ vel have tsed to e1poand pro-
con1aalon "ossS n con.oanasa. aasa,,
rns eighth eecs'oo. relating 70 the formation {
Senatorial districts, 1aa adopted without deoa.
Gae ninth, 1els.iog % ne .ppor.'onuent Of u
o .assa 70 ;s aS astt .es eaa ma,
.nu sa%s .s.asa .op'. ~ "ppAe3 ~ '1' A'"e -@'1'
were also p'''osese, sesru's nse.,s.
nu understood .hst : resolution il nov dras
~ up and IN 1nc pockets Of q delesa'e, to whica
il adjourn the convention from The lit Of March
,. tho n'st Of Nay: ns,:rrs ~ coox cor.,~
The rub comn,,see &C Of .A tie yoe!a.r, cou,tte
= = ron.'x1,1z at Messr,, nrovn,nr Underroods swsl
soe 4u1as 70 ass aao sas soees.
!, conrts IN Cook County, have agreed upon the TO
seuas rss .pa 1 to es CO.
adopted:
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IL Ihe Circuit tour Of took County shaA eonti.s
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ce " The term Of esre Of tnS 1aasts q saiI court
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