, 1870-01-14

- Srh1kGFIEln Ill, Jan. u,
The convention waa called 70 order al 10 d 'clnc
o5 tde r. F'Reee1f sc M ~ atcaceex Rayer WAS q
jeurral Aas read.
rcu.u coxxuk1c411oxs.
- Ite tGAlR piest1Le4 Z communication iron
Hop. T. y. ba1esY stnre Treasurer. 10 retnonss t
a4caii OF tue contention, ano defining the n4tur,
Ma cn1InGser Of TIE dutles o1 nla on1ce.
9eoa. q Constructing a6d draining Tssoa rod
iii. nrctcoct retired, ana III. Bronren- n
co:es, took the chair.
Mr. H.RwooDa a5oES1sES; e EG.nz.,, or.r.. . ..o
lutlon Providing Ter reorea eaaixstion Of tne Gen.
eral Assembsy. tho SeuAta 10 consiir of 50 mem.
be1A, a1a The House to consist of ~ many ne n
tnR nom dlvldiE9 the population ii the STATE by
l,ao, each county to hare Representative, ana
each comfy htEtcg one ratio and two-sn1rds over
10 have tNo Representatives; each couus9 having
s"Ee, the "a 10 and swo-thtrd8 9Ver, to hare
th1ee Repfea aeutaHEest and 30 on, requiring after
The nrst tso, fuil rsuo for eaen additional Rep.
fstcuiat1ve; lof fr1cso1 OF r7:tos iess than tRo-
thhos provision Is Dnde Ia manner eome.
Wnat alIclis1 10 the al proposed by Mr. Ned,Ii.
& &, Sses III ;s - Biet saaasa .
III: NALL of Psr15, onered resolution that
this Auditor Of Public Accounts Ius24h to tne
oLTenIlon atateneLt OF the. expenses Of the
Stale tor PeniteutlaIJ purposes tEc.ndiu1 the sal
aIlss ~, O. oneeIs and eu2ioyes, since January i,
cuAF1IXkNIAkf4
Nj. TNcEER, Of Vermluon, odered series Of
1esolu'aols coupnmen,tng vi. 4. E, Dar,iro. the
ait's: Who painted and placed N t1e ha rae beau
tun1 pctutrs Of Douglas .1nd Lincoln, Auopted.
COUNTIES
Mt. CUMMINGS, Of Futon, offered resolution
70 tne elect tcA1 no county feAt shall be hanged
when tue county bulldtbEa ara erected. rutiI the
new loca1i-n snal Be n1ed By law, aud IN i txoe
thirds Ut tie people have voted fu ravcr Of spch
c1an9e; also, That 60 he county shall be form ed
Iqtsfe nile-. II no 6lltdarT t1ereo1 snail pas
E'tt In ten lie. OF any eI1sticg county eeat; aso
That 10 county 6hal be dtstted Without two-tnirds
GI khe people Of the 1eciou 70 be erec.ed into 4
tex cooLts Ahall peuticn the Legislature that It
be zone.
These, with osher minas resolutions, were re.
!elftd.
Nj. ANTHONY. Of Cook, offered long teries
ut 1e. c!uuoIs feiAtiog to county Organizations,
which xas It1eIred-
Mt. WAGNER, OF LatluG, c1esed sefies Of
res1lutous, II ro4oNs: rnas tbs tonmlttee on
Eh1CA'lon IkF0Tt In lATof OF An Anettnept u
pILhto1t tue GcIeral Assembly fJpm 1oo1sntn9.
Or IL atty HaJ 1Epslgtng, zoe pfe.tct school SIS.
tim: 8 50. that tue COMMITTEE On Count e. coz
atltutot, 70 TIC eject tuAs county boundaries
sosil rot be Changed, Hnen described oY snb-
d'v'A'oLf Of toWEAnfp8, except b. tQa pet5,fn nf
luch ,uoolTisoDe; also, that ahe experience If
Tie rast ten jeeIs nas taogts us tnat the to9ns,
cous r1er, AID cities Of the S:ata nase dona,e1
torfo1td. and leaned their credit 10 inca nn ~.
tent - 10 threaten ruin to theu9eTei and un1ea,
tou'e@hinK be done to stop It, SheE xI3 NM
themselves pos erlesa IN tae hands of unxcrn-
paio~s a1o nefcebasy @opopol!es. R:fesred.
Rxl0I0Ca fkkKDoM.
NJ. fkaLE9s Of MaJ1o1l. oHtsed T. re4o1uton
toss inc 1lse exHc.4s O. Ee i6ton should nsyor q
1hferieIrd Etth in the St4.e: toaS M TrTsss
seaa1a b. excsoded tom ~ eq2yN pa e9oouSt 81