, 1870-05-11


for Committee On Accounts and Expenditures, &c
ported In regard to the postage and stationery used
by delegates and Officers OF the convention, %,
also, BY the various committees The total
amounts OF stamps and other articles, was come
thing over s. ,00a Several delegates and Chair
men OF committees stated what they had drawn,
anI claimed that the articles had been greatly
AAESDMEST orFEREp TO TIE ART1C1E on COUNTIES.
Mr. WALL offered resolution instruGting the
Of counties the provision for the election OF Mas
Mr. RYNDEK objected and could not see what
dignity invested q Master In Chancery that he
should be appointed, instead Of elected.
Mr. WALL said be bore peculiar relations to the
The RESOLUTION was adopted BY IS to 81.
TRANSLATION OF TIE CONSTITUTION
A resolution was adopted thnt the Secretary
cause copies Of the constitution 20 he translated
into the German, French, italian, and Scandt-
navlan languages xen4ntqt Aa9R,sa;
The report on schedule was taken up fI Com
mittee Of the Whole. Sections I, 2, and were
On motion Of slr. CODY, Section q Of the origi-
nal judiciary a1ucle was added to Section 4. Its
"Thc County Judges and Clerks Of County
courts, In once ut tic adoption OF this constltu
ton, shall hold their Offices until tic expiration OF
their respective terms, md the County Courts now
lu existence shall hare the same power and jutts-
tiic1ion they nor possess, until the Judges and
Clerks OF County Courts, provided for By this con-
stltuton, shall be elected and qualified, and such
other jurisdiction as may be provided for o5 geu-
Sections aud were adopted.
MT. HAY moved to strike out Sections and >,
with Instructions to tho committee to prepare for
the election Of Judges at tho general election In
Nessrs. CHURCH. CROMWELL, au1 UNDER
WOOD spoke In favor Of the motion, and 1t was
Mr. CHURCH moved to amend Section so that
the vote on the constitution be taken on tho first
Ca EPTfnyDfk+tr instead
pie should have as much time to consider the H.
strument Us the convention had taken to frame II.
Mr: WAsHBU1sN wished to hare a vote on each
article .......
Considerable debate eusued, during which the
convention adjourned: z
THE JUDICIARY ARTICLE
The convention reassembled at O'Clock
Mr. HAY moved that tho Committee on Rcri-
sion and Adjustment be instructed to provide for
the election of Supreme Judges In the four dis
districts named IN the sixth section OF the Judiciary
article. aud also for the election Of tho additional
Circuit Judges in Cook County ut tue general elec-
III. ROSS moved to amend hy inserting the first
Tuesday Of October, 1870. Lost
The question was then taken on Nj. HAYS 1cso-
luton, mud It was lost
THE SCHEDULE ....
The convention then resolved itself Into CON-
mttee Of the Whole, and took up the report Of the
Schedule Committee, the question being on order
Ing the previous question on the motion to adopt
Nj. Washburns amendment-
The motion to adopt WIS tbSt.
Mr., DEMENT, moved to Insert In the ninth Sec
tion as the time for holding the election. Saturday,
August IL. Last
NJ. WAGNER moved to Insert the last Saturday
Of June.
The 1R 70 one u &C. a
ton.
Nj ROSS, OF Fulton, moved to insert the judi
ciaJ article in the seventh article Of the schedule.
Mr PIERCE moved to strike ont the ninth line
Of the section In relation to the removal Of county
This motion fet1 to long debate in which the
whole county question was travelled over for
the tenth time.
Nf. Pterre,s motion wa8 lost
Nf FOX moved to 1NSett the article On suffrage
In the blank on the seventh line, 80 as to submit
reti by tie vote, the Chairman voting In the af-
nimatiye-
The section vas then adopted.
4 motion Was made 10 ndd 81 for suffrage" after
the eighth line in the eleventh section. Lost.
Sections H. r. 49, H. Is, IL, II, Is, 19, 20, anu 81
were adopted without amendment or discussion.
The tMenty-seeond section was considered:
NT. BENJAMIN moTed to strike out the last four
words Of the secton, and insert "At the e1plra-
ton Of their present term
The twenty y-tilr.l section was considered.
Mr: BENJAMIN moved to strike out tho words,
Mr.. TURNER offered m amendment 10 leave in
after the word shan in the ntst line, the words,
'3 when no salary shall be provided by law"
Section q was considered.
Mr. WAGNER moved to strike out all after tho
word "them,r = in the seventh line"
The sentence to he stricken out Is ns follows:
ssThs section Is hereby adopted IS part Of the
constitution Of this State, without being submitted
to be ro1ed upon by the people," ....
Mr. UNDERWOOD moved to strike out the
whole section. Lost
The motion to strike out the sentence rs above
given was adopted
Section Is was taken up. 4 motion to strike 1t
out was adopted.
Section GO was considered.
3tt. BROMWELL moved to strike out all Of that
part Of the section which requires Its submission
TO separate vote Of the people. Lost