, 1870-05-07
Work Of the Constitutional Con-
yentlon Drawing to a Close.
Adoption Of the Article on Elective
and Representative Reform.
The Woman Suffrage Section
Finally Stricken Out.
Another Reward offered for the Arrest
Of Lynchers.

SPRINGFIELD, May 6--A1tef gong torUuen Will
the formal business Of the conVenuoh Ibis motn-
Ing. which exhausted an hour and ha1r me re-
port Of the Committee Of the Whole On Ratlsoaa
Corporations was taEen up fo1 concurrence IN tne
amendments made W tnat commtlee Az 1ue
amendments we're concurred IN without debate,
until the fourth section Was reached Ins sec
tton, It will be secolectcd, Tas inseffed IN Eom-
mittee Of tho Whole IN place OF the Original sec
uon reported BY the Standing Commpee- u -
the joint production Of Messfa Cnufcn ana hoss"
The first cfnuse1 introduced oT AZ. ,Cnufen, ae
claEes railways public highWhys, 70 DC 1see 70 III
persons for the transportation o1 FroPetts sasie7
on. under such regulations as may De presc1apeu
~ iaw. The second clause oi me secnon
was presented by Nj Hoss, ana provides 1naI tae
General Assembly shall, from time to time, pass
laws establishing reasonable maximum 18tes OF
stafges for passengers and 1el8ht on tne tAHetenk
railroads In this Sfate; and 70 ENFORCE snea ia"s
bY alequa:c penalties to the extent OF forfeiture
Of their property and frahcnises Inc nEnt On
this section lasted over an nout, during when
quite number Of speeches were made and
amendments offered, bnt Inc 1f1cnds OF tne secEon
were much the strongest IN nnmoef, ana all al
tepts to strike out or amend 1t we're voted down,
and it WIS adopted as reported og tne committee
The section, 1t will be secn, Is aggressive In It's
character It taxes the most ADVANCED 9found
which has hitherto been assumed bJ tue opponents
OF whit aEc claimed as vested rights. The MI
preston here Ia very strong that It viii enlist the
endorsement of'a large majority Of the people Of
the State AL the other sections Of the report
we're adopted NTH little or no opposition, tnclud-
,ng the three additional ones. MI. J. c. Allen.
who had the fourth section, moved an additional
section to the elect thai the General Assembly
shall pass laxH to correc. abuses In the rates Of
freight and passage on railroads. and enforce laTs,
By adequate penalties, to the extent OF forfeiture
Of property and franchises. II the fourth Sec
ton Is good for what it says, this ad-
ditional section may be regarded rs sufplnsage-
1t vas adopted. III. Whiting offered an addition
al Section providing for the appointment Of three
railroad and warehouse Commissioners, to be ap-
pointed bY the Governor and Senate, With large
powers to act in contingencies, The convention
yotcd tt down.
REPRESENTATIVE AND ELECTORAL REFORM.
The convention then took up the report Of the
Committee on Representative and Electoral Ee-
form Messrs MedHL Goodhue, and others urged
the adoption Of the report No speeches were
llaoe sstnes ~ s.asa se~0A 81 1a'''-@ - -
sose VI aoout l4nes ~ one.
RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTIONS
The article introduced by MI. Pe!rce, and re-
,o-tnd haes hr the Comrnittee OF rha Whole.
r. e,,,n5t fta ones+to;, NJ cnnntx cttr.
township, or other municipality subscriptions
to the capital stock OF any railroad or pft-
,,atc cn7nnrn,Ions. tn a yote uf the pcople
.s .,ts ,,,- an, naesad Afterfta rasaope # ,rne
"as -. " - -. easa.. .r,,t t,st,,
sent TO 1he connsltsec On seacouie "ita 1nsttuc-
Legislative article, the place which this section Is
10 1aAe Il aaop'eo.
TIE ED AFfRoAcH1S6-
The EorK put through to-day completes all the
reports from the Committee On the Whole, but
+tns. m rdnro+tor E.,,ara1 Re;,+,ons ana oro or
.Nuss w. w. ~ -..an1a- 1-aa"-+o,aa ~ Thasa ~
will all be disposed Of to-nozroW; then nothing
will REMAIN but the formal reports Of the Commit
tees On Rerision, Adjustment. and Schedule.
Tnosa =, en,,,a. h.va ~ .u,;+ tho conntattnn ~
laese' OF course. aase ~ a"a.. INC compeoou u
al othefa Ine a11ef eommls1ec VIII report On
N0nGxy morning, and sha other during the day. 1t
is perfectly safe to say that the convention viii a-
''1'A s'''' "'S VA 'Ieresaao sTvE,.a1 .>~"
etFsAa1E
loHa1u tne CLOSE o1 tne sesson to-daJ ar.
Goodnne catIea up Tue 1esoutlou 1ns'fueune inc
Committee Oh Revision anu ADJUSTMENT TO stt1He
out the question O WOMAN suuiaee 70 fote OF
the people Mr. "heaton oolected tnat sne con-
Eenfion hau no power 70 take the aetson proposed
after the article had been sem % me commtlee
on Revision and Adjustment The President de-
ctded that Ar. Wheaton Was wrong. Ar. Whiting
made an appeal to the convention to let the Sec
ton stand. The convention cohlo 1et npAee A
woman suffrage vail not be submitted to vote OF
the people Of the State. It Is claimed TINT this
tog1ade action is all owing to the able lecture de
uvercd by Mrs Wheaton, Of kalamazoo, Mich,