, 1870-04-16
Yesterdays Work In the Consti-
tuttonal Convention,
The Revenue Article. Finished in
Committee and Reported Back.
Debate on the Suffrage
Question.
A Decisive Vote Against tho
Woman Suffrage
Proposition.
The Old Penitentiary Ring Puts in an
Appearance.

Special Despatch to The Chicago Triluns
FKSr1Esr1tKr Ring.
6FHlSaFlKID, April 1A--Colouei Sam Rucknas-
Ter, Senator sam Casey, and several othera known
IA the old Peuitcnuafy ring, hive been lowering
At'oot h*fe for several taJA, md tho suspicion
ltose u ooce, hGs tho Peurent11sy 4ness,uo vouao
soon make it, appearance tn the convention Sure
enough, this morning, soou after the rt.&tIIng Of
The journal. Mr. Wall offered resolution thai the
Committee on renltentlAsy he requested to inquire
And report whether It h eIpcdicnt 70 incorporate
IN the constitution provision that the State
PenlteuuNJ ought ueyer to be operated By
The 3tate, and Ghould be leased upon such
conditions u thu General Assembly may provide.
MI. Wall made ntua Speech, In which he gave
somc ponderuus ngutea as TO the loss to tha State
Of the Joliet Institution, n now run BY the Com
nfssloners, under It's authority. BE would not
vouch for the accuracy OF his nguses nor could be
for the further statement he made that, when
operated By the old Peulteutiary ring, it WIS
source Of pEont to the Sszte, for the reason that
the statement Fas untrue. Nj. Church replied to
the rcu,arks Of Mt. Wall, and the resolution wes
laid On the table
KzyErr ARncLk.
The convention, after disposing Of
MI. Walls resolution, took mp the
Revenue article, the question being on the
adoption .of the Section 8, which was adopted
After IN hours dlscusslon, IN which Nj. Ross and
several other gentlemen pleaded atrongly in favor
Of striking out, they insisting that II adopted It
would repeal Or Affect the validity Of what Ia
known III the tax stealing law, passed by the Gen
ctal Assembly Of 1857 and 1869. MessrA Church,
Haf and other friends Of the section, denied thai
1t would work any such rtsnlt hut was only In
tended to stop such Legislation hereafter and
tntuw guards around the State Treasury. The
IN " n IIx nHa arfn t,va .
RtGHr or SUFFRAGE.
The majority report of the Committee On the
Right Of Suffrage was takcn up In Committee Of
the Whole, and ench section paased seridtirt With
out q word of debate OF the psoposal Of a single
amendment, aud then At once taken up By the
contention for adoption. This looked n Il thia
trouh1ous question wAa going through the conyeu-
ton without the interruption Of debate or amend
Enent; but such was not IT, 1ase. Tie nrzt section
Waa read, and amendments almoet with
out number poured In frum al
sources until the close Of tho morning session,
and were then renewed At the opening Of the after
noon session. The df1t amendment offered wAs
by Mi. Vandeventer, to AIike out the word
"nale.T The wotnens rights ladies will be iptlig-
nant when Informed that this amendment received
hut IL affirmative votes, while l6 votca we're cast
against 1t, most Of them In loud and emphatic
tones. Another amendment offered was to strike
out the entire section, nni Insert Section of
Article Of the present constltuuon. This
proposition got only 10 votes, while 81
werc cast against it. Finally, s1s. Cody
offered an amendment that every
male lnhabitant Of this ssate, 1T the adoption OF
this constitution, Of proper age, with the qualthca
lions nnmed In this section, should be entitled to
vote. This amendment wA8 discussed At g1eat
length, and, At times, with great yehcmence, on
the part Of ita friends. OF course, the newiy.eu-
hanchlaed colored race came In for large aha1c
Of denunclauon from the Democratic orators par
uculas1 those rom the Southern part Of the State
and the wrongs which would be indicted upon the
poor, but honest and Intelligent foreigner, who, II
thls amendment should hot be adoprcd,
would not be allowed to vote
the moment he reached the State, were depleted
In glowing and teatful manner, particularly by
Mcssr1- Ross, Archer. and Seece Their eloquenca
proved Of no use upon the stony-heartcd Republl~
cans, who voted down the amendment, and for
ctGners, II they become citizens OF Illinois, will
have 70 TO 1t In the old way. The section Nus
finally adopted without the amendment, which will
he found In the regular rrpoEt Of proceedings
The other sections Of the bill were then passed
without much debate, until the ninth anu last Was
reached, and that was stricken out Nj. sedgwtck
offered at additional section allowing women to
vote On questions Of taxation, when they hare
property that will be Affected By reason Of that
taxation The section WAS adopted, hut was at
tefwa1ds recons1dcred for the purpose, IS was
stated, Of perfectin4 It. An additional section
to submit the question OF womens suffrage to a
vote OF the people was voted down stu another
section allowing every white male foreigner to
vote II he be Of proper age, de-, WAS voted down.
This section wRs offered 70 test the ancertry al
thnse Democrats who supported hi. CodJ's
amendment to the nrst section. All the Demo.
csats but four. believe. voted against the pro.
position. Before the article w4a disposed Of, the
convention adjourned.
coon FRIDAY.
To-day being Good Friday, and also the auni,
yessa1J OF the death Of the good tnt great Lin
coin, 1t has been duly observed by the Episcopal
and Roman Catholic Churches, and also By on,
Stale authorities Tie serE3ees It ST. Paula Epls.
coral Church were very Impressive The altar and
chAncel were heavily dtaped In black, and other,
wise appropriately dressed In emelema Of mourn.
Ing. The services were conducted By Rev. II. O.
PersJ, tn temporary charge Of this parish, who was
nsslsted By Rev. Ns. Waldo aud Mr. Day The ser.
tuon, By Her. VI. rc7y, was eloquent, appropriate
and full Of pathos. The nag Oh the State House
dome has been dying at half-mast all day. =
SUDDEN cnASdK OF WEATHER
Yesterday WIS 30 warm and sultrY ~ to be un
comfortable. Peach and cherry tzees we're In blootn
the annuals were in full hlnssom, and the al
vent Of spring was supposed to IN. n1et fact
But this morning. with the wind from thc norm
. min s,or+, ert in t,lloxc, hofor. ,toht ~ :
go .+c-,s ss,,h ss. ,a....e " ~ H''' -,
aud cherry blossoms, and all Lie bright flowers o1
yesterday. Great fears for our early fruit are cx
pressed by mnnv. bnt II I, shou,, not 1nrn 81 o,,
A. n frrc1e mn muc+ har7n I'm rezn,+
% ;" 44se@e' uo@ A4"ea l'11 u " ~ *esu4t-
PRESS EXCURSION.
E II. EtiRcs editor OF the Rockford Rf1istrr
President AMI Na,nr 4 w rsw,ris VITA prpa,
da1, ~ ~ r,,'.a,s 49,. ..ss.,".,.a
Heuk " eAe Aloas 4lese AssoeAA3loa, ano SAqtAlI
7. E. Woods, Of the Nation Journal, met In thl
caty TODAY IN consultation oyer the nrorrsn,m,
os fhr nrcnoAod ,nnn,, nxrn,.4ar e..,s,.c+o-. =.
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