, 1870-01-08
6PRih aFlEkD.
Proceedings in the Convention Yes
terday.
Report Of the Printing Committee
Finally Adopted,
Resolutions on Taxation, Civil
Rights. Divorces, &C.,
Presented aud
Referred.
The Whitenouse-Cheney Case in the
Supreme Court.

Special Despatch 10 The Chicago T1tsuue.
SfH1SGF1ELD, jar. !.
Tue PRINTING QUESTION SETTLED.
The convention was In session hut q little over
tHo honrs today, duf1cg which time but little
bnsiness Of imporsEc. was transacted. Tue
tslutlpg matter IS At last settled, and the recon-
Eerdaiions Of the comrnItte have been adopted
'''hcut alteration, save IN the reduction OF the
nrst contrac: Price Mr.. Tuner, OF Stephenson,
zee 'eartul clohtrg speech, aptl discussed anew
I tbreadba1e question Of the powers ot the con-
1tnton.
INCORRECTLY RErORTED.
4 few members got after some Of the reporters
With q sharp It OK, and seemed to feel gT.erously
l tnEed at some statements which had been made
abo Il their. One member went 80 far as
10 r1pffas desire to bnnlsh the whole tribe. In
this connection the Springfield Journal experienced
8 very ucensiable handling. 4 great many damag-
Ing statements were nade bJ various menaber3 ns
the Printing Committee, all having relation to tts
toutse upon The disposition OF the printing.
TAE NEWSPAPER QUESTION.
The question Of supplying the members with a
certain number Of daily papers brought up the
san cid arguments which were addnce1 before
tue fol!ds3F. The whole matter was happily re-
fetred to the Committee On Printing, where 1t
will be disposed o! at an early day.
FRosrEc7 OF eHoRT SESSION.
In the debate To-day, NE nbara expressed their
thnf, In less than month, theT would
ave cor stltntion realy for the people Of the
$ ale. Tee amount Of work accomplished Ia q
salee wceks' stss!op, altogether does not seem
hear cut this assertion, still the committees are
futis st1enr cd and there !sa coumendan!e de.
elre t1ilced TO get down to practical business as
soon a5 potsltle.
FIRE. TRADE MEETING,
Hon. En- or 4. S'orrs vas advertised to speak
In the Rep1et tentatises Hall, this ererlrR, In the
nterests Of free lrade but Owing TO tue short no.
'irt. there Was but small audience in attendance
and the meeting an}our1ed without the expected
speech, much 10 the regret Of those preaenf, al
though Judge u. Z. Skinner Eiaie @ few remarks,
followed by Z. II. HhiEes.
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CASE IN Tue srrRExE
COURT.
The time Of the Supreue Court has beea fully
occupied o-day IN The hearing OF arguments from
the attorneys IN The celebrated Whltshou.c Che.
ney case. S. Corning Judd opened the
ense rts morhing as attorney for the rla.nttn.
10 error, aud Ia an ho1r'a SPEECH made sound
ard mastery aleuEeDt- lie was followed BIZ
Melville ". Fuller, for the defence, In speech OF
t~o ho1rs. which, vas not concluded when the
court adjourned. Fuller viii nu1sh hts argum ut
II an hours speech in the morning. W. {. Gouds
will follow. The case ls excltiEg much Interest
Aluouh kue itEa! HA&eI1tt5, VINO crowded t1e
courtroom during the day.
sCrKEAE corhr DECISIONS.
The following decisions Of the Supreme Court
hare been announced: Toledo, Wabash 4 West
ern Railroad Company Vs. Hunter ct al; 1ererscd
aud remanded. Collins ct al rs. hayte: same or
tcF. steen Fa Nlge:0W ct al; zane orGer. Col.
'.ns et al vs. Fisher; same order.
TIE COMING STATE FAIR.
At meeting OF the Executive Society Of the
s:afe Agricultural Fals, held this afternoon, the
following supeflDteDdents we're appointed for the
Statc Far: Nj. Brown, Superintendent Of Class
a; Mr. Spears. Superintendent Of Class B Ms.
Lee, Superintendent Of Glasses aud E; Mr,
Ia} 1or, Superintendent OF Class D Mesar1. Goldra
and Dunlap. supesutendents OF Glass F; at1.
Enery, Superintendent Of Class @; ME. Dalton,
of Classes q, ], and L; Ar. Web.
B:er, Superintendent OF Class Il.
Un motion Of hi. sFears, It was resolved that
eiie. thcws te excluded from the grounds.