, 1870-02-19
SPRINGFIELD.
Proceedings In the Convention
Tester&2y.
Proposition for a Months Recess.
Representations ma1hematI-
cul muddlc.
Provision for Filling senatorial Va
cauciea,

SpeeA Despatch to The CtlcsR1 Trtbuue.
BrK1NoTIxLD, F4b. 15.
1HA FRorosn1oH Fux 4 1Kckss.
Tne lnrg talked Of resolution pro oaoslnk An nd.
}ou3nment for several weeks WAs offered to-dkJ
BY Mt. Eng11se, Of Greene, who also moved that
tno e1ue bo laid On the table untn the LIT Of
March. This resolution meet& with faTot from
SOHO manbera, And opposition from otnefk The
iAtter claim that tn Q cousenunn can get through
with it, work By April II 1t viii only at through,
willis If an adjournment b had those nemhess
Who are now pretty wei talked out E1lI 60 home,
inhAle pure Wind, CONC back, and 60 to
blowing with u MUCK viRot n ever.
Tho prooasl!sy u, from the general temper
m2nlles.ed, that when thu question cornea up It
will succeed. The Only dirleultJ will be In the
lenxth Of tho fecesa-
1W LhdLeLA1IvN 1KFbKF
M taken up It The uluAl hour. Tne tsnth aec-
hnn providing for the 1llin2 Of Ssoakortal vseaD-
o,es, Wa passed, with = few alteht asneudmerta.
The fourtn section, relating to tho dl1t1lct1ng OF
the 8tAte ard the terms or ONCE Of Senators,
wa1 feconside1td, and, after few Amendmeots.
re-adopted- The seventh secuon- providing tot
dostef1, Wn4 then taken up. An1 il oan&deEA-
ton formed tho principal nu1tness Of the dAJ.
II proved TO be the pons datnorum o{ tho whole
report. On othe, sections thera has been no dln-
Guilty. On this there was = complete deA1 lock.
II va mathematical calculation Of TOO atoptn-
doua proportions for mora than half dozen
members to catch tha least g1immeting Of An In
telugent comprehension. Tho aI1uAions TO raros
and 10 frsetlons Of rauos, which wefa 70 be equal
to something ella when divided BY se1ne other
unknown number, h2d btw1ldeElng eject that
wa1 almost painful Members 1ett their seats.
got together In dock1, and with
paper AID petctl lahorcd b solTe
the lntr1cacieg Of tho problem before them: but II
WA OF no use. Some delegate would be ttIucf
with revelation, and would pop up fton hts seat
With the view OF explaining 70 bis le0 Fortunate
associates What the section meant, but before be
could proceed to any length he would nnd him
eelf rouudtr!nR far beyond hA depth. 1t was IN
vain that J. C. Allen insisted that the section Wa
perfectly clear; that It meant lost whit 1t
said. The question Was Whit did 1t
Bay7r MI. Medlu labo1ed earnestly,
| aud spoke nrst from ora part OF
| the room and then another, to explain Whist ths
| committee intended the section snoold convey.
| stu fozeneads flowned, and heads Were shaker
In the most hepeeas relplex1tJ and profound !g
| uc1apce. F1Enlly, Mi. Mccoy, Of Whiteslde
| cried "EurekA:" and 10 rising serJ RrayelE u
| hi1 feet, he offered suoEftsute to the psnposet
| section. He raid II contained oil thu technicsit
ties OF the 4eyera sections On this Representative
| slhiect, and wss very peysp:cuouA II set ou
what a ratio should be, and how Oh
tslued, and multiplied all tho squhI'
ral1es Of the State hT the inhaoi
ssnts thereof, and this sun, divided b
| the number Of square acres IN county, Afte
| nrht tuptJacttnx whatever ltve STOCK there miah
be in sucn particular locality. WAS to constitute
| ratip This ratio vas to be divided bT the nun
ber Of days In the year, beiore fraction couI
be reached 1t also provided that the conp!et
| understanding Of the 1ectlon should be test
the right 10 vote tn this stAte, the Fifseent
| Amendment to the contrary Notwithstanding
The gravity with which Nj. Mccoy deiTere
h,nae1f Of this production couEulsed II
| convention with laughter. The comnttte
npAly IN order to tAtlatJ some se1iol
objections which had been made agatnst the ae
taop withdrew It. and reported It back IN the Ate
noon, when It wa1 finally adopted Tue ha!hnt
| Of the legislative report went through IN aho2t o
der, And WA adopted as reported. 1t vii
| finally considered In the convention On March l.
KA1NxN1 poxA1N.
Judge Skinper han prepared section on Il
. subjecs Of eminent domain, which he Will ak
! | pe considered In connection with the section
ported by Nj. Church. It IL "a iollors:
~1he relise gowss 9: Tho STATE IL 1siesenss T.
IN ss{sss 6 SsE;ss =
cahhes .like ot tbs beneft, of soeh so!pets;,oos
t6s!r RSns, ~: and 'hns' "'''a'
= 4''@' COUNTY CLERK CHOSEN 1Y LOT.
e Attic election for Clerk In ClAy County, |
y fall, there proved to be LIS vote between LUZ
8. Hopkins and William Il. Hudllstcn, each
ing received Ills voteA Notice Wa served
both gentlemen 70 appear II the Clerks once
Louisville, to decide nJ To-, Al the laT d'recth
n nopklns appeared, but Hudllsion did not: tds
r. upon, In pursuance Of law, The Clerk drew J.
HOPKINS WAS the successful person. Tod
upon the certificate OF the CLERK Of the ah'
tacta, q commission Issued to said Lnthat
:. nopktns ~ County Clerk Of ClsJ County.
" ARTICLES or RcoRFokAIIoN Tukn
~ Tho Thayef and Toby Furniture Company,
u, Chicago, capital STOCK, s15e, &C., flied a1tsee* u
~ / rprpofat1nu t1-dAY,