, 1870-02-06
SPRINGFIELD.
The Canal Question Considered
~
Settled.
Minority Representation Report,
Special Despatch To IAe Chicago Tribune.
6FRIx0r1KLD. Feb. 4

Special Despsieh 10 IAe Chicago Tribune.
6FRx0r1KLD. Feb 8.
7W az1uArIox.
The committee work Of the convention Il nearly
Ill dcre, and there w1n be noskins harcaftes to
retAfd the proeeas Of bullnes1 but the dtspos1ron
70 talk moreover. the proi1ao:ed debsts upon
tne canal question hA4 extended to Alnoxt every
pesalh5e anbJecf, and the member feel mo1o of
lests e1nansted- One atgn at this u tho almost
un!SefxA GtAmpedt for home to DAY, inkomnch
that It Ia doubtful whether there will tc quoruu
On Monday The long dIEu1ston mAy, psrhspy.
hayo ana good eject N ttts direction, u no:hinR
mofet
N1xoftTT IXFxE4ENYATIoE.
Tee report upe1 minority representation ii
neafu ready. a1d VIII be made IN time for couud-
srstion In connection With the report Of tte Lsg.
ialattvo Committee, On Tuo4dly next. Tnn rood
Of petitions for pEoh1bltof5 lAws; tho Blble ID
schools: better Observance Of ths Sabbath; and
female sufraxe, Gstn contnueh All are referred;
1rd thu u the iAst that will b scan OF heard OF
tnem. They teem to como 1pu = section Of
country Of which Nt. Bayne'A County OF Wo3d-
lord u the nEcleua.
KAuHoApS
The Committee on 1ssllroada reported to-day,
contrary to general expectation, and It will BE-
aeen shat they hAEe adopted soue rery stringent
provisions. The force Of public acntmeut on
thts subject nsJ be estimated from the TACT taas
tbs Chairman Of the committee rattpR tho report
u comidtEed to be anything ont real friend Of
the report
c4NAL QUESTION.
hatdlJ know Whcther to eAy that the canal
question Il settltd Or not. Probably, hoKeyes. It
IL Tho adoption Of Mr. Droxninea substitute
Ass ereo!ng VIZ, Al tia tine, conud-
efed anything but settlement, Cpon
examining tho document utter the adjournment.
the facndz OF tho canal fouud that it yery nesrlf
gave them all that they desired. II pronio,u the
sa1o Or lease Of tho cAnal, except upon vote Of
Tie people: and Il also prohibits appsopf1aaung,
OF tho loan Of the credit By tho S:ate 10 tho canal
oe 70 railroads.. No one supposes that any cali
lot noney viii be made BY the railroads, and 1t II
nos toe eanAl which 10 much needs improvement Al
mo Ilfno!a dTer nov. It VA not noticed last
eseHlh9 taat tao prohibition does not ex-
tend TO that Stret. SO far II this report
goes, tho Ie9t1latuse may con1trucs iii the rocks
Aoo dams 1t Ikea This. after the prohibition Of
sale Is the chief pont fnatuted upon by the freuds
Of tne report With this view, and also ffpn
partial unde1stAndtug that the matter viii b.
postponed fm Week or two, I large number Of
The fftends Of the canal went homa thIg morning
without pairing on Perhaps they did NOT wlsa 10
40 10. AZ al evens, when the substitute waa
called up By Nj. Browning, and Z division
Of Inc question being granted, the 11st
6J Sota Of ~ TO s-the three naJs being Measrt,
uaJ, Robinson, and Underwood, vho may be con-
a'dered the most extreme oppopents Of the re-
port Tho second clnuae, prohibiting approprta-
tlons, OF the loan Of credit By the State 10 tho
canal, va also pasted by good maJortuea Tho
probability now u that tho substitute WI.
BE- ndopted a. mart Of tho consttu.
ton. without sez1ouA oppoaluon from
any quarter. Still tho matter IL not uulte
settled. Mr.. Turner attempted to etec, = sastle-
meuf, but Eas Interrupted BY motion to adjourn,
which lucceeded.
ANCsEHEfT.
Some tmu1ement was caused BY resolution
offered, to-day, that the state Geologst publish.
IN hIl next report, the Hon. John D. Catons
paper On the origin Of the pra!r1es. 70 this thu
solemn III. Scholaeid offered - N amendment
that tho remarkable poem BY HI. Bromwell Oh
"DonldeEs, " be added, Both propositions went
doNu, however.
HON. 9. g. HATkR
Hon- s. s. HsJea nAde hi frat appearance in
the convention to-day.