The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-03-19
FROM SPRINGFIELD.
CONSTITUTIONAL coNvr~r,ox,

fr1ddy, Aareh 1l.-Sec. Ii Of the J,d;c;srv -.
port was taken up, and after a variety of amend.
ments had been discussed and ldi.po.ea - ,hs
section was adopted az follows:
Sec. Is. The state shall before IN.
tion OF the terms OF Office Of the present ;ufae.
OF the circuit courts be divided into judicial g.
cults OF not more than one circuit for evs--
lO0,OOO inhabitants Of the state The ;ud;c':;
divisions and judicial circuits shall be formed -
contiguous COMMITTEES, as nearly composed "a cir.
cumstsnces will permit. New circuits NAV ha
formed and boundaries of circuits and divisions
be changed by the general assembly at its se.s;or
next preceding the election Of the Judge, Of ~.
circuits or divisions sought to be changed, but AZ
no other times, provided that the circuits MAJ
De equalized or changed at the first session of
tho general assembly after the adoption Of mi.
constitution. The creation or change of anv
judicial division or judicial circuit shall NOT
affect the tenure Of office of any judge.
&c., IA having been previously disposed Of.
Sec. Is was next taken up. and after some three
hours discussion, adopted a. follows:
SEC. Is. The general assembly NAV div,d.
the state into judicial circuits Of greater popua.
tion and territory, in lieu Of the circuits provided
for in section 13, and provide for the election
therein severally by the electors thereof by gen.
eral ticket Of three or more Judges who shaIl
respectively hold the circuit courts in the crcn;t
for which they shall be elected, in such manner
~ may be provided by law but the Who'll. nun.
Der OF judges to be elected in such enlarged cir.
cults shall never exceed the proportion of one for
every 100000 Inhabitants in the state.
Secs. 90 and 30, relating to the courts in Cook
county. were next taken and debated unt;,
adjournment.
Saturday. March 12-The committee on tod.
eral relations reported an article, affirming the
paramount authority of the constitution of .b.
U. S. and denying the right of state TO secede
Laid over.
The committee on miscellaneous corporations
reported an article of sections, which vss also
laid over Secs 20 and 30 were resumed and
discussed at length and finally adopted. Sec 30
simply provides tina. Cook county shall cons,i.
tute Judicial circuit, ald Secs 80 and 81 are a.
follows:
SEC. 30. The circuit court Of Cook county
shall consist Of five judges. until their number
shall be increased, a. herein provided The pres.
ent Judge OF the recorders court Of the CITY of
Chicago, and the present Judge of the circuit
court Of Cook county, shall be two Of said Judges
and shall remain in Office for the terms for which
they were respectively elected. and until their
successors shall be elected and qualified. Two
judges OF said court shall be elected on the dav
on which this constitution shall BE- submitted to
the people for adoption.
SEC. 81. The superior court Of Chicago shall
be continued, and called the superior cour. Of
Cook county. The present judges of said eourt
shall remain IL office for the term for which they
were respectively elected and until their sue.
css.ors shall be elected and qualified.
Sec. 32 was next discussed amended and
adopted as follows
SEC, 30. The general assembly NAV increase
the number Of judges by adding one 10 EITHER or
sad courts. for every $4,000 nia bi..n,s in said
county over and above = population Of 100000.
Secs. 80 TO 81 inclusive were adopted a. origin
ally reported. Pending the consideration of Sec.
30 the convention adjourned
Aonday. -hareh 1.-THE judiciary report was
resumed, in committee Of the whole. Sec 50 be.
ing under consideration, after q orief debate, Q
motion prevailed to report the section pro Ja1na
to the convention. The same action was had in
regard TO The 40th section. Secs Al to 4S, (all
relating to courts in Cook county, were adopted
without debate Sec. 40, which provides that i.
shall be ground to challenge juror that no has
not paid state or county tax within year OF.
cited q warm discussion, and Was finally stricken
out. Mr. Browning moved an additional section
providing for minority election Of Judges, which
was lost
The judiciary report being thus gone through
in committee Of the WHOLE the report on Revenue
was taken up but before making any progress
therein the convention adjourned.
Tuesday, .Narch l5.-rhe. proceedings ope ned
with proposition from the committee on print.
ing to dispense with the publication Of the
debates Of the convention in Globe form, the
amount of matter produced by the convention
being so Unexpectedly enormous. An hour was
| spent in debate, when it was decided to let the
committee on printing do as they pleased
| about it.
Mr. Medill, from the committee to re.arrange
the grand judicial divisions, made q report in
favor OF detaching the counties Of Livingston,
Iroquois and Tazewell from the Sd and adding
them to the I'd grand division; also to detsoh .
whole tier Of counties from the second and ada
them to the first grand division. Un the basis
Of seven grand divisions, the report was ~
| fellows
First Observation-Disclosures Pulaski, Massac,
Hardin, Pope, Johnson, Union, Jackson, Will
Hanson, Saline, Gallatiu, White Hamilton,
Franklin, Perry, Randolph, Monroe, st. Clair
Washington, Jeffers son, Wayne, Edwards and
Wabash. Population, 300,107.
Second Decentralization, Bond, Clinton, Mar.
ion, Clay, Rchland, Lawrence, Crawford, Jasper,
| Efinvham Eavatte MoptvOmery. MacOupin