, 1870-05-13
ILLINOIS,.
Closing Proceedings in the Consti-
tutional Convention.
Provision for Printing and Dis
tributing the new Con-
''Btituhon.
Turner, OF Stephenson, 11cap-
pcnrs in the Roaring Farce
oT"perxon:ll ExI,lana-
tfou,'


TIE SCHEDULE CIT DOWN.
SPRINGFIELD, May 12.-The convention, this
morning after being IN session little over one
hour, adjourned until p. III. In the afternoon,
after the massage Of number of resolutions in re-
gard to printing the constitution, tho convention
took up the report Of the Committee on Revision
md Adjustment Of the Schedule The committee
hare reduced tho original report containing thtT
ty-two sections, down 10 sixteen sections, nCd in
many respects changed the entire language and
arrangement It took Until O'Clock to go through
the report. The Committee on Revision and Adj
justmcnt hna placed In the schedule the section
Introduced By Mr.. Browning on Monday,
ast, and passed, hy which tho clsg Of Quincy
would be enabled to get five hundred thousand
dollars out Of the State Treasury to pay SUBJ
scr1ptton to Missouri railroad, made before the
tax-s1casing law vas passed. The yeas and nays
were demanded en- ordering this section to be en-
crossed, and the convention, by vote Of 3 yeas
to IS na5s refused to 80 order It; 80 this abomlr2-
ton is left out of tho constitution and the people
Of Quincy Will he called upon to pay Ont Of
their own pockets without aid from the Suite,
The Quincy members Of the convention are work.
irg iike bcayers tonight, to ry to hare this aec
len reversed to-rnorroW morning. do not think
1t can be done.
FINAL. ADJOURNMENT. =
An attempt WIS made Just before adjournment
failed. Everything but signing the enrolled con-
sttutlon will be finished By tomorrow noon. aud
do not think the convention will continue Its c1-
istence after that hour. ~;
INVESTIGATION.
me commlftee OF aFe appointed o5 1ae con'en-
ton TO investigate the charges Maae
~ the committee On expenditures against tue
Secretary OF state. we're In sess1on
until Late hour last night, anu nave spent grea1
crpart Of to-day III the examination. Ihey nave
had before them number OF merchants and 9th
er dealers, OF whom Mr- Hummei has made. ruf-
chases, and hare examined the books and &c
counts OF his office, well ns samples Of station
cry furnished members Of the convention! and
hare made strict examination into all the mat
tiers charged by the committee. The committee
are still In session. hut will doubtless be really to
report tomorrow This committee, being com
noset1 of fair and honorable rentiemcu. Will,
,1onlt not rcport In exact accordance with the
facts MS t],ey found them
rrHSEn on TIE RAMPAGE
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gnn,F what noufencc con1d I've niace,1 ina n,,l1lc
neUsnaner which openIy .aImItfe,1 that II went
win the Doart1 of Trade epecu,ators to rob the
peonIc even to the amount -of nuarter-robbery.
T. Well might the farmers and pfoJucers.n cried
Turner, Will his hands up1lfted, Afeel crati1ed
that TIE Tribune Was willing TO rob them of
only one-uuaytes OF their har,l earnings
and not 90 in for the vbo1e robhery.r r1anohter
He real further from The sanoe artI.,c In ehorr