, 1870-04-25
ILLINOIS.

8Asarday's ProcecdInga. in thur Con.
vcnti0HL
.-,.. SPRIfGF:ELp. III. Arsts p
Cnur,. As '''s
ELL or R1GtI1s.
Mr~A1LRN, Of Alexander, frtu: the cornrn,-+.>
on HtH,u Right. marie rrrorrrtho saTne IN -.
main with TIE present article on the ssme su6tr,s
ferent: ~ 1''-
sEWox Kve1 person may m alY speas, xrtt.-
anu pnpish ma sentiments on ali snhrcts heInr
all trials t'r Lfs'r bnth civil and criminal thc h.
tEuth, wheR mihalshe1 with good motives ani fur
Jnsunshie sad.,' shall he sufficient defense to The
SEC. .: No person shall be heli to sasSer for a
gIMlna! oushce unless on Indictment ri i grand
;nsy, except n e7atesof petit larreny tn, offences
lsss man felony. In whtch the punishment Ia bv
cne nr imprisonment. otherwise rhan lrtt tht PenL
teottatF. Ia cARes Uf Impeachment amt in "a sa.
1h attA3nE N me afMs ahs navF, or tn the militia
danger. ~ t'"oN
SEC. Is Private property shall not be taken or
.iaL ior nRtEle r.44 without just cuEr+usl-
5!on such COMPENSATION, when NOT Ma.ic f,y the
Slate, shall lss nsc+Stalnesi by a IufY. OF MT
!ess than THREE Commissioners appointed ~
The fee ot 1ans taken for railrs,ad tracks wt,out
consent OF the owners ::isstpf shall rema,t, in
soch o~uers subject to the use for which ii Is
SEC 16 The General: ,nzs ath,y shall not nass
any ~ post (atto law or las impalrtne the ohlrs-
unn OF cnntratts, nor make any l1reyert,ble grant
vi special privileges or lMEuXnitfeA.
o, ne Iei,ott ~as madc the Special order for
1hufSdaJ next
THE JFDtc1AKT 1Ersoxr.
consideration of the tIa.starv report was re-
StMe'i. Mf. Dement'S asaent1ncns u SECTION IL
aIosl.lnE grand jursea, being the question befor,
me ConrSht'n-
MI. SEDGWICK. Of I>eNSah, uored to rcfer I.
70 The Committee on Bill ut Rights, with t1str1c-
Hns 70 report etausc In their article providing
hat the LEGISLATURE may .onaify ur abolish the
HTani Jury system whenever Substitute therefor
sha!! u L5nvi!tsi.
IN, nnhh WI ~ fAsor u IL reference To
a1H suonglE aiSueatei the amendment
Ml: ALLE-S, 81 tEasSf f"Ei. wa4 willing to TT thc
trt nas ~"al'i nut ~ .assa it tina, after
tia alu tallAse II gould not lHs rsssoTtei In thr
niRae5 ohehces. lie Thought the gtan,l Jury w.ls
us*ltI .
mast 1t,n, HIST pt MnntSmsF! taoasas ths wsa
lcanS n support IL The Ir.p'e were nut YET o.
M tnIlsa WIN the question. ansl what security ~As
inlurS n pirate character as the grand Jury. ii:
s.'; s.Sn' 5ain ancien! ihstlfusGn should not ".
usa n,sn, atpo'sne'' NJ least uu'a The people dc
Mr. GoonHCE, Of VIII, thought action on thL4
enssaon e,,ss i, "as ~ nsematufs Ms seevEnlze The
shaFastsq .! xas sas fhaaF ha,l rs, ss!s s SeT how
i., as1nGsh npon, hot wonL! VAT until the people
f"a f,9aas 1s vF hsas viS.t he x"M sote upon II! e
Ms. IINCNEh favored the resolutions, hut
~anted the constitution lfl silent the question.
Lti Tue people, thEungh their representatives,
abolish he grani jury II theS choose, and aiIo ~
stotr II u they chuUse- Let the question bo left
orsn to The people,
81. ScdEwicks resolution was divided. AMI tho
ns1t part, referring the amendment TO the Com
Mittee on Bill Of KiCnta, WAS 1,iantett The ave-,
anti noes were called for on the ss.eur,s naft-T,r
Ing Instructions to the cornMt11ee-anI the yute
resulted ayes, .: noes, 70; 70 no Instructions
were given.
Section 13 was ronsitlttrtl
Mr. WELLS, OF Peoria, offered Q substitute.
This was Numbering secttnn fnlt NJ snecf.I fnr,x
labon, anil II the Legislature cuulA nut TX the sr-
cuttK Hhat un,t.r hepr.ns ..oulI II tI,@ 7f., spt