, 1870-02-19
TIE CONVENTION.

srRnGFIKlp, III, Fcb. Is.
PETITIONS, RESOLUTIONS. ETC.
Tho convention mat 1t 10 O'Clock.
Petitions xere presented IN regard 10 rents and
the formation Of new oounttes.
Also. ths following resolutions:
Assembly shall provide bi general law TOT tne
abaiement Of taxes On real eata,e pro raid to the
asaessed value for tho amount Of Indebtedness for
Ry IT, ESGLIsu OF Greere7nat the conven
ttop Ad3outu On March !, AID take rectss 70 Maj
II, ara that members be not allowed to drar pay
" by III lii: WALL. Of pen5-A substitute to the
above, thai the convention adjourn Oh March
Both ite RESOLUTION and substitute weze la.d On
the table for further consideration,
LEG1sIA1IvE REPORT.
Tbe coryen,!nn went into Committee Of the
Wccle, MI WRIGHT ID tho chair Section 10 Of
the Legislature Report wss taken up, slightly
sn IT, ofiea s,f2n passed
4 h sts ess :S T. 70 ssf.s :esss
IA e. z q ssqtss. .f,;
Ssid eenate11 rlcet<d shall hold ther oEes for t~o
Section wna rrcortidered and aZaiu adopted
win slight amendment. - fo!lost:
stns,s di.sicst. e.eh et ss,eh .hs choose one eas
,aE .aa r. td n, e se 'ss & e. tSqt IL 1s.. s,,i hs
ion. II d1,r1ets be.sias odd nanbc!1 shai! taette
AZ se.as I'd g i
and yc.oeiea occurring b he expssoq ot ts'm .ha
the se5entn see.!on va sssan tskep up:
Amendments ve5e oftered and technical phfAses
dttcusstd through the fore noon-
Hecess until O'Clock
Mr. HAISES, OF Lake. moved to sake fron the
table. the resolution regarding Feceas fFon
Nee.rs. K1NG. wAsuBrRS, and TRCEs-
DALE, wished fulleE honke Tor IL constellation
TIE lKlESllT1Sx kErOKT.
TIE convention went into Committee OF the
Whole on The Legislative CoRamistee's report.
g. aitE e ZIG q erastor,. e; submitted the follow
Wh d s .si 4 e i' :! :,
Rerre,enta!lFes aeeains n rse,t,an. e tho tote
IL. Il
9TH ;e q s.sh Msen q ',1sJ -as
= .das.ssq.I heeFe.;ntat.xs = rs ihlla "a aih
e Il iht: s. I'd 90 ss
iss s r 3 ::
IT FiansBrRy, OF livingston, vas o9posed
TO the auhet1tote tor The reasoa that i waa more
Of s:5ina representation 70 smaller eoantlea, me
committee have conceded that three. tfths Of .
rso shall b full & sauo ~ ~ ~ tae;e M &c co1nse; =
the larger counties MAS met w1sa coEprom!sa
| II the smaller counties, who allowed the larger
sa,re drhs ovef one Taua Th.s wa rteat, and ths
Original report expressed this principle, bot now
| the dtticnlty AIoee in the word ratio.
| Nj TURNER, Of Stephenson, do1bstd II tae rub
satute vas any improvement on the original Re:
port. The only oountea th4t would soder would
70 these that had rsslo aud fraction oTet.
| After carefully calculating the chAnce44 nt came
| To The curcuiiou tbAs counties ll1e Cook obtained
| no AdyansAEe whatever.
,he most : eqa,t.ale to*agds sml counties, Rs
there Would oe much dlmeail5 aud computation
Ak ~ rE%f FN$
VI Would oe eet;cs 10 lei tne principle 50 thaa i
prevent ita adoption.
Nj. MEprI1. of Ccok, alluded to the iae: tha
laroo 70 lis numberS- He explained a ienKtl
now The y stem would work, and said tn1t toi
convention could adopt no scheme wnl:n wuus
| lie Sid there We<u ct&hseea Demoeta1:c aua q!
tetu Republican counties interested IN nhsln
tbetf representation cqnsiiItd. but this patslsA =
11eT WI lneir naealelle 10 comparison with II
! vaak beuen,s III would confes On the psop!e.
Nj. BENJAMIN, OF Mclean. alluded 70 me 60!
fies. Hs oousidered that II would work s1ea
= Injustice to tue larger ones onea--..
4 @o,e ras taken on The toosututa = tepa9te :
{ | b. the COMMITTEES. Adopted-Jeas, - aAEN
!. the word 81 Representative" ;;eer:aln expAeAol
: wo.ds, - that Tho people uiZat nndersstnd VIZ
N: ALLES, Of Crawford. s,'d be ~
sIoctsd By taa committee % si11ke ouI sectIcn
l' and nored th1& tho committee DO no. Carried
u rC1tic oSffCEA
,. Mr. LANES called up h!a seoond hddnon
l. No iaw shall b. passed which shAn operate to Z
tena ioS en et my pnele officer alter hls eieeao7
4 Ar. nAlSEs Withdrew nu additional sectp
relating 70 r.llrosds. The a1tlcle. win amen
ucnss, WM then Ecported to toe convection, a
% on Sssd.y, as1ch 4 !. w nnA oonA'''~'1
1. PUBLICATION or LAVA
10 NJ, HA1SEs, Of Lake, called ~ ~ amer
Ira pot3icatibn Of lANX In tie peFspAp4{N, 4