The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-03-12
Constitutional Convention,
PERSONAL EXPLANATI0N--.0B-
SERVICE OF The SABBATH
JUDICIAL CIRCUITS.
Steamship Schmidt Safe.
SNOW STORM At ST. PAUL.
National Turnbuad Convention.
Whlttemere Burnt in Effigy.
Railroad Construction.
JAIL DELIVERY OF kU kLUX.
Whlttemere Burnt in Efigy.
Railroad Construction.
JAIL DELIVERY OF KU kLUX.

SPRINGFIELD, March 1.-THE Convention
met at | 0 o'clock.
MIR. Turner rose to q privileged question,
In the Tribune of the 10Th inst. appears a
statement of the Committee on Federal
Relations, which Is incorrect In every re-
spect. In the FIRST place section / was
adopted by unanimous vote, not one mem
Der voting against it. Section 2 was adopted
with but one dissenting vote.
1t was agreed in committee that this sec
ton should be reported, and there was nc
talk whatever of 3 minority report. There
was no political discussion Of the subject,
but 1t was agreed on q certain resolution
there should be minority report offered.
Nj. Abbott offered NO resolution and made
no speeches except on the second section.
Mr. Archer did offer resolution, and on
that resolution the privilege was granted him
to explain.
Mr.. Bayne presented several petitions for
the proper observance of the Sabbath.
| Mr.. Benjamin presented a memorial from
the members of the Mclean county bar,
praying that the Judiciary article shall be
submitted to q separate vote of the people.
Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Archer ore thousand
copies of each article adopted bv the Con
vention was ordered printed for the use Of
members.
At 1890, in committee of the whole, the
18th section of the Judiciary committee was
taken up.
Mr.. Scho6eld presented the following
amendment
Judicial divisions and circuits shall be
formed of contiguous counties, compact as
circumstances will permit. New circuits
may be formed, and the boundaries of
divisions and circuits changed by the Legis
lsture at the mex, session preceding the
election of Judges of the circuit or division
sough; to be changed, and g, no other
tline."
Adopted
MIR. Sedgwick moved to strike out from
the first line the words Cook county,"
Mr.. Cum mings favored the motion.
Mr.. Mcdowell thought the system should
be uniform, and he favored striking out.
de thought until Cook county purged itself
Of the acts of the county officials, i, should
receive no consideration from the Couven-
tIon.
The motion was adopted by twenty five
ayes to nineteen nays.
Mr.. Wells offered a Substitute for section
l3, providing thai the State shall be divided
J
shall De elected for six years each.
Mr. Skinner said the Convention Was too
nasty In its action Oh this matter. He
thought substitutes were offered without any
deliberstion.
Mr.. Wells said there never was a better
intention than his in offering this substitute.
The article proposed By the Judiciary Com
ruittee was too great an innovation on tie
old Constitution
Mr.. Cary said the object of this section,
TO cut Cook county into so many circuits,
should forever condemn it.
Mr.. Bromwell hoped the substitute would
not prevail. 1t was not desirable or nee
essaIy.
Mr.. Hsines, of Lake, said be deemed the !
words "Cook county unnecessary in section
thirteen. He therefore voted to strike them !
out.
Mr.. W. j. Allen said the substitute re
produced the most obnoxious feature in the !
present Convention. He desired the matter |
kept out of the Legislature.
Mr.. Church said there are more circuits
in the State than are required. While pro- |
viding q liberal compensation for judges let
us not create any more than are necessary !
and as this section seeks to do.
Mr.. Parks was entirely in favor OF the |
substitute, and hoped i, would prevail.
The substitute was lost by II noes to % |
ayes.
MIR. Sedgwick offered 3 substitute, which |
was voted down, and the section as amend !
ed adopted.
Section 5 was taken up, and pending the |
discussion the Convention adjourned.
ST. PAUL, Minn., March IA heavy |
snow storm prevailed last night, six inches |
OF snow falling. Trains are delayed on
nearly all the roads.
NEW YORK, March l2.-The steamship |
Smidt, from Bremen, for which serious ap-
prehensions have been felt, has arrived. i
She has been 81 days in coming across.
The National Turnbund of the United |
States has decided to hold the next grand |
funniest at Patterson, New Jersey, about /
the middle OF next August. The festival
will extend over three days.
letter from Darlington, s. c.. SAYS Mr.. !
Whittemore was Insulted on the cars on his
way to Darlington at several places, and |
has been burned in effiey in nearly every
town in the district But his friends are /
active, and regard his return 20 his seat in
the House as certain. An enthusiastic mass
meeting has been held in Darlington in |
which white and black men took part, and
w hlttem ore statement OF uls c6se "oS re-
ceived with great applause.
PARIS, March ll.-Mr. Louis Noir, broth |
er of Victor Noir, who was killed BY Prince
Pierre Napoleon Bonaparse, publishes an
interesting communication in the morning
journals of this city to-day. He complains
tina, he has not been permitted to know any
thing accusation against the Prince, that
neither he nor any of his friends have been
cited TO appear as witnesses in the case,
and that the prosecution seems to be direct
ed against his dead brother and not against
the Prince.
BLOOMINGTON March l2-The directors
of the Peoria, Atlanta and Decatur railroad
held q meeting at the Ashley House to day
for the purpose of making arrangements TO
receive proposals for the construction and
equipment of that road
WHEELING. W. w., March 1.-THE Ke
nawhs Republican account of the Jail deliv-
ery at Charleston on the I'd, differs material
ly from the account given in Marshall Blacks
letter to General Stevenson. 1t makes no
mention cf Ku Klux organizations, and gives
utterance to no alarm It says Cox and
Whitlaw, the former known ss horse thief
and the latter Is . counferfeiter, both of
whom we're in jsil waiting trial, concluded
on Wednesday last, it was too long between
term and term, and in broad daylight they