, 1870-02-01
sPRiNaFiEtD.
Petitions and Communications Pre.
sented In the Convention.
The Canal Question Further Dis
oussed.
Work In Committee.

Work In Committee.
General saloman's Case in the gu
pfeme Court.
Special pespA.eh 70 The Chicago T1thuna.
seAHaTup, JAn. 81.
fcospxr,
After several little petitions relau.a 10 tho Aa.e
ead or1nxlos Of alcoholic nqoast incscsslag tbs
faftedfctsdh Of <uatlceA o1 tt4 Pe4ce formally aud
| BY lau Introducing the Bible into echpos, Ola
EaoreEy reared hts familiar head again today.
! Nj Hniree, OF Lake. deslEed that he saould h
( empowered to dfsx hts order on tic Auditor Of
STATE for postage btamps to toe 1nconsiaesan.e
amount OF 3io- This vas untse1rAl1y objected 70,
Nj Bow1sngs voice being hessd ths loudeas
AID makt Emphatic tn deusiag tha gan,
tlso71n fram Laka this exsepStrs expenditure.
vi. Hafues, however, ts gentleman VINO Il
Lot beaten n tha OF bis pxslla-
neneIJ pfactlce, ald - he went u work aud
| Grew up &totner resolution 10 t1e eject shst %
member Of thh ccnveruon dtaw pay for the ttne
I curing the teeess, ard he moTed IL !inmedlae
tdop ion, tayng that 1t was evident tho tendency
| ct thi& bod5 rAa toward excexsfye fr1sxtfy md
h NtAhed to 80 1t tnuxt1tent- Mr. sa5da1. bow.
| 1r9. succeeded m 7escuinz the convention from
| M EMBARRASSING dilemma By having tho
resolution referred to ,he Committee on
| ReftenchTenf acd Reform Not to be oatdont,
! Af. WfannuTn, Of Williamson, moved tnat
The coLventon do refund to tho Bate tho yAlue Of
al postage Esamps ustd bJ tbet1. It u hardly
neeezaary to saJ thas this pxs1icHe And se1l.
sacrificing proposition failed 70 prevail.
| 1H1 cAsA4 QUESTION.
Tha convention arl! has The anbIect Of the I'LL.
noia ard Michigan Canal u1der coa4iaerauon,
VIC hid seyen speeches to-day on thts nat-er, aud
there are sf1l \ number Of members Nho hate
| lepsthy written docuuentG In tpets poctesk
bt!s Ing Elsh Gac!a AID figures, which they pro,
Pofc 10 eKpo11d petufe Tote ca1 be reached On
this Queat,on- Iii. Church opeccd Up TO-DAY
| In support Of the substitute which be
odefed LOT tho original report he didn't knos
Wy al ahs efeels saa stfeans ia 1hiaos ahslt
not be made nast9abte At the expease Of tbs
State - well as thu project, His 3sea - ihai
whna The fee utrpte CT this work should remain
IN tne skste still It stould not b 10 tied M tnat
fne s:ats could rot lease It when such N object
became desirable. Mr. Canueron1 substitute Of
| so-dag d11ers slightly troru the ono he offered On
Saturday. but in The pbtAeoloY ard
fe" Details. While believing III
this catal. ho taxes the popular
Of the canal should remain with the people, suo-
1ecs Always 10 their w1sh. This proportion meet,
With coasloerahle tasor on the Denocra.lc aide Of
tie thpute, AID WILL reee.5e from there a stscax
support. The members living along the tine Of
| she proGo.ed improvement made s.rors speeches
in Iz1oI Of thls work. III. k,1g Of Jetscy, hos T.
eseE, surprised eses1 many og taxing what may
| ec calltd 4 conaesrztrse con1se. Ut. Turner, VI
ssepssnsop. will hare the toe1 to morrow. The
Hf In
ca1al queauoh seeml 70 be thus;
soue are 1shtiog the leastrg Of the cnnsl, other1
LIT IN favor oi tts being leased. hut do Lot uaat
1t tod; 6t1l pthefs doE't ~Ant tue ste 70 hare
anything 10 do vlth It: fourth class are Willing
TO 80 any length on III ltnpros emtn>, while nlia
] a1c liaole to vofe either wAy, lust ~ they may
! happen to feel Bat there II ole danger While
Ibis nse-corncred 1ghs Is going on. That the coz
Feotlon may get things In quste \ suasf. For
/ 1rstaEee, they may p.esent the STATE from
eeaatng or selling this work, aud
then prohibit the appropriation Of any money By
tie Legislature tor IT. improvement, aud then
What would become Of 1hat magnificent Sanitary
meatufe Of which Nj. HAtnes, Of Lake. % hApplly
! epeA1A
THE CASE or GENERAL eALoAoK.
General E s. Aalomop appeared before ths Sd
| ptene Court to-day, 10 &IsFer TO the charge Of
contempt Of the orders Of tnas tribunal ~ stated
| IN my sele1rsn Of sesse1day. II seems IRON
0trern1 Salomon's answer to the intetrogsttops
n:et by Atto1ney Genera bu1anels,
that IN the vho,e matter 11nce
the order from the Auditor In 1887, 10 G.nera Sal
| cmon TO ada II per ce-t 10 tne SAFE taxa ..
Cook County, he hAs ssted TO act 10 accordance
with tna law ~ advised b, hls attorney, Aad opon
xhnsA ~Ap&~A err~4 A. fhA raw ft.~t. -.-.
| out of hla poAfes1ton when the order from Ene
Auditor Naa received, he could rot comply VIII
the !E3ff1ctioEs, and was unANazc Of hla dutr 10
report this fact to The Coart uor did hll asio,ney
Judge BeckN4tn, aoswef Tor him or ndE1e him u
l Do TO- General Ss1oEon having failed to add tne
feE cent or 70 explain to The Court h,1
ttssots for rot dong 10, an attachment wss
! 1fsped and setf to tht SheI3n Of cnok County,
but whAch General a&ouon ssys WAS not served,
coy did he know Il tta extatence, aud, Of course,
d!d not Try 10 eSade H. ~ il charged By the Stat
Ee1sse<r. In tta Kooie tfanssctiou< as Ra.hcsrd
from the account Of General Solomon to the Id.
terrogstprt. he han eadeayoted to Do h!a duty ~
be nhdeRsiood IT, md ~ his legal counsel ADVISED
AID with 70 intent to act In couteup. Ct the
o1dess og tho Supreme Court. JUDGE Beck <1sh
hiss forwarded zs1day.ts to. the Court coEroboyat.
| iIX, IN eFeJ respect, the tkots sNuro to bg Gen.
e1al 6a}onou, aud the cosretronderoe With The
Stale Auditot does not show that be hid aa5
deAte 10 esade the law, but, In fAct WIS Tho losel
Of oyer & o<Q IN tees 10 not being Able to extend
The tax added to Cook County By the Stats Board
| Of Equalization. Judge Hreeee, pfou teatus
tie znlNers By General Solomon, announced
that ~ there were come grave po,nll
10 It considered By 1ha Court, the cxse would ~
taeen under adv!setneDs unnIro-snosrox no1n1ns
whcn ttA dects.on would be made knokp. Cqoa
The request Of i. a. Irving, salomon's presen,
attorney. the cAse VISA CONTINUED until Fr1ds1
| Eorc!ng In osues that the General might 70 II
Chicago 70 attend - some important pfivatt
business that required Immediate attention. TIT
hail required. 1000, was promptly furnIshed, ant
the Court sdjourned nnt1 FE,daJ next
TER 1xHtsLATtvx coxMtrTKr
arc IN constant receipt Of letters tnaulr1ng VIII
there's not TO b an election Of an ENLARGED Legs
lature snd serate next fall The present sisaAuo1
OF to,s aup}ecs Il Substantially this: Al soon \
the Federal centus Il taten md the t&ne 4
atncisllF made known 70 him, the Secretary o
state will proceed 10 Appoft1on the 1aa member
and no&test, provided tor in one Of the ieg1slauT
| articles, among the several cornttts4 10 ta1t II
le9al1spse elected IN 1871 Will poukat Of ~ Senator
md las ueuhera Of the lover house The appos
roonent Of the Houae members viii be mad
snhtecs. Every coansT VIII be district BY ltselt
and no unfAsness viii be posesbie In the fostua
sou OF districts, providing the present provision
of tho legislative bin are adopted.
MINORITY 1xrHEsTSTAT1oE.
| Tho report Of the Committee on Minority Repre-
! eeQt2ucQ " about finished lave 1cpt 9bn heft
toto.e the principal potntk It will provide 70
the serzrax submission of the to:a1t
scheme to The peepie. The rtpot
wu contAi1 A able And cthausuT =
Argument on ibis question, &nt will 90 over tn
whole GROUND IN most thorough aod eiaboIat
! EanreE.
TIE 1rplctA2T coOuTTKE
/ were "a setkida this eren!os. T1etf pEize'psl n
astenttcu WA g.vcn - Cook County tuatters.
was nnalr agreed upon To abo..sn Justices Of b
re4ee n Cnicago; Also, ttat Judges DC appoints
| eJ the GoEsEuor Ia dtstFtcss TO ee created aeTes
ter. 1cdkes o! Ill ceuru at record aod the Cout
u Attorney Wit hxve d1ed sA1atJ, 10 Be pal
from The CenrtJ Treasury. With such other coz
peusaaon from Tie County Treasufy ~ maJ b
decided upon hereafter. II wAs slso agreed apo
that It should be ground Of challenge for J7rr
when be aaa uot resided In the stats Tor = ten
ol Two seals, and has not pad properly Il
; eustrs the two Jeaf7 nex1 preceding ht2 s7r7orpn
rnY sppl!es n orer the Stale The number I
. Cook Ccansy judges his beeu axed NJ nx, ~
cut IL 10 be added 1of eTezJ a!t5 tnou&11
+ ncease IN The population OVER so ,oee, the az
| % ee appointed bt the Legislature. II u pr
| posed 70 dlslde The court into tntoe department
! | svo Of couumon law, and OBS Of eqn1It. each
: the former courta TO ne empowered TO 6ahmt
I | tcdea. -....
TW oruK1 coN4lrf1xs
: Ire progressing, bot bs1ieve IN the maxim
r mixing h44:e aseaory. Most es them VII
! ! reahy 10 report IN the coarse Of the succeedh