, 1870-01-19
SPRINGFIELD.
Proceedings in the Convention
Yesterday.
Resolution Adopted Ordering an
Election in the Kankakee
District.
Preamble to the Proposed Cor
:, stitulion Submitted.


Special Despatch 10 Tne Chicago Tt5bunc,
SrHM0y11Lp, Jaa. H.
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QUH71nA AaAM.
The convention DID nothing to-day besldes tiy
cum the queaIiou Of trllny the yaolncy ocoasionet
By tho death Of III. Patterson, Of Kankxkee, Il
she coufse Of the debate upon the VARIOUS sosolu
t1ons ofered. the Old quaaton Of sna soYere,xnt,
Of the convention caue mp again. TIE extremist,
Of both parues weto 10 thoroughly infatuated wttt
thsir own thsortos On tA's threacbars subject tha
they Wete willing 10 ese11nee evetyth1ng to havs
those theories Triumph To kuAlyze the alxuruenz
to-day Woald be to Rt7e four o1smrn Il
men In tnts cooyeuuou: Republicans xhe
dcny that tbs contention u anything mors
than committee; DEMOCRATS who psfere shs
convention to be superior 10 and above the const1.
ton; AN1ers who believe In nothing but VIA,
tho law &aooaola; and practical bua,ntA1 men
Who take platD. COMMON. 70 view OF ali cues.
tlons coming boiore tho body. These different
e1asees al nade different arguments 70 suit tneh
various ysews. Thus, Mccoy, Of Whisestde. DE-
Erred to be excused from voting on Nj. We,la' rns
olutaops beeause na believed tbs convention had
20 power to 1ct IN tho p1emlxes although TIE
adoption Of the resolution would rtkult In the elec
ton Of Republican. Then these wesu Dem 3cr1uc
ro4ces enthusiastically rzised in behalf Of rhe
RESOLUTION, because It gnye the convention q
chance to see uttle something outade Of I'll
regular duttea. The lawyers, CT whom Hsy, ol
snRamon, IL fair representative on ono elde,
AID Rice, Of Monig onery, on the othes. Hero per.
lectly agreed that, 30 lar II tbs law was con.
cesned, there MS q perfect method existing to
remedy the diEculty. Church, ot McHenry,
wished to put IN practice, Is did also Bfouweu,
Of Coles. legal doctrine, to the effect ttAs,
where there are no express provisions, TIC
theory Of analogy should DO asopted. The1e
IL 60 doubt but that tho convention WAS Bomewna.
nnprepared for this quest:op. A great number Of
the members vera taken By surprise, and Wna1d
ros have voted u they old had tncy given mote
confederation to tic subject. stated To Jon IL
ny Last despAtch that the convention would prob.
aely Instruct the Governor to order IN election TO
MI the vacancy. II vote could DO taken to.znot.
TOW this would undoubtedly be the case. Al It
Was, the convention committed 1tsef through IN.
adve1teoce. The argument OF III. Hty to the el1ces
that perfectly legal method Was pointed out
In Section 1s Of Article Of tho conzusutlon, and
In the ut section Of the 1a:h ar:lcIe, created
profound fnpresslou, nnd met with the general
approval Of AHJesA Ella argument was purely q
legal one, and ~ technical a. could be expected
under the ct1cumstAnces- Tho adoption Of Mr.
Wells re1o1utton By large majority has, how.
ever, set tie whole matter At Fest. II has egtab-
usned precedent which viii be acted upon In all
similar Cases Of the Kind during the sitting TIL,
present convention.
TIE COMMITTEES
have done but very title to-day. The JudicIarJ
Committee diAcusAed the County Court queatlou
an Tho afternoon. without making any prpgress.
The Committee On Counties has arrived ut no
definite conclusions Jet. Hi. John uinehc1IGe
mada very elaborate argument before the Com,
mltteo on Hines and Mining, On the growlng tm-
poktance Of the mining Interest OF this Stats and
tho neces1fty for constitutional provisions on this
subject He pa1t1cullrly dwelt upon the uecesnsy
for ample protection for the lives, unbs, and
health OF these who 60 down into tho nines. ue
sllo recommended the endowment OF achool Of
miner, to form part Of SNto University ThiS
committee I'LL not be ready to report for some
time yet
PEBLlC CHARITIES.
Tho State Board Of Public Charities has been IN
session all day, maklog arrangements for the work
10 be performed by them the present year. The
programme adopted viii require vast amount Of
work to be performed; but tue board are denrous
that their report, to pe Lid before the next Gem
ernl Assembly, shall be full knd complete, and the
reeomn eudatlons made BY tnem fully up to the
spirit Of tue times,
IHE WKA1HK1
has moderated Te1J much, and d NOW pleasant
and eeatonsble.
RlnRoAD rKL.
The surveY OF The Gilman, Clinton Springfield
Railroad MS commenced today. by HeaHs, 4truts
and Eroa, Of this city, who haYo been appointed
Is euXi neets.