, 1870-01-27
SPRINGFIELD.
Reports Of the Committees On Leg
islatiye and Executive
Departments.
Township Organization.
State, County, and Municipal
Indebtedness.
Convention of Illinois Internal Reye-
nue. Officers.


ANG QukVA0.
spc,A Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
SFR1KdP1E1D jan. ~
COMMITTEE AKFoR1H.
Various Standing committees made their re.
porta to-day. These wera the Legislative, CTecu-
tive, Township Organization, and Military. The
Latter nas already been ac1t to you In ADVANCE
MINORITY KEroRT on MILITARY AfrA1Rs-
Nj. Anderson, OF Jefferson, OF the Military
Committee, gave notice that h. vop>d submit =
E1Iority report At an early day. II
VIII take the ground that the word r. whl,a''
H.s1l rot be taken ont Of the section, and that in
In all ether respects the provisions Of the present
constituuoa On tha snbjec: should not be changed.
TOWNSHIP ohoAS1zA7ioN.
There were Two reports from the Committee on
ouerins the minority report On BE-
half Of himself. Ii differs from the
nsiortty report In having long preamble, and
In proyidlug that, IN czse Of two.lhtrds vote OF
the Gsterai Assembly, the whole State be co1
relled 10 adopt the plan Of townshtp organization.
1t slso called attention 10 the fact that under The
preaf ut conlti.utiou there ia 10 accurate ceant-
ten Of what s intended By tovnIhip org gsnizaton,
and leaves the GeneEa1 Assembly to adopt Whist
1T This report also 1xes upon the dcta1s Of the
System toE = guide to the Legislature,
WORK TO DO
II will ba seen that there Ia now material
erougn before the convention to last some time.
MEk1c1FAL tEpKB11pkEsa.
The discussion upon tae report Of the Commit
tee on state. County, and Municipal 1ndebtedneaa
was resumed to-day, and WIS participated In very
generally. Tha debate Aasumed 4 range which
was hardly justl1ed By the subject. The parttcu-
At section under consideration VA that relating
10 the contracting Of debts on the part Of
the State to the supplying Of casual deoclu,
failures Ia revenue, aud to meat expenses not
otherwise provided for. The section provided
that for these purposes the omount be limited to
5o,ooo. Jucge Afcherb resoluuon vas that the
amount he reduced to 100000. The fnends oi
| internal Improvements generally, and Of the LII
uols River and cansl particularly, took alarm a
this section, and argued over all tha ground tha,
Il usually covered By the advocates Of the IN
te:api improvement policy. That fear WAS wha1
occa6Ioned Ar. Whltneya long speech OF yetser
day on the Canal system, and Nj. BaJreB todsl
on the rnliEosdA 1t was apprehended TINT th'
adopuon Of this section wonld htrest1e
cut OF alt State slts except as Il
the limited AmouDt mentioned, to ali these enter
rr1ees upon the completion Of which the gentle
men were 30 enthusta.tic. The opponents q
State aid to public works slso fell .uto the sam
error. Herrs, Turner ard Wall made elaborat
speeches against the whole internal tmproTemen
essten, and flvoEtng the limitation IN ii
Becttop, On the ground that It would pre
vent this alleged eyt1 to very gEed
extent. aessrs, Browning, scho1e1d. Authon!
ana Alien nna},y succeeded, however, III brtnFtn
tho dtcubeon down TO the merits Of the immed
nte question under consideration. They tenol
strated that the gentlemen Aforesaid wtEe d.
! bstirR proposition which had no beaS3rg on It
section under consideration whatever, and th1
under It's protlsioua the Legislature might appr
rytase any neuey actually IN the Treasury for L
.. teznsl improvements.
RAILROADS.
Tha Railroad Committee had q meeting ia
| dvenlug, which vas wen attended. The fol!owin
.. rrpvt4ions were unanimously agreed upon:
:. Tsat all raIlroads operating In this state 1nh
charters granted BY the game shall keep their psf
! clpal oosees here, and that they shall keep the
2 books therein. with full lss Of stocfholdefs.
i That no rsiiroad company shall be kloW
J to water t4 atock, and III
4 au 1ncts Of thele Companies
9 this direction snsll be null and void, except
r r purposes OF building the ro1d; that no rairo
/, company lhAA Increase tta stock, for any p1rpo
whlteyef, abore the limits Of III charter. T. tt
g there ahA be DO consolidation OF parallel OF 60
- petluG lines under the same management. TIT
d provisions vert ali uuaulmouAlJ agreed upon q
u we're referred to subcommittee for revision and
10 crler that thelf intent might DO made nj
70 stringent. 4. That the Illinois Central Ratt<
ID thall rcver be released from any liasellsJ or
IL Ehateytr, nor ary moneys received tnefefr
re- diverted to any other use than thal prescribed
,e the charter Of February 20, 1851. This last cla
~ viii cut on iii Of the proposed schemes lot hav
IA portion Of this tund diverted to the tstAolsh
st Of State uniyeraiues, etc
- SUFFRAGE.
~ ~ The outrage question il not through with
st There Is = movement On f5ot here, among
Bou1no1s, to insist on having the word "Hhi
- In the constitution, regardless OF the F1ftee
~ - Amendment The Republicans win propose
al rediately affer the neTs .! tie adoption Ct
C. meaAure has arrived, 10 refer back both the
he potts OF the comNmttec uow before
~ ~ | convention, With Instructions to rel
IT, ; clanse on this subject having 30 reference
re- color whatever, Severn! OF the 1ndepeut
he Democrats who hare been elected from RepI
en can districts viii iuast that, when tho Ftiice
NJ Amendment has become un }ait aeeornpt
Of coz yerton do comply with Its requ!s1t!ons
nE ltep al liberalization on account Of color OF
ae cur Few constitution
! ~. TIE KASKAEK1 VACANCY.
ID. II VIII reported hess In hsz. that the Coz
he | Clerk Of kanknkee CounIy had neglected to
'P- Ny F:crs towards calling an election to n1l
t.h rac.ccJ ca1aeL by the death Of Mr. PAttes
fa- TIE eject Of suen course VIII be,
nd cnly to deprive Kankakee County Of
I III
'e9 aepl,re the Republican party OF one Of its 70
:" This action viii also extend further.
On. pait,ef1 fsleudA arc OF the opinion that he
ca, | not live mccn LONGER; hence will occur Auo
e. & vacancy, which should be nued h1
eY n,s nepuhNcan member, Il his district is str
90 1y OF that political complexion.
ter tic Republicans don't sec tt to participate IN
nc election, In III probability the Democrats viii.
fhe members arriving here With the proper ce9ttnt
hnrd1 IA
cnt them.
1T EfyKSCE OFFICERS CONTENTION.
'ith The convention Of the United S.ates ret
had oncers Of Illinois has beeu In sesaion here 10
ret; past tRo dayi. Representatives. frum ali bu'
W " or thtee districts In tho st::r, Including
~" raycber o1 Aast1sant AsteasnrE, Deputy Collec
an ard sto1ekeepets, we1e In attendance. The
the Of the convention WAS spent IN earnest discu
t Of the PRACTICAL tut,es Of the officers and the
hen nethod Of propetl7 and efficiently executing
i ita law, 4 great number Of dln1cult questions
for Ins In daily practice we1e submitted
r. carefully considered The meeting has
isss ytrv harmonious, and will undoubtedly b
arce great nenc1t to Ill who participated IN the
hem cp4slops; a1d such N Interchange ofsVte IS
. q experiences, II is thought VIII gressly iseI
q ~ the execute d OF the laT.
.1er, TEE CONVENTION.
oast
ope, SPRINGFIELD, Jar.
u o.. TIE convention net ut the usual nour. F
aVue By Rev, Df. Warden journal read,
Qeed KIuHnips.
TnAs Mr, PARKER OF ORe, presented petitien
3tne1 rnad rnrnorztons frtn tatge ri lsid aWaT
that smnoTs41 nany bal1urrs ii sofnt cRses mIIIt
1HEy ore road, and a these sans arc kept In Ne~
mud ! tnasn .ara .nsfs ara rnnttnu usliv horrpwfnc
hand s1Ms ~ Wesfrrn hanrers md fnIt0ers for Tu
tof e1peu1es, they should be compelled ,o keel
lal | p1tccipsl Offices in tnis Stase. Referred.