, 1870-02-05
THE CONVENTION.


Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune.
SPRINGFIELD, Feh I
The convention was called TO order ty The Pres
id:nt P7s}er By Rev. NJ. Ful:on.
ME.'GoODEl17 Ct 1Ioanolt, presented the cre,
tnc convention itom ne F IT.. cfst District <Kaa-
Gamble took the oath prsacrioed.
PETITIONS
fet.t'cns were LEeseund ron citizens OF Dc
Salb ard Les Counties, r-lAsise 10 the ettao tsh-
en, Ct coulty tests ard The formation OF neE
coun'ie.; from c;ttzecs Of Ilvsnxston County,
~ quors Sr seo n.t ''s sns sas oi
Suffrage nsy be conferred on Women: siso.
to eqmfnen from
c'pa' of1ces ia The STATE; sl4o, Eelsnye to The
fermaf,on ana vtstoa Of cn1nteA From ctt:-
Ct SsFs sas g.
Ic!Tst &c OF The Sabbath rias,re 10 10 xnshlp Or
sat:za.ion. AL OF wnlca we're reieHed.
Mr.. BRYAN offered = re Collation. taa'. after he
d:4ros1l al the fpsc:xl order, the FepattA OF the
Les,eta'tse E1e:a!lst; az 'oas'ar! committees
A re.olu1lon to adjourn over until MoadaT ~as
loAr
CANAL QUESTION.
AT II: 80 the CONVENTION Went into E1Iltnttfee o!
the whole, on the special order. Nj, WALL o:
81 IWsEAT ToS, ct 5ege' ! 70 ~ she @ ;eof, a,,.ssa ea;
The fo"o*.rs - amendments to the substitute OF
tcr Eentlf man from Coics: ..
SECTION I. TIE lN:ois AID Michigan Canal
ahall never be Ro.d or leased, except BY vote Of
s Sc. / an that portion o, fsscuons, Section Is
Toxr -, RsrEc -, east OF tat third principal
Il endar, which was dedicated 10 pubic use BY
| she cauat Coru.ss1orcrs. By set of tue t-k:ssa-
| ttrr q tic STATE o. lltno's, arprn.ed Feotuhy
g. 1856 a pCctc csoua'3s, and Apuwn In the city
naettotal Section n, To~n'h:p -. north KAuEe
| IL es.t, OF tae third ps'aci7h meridian: wn:ch
] ErS - rated punItC bY k0G @{3Gu S&4te&
Go7crnnerr, Iute :, lisa, and married >nu tas
1teotaea sla eunI,s sronoas !ofeTes nc 70 ~. r.
OF chicago. aud fuosn Is Deaioorn Pare, Sail
| Be atd lcrescr 1emAin punl.c gro1n3a, and
1e'taes the s.ate q 1!:noi', 60. .as ssy o. cn,.
| a:E:e the Fsme, ur the tub IerCed lAtd* and
1:tanao r.gn,s IN fsont Of tue same, and aoJ ACT
! 0: The Gerer1l Assenh!y heretofore p74sea pro.
| tutl ind void. Accepted b Nj. bROA ELL.
The lattcr resolution rare rse 70 cop.!lsranie
fep ~ tn.r # f fe!srta & 70 tne Lsse r. From;
| Mr. BROWNING wished = kroE where the
canal Ma: he x1sstd to KNOW II We were 70
d.oP T. !; cut Of .sH'' and eorssaer tho Iaks fsoa'
Nj WHEATON oonsi.ered that ron the
nu!tltuce 0! II e. dnctta and Substitutes odefs
ry get tit men OF both eideA OF tbs qQeAtcb, toe
reWrs nad ss mech 10 tear from It's 1rte Dts as III
| erentes. II TAI been 20 loaded dotn ihAs xa1
Ea1ai! rteosrizan:e. ue ataaed tss CONVENTION :S,o
| TO sly thst not 4 cent Of apotopetssiou WA Mted
=, ia ~ osss r.1.sIe e5
selo or ieased. 1t va plAtn snd s1np.e Ptopo-
s.,or. aud It usA' inst wat i said 40 oo 0oss:
s,ree oct tie wo1da "n.y1gable x.a:en," W
kup3cfied ny several RtLurmen: NoN. ae pfo-
| rorec to prose tast tie State n2a N iuteIcN Il
~ ~ r1tE de1ieI snat be Ind sa.d the ssate nat
no :E,e:est tc tue nasss.o'e wa:ers Of t.e s:a:e
W .oa! 5V II ~ ~ srrenteu the amend rtus, AM
seok !s:ue- The State owned tae wate.s. sno1sc
Of iy 10 N easement The sItte Owned me 70
os,,ont1 f4sn1 b. ru;ne Of the Improvement Q
! there xattrs These highs exuteo IL fell pows'
= r. pe aseaea s.
CEEn,t trat the SAFE cou:d erect creas 3aters
Iste Michigan. Ard even 1e1ove federas iupss: :
/ nf ihe = ale; and, alto, tnat .ne s:s.e co1d cot
. Iect tAslSsble Fssezs wln o'ne5 uaysza3I
waters. It nad been sAd tss' Tue s:a1e h.d .
.. assne esa doae 10 tne Lake Fsout s.indle- u
. | ~uhed 10 sAy rnAs - The se!J !esst, It EAs
10 exc, pfrakTAttF enc rll!e from tue shos
: provided II d u rot luter eta VITA commerce A.
ire nassaa,lon. What t,:sow1 thea, but taas
:. The S.atc nsa tuIg :Rht {heT coald corcede Il
r f,cn{ 10 1al.roAd g. o:ner cora1rAuoo: lie bi
6 sid il was = noo'ed question. He Wished
+ 70, ns sers tns
i. ice tho submerged lt1ds se,seen It AID !
= tEcre. Wlto !nese ste i. ae e'ea.asseo tuA. !.
"a cntTcct, ard trks 60 lAW.er would dare - ORA =
d oeea o. cess CD IN any different teEns- He
st,fet That tne EoEdt OF tho report relating
.,r.ranic xstt r. haoa:t rema.o. He woala
>, 49,, nat te ntd previously sad rtsa,d,ax !
&c tcpo.r- lie cotedestd II : sell'es,oeat rsopo
~ ness,ton pI ~ Alien. at era *fotd, he es'd
ii rIaoosnt TIE F,derst Goseforeh1 eoasd lmprt
~ y, ,fe eIa,,gsbe waters Of tue s,ase Us eoasd:i
~ ~, ~ Ut VA 4 nav1Ea Sic HAsef, II mach
-x, eh,ch pe-r.e mate EAF1SAo.e. He con.
RI s,ea Inc S.t1 catal 1s maea nAst3Ane waieS
~ ~ tne Fatnex Il WAIetA 71A ee1A u us