The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-01-21
Constitutional Convention,
A CRY FOR REFORM.-BARNA-
CLES REPUDIATED,
Income Of Naval Officers
---IrOn-Clad Oath.
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ton, at 10 O'Clock. Mr.. Aliens resolution
offered Yesterday. that all property belonging
to religious sects not used for worship exclu.
sively, be taxed, was called up. Mr.. Haines,
of Lake. offered an amendment, and on mo
ton, the resolution and amendment were
committed to the Revenue Committee.
Mr.. Wait. from the Committee on Reform
offered a report which was read at length.
1t shows that the amout expended by the
State for the Convention of 1862, and for
sessions of the Legislature since that year
up TO 1869, has been $685. 2S. The
committee recommended that the following
be adopted as an amendment to the Consti
tuition, that no member of the General
Assembly shall receive any fee or perquisite
beyond his pay, and it is the opinion Of the
committee that Legislature be forever re
strained from passing any special laws.
Mr.. Browning moved to print 900, copies
Of the report.
Mr.. Turner moved to amend by inserting
three thousand.
Mr.. Snyder thought it should be increased
to ten thousand copies.
Mr.. Turner regretted that he had not off
cred . resolution to that effect
Mr.. Church said there had been so much
rascality practiced in the legislative depart
ment that 1t made q man blush to say he
belonged 10 Illinois. He would support an
investigation outside of this report 10 show
who had pluudered the people.
Mr.. Parks Endorsed the remarks of Mr..
Church, but desired that this Convention
should set an example that future assem-.
blies night profit by.
Mr.. Turner made most scathing remarks
on the report.
Mr.. Anthony thought one great trouble
was that the report of the Committee on
Reirenchment and Reform, fell like a bomb
she'll in the Convention this morning. The
fearful array of figures set forth in the
Auditors report were perfectly astounding,
and the universal feeling among members
was TO bring to light the names and votes of
those who had plundered the people to the
tune OF over quarter OF q million of dol
lars. Too many barnacles had been sent
here, and he thought the Convention should
prohibit any more barnacles from being sent
to the Legislature.
Pending a decision on the printing of the
report, the hour for the special order ar
rived. Mr.. Fox moved that the Convention
go into session, rs committee of the Whole,
which was done, Mr.. Hsines, of Lake, in
the chair, the special order being the pream
bic offered in the report of the Committee
on Miscellaneous Subjects.
Mr.. Underwood urged its adoption, and
moved that the report be received and
adopted.
Mr.. Bsyne, in lengthy speech, moved
to amend by inserting in the preamble the
Jesus Christ" after the name of Almighty
God"
Mr.. Dement, favored the old preamble
without any additions.
Pending the discussion, on motion, the
committee rose, reported progress and asked
leave to ST: again.
Adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-The pay depart
mont has issued an order instructing pay
masters Of the army not to deduct the income
tax from the salaries of the officers of the
army, as, under the opinion Of the Judge
Advocate General, no such tax is operative
on incomes levied during 1870. This tax
was deducted monthly heretofore from these
officers.
The committee on elections have agreed
upon a report in the contested case OF Van
Wyck against Green, giving the former the
seat
The formal reception of the English
minister TO Prince Arthur Will be given
on the 9th instant, at the new Masonic
Temple.
Information is at hand that the 6rst of the
new Federal Circuit Courts has been opened
in Mobile by Judge Woods. and that, owing
to his attempt to enforce the iron-eiad oath
he could not get q grand jury. He afterwards
withdrew the oath, and jury WAS obtained
without the test.
NV York, Jan. 2O.-The Tribune this
morning comments severely on the action
of the Senate yesterday IN adopting the
which will send the bill for the
re estoration of Virginia back to the Honse,
and give Butler q chance to kill it there,
and says that this is in direct, ostentatious
defiance of the clearly expressed popular
will.
The Stock Exchange is Dissatisfied with
the tardy actionfot the committee appointed
to select location for a new building, and
yesterday ousted procrastination and elected
a live committee of nine, with John W.
Denney, chairman and an uptown move
ment will now receive it's first impetus.
new party was organized last night IN
this city, under the name of the New De-
mocracy. The founders base, the party on
The fundamental principles of requiring
reference to the people of all laws passed
by their legislatures, as Is done by several
of the Swiss cantons. A shrewd bid is made
in the platform for the votes of women. The
New Democrats favor the running of all rail
roads and telegraph lines by the Govern
ment, and the employment of everybody
who wants work by the national or local
authorizes.
Horace P. Clark's extensive Wholesale
liquor establishment, No. 45 Dey street, has
been seized by Gen Plessanton, on the
ground that the owner has rectifed and
com pounded spirits without license
A match of chess, by telegraph between
Brooklyn and Baltimore, has been arranged.