The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-02-08

SPRISGFIELD, Feb. THE Convention
met at 10 o'clock.
The President submitted q com mmunicatiou
from the Auditor OF State relative to appro
priations, etc., of the canal.
The motion made on Saturday to recon
slider the vote on the canal substitute was
laid on the table.
The following among other petitions were
presented and referred:
To provide for the suffrage of women in
Illinois.
Mr.. Bromwell offered resolntion assert
ing the right of domain over railroad prop
erty, which was referred TO the Judiciary
Committee. This resolution embraces the
substance of an article prepared and agreed
upon by the Judiciary Com mit,ee.
Mr.. Whiting offered resolution that the
people of the State return their thanks to
Judge Layton for his article on the origin
of the prairIes.
Mr.. Coolbaugh and Mr.. Rerley deemed
the resolution entirely beyond the limits o.
the Convention l, was laid on the table
A resolution d;scharg:ng the State from
the payment of the committee rooms, no,
used by the committees, was offered Mr.
Ross objected in this matter. He deemed
1t entirely unnecessary to hire any rooms for
this purpose, rooms costing $75 per month
have been used but twice during the session
He thought these room. might be given up
ct once.
Mr.. SNYDER offered substitute that the
rooms now occupied by committees shall be
at once vacated, and the jsnitors employed
therein discharged. An amendment except
ing the Judiciary Committee was accepted
and the resolution adopted.
4 resolution limiting speeches of members
to ten m lnutes each, was lost.
At l / o. clock, on motion Of J. Calm, the
Convention went into Committee Of the
Whole, on the report OF the Comnittee of
the Legislative Department, with Mr.. Brom
we'll in the chair.
Mr.. Allen went into a general commenta-
ry on the provisions of the act, and gave
some explanations OF some portions of the
report that were rather sm bguous.
Mr. Buxton objected to the report, as it
did not give each country Representative.
He considered that if men were not elected
TO office who would have to swear, and il
they would be Williams during their term Of
office. |. was time to stop electisg any body
If VIC cannot elect members of the General
Assembly who will not take bribes, then we
are indeed ruined.
At 1890 the committee rose, and the
Convention adjourned.
Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Anderson will speak
on the report this afternoon. The discus.
sion on ii will he long and may continue sew
ersl days.
The very important matters discussed this
morning in the Com mittce on tbs Whole on
the report Of the COMMITTEES on Legislative
Department was listened to by 41 members,
that being the nun Der in their seats to-day.
1t seems almost impossible to get over 90
members to be present at any one time.
Articles of association Of the Zinc Roof
ing and Ornamenting Company, OF Chicago,
were filed in the Office of the Secretary Of
State, this morning, with a capital stock oil
So, 700.
The communication of the Auditor
submitted to the Convention this morning
relative to the canal, contains nothing new
ur different from the declared statemeni
offered to the Convention some time ago.
The repUrt Of Alex. Stearne, Esq, III
response to the resolution of the Convention
calling for information relative to his actions
as State Trustee in closing the affairs OF ex
Gov Mat,ison is nearly completed, and will
be submitted TO the Convention to morrow
or the day following.
New YORK, Feb. Judge Bedford, o.
the Court of General Sessions, to day denied
the motion to transfer the trial of McFaranc
to the Court of Oyer and Terminer. The
trial will commence Monday, March Z.
The new arrangement for q postal service
between France and the United States
recently announced by the French govern
ment applies solely to prepaid letters, ant
not to those unprepaid, as has been stated
Steamers carrying those mails will call a
English ports.
MARI Ann Smith, whose imprisonment ii
a Catholic convent in New York caused s
much litigation aud newspaper comment
wear ago, has effected her escape, aud is no,
protected by a Protestant family in Ne'
York.
PEORIA, Feb. S-John Smith, a carper
ter, working on the new Central City elevs
tor. fell this morning from the top of tn
building to the ground, a distance of ninet
. feet, crushing himself to pieces. The unto
tunate man had Just been married.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Senator Morto
, will introduce a bill to refund to the STAT
, the interest and discount on money oorrowe
to equip, pay supply and transport troof
for the service of the United States In IN
recent war. 1t was before the Senate al 10
first session of the present Congress, o'
failed for want of time. /. numbers aoo'
t twenty million dollars, most OF which Is ou
/ to Western States.
The Military Committee preparing !
go into investigation of the sale OF the mil
: tary and cadetships, as required by Sloeum
resolution.
In the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Cha'
delivered the opinion of the Court on Il
4 Lepal Tender act 1t is decided that Il
Legal Tender act is unconstitutional, an
> that all contracts ms1e prior to the war q
PAYABLE in gold. Justice Miller delivered
t dissenting opinion. The court, it is unde
] stood, stands Eve to three.
4 The President has nominated as Associa
Justice Of the Supreme Court. WIN. Stror
of Pennsylvania, and Joseph P. Bradley,
New Jersey.
A resolution declaring that the tar
should be for revenue, and not for prote
ton, was laid on the table-yeas, 80; may
II. This is regarded a. favorable to d
new tariff bill.