The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-05-04
THE CONVENTION.
Mondays Proceedings.

Constitution proposed by this Convention
be submitted to the electors of the State,
for their action at an election held for that
purpose on the first Monday in August
next.
Referred TO the Committee on Sheduc.
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.
Mr. Merriam presented the following
Rssoired, That this Convention adjourn
sine de- on Thursday, May IL, 1870.
Referred to the Committee on Sched-
The Article on Revenue was taken up
for action upon the amendments made in
Committee Of the Whole.
Section ] relates to the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, and provides that its
obligation 10 pay the seven per cent. shall
never be released, etcj and that the fund
shall be disposed Of TO pay the State debt
etc and for no other purpose.
Mr.. Goodbue presented an amendment
which provides that the section shall not
be construed to prevent the General As
sembly from dividing part Of the fund
among the counties through which the
railroad runs. He made long argument
showing the propricty and justice Of divi-
ding part OF the fund In the manner
named because by the charter Of the road
il is exempted from taxation by the coun-
m, so"ns' VI =.
oe "''e"u"e"' WIS 'o''-a!es' i''
~ oo =.
az s'o.'on tne ",lenoneh' oy whicn u
rPcela' .a1 hlIenl oc imposed upon the
oM"ers anu heePers Oh ooes, WAS stricken
'uI -,
a., % 1on..l''on aeunnea 20 concur WIN
.ue s I I, ~ s.nhg OUT section ~,
anu "s' 'omseiueh''yl Lcihs'a,eu, ~
Pros'ues lnnl al appropriations sh"ii De
, ,r.auc i.ohi tng sen.Ia' Iuho IN tho state
''"su'E hnu 'n"' no hPPIoPI'atiohss hhli
pe hisde RON 'le revenue 70 oe raised IN
""E p"rucu'or uls'rIc' o, locai,ty,
...il '''' "''o '"'" '"Ne" up ior
.,ie ''on was suopled wi,houl deoa'e, @
OF nocs,
az, !. 70 con.rnc.' opnghtoh or ia,
up,.ity S,s'o,e' VI 'ne iiIihols oehtrai
ma ha''s S,a 'ynPah. 70 pay any money INTO
Wv o'a'o treasury nor any neh OF the
ov tH upon, W r'gn. 10 TAX properly Of
ssH company ia necorohhee Win the pro-
n,,ohs " ,ne cnart.r OF said company,
rlp.oS' usa Ia, sn n, ever oe
reieassd' suspended nodihed, altered, re-
inlttsd' or Ia any way or manner dimin-
lhsu or IMPAIRED, by legislative or other
hutinorty nhp All moneys derived from
s S. oiInhapah!' h,'er .ne payment OF the
ss, 60 GU uni ~ aPPropr'a.cd anu set
hpart 'or we Pny'neht OF the ordinary OK
Pehsvs o' .ne STATE government ana Tor
10 u.".r Pu' pos Mna.o'er.
N"u'on n'o'cu W a"iehu sec Won
eANt sPcV'hi 'aA may oe evIed upon
corporations using ana exercising iran
'h,hos anu privileges Auopted'
M cumming moved 10 amend so That
state taxes shall not exceed 20 cents per
w. OF vh'nanoh'
hr "ahburno moved 10 amend so that
Tue state taxes shaIi not exceed 90 cents
per slVO valuation lie hhd never seen
taxation growing less, except where rigid
limitation exists.
MI Turner opposed all forms of repre-
sehtatIon' Ira debt has been incurred, II
must be paid without regard to the rate OF
TAXATION lie opposed all Limitation until
the present State debts nrc paid.
hr, Bryan said that one-half OF the
state had been contracted by reckless Leg
islation. lie favored tho amendment, but
would be willing that II should not go into
effect until the present debt is paid 10 the
'"9t "'tl"i'
Mr.. Tincher believed that some limita.
ton should be placed upon the Legislature,
70 show them that there Is a point beyond
which they cannot go In taxing the people.
lie would favor placing the limitation at
% cent, per sioV.
M Shurch thought that the amend
ineht would enable the Legislature to
raise asuiiiclent revenue to pay all the ex-
pehces OF the government, but as there Is
no certainty about TINS ne would not be
Wiling 10 vote Tor H. though he favored
aHinitau9ii u one sunneiehtiy accurate
could DC devised he moved 10 refer the
sr'tloh ana ainehdheht 10 'he committee
on nance '"rr'ea.
section wa auoptsu u. loloWs
SEC o. Inc speciheatloh OF the OBJ
!ece ana subjects 0, TAXATION snaii not de-
pf'Ve lne General Assembly OF the power
.ofe4uire other SUBJECTS OF opJees 10 DC
.aheu, IA sueh ilanhe, rs may DC consist
eht WIN .ne principals VI taA"''oh hAeu III
'nis COMMUNION
hI' o9uy ihosou W ninohu SECTION so
wa. .ha' 'anu ussu ~, pun" h n,snwsys, o'her
uah r",'ioa., '"an 90 no eAonp' from TAXA
WI :, my 30
,,, In ~ ra .ne' n'os.' W suiAe
o oa' - In nrI nv p'oplI pa aea'e ana
,aya,ion IA an IN talI. ''o"'
Tba soo,inn was sdon,"d.
G. Tha nra,,ar,,, y, A.. ga.