And so the Convention refused to adjourn. Mr. Underwood moved to fill the first blank in said resolution with the words "Friday", "11th" and "March," and the second with the words "10th" and "May." Mr. Fox moved the previous question; which was seconded. And the question being, "Shall the main question be now put?" it was ordered. A division of the question was called for, and ordered. And the question being, "Will the Convention agree to the motion of Mr. Underwood, and fill the first blank in said resolution with the words named?" and being put, It was decided in the negative, Yeas.. The yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are, .24 .30 So the Convention refused to insert the said words in the first blank of said resolution. Mr. Hay, on his own request, was excused from voting. The question then being, "Will the Convention agree to the motion of Mr. Underwood, and fill the second blank in said resolution with the words named ?" and being put, The yeas and nays being demanded by five members. Those voting in the affirmative are, Messrs. Abbott. Anderson. Messrs. Dement, Fox, Messrs. Perley, 22 34 Fuller, Hayes, Parker, Rice, Turner, So the Convention refused to fill the second blank in said resolution with the words moved by Mr. Underwood. Mr. Ross then moved to lay the whole subject matter on the table; which motion was agreed to. And so the Convention ordered that the whole subject matter lay on the table. Mr. Church moved to reconsider the vote by which the subject matter was laid on the table. Mr. Pierce moved to lay the motion of Mr. Church on the table; which motion was agreed to, and the motion of Mr. Church laid on the table accordingly. Mr. Pierce moved that the rules be suspended, and the report of the committee on Township Organization be made the special order for to-morrow morning, at 10 o'clock and 30 minutes; which motion was agreed to. So the Convention suspended the rules, and made the report of the committee on Township Organization the special order for 103 o'clock to morrow morning. The Convention, On motion of Mr. Wendling, At 5 o'clock and 30 minutes, adjourned. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1870. Convention met, pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Lombard. Journal read and approved. Mr. Archer asked for leave of absence for Mr. Washburn until Wednesday next; which was granted. Mr. Sherrell asked for leave of absence for Mr. Wheaton, on account of sickness; which was granted. Mr. Pierce presented an address delivered before the Farmers' Convention, at Rockford, Illinois, by O. B. Galusha, on the subject of the fence law. Also, the proceedings of a meeting held at the same place, under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Industrial University; which were referred to the committee on Manufactures and Agriculture. The President announced, as the business next in order, the unfinished business of yesterday, to-wit: the consideration of the following resolution introduced by Mr. Haines of Lake, viz: Resolved, That it is the sense of this Convention that no recess should be taken, until the work of the Convention is finished, longer than one week at any one time Mr. Church moved to strike out in said resolution the words, "longer than one week, at any one time." Mr. Cary moved to further amend, by adding the following words, viz: "And that no recess shall be taken at all, unless it be so ordered by a majority of all the members elect to this Convention." Mr. Turner moved the previous question. Mr. Wendling moved to lay the resolution, and the amendments thereto, upon the table; upon which the yeas and nays were demanded by five members. Pending which, The hour for the special order having arrived, On motion of Mr. Pierce, The Convention resolved itself into committee of the Whole, to consider the majority and minority reports of the committee on Township Organization; and after some time spent therein, the President resumed the chair, and Mr. Anderson reported, that the committee of the Whole, having, according to order, had said reports under consideration, had come to a conclusion thereon, and had directed him to report the majority report back to the Convention, with sundry amendments thereto, and ask the concurrence of the Convention therein, in the words following, viz: ARTICLE II. SEC. 1. The General Assembly shall provide, by a general law, for township organization, under which any county may organize, whenever a majority of the voters of such county, voting at any general election, shall so determine. And whenever any county shall adopt a township organization, so much of this Constitution as provides for the management of the fiscal concerns of said county by the county court may be dispensed with, and the affairs of said county may be transacted in such manner as the General Assembly may provide. § 2. The fees and emoluments of all township officers, of the same class, and the day of holding the annual township meeting, shall be uniform throughout the State. No two townships shall have the same name. § 3. Any county which may have adopted township organization may do away with the same, whenever a majority of all the voters of said county shali so deter mine. And the question being, "Will the Convention agree to the amendment reported by the committee of the Whole to the first section, as reported by the majority of the committee on Township Organization," viz: to strike out all after the word "county," in the sixth line, and insert the words following, to-wit: "May be transacted in such manner as the General Assembly may provide?" And being put, it was decided in the affirmative. So the Convention agreed to said amendment reported by the committee of the Whole. The question then being, "Will the Convention agree to the second amendment reported back by the majority of the committee on Township Organization?" viz: § 3. Any county which may have adopted township organization may do away with the same, whenever a majority of all the voters of said county shall so determine," And being put, it was decided in the affirmative. And so the Convention agreed to the second amendment of the report of the committee of the Whole on Township Organization. The question then being, "Will the Convention agree to the first section reported back by the committee of the Whole on Township Organization?" And being put, it was decided in the affirmative. So the Convention agreed to the first section of the report of the committee of the Whole on Township Organization. The question was then put, "Will the Convention agree to section, 2, as reported back by the committee of the Whole?" And being put, it was decided in the aflirmative. So the Convention agreed to said section 2, as reported back by the committee of the Whole on Township Organization. The question then being, "Will the Convention agree to section 3, as reported back by the committee of the Whole ?" And being put, it was decided in the affirmative. So the Convention agreed to said section 3, as reported back by the committee of the Whole on Township Organization. The question then being, "Will the Convention adopt the report of the committee of the Whole on Township Organization, as amended?" And being put, it was decided in the affirmative. And so the Convention adopted the following article, and ordered it to be engrossed by the Secretary, and referred to the committee on Revision and Adjustment, viz: ARTICLE —. SEC. 1. The General Assembly shall provide, by a general law, for township organization, under which any county may organize, whenever a majority of the voters of such county, voting at any general election, shall so determine. And whenever any county shall adopt a township organization, so much of this Constitution as provides for the management of the fiscal concerns of said county by the county court may be dispensed with, and the affairs of said county may be transacted in such manner as the General Assembly may provide. § 2. The fees and emoluments of all township officers, of the same class, and the day of holding the annual township meeting, shall be uniform throughout the State. No two townships shall have the same name. § 3. Any county which may have adopted township organization may do away with the same, whenever a majority of all the voters of said county shall determine. Mr. Wendling moved to adjourn until next Monday morning, at 10 o'clock; which motion was not agreed to. And so the Convention refused to adjourn. On motion of Mr. Wendling, At 12 o'clock and 40 minutes, the Convention adjourned. TWO O'CLOCK, P. M. Convention met, pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Perley moved that the Convention resolve itself into committee of the Whole, for the consideration of the majority and minority reports of the committee on Roads and Internal Navigation. to. Mr. Haines of Lake moved to adjourn; which motion was not agreed Thereupon, the Convention resolved itself into committee of the Whole, to consider the majority and minority reports of the committee on Roads and Internal Navigation; and after some time spent in consideration of said reports, Mr. Wait reported that the committee of the Whole Convention, having, according to order, had the same under consideration, had come to a conclusion thereon, and had directed him to report back to the Convention an amendment to the said report, in the form of a substitute, and ask the concurrence of the Convention therein, in the words following, viz: ARTICLE SEC. 1. The General Assembly may provide for establishing and opening roads and cartways connected with a public road, for private and public use. And the question being, "Will the Convention agree to the amendment reported by the committee of the Whole for the majority report of the committee on Roads and Internal Navigation ?" And being put, it was decided in the affirmative. And so the Convention agreed to the amendment reported by the committee of the Whole on Roads and Internal Navigation. The question then being, "Will the Convention adopt the article reported by the committee of the Whole on Roads and Internal Navigation ?" And being put, it was decided in the affirmative. So the Convention adopted the following article, and ordered it to be engrossed by the Secretary, and referred to the committee on Revision and Adjustment, viz: ARTICLE SEC. 1. The General Assembly may provide for establishing and opening roads and cartways connected with a public road, for private and public use. On motion of Mr. Archer, At 5 o'clock and 5 minutes, the Convention adjourned. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1870. Convention met, pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Ingmire. Jouri al read and approved. Mr. Goodhue presented a petition from Chas. H. Wood, judge of the 20th judicial circuit, and others, to provide for the election of |