For Mr. Swain, 45. For Mr. Hubbard, 37. For Mr. Moore, 3. A. H. Swain having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected Second Assistant Secretary. The Convention proceeded to the election of a Doorkeeper, and Mr. J. S. Lothrop, of Champaign county, was elected by acclamation. The Convention proceeded to the election of First Assistant Doorkeeper, and Cloyd Crouch, of Hamilton county, Gustave Wetzlaw, of St. Clair county, and William Mitchell, of Warren county, were put in nomination. Those voting for Floyd Crouch are Messrs. Abbott, Allen of Alexander, Allen of Crawford, Anderson, Anthony, Archer, Atkins, Billings, Bowman, Brown, Browning, Cody, Bryan, Buxton, Cameron, Coolbaugh, Craig, Cummings, Dement, Ellis, English, Fox, Haines of Lake, Hankins, Hanna, Hayes, Henry, King, Kirkpatrick, McDowell, Neece, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Scholfield, Sharpe, Skinner, Turner, Vandeventer, Wall, Washburn, Wendling, Wilson, Wright, Mr. President. Those voting for Gustave Wetzlaw are Messrs. Bayne, Benjamin, Bromwell, Cary, Church, Cross, Eldridge, Emmerson, Fuller, Goodell, Goodhue, Hart, Harwood, Hay, Hildrup, McCoy, Merriam, Moore, Parker, Parks, Patterson, Perley, Pierce, Pillsbury, Poage, Sedgwick, Sherrell, Snyder, Springer, Sutherland, Tincher, Truesdale, Underwood, Wagner, Wait, Wells, Wheaton, Whiting. Those voting for Wm. Mitchell are Messrs. Haines of Cook and Medill. For Mr. Wetzlaw, 38. For Mr. Mitchell, 2. Cloyd Crouch having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared elected. The Convention proceeded to the election of Second Assistant Doorkeeper, and Messrs. R. S. Moore, of Mason 'county, William English, of Sangamon county, Gustave Wetzlaw, of St. Clair county, and B. T. Wakeman, of .... county, were put in nomination. Those voting for Gustave Wetzlaw are Messrs. Anthony, Buxton, Hart, Harwood, Parker, Springer, Underwood, Wait. Those voting for B. T. Wakeman are Messrs. Coolbaugh, Dement, Haines of Cook, Haines of Lake, Hayes, Medill, Robinson, Scholfield, Turner, Whiting. Those voting for Wm. English are Messrs. Bayne, Benjamin, Bromwell, Browning, Cary, Church, Cross, Eldridge, Emmerson, Fuller, Goodell, Goodhue, Hay, Hildrup, McCoy, Merriam, Moore, Parks, Patterson, Perley, Pierce, Pillsbury, Poage, Sedgwick, Sherrell, Sutherland, Tincher, Truesdale, Wagner, Wells, Wheaton. Those voting for R. S. Moore are Messrs. Abbott, Allen of Alexander, Allen of Crawford, Anderson, Archer, Atkins, Billings, Bowman, Brown, Cody, Bryan, Cameron, Craig, Cummings, Ellis, English, Fox, Hankins, Hanna, Henry, King, Kirkpatrick, McDowell, Neece, Rice, Ross, Sharpe, Snyder, Skinner, Vandeventer, Wall, Washburn, Wendling, Wilson, Wright, Mr. President. ' For Mr. Moore, 36. There being no election, the roll was called again. Messrs. Abbott, Allen of Alexander, Allen of Crawford, Anderson, Anthony, Archer, Atkins, Billings, Bowman, Brown, Cody, Bryan, Buxton, Cameron, Coolbaugh, Cummings, Dement, Ellis, English, Fox, Haines of Lake, Hankins, Harna, Hayes, Henry, King, Kirkpatrick, McDowell, Neece, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Scholfield, Sharpe, Snyder, Skinner, Turner, Vandeventer, Wall, Washburn, Wendling, Wilson, Wright. Those voting for Wm. English are Messrs. Bayne, Benjamin, Bromwell, Browning, Cary, Church, Cross, Eldridge, Emmerson, Fuller, Goodell, Goodhue, Hart, Harwood, Hay, Hildrup, McCoy, Medill, Merriam, Moore, Parker, Parks, Patterson, Perley, Pierce, Pillsbury, Poage, Sedgwick, Sherrell, Springer, Suthland, Tincher, Truesdale, Wagner, Wait, Wells, Wheaton, Whiting. Those voting for B. F. Wakeman are Messrs. Craig, Haines of Cook. Mr. Underwood voted for Mr. Wetzlaw. For Mr. Moore, 43. For Mr. English, 38. For Mr. Wetzlaw, 1. R. S. Moore having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected. ........ .... The Convention then proceeded to the election of Post Master, and Messrs. James Whiteman of Samuel Parker of and William Mitchell of Warren county, were placed in nomination. Those voting for James Whiteman are Messrs. Abbott, Allen of Alexander, Allen of Crawford, Anderson, Anthony, Archer, Atkins, Billings, Bowman, Brown, Cody, Bryan, Buxton, Cameron, Coolbaugh, Craig, Cummings, Dement, Ellis, English, Fox, Hankins, Hanna, Hays, Henry, King, Kirkpatrick, McDowell, Neece, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Scholfield, Sharpe, Snyder, Skinner, Turner, Vandeventer, Wall, Washburn, Wendling, Wilson, Wright, Mr. President. Those voting for Samuel Parker are Messrs. Bayne, Benjamin, Bromwell, Cary, Church, Cross, Eldridge, Emmerson, Fuller, Goodell, Goodhue, Haines of Lake, Hart, Harwood, Hay, Hildrup, McCoy, Medill, Merriam, Moore, Parker, Parks, Patterson, Perley, Pierce, Pillsbury, Poage, Sedgwick, Sherrell, Springer, Sutherland, Tincher, Truesdale, Underwood, Wagner, Wait, Wells, Wheaton, Whiting. Those voting for Wm. Mitchell are Messrs. Browning and Haines of Cook. For Whiteman, 44. For Parker, 39. For Mitchell, 2. James Whiteman having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared elected Post Master. The Convention then proceeded to the election of Assistant Postmaster, and Messrs. Wilson C. Garrard, of........, W. F. Wilton, of ..., F. A. McNeill, of...... Wm. A. Moore, of William Mitchell, of Warren county, and B. T. Wakeman, of were placed in nomination. Those voting for Mr. Wilson C. Garrard are Messrs. Abbott, Allen of Alexander, Allen of Crawford, Anderson, Anthony, Archer, Atkins, Billings, Bowman, Brown, Browning, Cody, Bryan, Buxton, Cameron, Coolbaugh, Craig, Cummings, Ellis, Engish, Fox, Hankins, Hanna, Hayes, Henry, King, Kirkpatrick, McDowell, Neece, Rice, Robinson, Ross, Scholfield, Sharpe, Snyder, Turner, Vandeventer, Wall, Washburn, Wendling, Wilson, Wright, Mr. President. Those voting for Wm. A. Moore are Messrs. Eldridge, Hildrup, Sedgwick, Wheaton. Those voting for F. A. McNeill are Messrs. Cary, Church, Cross, Fuller, McCoy, Parker, Parks, Wag ner. Those voting for Mr. Mitchell are Messrs. Benjamin, Bromwell, Emmerson, Hart, Harwood, Medill, Poage, Tincher, Wells. Those voting for W. F. Wilton are Messrs. Bayne, Dement, Goodell, Goodhue, Hay, Merriam, Moore, Patterson, Perley, Pierce, Pillsbury, Sherrell, Skinner, Springer, Sutherland, Truesdale, Underwood, Wait, Whiting. Those voting for B. F. Wakeman are Messrs. Haines of Cook and Haines of Lake. For Mr. Garrard, 43. For Mr. Moore, 4. For Mr. Wilton, 19. Wilson C. Garrard having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared elected. On motion of Mr. Vandeventer, The officers elect were requested to come forward and be sworn. Whereupon Messrs. John Q. Harmon, Secretary elect; Floyd A. H. Swain, Second Assistant Secretary elect; J. L. Lothrop, Doorkeeper elect; Cloyd Crouch and R. S. Moore, Assistant Doorkeepers elect; James Whiteman, Postmaster elect, and Wilson C. Garrard, Assistant master elect, came forward and were sworn by George H. Harlow, Assistant Secretary of State. On motion of Mr. Hayes, The President was directed to certify the compensation due to the Secretaries, Doorkeepers and others, pro tem. On motion of Mr. Vandeventer, Resolved, That the President be requested to appoint eight Pages, to attend and wait upon the Convention during its sittings. On motion of Mr. Allen of Crawford, The President appointed the following committee on rules for the government of the Convention: Messrs. James C. Allen, Bromwell, Browning, Church, Coolbaugh, McCoy and Ross. Mr. Wall offered the following resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of this Convention that any amendments to the Constitution proposed by this Convention shall not take effect until ratified by a vote of the people. Pending debate upon which, the Convention at 5 o'clock, on motion of Mr. Haines of Lake, adjourned until to-morrow, at 10 o'clock A. M. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1869. The Convention met, pursuant to adjournment. Louis Finch, Hiram S. Cody, Charles Gray, Henry Kelly, Charles Hinchcliffe, John C. Harlow, Freddy McWilliams, Willie Barry. Journal of yesterday read, corrected and approved. Mr. Wheaton offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention be tendered to the Hon. John Dement for the courteous, impartial and able manner in which he has discharged the duties of temporary President. On motion of Mr. Sedgwick, Resolved, That the Secretary be directed to call upon the clergymen of the dif ferent denominations of this city, and to solicit an arrangement among themselves for opening, every morning, by prayer, the meetings of this Convention. Mr. Hay read the following request, which was granted: To the Honorable the President of the Constitutional Contention of the State of Illinois : The Ladies' Sociable and Benevolent Society of the Second Presbyterian Church of Springfield, Illinois, would most respectfully request the use of the Hall of Rep resentatives on the evening of Tuesday, the 21st inst., for the purpose of a public lecture by Rev. G. H. Robertson, pastor of said church. On motion of Mr. Allen of Alexander, Leave of absence was granted Mr. Wail, a member. The question before the Convention being on the motion to adopt the resolution offered by Mr. Wall on yesterday, Mr. Wells offered the following substitute: Resolved, That the present Constitution of this State is, in many of its provisions, eminently adapted to the wants of the people, and that the Convention should prepare and adopt, separately, such amendments as seem necessary. Resolved, That we recognize as one of the principles at the foundation of the State, that all laws derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that all amendments adopted by this body must be submitted to the people for ratification or rejection. Mr. Cameron moved that the resolution and substitute be laid on the table. The yeas and nays were requested by five members, and Mr. Scholfield moved that the substitute be laid on the table. Mr. Wells then withdrew his substitute, and, On motion of Mr. Anthony, The resolution of Mr. Wall was adopted. Mr. Hayes introduced the following: Releed, That the following amendments should be made to the Constitution : The General Assembly shall have no power to pass any private or special act of incorporation, but may pass general acts of incorporation. No person in the employment or pay of any railroad company or corporation, or holding any pass or gratuity from such company or corporation, shall be eligible to the General Assemby, or to a judicial office, or to the office of prosecuting attorney. The acceptance of such pass or gratuity to operate as a forfeiture of office. 2. The number of judges of the Supreme Court shall be increased to seven, in the manner following: At the next meeting of the General Assembly, after the election of a Supreme Judge, on the day of June, 1870, the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint one Supreme Judge, and at each succeeding session of the General Assembly, he shall in like manner appoint one Supreme Judge, until the number of the judges shall be seven. cancies occurring by the death, resignation, removal from the State, or the expiration of the term of office of any judge of the Supreme Court, with the exception Va |