years; and the sheriff shall be ineligible to re-election for two years next ensuing the expiration of his term of office, and until he shall have fully settled up and paid over all moneys by him collected for revenue, or for individuals, and liquidated all dues and demands and liabilities on him in his office of sheriff.

6th. The council of revision shall be abolished, and the judges of the supreme court hereafter shall be relieved from such duty, and such connection of the judicial and legislative departments shall never hereafter be allowed.

7th. The judges of the supreme court shall receive for their services. competent salaries, to be fixed by law, at not less than fifteen hundred dollars cach, and which shall not be increased during the term for which they shall be elected.

8th. The circuit court judges shall receive competent salaries for their services, which shall not be less than twelve hundred dollars, and which shall not be increased in any instance during the term for which said judge may be elected.

9th. That the circuit and supreme courts shall in their organization be separate and distinct departments, and the legislature shall be restrained from ever uniting them, or dispensing with the circuit court system, or require the supreme court to do circuit duties, and the number of supreme judges shall at no time be made to exceed five in number.

Resolved, therefore, That a select committee of eighteen be appointed, two from each judicial circuit, to prepare an amendment to the constitution in these particulars, based on the foregoing propositions, and at their earliest opportunity report the same for the consideration and action of this convention.

Un motion of Mr. Manly,

The preamble and resolutions were laid on the table,

On motion of Mr. Knapp of Scott,

Resolved, That a standing committee be added to the committees pro. vided for by the rules of this convention, to be called the committce on Law Reform, whose special duty it shall be to inquire whether the basis. can be laid in the amended constitution for any reform in the legal practice of this state.

Mr. Woodson offered for adoption the following:

Resolved, That this convention will hereafter mect at eight o'clock, A. M., and adjourn at twelve o'clock, M., and meet at three o'clock, P. M., and adjourn at six o'clock, P. M.

Mr. Scates moved to amend the resolution by striking out the word "eight," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "nine."

Mr. Linley moved to lay the resolution and amendment on the table. Mr. Witt called for a division of the question.

The question was then taken on laying the amendment on the table, and decided in the affirmative.

The question was then taken on laying the resolution on the table, and decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Constable offered the following:

Resolved, That, until otherwise ordered, the hour of convening the

morning sessions of this body shall be at cight o'clock, A. M., and of the afternoon session at three o'clock, P. M.

Mr. Robbins moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the words "eight o'clock, A. M."

The question having been taken on the amendment, was decided in the negative.

The question was then taken on the adoption of the resolution, and decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Edwards of Madison,

The 23d rule was amended by adding the following committees:
On the Militia and Military Affairs.

On Miscellaneous Subjects and Questions.

On the Revision and Adjustment of the articles of the Constitution adopted by this convention, and to provide for the alteration and amendment of the same.

Mr. Hayes offered for adoption the following preamble and resolution: Whereas, in order to secure the prompt and efficient action of this body, it is necessary that some definite mode of proceeding should be adopted; and whereas much of the present constitution does not need amendment; and whereas cach new constitutional provision should be submitted separately to the people; therefore,

Resolved, That this convention will prepare and adopt separately such amendments as may seem necessary, and will distinguish such amendments as may be adopted, that they may be voted on separately by the people.

Mr. Dement moved to refer the preamble and resolution to the committee on Miscellaneous Subjects and Questions.

Mr. Constable moved to lay the motion on the table.

The question having been taken on the last motion, it was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Davis of Montgomery moved to lay the preamble and resolution on the table.

The question having been taken, it was decided in the affirmative.

On motion of Mr. Adams,

Resolved, That the secretary of state be requested to furnish this body with as full a statement as practicable of the amount and present condition of the school, college, and seminary fund of this state, and the prospect of their future receipts, and from what source or sources to be derived; and whether any portion of the same is withheld by the general government; and, if so, how much, and for what purpose; and, also, in what stocks the said fund is now held.

Mr. Peters offered for adoption the following resolution:

Resolved, That there be added to the standing committees of this convention a committee on Townships, with instructions to report whether it is expedient so to amend the constitution as to provide for the incorporation of the several townships in this state for municipal and other purposes.

The question having been taken on the adoption of the resolution, it was decided in the negative.

Mr. Harvey offered for adoption the following resolution:

Resolved, That the following committee be added to the committees now provided for by the rules of this convention, to wit: A committee on the state debt, to be selected in the same manner as the present rules require.

On motion of Mr. Shumway,

The resolution was laid on the table.

Mr. Loudon offered for adoption the following resolutions:

Whereas the people of the state of Illinois call for a thorough retrenchment in all the departments of our state government, and more especially in the legislative department of our government: therefore, be it

Resolved by the convention assembled, That, for objects of primary importance to the people of the state, the number of representatives and senators in the state legislature should be reduced from a hundred and sixty-two members down to seventy-five, leaving fifty members in the house of representatives and twenty-five in the senate; and that the number in both houses should never exceed one hundred and twenty, apportioned according to population, and that their pay should be three dollars per day during the session; and that, for the saving of time and money, and for the comfort of members, therefore,

Resolved, That all future legislatures should convenc on the first Monday of October, every two years, and that their session be limited to sixty days.

On motion of Mr. Rountree,

The resolutions were referred to the committee on the Legislative Department.

On motion of Mr. Worcester,

Resolved, That the subject of incorporating townships be referred to the committee on Counties.

On motion of Mr. Davis of Massac,

Resolved, That the following be an additional rule of this body:

Rule 24. A quorum to do business shall consist of two-thirds of the members elected to this convention.

On motion of Mr. Z. Casey,

Resolved, That two hundred copies of the constitution of the state be printed in bill form for the use of the members of the convention.

Mr. Woodson offered the following preamble and resolutions: Government is instituted in order to secure individuals in the cnjoyment of three primary rights-of life, liberty, and property-and should be clothed with such power as may be necessary to prevent the commission of all acts injurious to these rights. As this power, given for protection, may be perverted and used as a weapon of oppression, it be comes a great desideratum, in organizing a free government, so to construct it that, whilst it has power to govern individuals, it should also be compelled to control itself. Mere paper declarations of rights, and paper limitations of power, however perfect in themselves, are insufficient for this purpose; for they will be disregarded at pleasure, if there is no or ganic provision for the distribution of power by which to ensure their observance; therefore,

Resolved, That the government of the state of Illinois should consist of

three co ordinate departments, each independent of the others; and that the powers of the government should be so divided, and so distributed among these departments, that neither of them could, without the consent and co-operation of at least one of the others, injuriously affect either. of the great rights of personal security, personal liberty, and private property.

Resolved, That the necessary distribution of powers for this purpose is into legislative, judicial, and executive departments; the first to prescribe general rules for the government of society; the second to expound and apply those rules to individuals in society; the third to enforce obedience to the judgments and decrees of the second, and to see that the laws are faithfully executed.

Resolved, That the several departments should be organized upon the following principles:

Ist. The legislative department should consist of a senate composed of thirty senators, and a house of representatives composed of seventy members, with biennial sessions, to commence on the first Monday of January, and not to exceed in length thirty days; or, if it exceeds that time, the members to receive only half pay for such excess. The compensation of the members should be limited to two dollars per day until the state debt shali be paid, and not to exceed three dollars per day after that time. The legislature should elect no officers, except officers of their respective houses and senators of the United States. Its power to contract debts should be limited to one hundred thousand dollars, and not then without making provision for their liquidation.

2d. The judicial department should consist of one supreme court of three judges, to be elected in separate districts for the term of six years, and nine circuit judges, to be elected by the qualified voters of their respective circuits, for the term of six years, and of such inferior courts as this convention may ordain and establish. The judges of the supreme and circuit courts should receive the following salaries, to wit: the judges of the supreme court each dollars per annum, and the circuit judges each dollars per annum. The legislature should have power to increase the number of circuit judges when the business of the country shall require it.

3d. The executive department should consist of a governor and lieutenant governor, to be elected for the term of four years, and such subordinate officers as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the department.

On motion of Mr. Woodson,

The preamble and resolutions were laid on the table.
Mr. Scates offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the several revenue clerks in each county in the state be required to compile and report, forthwith, to this convention a tabular statement in the following form, showing the aggregate value of all taxable property, both real and personal; the amount per cent. levied upon the same for state purposes; the amount per cent. levied upon the same for county purposes; the aggregate amount of revenue derived from the same for state purposes; the aggregate amount of revenue derived from the same for county purposes, for cach and every year since 1818, or

since the organization of the county, so far as the records and files of their respective offices, or other reliable sources of information, wil enable them to do so.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions and annexed tabular statement he transmitted forthwith by the secretary to cach revenue clerk in

this state.

Mr. Akin moved to strike out all after the word "resolved," and insert the following:

"That the auditor of public accounts be requested to report to this convention the amount of revenue assessed in each county of the state of Illinois."

Mr. Church moved to amend the amendment by adding at the end thereof: "also that the clerks of the county commissioners' courts in this state be requested to report the county indebtedness in each county to this convention."

On motion of Mr. Constable,

The amendment and the amendment to the amendment were severally laid on the table.

Mr. Kenner moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word "resolved," and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"That the secretary be requested to call on the auditor for the following information, in tabular form, relative to each county in this state, for the last ten years: the amount of real estate for each year, and the rate of assessment for state and county purposes, separately; also, the same statement relative to personal ppoperty."

On motion of Mr. Constable,

The amendment was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Caldwell,

The resolution was laid on the table.