The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-06-24

solidated them better than any preyiouslv
made, and they voted en- mass for it, Ths
following are the yeas and nays, On its adop.
toni
YEAS-Messrs. Banks, Barclay, Bed
ford, Bell, Bigelow, Bonham, Brown If.
Northampton, Brown of Philadelphia, Bu,.
Ter, Clarke of Indiana, Cleavingcr, Grain
Crawford, CURL, Darrah, Dilinger, Don,.
gan, Donnell, Earle, Farrelly, Fleming
Foulkrod Fry, Fuller, Gearhart, Gilmore
Grenell, Hamlin, Hastings, Hayhurst, He.
fenstein, High, Hyde, Ingersoll, Keim,
Kennedy, Krebs, Lyons, Magee, Mann
M'Cahen, Miller, Myers, Nevin, Overfeld
Pufviance, Read, Ritter, Ritter, Rogers, Sci
ers, Scheetz, Shellito, Smith, Smyth
Sticke, Swelland, Taggart, Weaver, Whilc,
Woodward-6l.
NAYS-Messrs. Agnew, Ayres, Bald
win, Barndollar, Bayne, Biddle, Brown Of
Lancaster, Carey, Chambers, Clarke of
Beaver, Clark of Dauphin, Cline, Coates
Cochran, Cope, Cox, Craig, Crum, Gun
ningham, Darlington, Denny, Dickey, Dick.
erson, Dunlap, Forward, Harris, IIender.
son of Allegheny, Henderson of Dauphn,
Hester, Hopkinson, Houpt, Kerr, Konq.
macher, Long, Maclay, M'Call, MDowel,
M'Sherry, Meredith, Merrill, Merkel,
Montgomery, Pennypacker, Pollock, Por-
ter, of Lancaster, Reigart, Roger, Russcl,
Saeger, Scott, Serrill, Sill, Snively, Steri.
gere, Stevens, Todd, Weidman, Young,
Sergeant, President-5S.
The convention then took recess till
oclocki
In the afternoon some amendments were
offered by way of addition, which were only
intended TO consume time, to avoid which
Mr.. McCahen, of Philadelphia, called the
previous question, (which by rule may be
done.) 1t was sustained by majority of
2 or $50 now we have made am amend
ment in spite of all united opposition.
Mr.. STEVENS made some very strange
remarks on the subject of the alteration as
follows. After the above vote had been
taken the 9th section came up. Amend
meht was offered by Mr.. Hester. A mo-
ton was made that the committee rise.
Not agreed to. Some catechetical debate
took place in which Mr.. Dunlop asked Mr.
Merrill "what is felony?" daughter lie
then enquired "what is not felony?" (Ad-
ditional laughter.) A motion was made
that the committee rise. Objected to. Mr.
Stevens then remarked that he thought
the committee should rise, because il is GUS
tomary i'll all deliberative bodies to adjourn
on being informed of the death of anv of
their members, in order to afford the sur
vlVors an opportunity of rejecting on the
solemnlty of the scene. That now by
vote just taken the Convention had solemn
lydestroyed the venerable instrument which
has secured the liberties of the people of
the Commonwealth for Al years by mea-
gre majority Of 3 votes, and therefore the
committee ought Che thought) to rise in Or
der to afford the members a chance TO med
Itate on the sacrilegious act,' &c. and went
on to sing the requiem long and loud.
hi' Niailh suggested the propriety of or
dering Grape to be worn on the left arm or
members This debate made confusion
more confused. The committee rose in
disorder and the convention adjourned.
ms morning the 9th section came nm.
Mr. Heister's amendment pending which
was to require the Governor to comm,ni.
ca'e his reasons annually to the Legisia-
'ure Tor granting pardons, &c. Mr.. Mer-
rill moved an amendment to the amend
ment which required the concurrence oftbe
senate In granting pardons in sundry cases.
NOT agreed to. Another was moved bv
MI Brown which went to require the Court
to recommend persons applying for elem
ehcy' %c. Not agreed to. The vote on
Helsters amendment was taken and neoa-
uyed by asmall majority. HAYnuRsr yo-
'eu hay--SMITH aye. Another amend-
nleht was proposed by Mr.. Earle: SIN
cases OF capital conviction the Legislature
by law duly enacted, shall have the mower
10 commute punishments." Not agreed
10; only three rising on the call for A.;