Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-10-23
Proceedings of the Constitutional
Convention.
SATURDAY MORNING, Oct. IL.
Convention met

{ Convention met.
Prayer by Rev Mr.. Mills.
Mr.. Jones. Of Bartholomew. appeared
and was sworn as Delegate by Judge
Biddle
Mr. Steele moved that a clause be in
serted in the constitution prohibiting the
Legislature from passing license laws and
authorizing females 10 petition the Leg
islature.
On motion Of Mr. Edmon ston, it was
laid on the table.
Mr. Borden moved that the committee
on elective franchise enquire into provd-
ing clause that the right Of voting shall
not depend on naturalization; laid on the
table.
Mr. Dick moved that there should, here
after, be no State Bank chartered. nor any
other Bank. unless they give satisfactory
security. and shall not issue bills under
SO. &c: laid on the table.
Mr. Read, of Clark. moved that the
committee on Banking inquire into the ex-
pediency of providing that no special
Banking charters shall be granted; that
suspension of specie payments shall not
be authorized; that all Bank notes shall be
registered, that after January lsf, 1850.
stockholders shall be individually liable TO
amount Of stock; laid on the table.
Mr. Foley offered resolutions in favor
Of biennial sessions-elections 10 be 2d
! Monday of Octobcr-t,overnor to serve
years and neligibIe-no officer, except
clerk and recorder. to serve more than one
ternl-no tax TO be levied except for Gov
ernment expenses unless authorized by
the pcople-fines and forfeitures TO be
distributed among common schools; laid
on the table.
On motion Of Mr.. Edmonston the re-
port Of the committee on the organization
of the committees was taken up.
On motion of Mr. Read. Of Monroe.
the chairman Of the committee, commit
tee on the elective franchise, which had
been omitted in copying. was added.
The Committees were then taken up
seriatim. as proposed by the committee,
and adopted as follows:
L. On the rights and privileges Of the
inhabitants Of the State; 9 members.
g On the Legislature Department; 9
members.
3 On the Executive Department; .
members.
!. On State officers other than Exec
utive and Judiciary: members.
tica. from oanh judicial circni
g. On matters pertaining TO criminal
law; : members.
7. On Law practice and law reform;
from each Judicial circuit
8. On special and local Legislation and
uniformity of laws; ! members.
g. On impeachment and removal from
office; ) members.
10. On the elective franchise and APP
portionmcnt Of presentation; from
each judicial circuit.
II. On county and township organza-
tions. powers, and officers; from each
Congress SiOnal District
u. On currency and banking; | mem
Defs.
IS Corporations other than banking;
Q members.
H. State Deb. and public works;
members.
- Finance and public taxation; Tfrom
each judicial circuit
Is Nllta: 5 members.
a. Education: 2 members.
l2. Future constitutional al amendments:
) members.
19 Public Institutions: > members.
90. Salaries. compens alton, and tenure
Of office: 9 members.
81. Miscellaneous provisions; 5 mem
ber>.
%. Revision. arrangements. and phra-
seology; to consist Of the chairman of the
preceding committees.
Also the following committees:
On elections. and. also. on accounts.
each to consist of five members.
Adjourned 10 meet on Monday morn
Il l. a%l>. Il
committees under the rules.
MoSDAY MORNING, Oct "a, 1850
Convention met
PRAYER bv the Rev Mr.. Babb
The journal Of Saturday was read.
Mr.. Bowers asked and obtained leave
Of absence for Mr.. Robinson, of Decatur,
for one week
The President announced the following
standing committees.
L. On the rights and privileges Of the
inhabitants Of the State; 9 members
Nessrs. Owen, Graham. (of NJ Niles.
EIaddon, Prather. Coats, Murray, Chap
man, and Berry.
g On the Legislative Department;
members. --Messrs. Bright. Smiley. Clark.
(of t. Schoonover. Walpole, Emerson.
Duzan. Beach.
3. On the Executive Department: 9
members-Messrs Morrison. {of NJ
Stevenson. Beard, Sherrod. Gordon. W off.
Morgan. Bascom. and Barbour.
T. On State officers. other than Exc
cu.ive and Judiciary: members Messrs.
Read (of C.) Moore. Bicknell. Rracken,
Farrow. Mowrer. and Frsbie.
5 On the organization of courts Of
Justice; ] from each judicial circuit
Messrs. Petit, Thornton, Dunn. (of ]. /
Lockhar,. Nave. Rariden, Davis. (of VI
Biddle. Anthony. Terry, McClelland.
Howe, Smith. (of R.)
s. On matters pertaining to criminal
law: Messrs. Kent. Davis. /
(of NJ Mooney. Hawkins, Chandler. /