The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-09
sAsDrs., ssey
csnsutasicnsl Convention.
H. A.

The morning was principally occupied In
nrovidina for the printing Of the Journal
aud Debates. dxins mileage, &c. &c,
Ia the afternoon the second ertisle on
Edscstion end School Lands was taken up,
and after refssing Mr.. Solomon's amend.
ment. was ordered to a third reading.
Mr.. Hall introduced a proposition 10 re
la,iop 10 the permanent Investment OF the
School Fund, which was read a FIRE. time
aud laid over under the rule, |, was al
tel warss taken up and read a seco I'd time
and the question on ordering 1t to a third
reading was lost.
The report of the committee on sched-
ais Was taken up. Mr. Hail introduced an
amenia.ent, providing that all often ces.
misdsmsanors and crimes comm tied before
he adoption Of this constitution, shall be
,risbIe as providedby law, which as adopt.
cd. Other amendments were adopted as
iailows-amendiag 7th section to provide
FER election OF certain officers /; striking OFT
section u mixing members of the Board
OF Education election in Oct. 1865 diyid.
lag Lee county when desired attaching
Mills county 10 9th Judicial District.
The Ssere.ary's compensation for index
ing aud experimenting printing Of Journal
hxed at $500.
The preamble and bill Of rights was read
q third tine, AMI pass cd by a vote VI 20 10
liz.
The arsie e on the Right OF Suffrage va.
read a t. I'd { me. AID passed BY a vote o.
80 to2.
Dir. Wilson efered an amendment to the
s1ir,ieth section, making an aPPortionnent
IF Senators every four years, which was
adopted. He also offered an additional sec.
ton, requiring the Government to ils in the
Office OF the Secretary OF State every bill
presented 10 him within the last three dsys
If the session, with bis signature thereto, or
MS reasons for Withholding il therefrom,
which was adopted.
In the evening the resolution on adjourn.
menl was Tescinded.
The Article On the Legislative Depart.
menl being on ifs third reading, Mr.. Parvin
moved to amend the SD section, BY having
al enumeration 81 ths inhabitants Of the
State taken in the years 1883, 1853, 1855
567 and 1875, which was adopted. The
word "thirty''in Ath section vas stricken
out. and sixty" inserted. The Article
passed by a vote Of 80 to 4.
The Article on location OF the Capitol
and State University wss read third time
and passed by a vote of 20 to 10.
The Article on the Executive Depart
ment, was read a third lins. and passed by
i vote Of IS %
The Article on the Judicial Departnep
vas read third time. and passed BY a vote
Of si{o4
Tho Article % the Militia was read .
third lttne, and passed by secismstion u
ThsEa niele on Interpretations wa. read
aAhif{liws, sud passed by q vote Of 20 10
Article on State Debts was read q
andtdhme, and passed by a vote of thirty
sRDp'hins
Asv6te d thanks 10 the Ptesiden, 70,
t,e che and impartial manner in which lie
aad diSeharged bis du.ies was adopted By
accia nssion, and a resolution was ofefed
ia carried unanimously, permitting him T.
retaia The chair he had occupied during he
ssssion, The following, copied from the
report, closed proceedings
Mr, GiilasPy rose to a question Of priv.
eye, and called the attention OF the con-
~sen,ion 10 ,he leading sr,iele In he Daily
Reporter u the 2sth ult. He said he was
born q Democrat, had AWAY. been u Demo.
cr4t, was one before the editor OF that pa
per was born, and he defied his authority to
read him 20, et ths party because he wae
IN fasor Of q s)uod banking system. The
se"ple Of the State desired g banking sgs.
ZEN, snd he came here for the purpose o!
giving The people what they desired.
Mf. Clarke, Of Ala8takee, said be coald
With the gentleman from Wa
Pe%to, {Hr, GilIsspy,3 for he himself was
cad cut Of the Democratic party some two
Years aga.