The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-29
son unon the right of suffrage shall be strick-

ton upon the right of suffrage shall be strick-
an from this Constitution"
This matter, (Mr. X. alleged, had been
overlooked. He had prepared the section IN
in a hurry. and desired it to be considered
with an eve to amendment.
Mr.. HUDSON thought similar PROPOSE
ton had been adopted in the Suffrage Article
MIR. KING. It had not been finally acted
on.
At this point in the proceedings, on mo-
ceeded to the further consideration OF these
amendments in Committee of the Whole
Mr.. DOOLEY in the Chair.
Mr.. CLEGHORN proposed to amend Mr.:
Kings proposition by substituting the word
"white,' for thr words ''free suffrage" where
ever they occur therein.
Mr.. HAYDEN submitted the following,
by way of substitute for MIR. Kings PROPOSE
ton
"SKc. -. At the same election that this
Constitution is submitted to the people for its
adoption or rejection, proposition to amend
the same by striking out the work "White"
from the Artcle-Sec. l, on the Right of
Suffrage" shall be separately submitted to
the electors Of this State for adoption or re-
jec,ion in manner following. A separate bal
lot may be given by every person having a
right to vote at said election to be deposited
in separate box and those given for the
adoption of such proposition shall have the
words. Shall the word white be strck-
en- out of the Article-Sec ?"or this 'Right
OF Suffrage Yes" And those given against
the proposition shall have the words, ''Shall
the word white" be stricken out of Article
Sec. 2" or this, Right of Suffrage? No.
And if, at said election, the number of ballots
cast in favor of said proposition shall be a ma
Jority OF all those cast on that subject, the
said word white" shall be stricken from
said Article and be no part thereof"
Mr.. KING proposed to modify his propo-
sition, by inserting after the word 'sntfrage,"
in the last line, the words, ''as to color"
Mr.. CLEGHORN proposed further to mod
ify Mr.. Kings proposition, by making the bal
lots read, shall the word white be stricken
out? yes" or, shall the word white be
stricken out? no." and substituting for the
last clause, these words, 'then the word white
shall be stricken out of the article on the
elective franchise
But, the question being first in order, and
first taken, on Mr.. Hayden's substitute, it was
adopted.
Mr.. COLBURN proposed to amend Mr..
Buffers additional section, as adopted above.
by striking out all after the word '.judicicial.
As it now stood, it would prevent all justices
of the peace, notaries public, and every mill
tia officer perhaps, from going to the Legis-
lature, &c.
The amendment was adonted
Mr.. FOLSOM submitted the following, as
an additional section Of this Article:
Sec. - Whenever the office of United
States Senator shall become vacant from any
cause, it shall be the duty Of the Governor, or
person administering the government, to no
tify the Legislature at their first session there
after, and on the first day after permanent Or
ganzation of both branches thereof, the men,
bers of the Senate shall assemble in the Hall
of Representatives in joint convention, the
President of the Senate acting as presiding
officer thereof, and they shall proceed to fill
said vacancy or vacancies, and may adj urn
from day to day until said vacancy or vacan-
cies shall be fill d; and the person having a
majority of all the ballots cast at said election
shall be declared duly elected"
This proposition was also agreed to.
The Committee then rose and reported
these several amendments to the Conven-
ton.
The first question being on Mr.. Hayden's
additional section
Mr. KING now proposed his section, by
way of substitute, modified SO as to read as
follows on the Lallots: sShal the word
''white" be stricken out ?-and those voting
in the affirmative shall write or print the
word "Yes," and thosk voting in the mega
tive the word mo-" and inserting, after the
word submitted" in the fourth line, these
words, "upon the same ballot"
Iha substitute was rejected, and Mr.. Hay
den's section-[identical with that reported
by the Standing Committee on the Elective
Franchise was adopted.
Pending the consideration of Mr. Folsoms
section
Mr.. Colburn proposed to insert, after the
word "Senate." in the sixth line. the words,
'and House Of Representatives"
Which was agreed to- and thus the section
was adopted.
Mr.. PECKHAM proposed further to
amend this article, by inserting appropriate !
ly in section Is, (which provides for the cleo
ton of the University Regents by the peo-
ple,) these words 1.-THE Superintendent of
Public Instruction shall be eg omcio a men,
Der of said Board"
Which was rejected.
The Article, as thus amended, was order |
ed to be engrnssed for the third reading.
The Convention then took q recess till |
half-past O'Clock, p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the PRESIDENT resumed, the |
Convention adjourned till tomorrow morn
Ing 9 O'Clock.