New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-28
ture power 10 call Convention whenever twothirds
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ture power 10 call Convention whenever twothirds
of both Houses shall deem II necessary. Referred TO
the Committee Constitution.
delegates IN the Congress OF the Confederate States 70
use their best exertions in the procurement OF an act
abrogang the United States District Courts ss hereto
fore held In the State Of Texas, ana suost.ung lne
District Courts Of the State except IN cimina cases
The hour having arrived for he administration OF Tie
oath prescribed by the convention to such state oees
and members Of the different branches OF Lee iSatue
as were present, Judge Devine OF bexar canie ios'
ward and administered the oath TO the Hon. w. ~
Roberts President of the Convention, and an ASCOT
ate usiice of the Supreme Court Jndge ROBERTS then
administered the oath follows: To Distrlet JUDGES
Devine, Todd, and Hicks; TO Collector Il ~ W. oapp
of the district of Saura 10 Senators FALL Chambers,
Stockdale Trockmorton, Whsley, and carooJ0neh;
and 10 REPRESENTATIVES, BOxter, Henderson, Ozark,
Nelson and Stewart and also 10 several district clerks
county clerks, notari.s public county chlei Justices
and commissioners, &c. II
The Committee on Foreign Relations made lengthy
report together with ordinance TO provide lor le
extraditiOD Of persons bound to service ana
therefrom. Read first time aud two hundred copies
ordered 10 be printed -, o..
Mr. Mason presented an ordinance to guard the State
from invasion BY sea. Referred TO the CommlItee Oh
Commerce and Navigation.
The Convention then adJ0urned 10 o CLOCK p Ills
AFTERNOON SESSION.
%, m.--The ordinance for the protection OF the
frontier being the special order of the day. its discus
sion again resumed, occupying almost the whole
session, and without any fuItt er action. ii -
Mr.. Chiffon, who had been appontedto Inform GOV.
Sam Houston Of the time set for the beads OF Depart
ments TO take the cath prescribed by the Convention
reported that he had called upon bis Excellency. and
presented him with copy Of the ordinance, toetheI
with notice from the President Of the Convention;
and that Gov Houston Lad returned said documents 70
him, stating that " he did not recognize Ccpvsn-
tiou." He will take the oath, will the Secie-
tary Of State, the Hon. T.. w. Cave.
The Convention then adjourned TO tomorrow at III
o'clock.
AUsTIE, Texas March IL, 1861.
After the Convention called TO order this morn
ing the ordinance for the protection of the frontier
was again taken up and it's discussion resumed until
II m.
On motion, Mr.. Chiffon, the President of the Con-
vention proceeded to administer the oath OF ONCE, as
prescribed by the Convention.
The name of Gov. Sam. Houston was hrst called
but he did no. appear. The oath was then taken by
the Hon. Ed Clal k Lie ltsnaut-G Governors the Hon
Clement X. JonO, Contr,llcr; the Hon. Cyrus H.
Randolph Il easurer, and The Hon. Francis M. hlte
Commits soner of the General Land-Ohce.
The name of the Hon. f. w. Cave, Secretary OF
State was then called lie aso did not appear
A resolution was then offered by Mr.. Mason Of Gal
yestoo declaring the offices Of Governor and Secretary
of State vacant To this many substitutes and amend
ments were offered all of w ich, together with the
original resolution, were referred 10 special commit
tee of five. Messrs. Mason, Chiffon, Devine, 1. D..
Chamber and Nelson appointed said Committee
The Convention then adjourned till o'clock P. N.