Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-02-13
TEXAS STATE CONVENTION.

OF the Bill of Rights of the Stat,
, Constitution, To represent the sov,
ercignty of the State in Convention
assembled, met in the city of Austin
in the Hall of the House of Repre-
, scntativcs, ON Monday, January IS
? 1861, ut > o'clock J.. VI,
Prayer was offered Ia the Throne
ol Grace by the ri, Rev. Alexander
Gregg, Bishop of the Protestant
Episcopal Church of the Diocese oi
Texas,
Mr.. Green offered the following
resolu,ien, which was adopted;
RcSOired, That the roll he called,
and certificates of election be hand
cd to the Secretary, and that if n
majority appear in form, Then the
convention proceed to permanent
organization,
On motion, the following names
were then enrolled as delegates for
the present, with the privilege of
submitting their credentials, when
received, To the committee on ere
dcntals:
+, II, Price, of Jasper county; A.,
of Anderson. M ID GroLom of Rusl..
Jos. Hooker of Hunt: d p Nicbol.
son of Dallas; Il, Early of Grayson;
James Walworth and John S. n :
of Cameron.
The election for n President being
first in order, Judge p. w. Gray,
nominntcd thc Hon. O NJ Roberts
of Smith county. Mr.. Fields placed
in nomination the Hon. W. B' Och
lltrcc, OF Harrison county, VINO re-
iyHPyT'l"ily "Ioil,lI'' n, ''''' ''o, i, ~ 'n',
.nc i,oi: w. W. i.9ooits w "oo'"rIu ",
the PRESIDENT Oh this convention py
acciahia'ioh, "i'ich WIS "ccor"'"S'!
done -
H. H. II: Brownrlgs' 81 elected oecrsla- s,
ry' ~, Scho0'he'u' iS' ASS'' sec
retary, and IL. W. Lunday, "a Asst
Secretary,
MI. Stcll offered the 1oIIoWlhS
resolution: i
Re$olrcd, That n committee OF
three be appointed by the President
to wait upon his ENcellcncy, ana IN
form him that this convention is
now organized and ready to receive
any communication that he may de-
sire to make to TINS BODY.
On motion Of Mr.. Jennings, the
resolution was postponed for the
present.
SECOND DAY.
Most of the second day was con
sumod in the proper organization
of thc Convention without much
hrs;no.o of imnor.,nco comipo he
fnrn II "
Mr. Clevclon1 offered thc follow
;rr rcsolution
ResoIred THAT n committee of
five be onnointcd to receive from
the Indies Of Austin, Il flag. to be
tnndcred NV them to his convention.
mo fnllowino gentlemen were ap-
nointcd said Committee.
Wossrs Roocrs of Harris Flour
nov. Donaldson, Luclctt, and Ro-
bcrtson of Washington.
THIRD DAY.
The President announced the fol-
lowinn committees under the rcso-
l,tion offered bv Mr.. Locke on yes
to-day.
Conu;ttec ON PubEc ,Safetv-Ro-
bertson of Smith Brown R0pers of
Marion Armstrong Rainey. Ford.
Comoron ROGERS Of Harris Norris.
IVilcox Thomnson Miller Green
c,oycl,nd Uoo1[cr and Tucliott-15.
N'e E;"nnce y;, Co,o,n;ttec Nichols
s+o,r,,t ] 20 convolns Scott Could
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,p,." pn+tn man,' ~ "nne1, Eo,t Pand noon a
Tn,n,n;taS w. Doso1ut;ons Wiley
poom T,sVeI. mono, ''' n",,,,r,omd n'e ~ Cook
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;son W" r. Ja,r;i.s a" NJ MaCmaram M;llS of
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heso,ce"' Ihat we nave learned
W, Mi.n Pie"s"re r, una. .he non 'ohh
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oNGre,Sn '''..eo ro,oo 'I,m Ins C"lollni oha
10 10 ''io 'oV"eo e VI a.;, a"d thot | we a' Toro
,rc CIV! oi -; "a u't," " q CIV, soot u,,on tbe
1y i1.,a iHIl.v n',. at,nJ dnrin" :" tho session
les.''.1,1 g l,'4;an e'''.;o % nnJ +hot com
Oh Ilis Ooi,Nci'',oi, ;.taJ "n 10 in
H., - th;s ,ction
ioi ,r,. n, 'I,n pn.ors of Harris offered the
e,IIan,;no. roSoln+ion
T pesaI:ed Tbot sucb Of tbe SOL
1;arS 90 ~ roroJut;on of Teyas as
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