The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-06-06
MISSOURI STATE CONVENTION.

Jefferson City, June 4.
; In Convention to-day Mr.. EIidge offel
,, ed resolution that Whereas, Sterlin
Price, John r. Chenault, Robt A. Hutch
in, Robt w. Crawford and Trial Wrigh
are absent from this State and are active
ly engaged in attempting to destroy tn
United States government. their seats b
declared vacant and their names stricken
from the roll of this Convention, tn
names Of Gen. Watkins and W. w. Tur
ner were added aud the resolution refer
red to select committee.
| Resolved, That We repudiate and es
chew the agitation of the slavery ques
ton in the State of Missouri at the pres
ent time. Referred to committee on Con
stitution.
Mr. Meyer offered resolution that ,ht
citizens Of this State who have expatriated
themselves ought not to be permitted te
vote at any future election unless restor.
ed to citizenship by proper legislation
Also that An ordinance should be passed
defining the crime Of conspiracy agains.
the government OF this State and proyiG.
ing for the proper punishment Of such
crime by fine and imprisonment.
Mr. Pomeroy offered a bill Furnishing
| by tine and imprisonment any person or
persons who shall hereafter willfully dis
turb any court Of record i'm this State
while the same is in session. Referred
to the committee on constitution.
Mr.. Mcterron from the committee on
elections and elective franchise reported
3 bills; lst, bill to continue the present
officers of the State in Office until 1864;
Ind, bill repeating certain ordinances
submitting the action of the Convention
to the people, and Sd, bill defining the
qualifications Of voters in the State Of
Missouri. This last bill provides that no
person who has, since the LIST of August,
1861, taken up arms against the United
States or given aid and comfort to those
engaged in rebellion shall be allowed to
hold office Of profit or trust in this State
or vote at any election from aud after the
passage of this ordinance, provided that
the members of the General Assembly
may repeal any part OF said ordinance
In reference to each person whenever
they may in their discretion think proper.
No person shall vote at any election here
after who shall not take an oath to sup
port the Constitution of the L. s. end the
Provisional Government Of Missouri, and
that he has never taken up arms or given
aid IN behalf of the enemies of the Gov
eminent. Any Judge of election allow
ing any voter to vote without first taking
this oath shall be punished by fine Of
not less than one hundred dollars nor more
than one thousand, or by imprisonment
ia the county Jail. The ninth section of
the bill provides that any qualified elector
Of the State, who has been induced to levy
war against the U. S. through fraudulent
representations or from supposed obliga-
tions Of duty or from duress, who shall
renounce his allegiance and fidelity to ex-
Gov. Jackson and the so-called Southern
Confederscy, shall be allowed to vote az
ter taking an oath that he abjures all al
iegiance to ex-Gov. Jackson and the So
called Southern Confederacy. and that he
will support the Constitution of the U s.
and of Missouri also.
Mr. Howell. member of the same com
mittee, introduced substitute for the last
bill, postponing the election in August,
providing that the various officers to be
elected at the coming election shall be ap
pointed by the Governor.
Several bills were ordered to be printed
and were made the special order of the
day for tomorrow at two o'clock p. m
The friends of gradual emancipation are
canvassing the scheme with considerable
energy. The proposition will be, as near
as can be ascertained. to submit the sub
ject to vote of the people in 1864, and
permit them to declare in favor Of eman-
cipating all the negroes born one year af-
ter the scheme is voted upon, and after
snch negroes shall have attained the age,
the males Of 70 years and the females 20
years.