Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-01-18
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
SECOND DAY.
 .J.NuApv Sth 1868.

OANOAnI Ctu, icVOs
 The convention was called to order al 10 o'clock, a. m
 MT. Brooks (radical.) offered resolu ton for the appointment of select com mittee of three to memorialize congress fol the relief of the suffering poor of Arksn. sas
 Mir Brooks stated that unless some re- lief was speedily afforded there would be great suffering and starvation in sonic parts of the state.
 Mir. Cypert conservative favored the project, but thought the committee should be instructed to inquire into all the facts and submit their report to the convention, and the entire body would sign the me morial 50 as to give it greater weight, rep resanting as it did the entire state.
 Mr. Brooks modified his resolution as suggested by Mir. Cypert.
 MT. Bradley (radical,) moved to amend by substituting seven for three. Accep- ted. and the amended resolution adopted.
 Mir. Hodges (uukuown,) of Crittendon, offered a resolution for the appointment of committee to nemorialize the military commander to suspend the collection oi the present state tax.
 The member said he understood there were about s220 900 in the state treasury and there was no need of having any lar ger sum there. From his understanding of the reconstruction laws it was necessary to raise money for the payment of the ex. penses of the convention by the levy of q special tax, and therefore the money iu the treasury would not be applied for the payment of such expenses
 Mir. Hodges (radical,) of Pulaski thought the convention was hardly pre- pared to vote at once on the resolution and he would move it's reference to the standing committee on finance, taxation and the public debt when appointed fhe motion prevailed
 MT Hodges. of Pulaski, offered the fol lowing resolution:
 RESOLVED, That select committee oi five (5) be appointed by the chsir, whose duty it shall be to prepare a memorial tt congress, asking that the disabilities ol those citizens in the state who have faith full, and honestly advocated and assisted in reconstruction, be removed, and that said committee be instructed to receive the names of such citizens, and to embody the same in their memorial.
 Mir. Ilinds moved to refer the rcsolu ton to the committee on memorials whsu appointed. The motion was subsequently withdrawn. and by further motion it wa' laid on the table.
 Mr Kinds offered the following rcsolu' ton.
 REsdLyEp, That each member and of 6cer of this convention furnish to the sec retary list of papers for which he wishes to subscribe, and that the secretary sub scribe for such papers to bs paid out oi the moneys that may be appropriated te pay the expenses of this convention; pro vided chat no member shall be allowed more than ten daily papers, or weekly pa ners equivalent to that number of dailies AaSpted.
 On motiop<of Mr, Ho es, of Pulaski .he conye6tion adjourned until 10 o'clock to morrow morning. :.
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 The convention was called to order a1 10 o'clock. Prayer was offered by MT Bsasley. The journal of yesterday wal read, amended and apphved. The prssidenv added Messrs- Bell ant Can't to the committee on rules.
 Afr. Brooks (radicalD offered tho follow ing;
 RESOLVED, That the committee on fl nance be and is hereby instru'ted to ssti mate the expenses of this convention, ant to report an ordinance for tho levy au' collection of the necessary tax to mee such expenditure. Adopted. Mr. Sims (radicaD offered the following ] RgsoryEp, That it is the opinion 0 this convention that the tax on raw cottoI should be removed; that 1t bears heavil, on the laboring classes of this state, at time too, when from the almost complet' failure of the crops the very means of live ihood of the people would seem to be al most exhausted; and it's continuance cal only have the effect of practically proh'b ting the culture of the staple during tn present and succeeding years; and that tn secretary be directed to furnish copy o this resolution to congress, Adopted. Ms. Beasley offered the following;
 RESOLVED, That the convention me morialize the commander of this depart meut to suspend the collection (by law) Q all indebtedness in Arkansas, until the Is day of January, 1858
 Referred to the committee on publl debt, finance and taxation. Mir, Cypert offered the following;
 WHEREAS, It is the convention to re lieve the people of this state, as far a possible. from the burden of taxation, an to that end it should pursue . system c :;d aoocarnv. tharafore he if