The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-06-19

'"'"""S sy"oPs's OF the pro
csedines Of the Texas Polecas ain.
Sealawag Convention is taken from
the hessass Telegraph:
Aestin Juae 9TH. Prcnide.t Of
the ccnvsssscn hiss appointed the
following standing committees
Political or Lcgislative-Caldwell,
chairman.
Judicisry--A. J. Hamilton, chair.
man.
General Provi.ious--M. &. Hamil.
ton, chairman.
Exccutive-Lindsay chairman.
GA Finance-W hitmorc, chair
man.
On Educxiion--Talbo.t, chairman.
On Internal Improvements-Flan-
agan, chairman.
On Immigration pcgener, chair
man.
On Public Dcbt-Armstrong, Of
Lamar. chairman.
On Public Lands-Lippard, chair.
man.
On Apportionm sst--vsrneel,
chairman.
On State Ahsirs--Gray, chairman.
On Federal Reiations-Evnns. Of
Mc1.cnnan, chairman.
On Contingent--expenscs, McCor.
mick, chairman.
On Commerce and Manufacture
Phillips, Of Wharton, chairman.
Evans, Of Mcl.snnsn, offered =
resolution in ehcc, declaring null
and void from the beginning, all
all Laws, Ordinances, and DEGREES
passed or enacted by any Convcn.
ton, or Legislative body since the
assembling Of tho secession eonvcn
ton of 1861, which went to the
committee on Federal Relations.
Webster Flanagan introduced
resolution appropria,ing 1925, 900 to
pay the expenses Of the Convention
and fixing the per diem at sl5,
which went to Committee on contin.
gent Expenses.
[Good for Webster Ne evident.
ly doesn't believe in remaining in
such a convention without good pay |
Muliens introduced the following
resolutions:
LIST. That this Convention was
called by and in pursuance of and
derives its powers whatever they may
be, solely from the laws Of Congress,
known as the reconstruction acts
End. That this Convention, under
said laws, possesses no legislative
powers beyond the formation Of
constitution for the State Of Texas
The resolutions went to the Com
mit,ec on State affairs.
Flanagan introduced an ordinance
susponding all sheri6s and consta-
blcs sales, which went to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Good for the elder Flanagan. lie
ov;d.n,lv lnows a Thin, or ,wo1
Caldwell introduced a resolution
that select committee OF hve DC sp,,
pointed to whom shall be referred
the IawIessness and violence said 10
pervadc the State. and that they have
leave TO report BY declaration, or
otherwise, which was adopted.
THE 6rst duty Of this committee
should be the examination of his de.
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inais iooss'l
Hamilton, Of Travis, offered a res
olution that the Judiciary Commit
tee be requested to consider the pro-
pricty Of requesting Congress TO so
amend the reconstruction acts as TO
allow this Convention to appoint the
Boards Of Registration, which was
adopted.
Hamilton, Of Eastrop, offered
resolution that . Committee be ap-
pointed to report plan Of framing
q Constitution and sucn o'ncr WORK
- may be deemed proper 'of I'M"
to CONSIDER esche~!ng
all subjects coming ~';n'n tue 'es't-
mate scope OF the 'cg's's''ve ,o'a"c"
Of 'he "oVe.nme"' P'"po'cu 70 x =.
organized. Lost yeas - nays ~,
Unfinished business OF yesterday
looking 10 me appointment OF
on o'eee", n %o'e .,
Austin, June o;-ihe r' ',,
announced inc io''o"'ne A""'''o""'
ssandins committees
On county ana county pou"''r'es
-Iedego, chairman
10 examine the Comp,ro,,er ann
Ireasurers omce-pr' H. n smith,
chairman ~
Inc committee o" contingent tx
psnses, to whom was re'e1r .: .ne
per d,em question: repoI''a :" ' %
OF eight dollars per Gay l",'e'' VI
"''cen, f'""as~" "'v'
commit the question WV" 'ns''ue.
tons to COMMITTEE 10 report "'e Pe'
diem at hitecni motion 'os',
varneil moved 70 amend nn ~ IN
serting slo instead OF 90. mo ,'.
10 'aoie p'oPoscu a'''"'"'"" ''''
Yeas Az, nays -
All the morning was consumer :"
discussing TINS qaes'on' -,
Ten dollars VIII proo'o'y NC '"'
per diem e,.;
President appointed me 'o.,o"'ne
comm,''1o " '"I"" "a ,;a,a,cc
F.id~s,, ch,;rm.n. Lcffopd Whit.
more, Summer, Evans, Of MeLen-
nan, Bledsoe, Cole and }. ID. Bell.
IT. r,ry.c,;on ad;ourned at