The weekly loyal Georgian., 1868-02-15
From the Atlanta Era.l
State Constitutional Convention
ArLAIa, Ga, Feb. 6, 1868.
The Convention let at 81 o'clock.

action Of theconveation yesterday on Re
lief a
The motion to re,bnsider was laid on the
table by a vote Of itas 80 to.nays 45.
Mr.. SPEER offered the following, which
after being amende 1 was adopted
! ReSo5red, That 'tlh three Pages of this
Convention shall rceiye for their services
one dollar each, perHay, and the Assistant
Doorkeeper, and Asistant Messenger, each
three dollars per dan and that the Auditing
Committee be autdarized~ to issue theil
warrant to each OF tie said persons for the
respective amounts due to each to date
which account shal4 be eountersigned by
the President; and 1he Messenger is here
by authorized to ppiehase fuel for the use
of the Convention, :
The report of the ommittee on the Elk
ccqtive DepartmentT IS taken up, as the
special order, and redd.
Mr. PARRoTT (Ar. Trammel in the
Chair offered the Constitution of the
State of 1865, with amendments which he
had prepared as i substitute for the
sectien,
The Chair decidhE that such a substi
tute could be Offer
Mr.. AsHBUhN appealed from The deei-
| si0n OF the Char.
The decision of tllf Chair was sustained
by vote If 65 to 81.
Mr. WHITELEY mAged to lay Mr.. Par
rott's substitute on k0table. Carried
yeas 80, nays37.
Mr.. CoNLEY moYest to take up the report
Of The Committee on the ExeeutlveDe Depart
ment as whole. Cs-ried.
Mr.. FOSTER BloDGETr moved. to
amend >the report BIZ the .cleatlon.of the
office Of Lieutenant GbYGnor. :,
During the discussln of,this proposition
it was announced tha lion. G.. c., RICH
ARDsoN, a member etfs5c Convention, had
departed this life.
Mr. BErFQRD into aoed the following,
Which was unanimogssg adopted:
WHEREAS, InfoTHl tion has been re-
ceived in this Conyer xon of the death IF
Hon. G. G. Richafdsy delegate from the
Goth district theref0I belt
ReSotgea, That a lamittee of FIVE be
appointed by the Fviaent. to draft
suitable memorial la f6nor Of the deceased,
and report the same talthis Convention on
j morrow morning,
Messrs. Bedford, BsEaht, Seeley, White
ley, and Bullock we appointed that
committee. . ~<s
Mr.. Wallace offered3l following, which
was unanimously adopted:
ReSoIued, That. aasvsp mark of respect to-
the memory of Hon. sC. G. Richardson.
deceased, this Cons entssnsdo now adjourn.
The Convention ADJOURNED.
THIRTY-EsGaTH DAY.
ATLANTA, Ga. fsebfuary /, 1868. -
The Congentonmalst ssTsn ant 70 asienra.l: ieAa.s
aei1t.s - 81
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Bowers, Delegate
from the 3lst District.
The Journal was read.
The unfinished business Of the previous
day was taken up, the same being the report
of the Committee on the Executive Depart,
ment.
The report was adopted, without amend
mcnt, by the following vote: Yeas &C, nays 50.
The Report Of Committee on Franchise
was taken up and read.
Mr.. WHITELEY moved to suspend the
rules to take up the report of the Commit
tee ON the Legislative Department. The
rules were suspended, when
Mr.. BRYANT moved to amend so as to
provide for taking up the report of the
Committee on Franchise, which motion was
sustained, aud the report was ordered to be
considered section by section.
On motion of Mr. BRYANT the first sec
ton was read and adopted, as follows
SEC. |. In all elections by the people the
electors shall vote by hlllot.s
Mr.. BEDFORD, Chairman of the commit
tee appointed yesterday to report on the
death Of Hon. G.. G.. RICHARDSON, asked
suspension of the regular order to make
report.
The order was suspended, and the COM
mittee reported as follows:
WHEREAS, it has teased Divine Provi-
dence to take from Oul M dsG iA the vigor
of manhood and in tie full enjoyment of
the blessings of hcaltl and prosperity, as
well as in the due performance of his duties
as a delegate from the20th Senatorial Dis
trict of Georgia in tn, Constitutional Con.
venti0n of the same, jhe Hon. G. g. Rich
ardson, formerly of Dlxfeld, in the State
| OF Maine; and
WHEREAS, the sait delegate has passed
| from our midst by most unfortunate Oc-
currence, after hayirg for years braved
death in behalf of his lag and country, and
having exemplfed byhis acts as soldier
his devotion to the Constitution and the
Union; and.
Whereas, The dccefsed, true to his FIRST
principles, ana ardcptfiu his desire TO re-
Store the Union, has, sas co laborer in the
work of reconStrgctan, zealQusly repre-
scented his District, ald has fallen in the
midst OF his official lal0rs.
Res0Ired That thi Convention recog-
uize in the person OF the deceased, zeal
Gus and steadfast ired, aud an open and
manly opponent, and an earnest co-laborer
in the work of restoration.
Resolred, That tbs Convention tender
their sympathies to tie relatives and friends
If the deceased. @
Resolred, That the Conyeation do wear
the usual badge of nYurniDg for the period
of thirty days.
ResoIred, That ops of the above be
forwarded the Immediate relatives of the
deceased.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Eulogies on the deceased were pronOun-
; ccd by Messrs. Turnr, Bryant, Campbell,
and Smith, of ThomF.
Mr.. BgDFoRD offerl1 the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted
Be It resolred, BIT the Committee on
Printing be instIused to have FIVE hun
+, dred copies Of the immortal and resolution,
and remarks mad by the delegates,
. printed for the use 4 the Convention, and
: that the Secretary y instructed to forward
$ to The mother and sfters Of the deceased a
Z | .n1,x- nc tho same.