The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-11-22
The Constitutional Convention.

| WEDNESDAY,, November IL, 1877.
The Convention met at 10 O'Clock
After prayer and the reading of the
journal of the day before, John Gibson
delegate elect from York county was
sworn in.
Mr.. Woodward, on the part of the
delegates at large, to whom was re.
ferred the question of the contested seal
in the Third senatorial district of the
city of Philadelphia, reported that they
had decided that Benjamin l.. Temple
was entitled to the seat in the conven-
ton from the Third senatorial district
without prejudice to the right Of Rufus
E. Shapley to contest. The report was
adopted.
The president directed Mr.. Temple to
come forward to be sworn, and the oath
was administered by the president
Mr.. M'Veagh, from the committee
appointed to consider and report to this
convention what other officers were
necessary to transact the business of the
convention and what compensation it
would be proper for them to receive,
reported that the committee was unani-
mously of the opinion that the follow
ing list of officers embraced all the ne
cessary officers to transact the business
of the convention, and recommend the
amount set opposite their names as the
respective amount of salary to be receiv-
ed for their services:
One chief clerk, 81 500; one first as
sistant clerk, 81 200; one second assist
ant clerk 81 ,2O0;two transcribing clerks,
who shall be designated by the chief
clerk, each 81 900; one sergeant-at-arms,
$3.50; one assistant sergeant alarms,
5000; one doorkeeper, 5000; one assistant
doorkeeper, $500; one postmaster, $500;
one assistant postmaster and messenger,
5000. And the chief clerk shall be uth-
orized to appoint one fireman at So so
per day, aud two janitors at So 90 each
per day, and five pages at $l.5O per day
for each day employed. Upon the sub.
ject of printing and reporting the pro.
ceedings of the convention for distri.
button among the people the commit
tee was not prepared to decide whether
it would be best to give the printing and
reporting out separately or together, and
thought that new committee should be
appointed on that subject.
Mr.. Gowen offered the following res
olution:
Resolved, That the president ppo int
committee of ten, of which he shall be
one, to report the names of proper per-
sons to fill the positions of permanent
officers of this convention.
Mr.. Gowen said that he made that
resolution for the purpose of excluding
anything like partisan scrambling for
Office. He had read in the morning pa
pers that the officers had been selected
without consultation with all the men,
bers. He thought it was beneath the
dignity of reform convention to per-
NIT anything like partisan scrambling
for Office. He would therefore ask that
the convention shall agree to the ap-
pointment of a committee OF ten, of
which the president shall be chairman,
to select officers, without regard to
partisauship at all, to preside over this
body.
Mr.. Lilly moved to amend by strik-
ing out all after the word resolved and
Insert the following: That this conven.
tion proceed to nominate and elect a
chief clerk.
After an animated discussion the
amendment was adopted yeas 81 nays
Sc.
The following officers were then elect
ed.
d. L. Imbrie, chief clerk.
Lucius Rogers, first assistant clerk.
A. ID. Harlan, second assistant clerk.
John L. Linton and A. Il. Parker,
transcribing clerks.
James Onslow, sergeant alarms.
Cassius M. Brown, assistant sergeant.
alarms. (colored)
Clement Evans, doorkeeper.
Frank Bentley, assistant doorkeeper.
Henry b. Price, postmaster.
b. Frank Major, assistant postmas.
ter.
A resolution was adopted that the
sessions of the Convention until other
wise ordered be from 10 a. m. to pm.