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

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cepted.
THURSDAY November, IA. 1872.
Caleb B. Wright was sworn In as
delegate to Hll the place made vacant
by the resignation of ID. l.. Rhone.
MIR. Stanton offered the following
viz:
RESOLVED, That Mr.. John A. Small be
requested to aid the officers of this con
vention. Unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Freeze offered resolution calling
upon thesecretary of the commonwealth
to inform the convention what amount
of money had been expended within
the past two years in the various de-
partments of the govern ment. Agreed
to.
The following Standing Com mittees
recommended by the Committee of ff-
teen to whom the subject was referred
were adopted
A committee of nine upon legisla.
ture.
Fifteen on legislation.
Nine on executive department., its
powers and duties.
Fifteen on judiciary, including alder.
men and justices of the peace.
Fifteen on suffrage, electors and rep
resentation.
Five on impeachment and removed
from Office.
Nine on commission of Office, oath o.
Office aud incompatibllity of office.
Nine on education.
Nine on cities and city charters.
Nine on counties, townships and Dor.
oughs.
Five on militia.
Nine on public municipal debts and
sinking funds.
Seven on state institutions and build.
ings.
Seven on religious and charitable cor.
porations and societies.
Fifteen on railroads aud foreign or.
porations.
Fifteen on private corporations.
Nine on declaration of rights.
Seven on printing and binding for
the convention.
The clause providing for the appoint.
ment of committee of nine on the
declaration of rights broug hit forth a
warm discussion between Messrs. White
Ellis and Others on one side and Messrs.
Black, Armstrong and others on the
other, as to the authority of the legisla-
ture to limit the action of the Conven-
ton. The yeas and nays being req uired
on the appointment of a Committee,
the result was as follows. yeas LOG
nays IS.
Mr.. Gowen rendered the resignation
of John e. Freezs Esq. which was re-
ferred to the delegates at large from the
minority.
FRIDAY, November 15, 1872.
The committee of deleg ates at large,
to whom was referred the resignation
of Mr.. j. G. Freeze, reported that they
had selected Hon. Charles r. Buckalew
to fill the vacancy.
The report was accepted, and the oath
of Office was administered to Mr.. Buck
alew by the president.
The report of the committee of fifteen
recommending the standing commit.
tees was then taken up. The report had
been considered yesterday down to and
including the appointment of commit
Tee on declaration ofrights. The remain.
ing clauses, which proposed the appoint.
ment Of the following committees, were
adopted:
A committee of five on future amend
ments.
A committee of five on constitutional
sanction.
A committee of nine on schedule.
A committee of five on revision and
A committee of five on accounts aud
A committee of seven on printing
and binding.
Mr.. Pugh moved to add a committee
of nine on industrial interests, to which
shall be referred the rights and claims
of labor. The motion was agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. Campbell com.
mittee on agriculture, mining, manu-
facture and commerce was provided
for.
Mr.. Newlin offered the following addi-
tional rule: A committee of nine on
revenue and taxation, to which the word
finance" was added, on motion of Mr..
Reed, of Mifflin.
The Convention then adjourned until
Wednesday November Goth.