The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-02
SUPPLEMENT- TO FIORrDrAN1
PROCEEDINGS
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
EIGHTEENTH DAY.
TUESDAY, JUNE 80, 1885.

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment
President Pasco in the chair.
The roll being called the following delegates
their
Mr. President Messrs Baker, Bell of Brevard and Dade,
Bell of Hamilton Bennett Bethel Blackburn Boun Broome,
Bush Campbell Carson, Chaen Clarke of Jefferson Clark of
Jackson Cocker, Conover Cook Davidson Davis, Duncan,
Earle Edge Fogarty Fowler Genovar, Gibbs, Glis, Good
bread Goss Green Hargret Hatch Hausman, Hendey Hen
derson erndon, Hicks Hooker Hope HUMPHREYS. Hunter
loh Malone Mann Marshall Maxwell Miller, Milton Mitchell,
Morgan McCask, Mcclellan, McKinnon Nee, Odom, Olive
ros Oman Parker Pakhl Parsons Paterson. Peot Ran
dali of Duval Randel OF Madison, Randolph Richard Rob
erson Rogers Rowe Sanchez Scott Sheats Speer Stone
Swearingen Taylor Tedde Thompson Tolbert Turnbul,
Wadswor5s Walker p Jr WAL, Walter Weeks Wsnan
tee Wyy Yonge and Zipperer-lOl.
quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain
Mr. Tobert moved that the reading of the Journal be dis
pensed with;
Mr. Green moved that the correction of the Journal be passed
for the present
Which agreed to
Mr.. McCaskill offered the following resolution:
Resolved That this Convention shall convene daily at
O'Clock and o'clock p M. unless otherwise ordered
Which was read.
Mr. McCask asked that the rules be waived and immed-
action be taken the resolution;
Which agreed
Mr.. Mann moved amend by striking and in
sorting eight
Mr. Sheats moved the by striking out
"eight and inserting " fve;"
Which accepted
question upon amendment offered by Mr.
Mann
Which was not agreed to-
The question then upon the resolution.
Mr.. Parsons moved to lay the resolution n the table
Which agreed to.
Mr. Randolph offered the following resolution;
Resolved, That the calling of the roll, call
yeas and member not answering to the CALL efus
ing vote, shall be marked absent, voting
be- and it shall so appear the Journal of the
Convention
Which laid under the rules.
The following resolutions articles and ordinances
touced, read and referred to appropriate committees
BY Mr.. MAXWELL the following be incorporated Article
Miscellaneous ProvisiOns
SECTION Every officer, State, county municipal shall
hold his office until his elected appointed
qualified;
Which referred the Committee on Miscellaneous
By Mr. Parkhi, Article No. 60 Providing for appoint
ment of five County Commissioners by the Governor;
Which referred to Committee County and City Or
By Mr. Parkhil amendment Article ~ In line g. after
the word hemp to read cottonseed oil and ice
Which referred to Committee Taxation and Finance
BY Mr. Randell, of Madison Resolution No. l49 Relating
to Poll Tax and Suffrage;
Which referred to Committee Taxation and Finance
BY Mr. Gibbs, No. 800 Section relating to the establish
ment of branch of the State Agricultural College for persons
Of color to be located at jacksonville
Which referred to the Committee Education.
The roll of Committees being called the following reports
Mr. Bethel Chairman of the Committee on Legislative De-
partment, made the following report:
CONVENTION HALL, TALLAHASSEE, FlA June 30, 1885
Hon SAMUEL PAsco,
President Of the Convention
SIR: Your Committee Legislative Department whom
referred
Resolution No. "a: By Mr. Hicks, of Franklin, would
ecomend that the further consideration of said Resolution
indefinitely postponed
Very respectfully,
L. w. BETHEL. Chairman Committee.
Which was received and the accompanying placed
among the orders of the day.
Mr. Oiveros Chairman of the Enrolment Engrossing
Committee, made the following report
CONVENTION HALL
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, June 80, 1885.
Hon. SAMUEL PAsco
President of the Convention:
SIR Your Committee Engrossment and Enrolment to
Article No. TO- beg report that they have
compared the and find it correctly engrossed.
" '''p@ B F. o1Ivrnos, Chairman
THEODORE RANDELL,
H. H. DUNCAN,
SAM'L f. HOPE,
Committee
Which was read.
Article III on Taxation and Finance read the first
by its title
Mr. McCaski moved that Article XII be recommtted to
the committee;
Which agreed to- and it ordered.
Mr. Rogers gave notice that he would tomorrow
reconsider the vote by which section Article Y,
Mr. Oiveros the rules up Article
its third reading;
Which agreed to-
Article V, on the Executive Department, read
Baker moved reconsider the which
waived and Article V taken up for third reading;
Which agreed to.
Mr. Maxwell gave notice that he would move that Article
be taken up for third reading tomorrow.
Mr. Bethel gave notice that he would call Article Nv for
third reading on Thursday.
The Journal OF yesterday motion of Mr. Randall Of Du
val, corrected as follows:
Insert Ordinance No A. offered by Mr. Broome in
nection with Article WILL which read follows:
No. AZ. The Board of County Commissioners
county shall consist of five MEMBERS but
ballot the of than three veted for for
said Office and upon of the the five persons
receiving the greatest number of votes shall be declared
elected, and shall constitute said Board
The journal was approved as corrected