The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-09
TWENTY-SECOND DAY.

MONDAY. July b, 1880.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment
President Pasco in the Chair.
quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain.
Mr. Hunter was indefinitely excused on ac
count OF sickness Messrs Green, Hope and
Wilson OF Polk were excused until Wednesday.
Mr.. Bethel moved to Direct the Journal OF
Thursday BY striking out the word Lcgsla-
ture," in the amendment Offered by him To Sec
ton g. Article w. and insert the words House
OF Representatives 10 lieu thereof agreed to.
MIR. Wellman offered memorial and protest
from the citizens in De Land, in Nolu>iA county,
in regard 10 State Board of Health referred.
Tue following Resolutions, Articles and Or
dinances were introduced and referred TO the
appropriate committees:
Mr.. Mitchell offered Ordinance No sc In
relati, TO rights
Mr.. Mitchell offered Ordinance No 81: In re-
lation to the pay Of mechanics aud aborers.
MIR. Petty offered Ordinance No 6S Rrguat-
ing county registration
Mr.. Paterson called up the following sections
introduced by him on last Tuesday, and asked
that they be referred
The repeal or amendment OF a statute relating
to crimes or msdemeanors, or providing tor the
punishment thereof. shall not affect any offence
committed prior 10 such repeal or amendment,
nor the prosecution thereof, but the statute re-
pealcd or amendment shall remain in iul force
MS to any such offence and the prosecution there
OF
SECTION -. No statute shall be passed lessen
ing the time within which civil acion may be
commenced on any cause of action existing at
The time of its plsslge; which WAS referred.
MIR. Randolph obtained leave and introduced
the following resolution:
hesolced, That The President shall appoint Il
Standing Committee, to be known as The
Committee on Revision and Adjustment, and
their duties shall be as follows: Whenever any
Article or Ordinance of the Constitution shall
have passed its second reading, and have been
engrossed, ii shall be referred 10 this committee,
who shall make n close examination of It's inn
port and phraseology When the said Article
or Ordinance shall be called up tor its third or
final reading the Committee on Revision and
Adjustment shall then and there auggtst To the
Convention such changes IA they may deem ex
pedlent or necessary. Tnls committee shall be
composed OF one member from each OF the
Standing Committees OF this Convention.
Mr. Randolph moved to waive the rules SO
that The resolution might receive Immediate con-
sIteraliOn; not agreed to-
Article VII, on Married Womcn's Property
read HE third time.
Mr.. Randall, of Duval moved that no further
action be taken on Artile VII until tomorrow :;
agreed to-
Adjourned until P NJ
FIVE O'CLOCK P NJ.
The Convention resumed its session.
A quorum present.
Article VII. on Married Women's Property
came up for consideration on its third reading.
On motion of Mr. Malone he question was On
The final passage OF Article VII.
Mr.. Hicks moved To reconsider the vote just
taken to lake up Article VII not agreed to.
The roll then called on the final passage
of Article VII the vote was:
Yeas-Mr President, Messrs. Bell Of Brevard
and Dade, Bennett, Bethel Blackburn, Browne,
Conover, Cook, Davidson, Davis, Earle, Edge,
Fogarty, Fowler, Gcnovar Gillis Hendley, Hen
derson, Herndon, Hicks Johnston Jones' Ian
drum Lesley, Love Malone, Maxwell, Milton,
Morgan, Mckmnon, Neel, Od"m, Orman, Par
ker Parkhil, Parsons Pelot, Randall OF Duva,
Randolph, Richard, Rowe, Scott, Spcer, Stone,
Taylor, Tedder, Tompkins, Turnbull, Walker,
Jr, Wall, Weeks Wellman, Westcott WyIy
and Yonge-55.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, Bell of Hamilton. Car
ter, Chandler, Clarke of Jefferson, Duncan,
Gibbs, Goss, Hatch, Hooker, Lewis, Marshall,
McCaskill, Mcclellan, Paterson, Petty, Randell
OF Madison, Sanchez, Sneats, Thompson and
TObert-21.
So the Article was passed.
Mr.. Maxwell moved to reconsider the vote just
taken, and further moved to lay the motion To
reconsider on the table; agreed to-
Article VIII came up for second reading.
Mr.. Yonge moved to postpone action on Artl-
Gle VIII until tomorrow agreed To.
Adjourned.