The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-08-06
EORTN-FIETII DAY

SATURDAY, August |, 1885.
The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
mcnt.
President p,tSco in the Chair.
a quorum present
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The journal was corrected and approved.
Mr.. Miller Offered the following resolution
K.~lred, That this Convention do adjourn
sinf de on Monday, the 81 day Of August A. ID.
1850
He>0ictd fi4rthtr, That copy of this resolution
be Immediately certified to the Comptroller;
Which was considered by unanimous consent.
Mr.. COnover moved to strike out the words
"12 o'clock VI. y agreed to, and the resolution
WAS adopted amended
Mr. Conover offered the following, which was
considered by unanimous consent:
That the Committee on EngrOssment and En-
roment hereby authorized To employ such
additional clerical force may be necessary 10
secure the speedy enrolment OF the Constitution;
and the Secretary OF the Convention is authorized
To audit the account, and the Comptroller to pay
the same, on the approval OF the Committee on
Engrossmcnt and Enrolment for such additional
clerical assistance adopted.
Mr.. Orm IN offered the following resolution,
which was considered by unanimous consent
R1wiceti That the President and Secretary be
authorized to issue the certificates of pay, when
wanted, in small sums of not less than twenty
five dollars each, Tor the accommodation OF the
members; adopted
Mr. Gillis, Chairman of Committee to Revise
and Supervise the Recording of the Journal,
made the following report;
CONVENTION HALL,
TALLAHASSEE, FLA, August |, 1885.
Hon SAMUEL PAsco.
President Of tile CdnoenttOn:
SIR: Your Committee on Revising the Re-
cordinr of the Journal instruct me to report
that they have revised the Journal up to the
proceedings of July the 22l the same being the
Both day. Very respectfully,
IRVING GILLIss Chairman.
Tie Ordinance to Provide for the Disribu-
ton OF the Journals of this Convention and the
Revised Constitution,
Was read the first time by its title and placed
among the orders OF the day.
Article XIV, on Suffrage and Eligibility came
up tor consideration on its second reading.
The minority report was read.
Mr. PelOt moved to have the last clause in
section made u separate section and numbered
8; agreed to.
Mr. Walker, Jr, moved to indefinitely post
pone further consdera. ion Of the minority re-
port
Mr. Turnbu moved to lay the motion to in
definitely postpone on the table; agreed TO-
Mr. Mann made the following motion
Moved, that the Legislature may have the
power to make the payment of po-tax pre-
requisite to voting, and all such taxes received
shall go into the school fund.
Mr. Clarke, of Jefferson, moved to lay the mo-
ton on the table not agreed TO.
Mr.. Olveros moved the adoption of section 3
as reported by the minority report
Mr.. Turnbull moved to amend as follows: Sec
ton 8, line ,. strike out have the power to-
Mr. Randel of Madison, offered to amend the
amendment as follows: Section =, strike out
in second line ".hall have power" and insert
"shall at its first session after the adoption Of
this Constitution make"
Mr. Mann moved to lay the amendment and
the amendment thereto on the table; agreed to.
Mr. Oliveros renewed his motion TO adopt sec
ton as amended which was agreed to.
Section was adopted rs amended
Mr.. Oliveros offered the following additional
section SECTION 3. The Legislature shall en-
act such laws as will preserve the purity OF the
ballot given under this Constitution adopted.
Mr.. Baker moved to reconsider the vote by
Continued on Second Pdge.