The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-07-30
THIRTY NINTH DAY.
SATURDAY, July 25, 1SS

THIRTYNINTH DAY
SATURDAY, July 25, 1885.
The Convention met pursuant to adjourn
| ment
President Pa>cO in the chair
| A quorum present
Mr.. Turnbul offered the following resolution ::
ite~@rd, That this Convention do adjourn
"hs de on next Saturday, August 1st, 1885 at
II O'Clock NJ;
Which WAS read aud laid over under the
rules
Mr. Maxwell, nt the committee appointed to
| make arrangements for the memorial services of
General Grant state that, IN heir opinion rs to
| the day Tor such services, ii snould conform To
that appointed for the country at large and AS ii
| Is uncertain whether that falls within the sitings
| OF this Convention, the comm ttee ask leave To
dccr lOr the present the selection OF n minister
| To "fhcIae on The occasion, and recommend
that the resolutions reported yesterday in reli-
| ton to the death OF General Grant he brought
| up Tor passage next Wednesday evening He
stated, further, that if in the meantime the day
| tor national memorial services should be found
| To come while the Convention is in session the
committee will then act in the selection of
minister, as provided by the resolution under
which they were appointed.
Article XIII, on Census and AppOrtionment,
WAS read the first time by its title and placed
among the orders OF the day tor second read
| ing on Monday.
Pendng the correction of the Journal the
| following additional rule offered by Mr. Yonge
| on yesterday, WAS called up tor consideration
| When motion for the reconsideration of a vote
| by which an article section or ordinance has
| been adopted or lost on its second reading, or
| passed or lost on lis third reading, is made, ii
shall be placed among the orders of the day, and
shall not he acted upon the same day il is offer
| ed except upon the last day OF the session A
motion to reconsider and to lay the motion to
reconsider upon the table shall not apply to the
! vote by which any article, section ordinance
has been passed from its second reading or dis
| posed of on its third reading second motion
To reconsider shall be entertained only AS to the
| vote upon the hnal passage on the third read
ing, or the disposition on the second reading of
an article, section or ordinance and in these
cases onl ly by consent of a majority of the mem
bers OF the Convention. The rule was adopted.
Mr.. Baker, OF the Committee on Boundaries,
asked leave To have the Ordinance reported by
the minority ol SAID committee read by its title
and placed among the orders OF the day
granted
The Ordinance relative TO the Division of the
State reported by the Minority Report of The
Committee on Boundaries, was then read by its
title tor the first time and placed among the or
ders OF the day.
The Ordinance reported bv the Committee on
Expenditures was read the first time.
The Ordinance was read second time.
Section l was read and passed.
Section 2 was read
Mr.. GlIs offered the following amendment
The Recording Clerk shall complete his work
alter the adjournment OF the Convention under
the supervision of the Secretary of State, and
shall be paid for the same at six dollars per day
| for each day required to complete his work.
Mr.. CoDOver offered the following amendment
TO the amendment: That the Recording Clerk
he paid fifteen cents per folio 600 wOrds) for all
the unfinished work after the adnurnment of this
| Convention; tabled
MIR. Bethel moved the adoption of the amend
| ment offered by Mr. Gis, and moved the pre-
| vious question adopted
Mr.. Mann offered the following amendment
| In line nine strike out $500" and insert
"a co." not agreed to.
Mr.. Conover offered the following amend
mcnt: In line nine, section 2, strike out two
| (300)" and insert three" after the words the
| Janltor shall be ;" tabled.
Mr. Hooker offered the following amendment :
| Strike out in line IL all after the word "him,"
| and insert " and the Treasurer shall pay each
! warrant out of the moneys appropriated for the
| expenses " this Convention amount hearing
| the same ratio To the whole amount 50 apprOpri
atcd the amount of each warrant shall bear
| To the whole expense OF the Convention, and the
| balance Of each warrant he shall pay out of any
| moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropri-
| ated
Mr. Humphrcs offered the following amend
ment Prooatet That the mileage Of members
| be first paid.
Pending discussion Mr.. Mcclellan moved to
rec0mmit section 2, together with amendments,
| to the Committee on Expenditures agreed 10.
The Consideration OF Article XVI, On Miscel-
| laneous Provisions, WAS resumed
! Mr. Rande OF Madison, moved 10 reconsider
the vote by which section "a was passe,' agreed
| TO.
Mr. Rnndell, of Madison. offered the following
substitute tor Section "a: Section 81. The salary
of The Governor of the Slate shall be thirty five
| hundred dollars per annum that Of the Comp
| troller two Thousand dollars, tina: Of the State
Treasurer tw Thousand dollars that of Secretary
of State fifteen hundreddGllars, that of Attorney
| General fifteen hundred dollars, that of Com
| missioner OF Agriculture fifteen hundred dollars,
that of the Superin lendant of Public Instruction
fifteen hundred dollars per annum; Frouded,
That no administrative officer shall receive any
| allowance Tor additional compensation beyond
his salary for any service or services rendered
| the State in connection with the Internal I'm
| movement Fund, or other interests belonging 10
| the State of Florida; Prorided, further That the
Legislature may, after eight years from the
adoption of this Constitution, raise or decrease
any or all OF said salaries.
Mr.. Peiot offered abe following amendment
Strike ont 'first proviso;" tabled.
Mr.. Carr offered the following amendment
THAT the salary OF the Secretary OF State shall
be 81 Oo0 and the salary OF the Attorney Gen
erai shall be $4,000 per annum tabled.
The substitute offered by Mr. Randell adopt
ed
MIR. Wilson, Of Polk, moved to reconsider the
vote by which the Convention refused 70 strike
out the words two thirds," In section l. Arli.
Gle XIV on Constitutional Amendments, and
insert the word majority" instead laid over
under the rule.
Mr.. Walker offered the following additional
section to Article XVI, ON Miscellaneous Provi
sions: The State University shall be under the