The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-06-11

vention With prayer. and that. to that end, he be
requested to invite the clergy of the city to at
tend, one each day, at the hour of the assembling
| of the Convention.
!. Mr. Yonee offered a substitute that the Pres
Eient De authorized to engage the services Of .
| Chaplain for the session.
Mr. Hicks OF Franklin, offered to amend the
substitute by electing Chaplain.
The amendment 70 the substitute was Lost.
Mr.. Jones, OF Jefferson. moved TO ameud BY
requesting the members Of the Convention who
| are ministers 10 perform the duties of Ohaplaln
Mr.. McKinnon, Of Washington, moved 10 Law
the whole matter on the table; which was
| asreedto
Mr.. Speer, of Orange, offered the following
| resolutions:
R<solued That the members of the Conven-
| ton retire from the Hall and the Secretary shall
place 10 box thirty nine strips Of paper. having
on each strip the name OF one Of the counties OF
| the State nf Florida and as each piece of paper
| ls drawn from the box the Secretary shall an
nounce the name ON the paper, and the delega-
ton from said county shall select at once ihe
place for their seats.
Mr. Mitchell. of Leon, moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table
Mr. Specr and Mr.. Chandler called for the yeas
and nays.
The roll being called, the vote was:
feas-Messrs Baker, Bennett Bethel. Black
burn, Bush. Campbell, Carter, Carr, Challcn,
Chandler, Clark OF Jackson. Cokcr, Conover,
Cook Davis, Duncan. Earle, ige, Fogarty, Fow-
Ter, Genovar, Gibbs. Green, IIargret, Hatch,
Hooker, Hope, Humphrics, Ives, Landrum, Les
ley, Lewis, Malone, Max well. Miller, Mitchell
,Mons"vatge, y, Morgan, McCaskill, Mcclellan,
NICK lnnon, Neel, Overos, Orman, Pel0t Tay-
ior' Iedder, Thompson, Tolbert, Tompkins,
Wall. Walter, Whitmire, Wilson of Polk and
Manatee and Yonge-82
Nays-Messrs. Bell of Brcvari and DAde, Bell
OF Hamilton, Blount. Broome. Davidson, Gillis.
Henderson, IIerndon, Hicks, Hunter, Johnston,
Jones' Lutterloh, Marshall. Milton, Odom, Par
ker, Parkhlll, Parsons, Paterson Randall of
Madison, Richard, Sheats, Spcer, Swearingen,
Iurnbull, WadswOrth, Walker, Jr, Weeks,
"ellman, Wilson of Clay, Wyly aud Zpperer
So the motion to lay on the table was car.
ricd
Mr.. Thompson, of Leon, offered the following:
IH~tced, That the seats now occupied by dele
gates be their permanent seals during the ses-
sion, except changes made by mutual consent
Mr.. Swearingen moved TO Law the motion on
the table; which was lost
MIR. Maxwell moved as a substitute the follow
ing:
That the delegates now retire from their seats.
and that the Secretary prepare slips each to
nave the name OF delegate, said slips tn include
al! delegates, and that said slips be placed in a
oox or hat by him; and II shall then be the duty
OF the Sergeantat Arms to draw said slips out,
one at time, and to announce the name appear
ing on said slip, when the delegate whose nane
appears shall select seat for himself in this hail
which he shall occupy during the session of the
Convention; which was adopted
Mr. Randall moved to amend as follows:
itesotced, That the drawing shall be as follows:
When the name of delegate from any county,
including the delegates from any Senatorial Dis.
trcf residing in such county, shall be drawn, the
whole delegation from the county, including
Senatorial delegates. shall he admitted, and each
OF such delegates may select his permanent seat;
which was adopted
MIR. Baker moved to lay the whole matter on
the table, which Was not agreed TO.
Mr. Miller moved that the whole matter be re.
ferrcd TO the Committee on Rules
MIR. Swearingen moved to lay the motion on
The table; which was agreed
Mr.. Mcclellan moved to adopt the substitute
Is amended and called the previous question.
The previous question was ordered and the
notion agreed TO.
nittee to wait upon the Governor, to wit:
Messrs. Walker, Jr Maxwell aud Randall of
Duval.
Also the following committee on rules, to wit:
Messrs. Bethel, Mcclellan, OliverOs McCaskill,
Malone, Marshall, Speer, C1nover and Chandler
On motion of Mr.. Miller, the Convention ad
ourncd until 10 o'clock Il. IN. tomorrow.