The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1885-06-11
SECOND DAY.
WEDNESDAY, June 10, 1885.


The Convention met pursuant TO adjournment.
A quorum present.
Prayer by Rev. r. F. Rogers, of Suwannee
county.
On motion of Mr. Orman the reading of the
Journal was dispensed with.
The Journal was corrected by inserting after
the word pursuance, the following:
OF an act ofthe Legislature of the State of Flor
ida, approved February 12, 1885, entitled an act
calling Constitutional Convention and prOvd-
ing for electing delegates to same
Mr.. Mcclellan offered the following:
Resolued, hat the standing committees of this
Convention be as follows:
l. A Committee on the Preamble, Declaration
and Bill of Rights.
g. A Committee on the Executive Department.
g. Committee on the Legislative Depart
ment.
4. ACommittee on the Judicial Department.
5. A Committee on the Right of Suffrage. and
Qualification of Officers
6. A Committee on Civil Officers and Re-
moval of Officers.
Z. A Committee on Impeachment OF Officers
8. A Committee on Taxation and Revenue.
g. A Committee on Census and Apportion-
ment Of Representation.
TO- Committee on Education
II. A Committee on Incorporation.
12 A Committee on Boundaries.
l3 A Committee On City, Town and Munich
pal Corporations
a. A Committee on the Seat OF Government
Is A Committee ON Homestead and Exemp,
tiOns.
49, A Committee on Engrossing and Enroll
ment
II. A Committee on Printing
And be ii further resOtued, That the Committee
on the Judicial Department, the Committee on
Taxation and Revenue, and the Committee on
Census and App0rtionment, shall consist of thir
teen members each, and that all other Commit
ol,n all lot uf that nj
of said committees shall be appointed by the
President of this Convention.
Mr. Walker offered the following:
Whereas This Convention is vested with the
power to make an entire revision of the Con-
stitution of Florida, and such power ofrevision,
through the wise policy Of our institutions, is
| without prescribed limit; and this Convention is
to look to the Constitution of the United Sta ties
| and the genius of our institutions for the limits
within which it must act in forming an organic
law; and it is wise at the beginning of our de-
| liberations TO prescribe q method of action
which will at least have an influence TO guide
our couusels in the direction Of conservative
action; and it is expedient for the necessary
changes in the Constitution OF Florida to be
made by amendment thereto; and many doubt
full parts of the Constitution, which it may not
be found necessary to change, have been con-
strued by the Supreme Court and where there
exists difference in language there may rise a
difference in construction; therefore be II
Resoloed, l. That the Constitution which shall
be drafted by this Convention should accord ir
style an language with the existing Consttu
ton, as near rs may be consistent with changes
found necessary upon a complete revision of th'
existing Constitution.
Resotoed, 2. That eighteen Committees be ap
pointed by the President for the purpose of re
vising the Constitution and suggesting amend
ments thereto, and that to one of said committee
be referred the preamble and declaration @
rights and to each of the other committees b
referred q separate article of the Constitution
and that said committees be directed to report +
this Convention such amendments as shall be b
them respectively agreed upon, and that no othe
committees be appointed with duties which sha
appertaiu to the duties imposed upon the con
mittees to be appointed under this resolution
but that all matters arising relating 10 the r,
vision of the Constitution be referred 10 an NJ
propriatc committee herein provided for.
Mr.. Oliveros moved that the reading Of I'll
resolution he laid over until an organization /
completed
Which was not agreed 10, and Mr.. McCsski
: called for the reading Of the resolution.