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AFTERNOON SESSION.

The committee met again at l:30.
Consideration of Section of Article
| 70 was resumed.
Delegate Lyman moved to amend
| the article by adding after the words,
sand five," and before the word sap
pointed,' the words, including the
| Cabinet minister's"
Councillor Tenney's motion to
strike out in the whole article, the
words, "Advisory Council" and sub
stitute "Council of State" was car
ried.
Councillor Waterhouse was against
the Cabinet voting with the Council
of State, and moved the passage of the
section as already amended.
Delegate Carter was also against
allowing the Cabinet to vote. In
case it were allowed they would
constitute a third of that body and
| with the influence they naturally
possess would have things nearly their
own way.
Minister Smith offered, as substi-
tute to Delegate Lyman's amend
ment, the following:
There shall be q Council of State of
fifteen members, five of whom shall
be elected by the Senate, five by the
House of Representatives which,
together with the members of the
Executive Council, shall constitute
the Council of State.'
Delegate Lyman's amendment and
the substitute was lost.
Delegate Robertson moved to add
the words "The President shall be
ex-officio chairman of the Council of
State.n
Councillor Allen thought the Cab
met should always be at the meetings
of the Council of State. He took it
for granted that the President would
be the chairman.
The amendment of Councillor Ten
President Dole moved to reconsider
the last vote.
The chair ruled that such motion
was out of order, and President Dole
appealed to the House. The appeal
was sustained.
Delegate Carter offered the follow
ing amendment to the section: "The
Executive Council may sit and debate
at the Council of State"
The chairman ruled the amendment
out of order.
Delegate Carter claimed that 1t was
in order.
The chairman refused to receive it.
Councillor Tenney moved to refer
the section TO the Committee on Legis-
lature.
Carried.
Section 2. The Council of State
shall be elected and appointed during
the first session of the Legislature,
and at each regular session held there
after.
Passed as in the draft.
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Section 3. The term of office of the
members thereof shall expire at the
end of each regular session of the
Legislature held after their election.
Passed as in the draft.
vACANCIEs-How FILLED.
Section 4. Vacancies among the
elective members of the Council oc-
curing between sessions of the Legis-
lature may be filled by the Council.
Vacancies among the appointed
members of the Council occurring at
any time may be filled by the Presi-
dent, with the approval of the Cab
met.
Passed as in the draft.
QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS.
Section 5. Persons who are eligible
10 bcCOuc SICCLlNC IhCLhoSIS vi tile
Legislature, and no other, shall be
eligible to be elected by the Legisla-
ture as members OF. the Council.
President Dole moved that the
words "by the Legislature - be
stricken out, and the words "or ap-
pointed u be inserted
Carried.
Councillor Emmeluth moved to
strike out the word Legislature "
after the words members of the -
and Insert Senate" No secona.
The section passed as amended.
POWERS CT THE COUNCIL OF STATE.
Section 9. The Council of State