PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE CONVENTION HELD AT HARRISBURG. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1837. A quorum of delegates having assembled in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act providing for the call of a Convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of this State, to be submitted to the people thereof, for their ratification or rejection", passed the 29th of March, 1836, at 12 o'clock, Mr. CLARKE, of Indiana, rose and said: This being the day named in the act of the Legislature providing for the assembling of the Convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of this State, I move that the Convention now come to order, and that Gen. HENRY SCHEETZ be appointed to the chair, for the purpose of organizing the Convention. Mr. M'SHERRY, of Adams, moved that Gen. THOMAS S. CUNNINGHAM be appointed to the chair. On motion of STEVENS, of Adams, it was Ordered, That tellers be appointed for the purpose of ascertaining which of the gentlemen named should take the chair. Mr. BANKS, of Mifflin, nominated Mr. ROGERS, of Allegheny. Mr. MERRILL, of Union, nominated Mr. CLARK, of Dauphin; and these gentlemen were declared the tellers. The delegates then proceeded to the election of a President pro tempore, when there appeared For Gen. THOMAS S. CUNNINGHAM, For Gen. HENRY SCHEETZ, Gen. SCHEETZ voted for Mr. CLARKE. Mr. CUNNINGHAM was excused from voting. 66 64 Mr. M'SHERRY, of Adams, then moved that J. C. BIDDLE, and CHARLES A. BARNITZ, be appointed Secretaries, pro tem. Mr. BROWN, of Philadelphia, thought this motion premature, until it should be ascertained whether Gen. CUNNINGHAM was duly elected: As that gentleman had not received a majority of the votes of the members present, it seemed to him that he was not duly elected; at any rate, he hoped the question would be decided before any other motion was made. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE CONVENTION HELD AT HARRISBURG. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1837. A quorum of delegates having assembled in the Hall of the House of Representatives, in pursuance of an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act providing for the call of a Convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of this State, to be submitted to the people thereof, for their ratification or rejection", passed the 29th of March, 1836, at 12 o'clock, Mr. CLARKE, of Indiana, rose and said: This being the day named in the act of the Legislature providing for the assembling of the Convention to propose amendments to the Constitution of this State, I move that the Convention now come to order, and that Gen. HENRY SCHEETZ be appointed to the chair, for the purpose of organizing the Convention. Mr. M'SHERRY, of Adams, moved that Gen. THOMAS S. CUNNINGHAM be appointed to the chair. On motion of STEVENS, of Adams, it was Ordered, That tellers be appointed for the purpose of ascertaining which of the gentlemen named should take the chair. Mr. BANKS, of Mifflin, nominated Mr. ROGERS, of Allegheny. Mr. MERRILL, of Union, nominated Mr. CLARK, of Dauphin; and these gentlemen were declared the tellers. The delegates then proceeded to the election of a President pro tempore, when there appeared For Gen. THOMAS S. CUNNINGHAM, For Gen. HENRY SCHEETZ, Gen. SCHEETZ voted for Mr. CLARKE. Mr. CUNNINGHAM was excused from voting. 66 64 Mr. M'SHERRY, of Adams, then moved that J. C. BIDDLE, and CHARLES A. BARNITZ, be appointed Secretaries, pro tem. Mr. BROWN, of Philadelphia, thought this motion premature, until it should be ascertained whether Gen. CUNNINGHAM was duly elected: As that gentleman had not received a majority of the votes of the members present, it seemed to him that he was not duly elected; at any rate, he hoped the question would be decided before any other motion was made. |