egates shall organize themselves into a Constitutional Convention, by the election of a President and such other officers as they may deem necessary. . SEC. 13. Be it further enacted, That said Convention shall adopt such rules and regulations for its government, and the transaction of business as it shall think proper, and that the members and officers of said Convention shall receive the same compensation as is now allowed by law to the members and officers of the General Assembly of the State, and to be paid in the same manner by the Treasurer. -> + Sec. 14. Be it further enacted, That the Constitution or form of government which said Convention may adopt, shall not be of any binding force or efficacy until the same has been submitted to and ratified by the people of the State, in such manner and at such time as the Convention shall provide. • - SEC. 15. Be it jurther enacted, That should any county have no Commissioner of Registration at the time of said election, or should the Commissioner of Registration fail or refuse to hold said election, then in that event, it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of each county to open and hold such an election, subject to the same rules and regulations as imposed upon Commissioners of Registration by this act. SEC. 16. Be it further enacted, That in all cases when the Commissioner or Sheriff fails or refuses, or from any other cause, fails to hold said election, it shall be lawful for any freeholder to hold said election, by summoning as many bystanders as may be necessary to hold said election, all of whom shall be freeholders. * SEC. 17. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect

from and after its passage.

W. O'N. PERKINS, Speaker of the House of Representatives. D. B. THOMAS, Passed Nov. 15, 1869. Speaker of the Senate.

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ALLEN, JOHN, appointed on Committee on Executive Department. . . . . . . . . . 42
Resolutions by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ & to o - to to e o 'o w & o $ so to o so 47, 347
Granted leave of absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Granted leave to vote. . . . . . -e o os e o se is to e o e o s e e s to e o e & © to s is o or e o s e o 'o e is e o os o e 178
Motions by . . . . . . . . . . . . “to e o 'o e o 'o & to go to to e o g o os e o 'o * * * * * * * * * * * 186, 187, 206, 338
Amendments proposed by . . . . . . . ‘e g o os so e g o or e o so. # * * * * 3. * : * > * * * = & 194, 278, 374
ARLEDGE, JESSE, resolutions by... . . . . . . . • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : * * * * * * * * * * * 21, 48
Appointed on Committee on Finance, etc. . . . . . . • * * * * * * * * * * * * * > * * > * * * * * * 42
Granted leave of absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • * * * * * * * * * * * * = g is so o is is so o ż o $ to 80, 168
Granted leave to record vote. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .244
Amendment proposed by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370

ACT of Assembly Authorizing the Convention.............................................447

IB
BATE, HUMPHREY R., takes his seat...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . - * * * * * * * * * * * * * 17
Appointed on Committee on Elective Franchise....... • * * * * - - - - - - - - - - - - 42
Appointed on Committee on Revision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Motions by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143, 298, 327
Amendments proposed by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221, 375
Protest by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Demands yeas and nays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
BAXTER, JOHN, resolutions by...... ... • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 8, 82.

Motions by.... 14, 90, 94, 100, 103, 109, 110, 120, 171, 200, 218, 224, 300,
302, 316, 343, 352, 364, 373, 386, 390. * < #

Amendments proposed by . . . .22, 101, 113, 135, 149, 193, 220, 223, 283,
295, 302, 392. .

Appointed on Committee on Credentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Appointed Chairman of Committee on Bill of Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Appointed Chairman of Committee on Impeachments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Report by, as Chairman (Bill of Rights). . . . . . . . . . 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 80

Report by, as Chairman of Impeachment Committee. . . . . . . . . .202, 203, 204
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Demands yeas and nays. . . . . 74, 103, 109, 110, 135, 185, 220, 228, 274, 289,
295, 302, 305, 308, 309, 314, 317, 320, 326, 346, 350. -

Appointed on Committee on Common Schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Demands previous question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .294
BENNETT, JOHN E., elected Assistant Doorkeeper....................... 12
BLACKBURN, JOSEPH. H., takes his seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Appointed on Committee on Bill of Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Resolutions by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 334
Granted leave of absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 242
Amendment proposed by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Motions by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • - - - - - - 221
Protest by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Demands yeas and nays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
BLIZARD, A., resolutions by . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Appointed on Committee on Finance, etc. . . . . . . . • * - - - - - - - - , so o & to o e o 'o e o & 43
Appointed on Committee on Revision... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Amendments by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 82
Motion by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95, 208, 278, 340, 345
Demands previous question. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 234
BRANDON, NATHAN, appointed on Committee on Legislative Department. .41
Memorial presented by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * - a s = * * * * * * • * * * * * 250
Amendment presented by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39's
BRANSON, JAMES W., resolutions by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30, 33, 75
Appointed on Committee on Executive Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Protests by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 253, 322
BRITTON, JAMES, appointed on Committee on Credentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 18
Appointed on Committee on Legislative Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Resolutions by . . . . . .'.... 48, 65, 81, 191, 213, 360,
Amendments to Rules by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Protest by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . . . .397
BROOKS, RICHARD P., resolutions by. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 48, 75, 81, 121, 233
Appointed on Committee on Bill of Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Amendments by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 155, 375, 393
Protest by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e s e s ∈ e < * * * * * * * *. . . .179
Motions by... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 222, 230
Demands yeas and nays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
BROWN, JAMES S., resolutions by... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 31, 382
Appointed on Committee on Legislative Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Granted leave of absence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 287
Motions by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 186. 244
Amendments proposed by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194, 273 350
Memorials presented by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
BROWN, JOHN C., elected President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to e o $ to . . 7

Address of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7