of Harrisburg, be invited to take a seat in this convention, as a delegate from said municipality. 1\nd the question being put by the .!hair, it was decided in the affirmative. On motion of Mr. Husk_. that the rule of the house to prevent any further hnsiness being taken up, until the completion of the constitution, without the concurrence of two-thirds of ihe house be suspended. Aud the motion being taken on suspending the nile, and taking up the ordinance in relation to the militia, and physical force of the country; and the question having been put by the chair, it was unanimously agreed to, and then, on motion of Mr. Ru:,k, that the same be referred to a select committee of three; And the question being put by the chair, it was agreed to; where, upon, '!'he president appointed Messrs. Rusk, Thomas, and Benton, said ~ommittee. On motion of Mr. Carson, The original Declaration of Independence was produced by the · secretary, and signed by James B. Woods and .A. Briscoe. 'l'he convention then proceded to the orders of the day upon the constitution; Mr. Thomas in the chair. A.rticle 3, sec. 14. On motion of Mr. Carson, strike out the whole of said section, and insert in lieu thereof; "The presirlent shall have power by and with the advice and con- sent of the senate, to appoint a secretary of stn.te, and such other heads of executive departments as may be established by law;" And the question being put by the chair, it was decided in the affirmative. Sr-:c. 15. On motion of l\fr. Gasley, strike out the whole section, and insert in lieu thereof: a division of the question wa.5 called for on striking out, and decided in the affirmative. The question then recurred on inserting, and ,vas decided in the affirmative. "Every citizen of the republic who has attained the age of twenty-one years, and resides at least six months within the district or county where the election is held, shall be entitled to- vote for members of the general congress." l\fr. Parmer moved to strike out "twenty-one;" and the question being taken thereon, it was decided in the negative. The yeas anc1 nay~ being demanded by the number required by the rule of the convention; Those who voted in the affirmative are Mr. Barnett of Austin,. Bowers, Bunton, Childress, Clark, Crawford, Goodrich, Lacy, Le- grand, Menifee, Motley, Purmer, Pennington, ·Robertson, Rusk> Stepp, Twiner, Waller. . SF.o. 18. Those who voted in the negative are . M:r. President, Blount, Brigham, Briscoe, Barnett of Washington, Collinsworth, Carson, Conrad, Everett. Fisher of Gonzales, Fisher
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