Hesolved that t.he i,uid ;r. Morgan as well as all others, of whom duties may have been demanded under the provisions of that act, be released then•from. Be it further BcF.olve<l, that should any monies have been col- lected by any officers under said law, it shall be refll.llded to the persons by whom it has been so paid over: Which was received, and on motion concurred in by the con- vention. · :Mr. Rusk, chairman of the select committee, to whom was re- ferred the petition of John l\L Smith and Wm. M. Smith praying a pardon from the sentence of death for murder, have had the same under consideration, and are of opinion, that the case is one having merits, which the time of thls convention will not permit them prop- erly to investigate; and in order to give the applicants an opportu- nity of presenting their petition to the executive hereafter to be ap- pointed, they therefore propose the following resolution. Resolved, '!'hat the execution of the sentence pronounced against Jno. M. Smith and William M. Smith be suspended until the first day of May next. Which was on motion received and concurred in. The secretary of this convention who was required by a resolution of the body to call on the late officers of the provisional govern- ment, for the papers connected therewith-which was received and on motion laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Rusk, the ntle of the house was suspended, and the ordinance, to organize the Physical Forces reported by the com- mittee charged with that duty, was read.- On motion of Mr. Potter the house resolved itself into a commit- tee of the whole, upon the ordinance reported as aforesaid. Mr. Potter in the chair, and taken up section by section. On motion of Mr. Gazlcy the com. of the whole rose, and reported the bill with sundry amendments. . The President resumed his seat. · On motion of :Mr. Gazley the ordinance so reported by the com. of the whole, was ]aid on the table until two o'clock; and on motion the house adjourned until that hour.
TWO O'OLOCK, P. M.
The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. Mr. Collinsworth submitted sundry public documents from Messrs. McKinney & Williams, which were on motion referred to the committee on finance. Mr. Barnett of Wni,hington introduced the following preamble and resolutions: Whereas Capt. .John "\V. Peacock, a citizen of Perry county. in the State of Tennessee, and U. S. of America, animated by a noble and generous ~ympathy for the people of Texas in their hour of need,
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