compensation for their services, but shall be exempt from :Military duty for the time being:-which was on motion laid on the table. On motion of :Mr. Carson the Convention proceeded to the con- sideration ef that part of the Constitution reported by the commit- tee to which was referred the same. On motion of Mr. Carson the Select Committee to whom was referred the Constihttion had leave to withdraw for the purpose of consummating their labors on the same. The pr<>nmble heing first read l\'lr. Potter moved to strike out the word "ci,·il:" ·nnd the question being taken thereon was decided in the affirmniivc. 'fhircl section being undt-r consideration, ~fr. Grimes moved to strike out the "first }Ionday in October'' and insert "first ::VIonclay in September." And the question being taken thereon was decid1::d in the affirmative. On motion of :Mr. Rusk, the section was further amended by add- ing "until Congress ;,hall-otherwise provide by law."- The fourth Section being under consideration, Mr. Power moved to strike out "21" and insert "25"-and the question was taken on striking out. The yeas and nays being called for by the requisite number, it was decided in the affirmative. Yeas 22-Nays 18.-Those who vote<l in the affirmative are: Mr. President, Brigham, Everett, Fisher, of Matagorda, Lacy, Latimer, Menefee, Hardiman, Hardin, McKin- ney, Roberts, Stepp, Scates, Smyth, Taylor, Turner, West. Those who voted in the negative are-Messrs. Barnett, of Wash- ington, Bowers, Briscoe, Bunton, Carson, Conrad, Crawford, Cole- man, 1-'i!:lher, of Gonzales, Grimes, Legrand, Mottley, Potter, Par- mer, Robertson, Rusk, Thomas, Zavala.-18. · The fifth section being under consideration-Mr. Rusk moved to strike out "forty" and insert "fifty." And the question being taken thereon was decided in the negative. The seventh section being under consideration, Mr. Thoma, moved to strike out the word "proviso" of the section: and the ques- tion being taken, it was decided in the affirmative. Mr. Rusk moved to strike out ''Indians and free negroes except- ed," after the word "population," and the question being taken ,vas decided in the affirmative. The Eighth section being under consideration, Mr. Potter moved to strike out the word "thirty" ancl insert "twenty"-and the ques- tion being taken was decided in the negative. The Ninth to the twenty-seventh being read were unanimously -adopted . Article Second, Section 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and fifth having been ~~ . Mr. Rusk moved to add Sec. 3rd that "Congress shall have power to grant charters of incorporation, and to grant patents and copy
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