Mr. Carson nsked that the rules be suspended, with leave to introclure the following resolution.-Resolved: 'l'hat Spies be im- ml1dintely dl•spatchecl under the direction of this house, for the proter.tion of this Convention and also; for the procurntion of arms. :\fr. Power intro,lnced the following resolution-Resolved: Thnt n11 mrmhl'r of this Convl•nlion shnll be eligible to any office filled by tl1em whifc a !,itting member, or four months after they vacate thc·ir srats, Wherl'upon the question being taken the same was de- dlk<l in the .Xegative. On motion Convention acljoumed until Three o'clock, P. 1\1. THREE O'CLOCK, P. :M. 'rhe Convention met purrnant to adjournment and wns called to Order by the President. Mr. L,ham Parmer Sergeant-at-Arms asked and obtained leave to be <li~rhargecl, which was granted. On motion of :Mr. Roberts, Charles Lay was appointed Sergeant- at-.Arms. Mr. Gnzlcy asked to be discharged from further attendance as a delegate of the Convention, which was done. Mr. Rusk introduced introduced the following resolution.-Re- sohed. that ,John G. Love of the Municipality of San Augustine, James English of Shelby, Soloman H. Peck of Nacogdoches, S. B. McMnhnn of Sabine, Joseph Wert of Jasper, are hereby authorized and empowered to list the names of the :Militia in their several Municipalities and Organize them. which was adopted. Mr. nn~k introducpd the following resolution.-Resolved: That J. W. )fooclv he authorized to raise a gnnrcl of at least four men, nn<l pre~g Horses, waggons, provil'lions. to mo,•e in poor families ,vho are on the Colorado exposed to the ravages of the enemy. Whic·h was adopted. The Hon!'.e On Motion of Mr. Thomas again took up the con- si<ll'ration of that part of the Constitution denominated the "Gen- eral Provisions"-whereupon :M:r. Thomas moved that the twelfth Sc•ction be amended by striking out the words "Eleven Lengues"- The Ayes and Nays being Callecl for, the same was decided in the ~e~ative. Twenty eight members bein~ present, those who voted m the affirmative are Messrs. Hvrom, Fi~her of Matngordn. l\Inv- riek, 'T'homas, Zavalla, five-- 'T'hose who voted in the Negative nre Messrs. Harnett of Wnshington, Blount, Badget, Brigham: Rnmett of Au!'tin, .Bowers, Cnrson. Clark, Crawford, Conrad, E,·erette, Fisher of Gonzall'S, C~ains, Hamilton, Legrand, Latimore, :Menefee, ifrKinney, Moore, Potter, Penning-ton, Power, Robertson, Rusk, Swisher, Stepp. Smyth, Stewart, 'l'urner. Wert. nnd Mr. President Ellis with leave of the hou.se. Twenty Eight. Mr. Rusk introduced the following resolution.-Resolved: That Col. Martin Pnrrner be, and he is hereby authorized to demand. re-
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