VOL. III CHAS. CHAUNCEY, JOHN DICKEY, JOSHUA DICKERSON, JACOB DILLINGER, JAMES DONAGAN, JOHN FULLER, JOHN A. GAMBLE, WILLIAM GEARHART, VIRGIL GRENELL, JOHN HOUPT, JABEZ HYDE, CHAS. J. INGERSOLL, PHINEAS JENKS, 2 GEORGE M. KEIM, JOS. KONIG MACHER, ALEX. MAGEE, JOEL K. MANN, JAS. MERRILL, LEVI MERKEL, WM. L. MILLER, WM. OVERFIELD, M. PENNYPACKER, S. A, PURVIANCE, J. M. RUSSELL, THOMAS H. SILL, GEO. SMITH, WM. SMYTH, JOSEPH SNIVELY, JOHN B. STERIGERE, JACOB STICKEL, E. M. STURDEVANT, J. B. WEIDMAN, R. G. WHITE, GEO. W. WOODWARD. A motion was made by Mr. CLArke, of Indiana, Will the convention agree to the motion? The yeas and nays were required by Mr. CLARKE, of Indiana, and Mr. PORTER, of Northampton, and are as follow, viz: YEAS-Messrs. Agnew, Baldwin, Banks, Bedford, Bell, Biddle, Bigelow, Bonham, Brown, of Northampton, Brown, of Philadelphia, Butler, Chambers, Chandler, of Philadelphia, Clarke, of Beaver, Clark, of Dauphin, Clarke, of Indiana, Cox, Crain, Crawford, Crum, Cummin, Darlington, Darrah, Denny, Dickey, Donnell, Dunlop, Earle, Farrelly, Fleming, Forward, Foulkrod, Fuller, Gamble, Gearhart, Gilmore, Grenell, Harris, Hastings, Hayhurst, Helffenstein, Hiester, Houpt, Hyde, Ingersoll, Jenks, Konigmacher, Krebs, Lyons, Magee, Martin, M'Cahen, M'Dowell, M'sherry, Meredith, Merkel, Miller, Montgomery, Myers, Overfield, Payne, Pennypacker, Porter, of Lancaster, Porter, of Northampton, Ritter, Rogers, Royer, Russell, Scott, Sellers, Seltzer, Serrill, Shellito. Sill, Smith, of Columbia, Smyth, of Centre, Snively, Sterigere, Stickel, Sturdevant, Taggart, Todd, Weaver Weidman, White, Woodward, Young, Sergeant, President. So the question was determined in the affirmative; and, The convention adjourned. SAMUEL SHOCH, Secretary VOTE OF THE PEOPLE ON THE : CONSTITUTION AND AMENDMENTS. The amendments to the constitution, adopted by this convention, having been published in the form and manner prescribed, were submitted to the people for their acceptance or rejection, at the ensuing general election, throughout the commonwealth, on the second Tuesday of October, 1838. On Tusday, December eleven, the returns from the different counties, were opened by the speaker, in the presence of the senate, as appears in the following extract from the journal of that body. Agreeable to order, The speaker and members of the senate and house of representatives met in the senate chamber, for the purpose of opening and publishing the returns of the votes given, at the late election, for and against the amendments proposed by the convention to amend the constitutionMessrs. FRALEY (city) and KINGSBURY being appointed tellers. The returns having been opened, read, and summed up, Messrs. FRALEY (city) and KINGSBURY, the tellers aforesaid, made a report, which was read as follows, viz: In pursuance of an act of the general assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, entitled "An act providing for the call of a convention to propose amendments to the constitution of the state, to be submitted to the people thereof, for their ratification or rejection." passed the twenty-ninth day of March, A. D. 1836, the speaker of the senate and the members of the senate and house of representatives of the said commonwealth, assembled in the senate chamber, at Harrisburg, on Tuesday the eleventh day of December, in the year one thousand eight hurdred and thirty-eight; and the speaker of the senate, in the presence of the members aforesaid, did open and publish the returns of the election held on the ninth day of October, in the year last aforesaid, for and against the amendments proposed by the said convention, in the several coun ties of this commonwealth, as follows, viz: |