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section eight, the following: "and no expense shall be incurred for its publication in pamphlet form."

It was decided in the affirmative,

The question having been put on the adoption of the twelfth amendment, which was

To insert after the word " therein," in the eleventh line of section nineteenth, the following: "and in the county of Richland at the rate of five dollars per hundred."

It was decided in the affirmative,

The question having been put on the adoption of the thir teenth amendment, which was

To fill the blank in the fifth line of section second with the words "eight hundred and fifty," and the blank in the seventh line of the same section with the words "eight hundred and fifty."

It was decided in the affirmative.

The question having been put on the adoption of the fourteenth amendment, which was

To strike out the word "and," in the eighth line of section twenty-three, and insert the word "or" in lieu thereof, and also insert the words "and qualified," after the word “elected," in the same line.

It

was decided in the affirmative.

The question being on the adoption of the fifteenth amendment, which was to add the two following additional sections, to wit:

"Sec. 24. The clerks of the board of county commissioners in those counties under county government, or in which no newspaper is published, shall, at least ten days previous to the day of election herein provided for, make out and deliver to the sheriff of the county, three written notices thereof, for each election precinct, which shall be the same in form as nearly as the circumstances of the said election will admit, as that now provided for by law, and the sheriff afore said, to whom said notice shall be delivered as aforesaid, shall cause the same to be posted up in each precinct, in the manner now provided for by law, at least five days previous to the day of holding such election.

Sec. 25. This act shall take effect from and after it passage."

Mr. Hanrahan moved to amend the said amendment by inserting the words "except the county of Dodge," in section twenty-four;"

Which was agreed to.

The question then recurred on the adoption of the amend ment of the committee as amended by the house;

And having been put,

Was decided in the affirmative,

On motion of Mr. Burt,

The house adjourned till two o'clock P. M.

TWO O'CLOCK P. M.

The question being on ordering bill No. 1, (C.) to a third reading.

Mr. Burt moved to amend said bill by striking out the 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th sections.

And pending the question on said amendment,

Mr. Featherstonhaugh moved a call of the house;

Which was ordered, and

Messrs. Babcock, Cothren, Gibson, Hanrahan, and Wakeley reported absent.

The sergeant-at-arms was sent to notify the absent mem bers that their attendance was required in the house, And pending his report,

On motion of Mr. Pole,

Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with. The question having been put on the said amendment to strike out sections 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19.

It was decided in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirinative were,

Messrs. Babcock, Botkin, Burt, Cass, Gardner, Hanrahan, Martin, Pole, Stewart, Virgin, and Williston,—11.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Burns, Cothren, Drake, Featherstonhaugh, Gib

son, Holliday, Jackson, Kinney, Mooers, Newell, Patch, Reed, Wakeley, Walworth, and Walker, (Speaker,)—15.

Mr. Martin moved to amend the seventh section of said bill by striking out the word "three," in the first line, and inserting the word "two," in lieu thereof, and striking out the word "fifteen," in the second line and inserting the word "ten," in lieu thereof.

Mr. Pole moved to amend the said amendment by inserting after the word "two," the words "and a half;"

Which was disagreed to.

Mr. Mooers moved to amend the said amendment by striking out the words "two," and "ten," and inserting in lieu thereof the following, to wit:

"Receive such per diem and mileage as the convention may determine;"

Which was decided in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Botkin, Burt, Kinney, and Mooers,-4.
Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Babcock, Burns, Cass, Cothren, Drake, Featherstonhaugh, Gardner, Gibson, Hanrahan, Holliday, Jackson, Martin, Newell, Patch, Pole, Reed, Stewart, Virgin, Wakeley, Walworth, Williston, and Walker, (Speaker.)-22.

The question recurring on the adoption of the original amendment,

Mr. Wakeley called for a division of the previous question. And the question having been put on the first paragraph of the amendment, which was to strike out the word " three," and insert the word "two," in lieu thereof.

It was decided in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,
Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Botkin, Burt, Cass, Drake, Featherstonhaugh, Gardner, Gibson, Hanrahan, Martin, Patch, Reed, Stewart, and Virgin,-13.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Babcock, Burns, Cothren, Holliday, Jackson, Kinney, Mooers, Newell, Pole, Wakeley, Walworth, Williston, and Walker, (Speaker,)—13.

And the question having been put on the second paragraph of the amendment which was to strike out the word "fifteen," and insert the word "ten," in lieu thereof.

It was decided in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Babcock, Botkin, Burt, Cass, Drake, Featherstonhaugh, Gardner, Gibson, Hanrahan, Martin, Newell, Patch, Pole, Reed, Stewart Virgin, Walworth, Williston, and Walker, (speaker,)-19.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Burns, Cothren, Holliday, Jackson, Kinney, Mooers, and Wakeley,-7.

Mr. Stewart moved to amend section seven in said bill by striking out the words "three dollars," in the first line, and insert in lieu thereof the words "two dollars and fifty cents," And the question having been put on said amendment, It was decided in the affirmative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Botkin, Burt, Cass, Drake, Featherstonhaugh, Gardner, Gibson, Hanrahan, Martin, Patch, Pole, Reed, Stewart, Virgin, Walworth, and Williston,-16.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Babcock, Burns, Cothren, Holliday, Jackson, Kinney, Mooers, Newell, Wakeley, and Walker, (Speaker,)-10. Mr. Martin moved to amend section eleven of said bill by adding the following proviso, to wit:

"Provided, That in the counties which have adopted the township system, the chairman of the board of supervisors and town clerk shall constitute the board of election, and their compensation as such board of election, shall be such as the board of supervisors shall fix upon.

And the question having been put on said amendment,

And was decided in the negative.

And the ayes and noes having been called for,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Martin, Patch, and Stewart,-3.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Babcock, Botkin, Burns, Burt, Cass, Cothren, Drake, Featherstonhaugh, Gardner, Gibson, Hanrahan, Holliday, Jackson, Kinney, Mooers, Newell, Pole, Reed, Virgin, Wakeley, Walworth, Williston, and Walker, (Speaker,)-23.

Mr. Stewart moved to amend section fifteen of said bill by inserting after the words "respective counties," in the fourteenth line, the following, to wit;

"And likewise the enumeration of the inhabitants of each organized town in those counties under the town system of government, and of each precinct in those counties under the county system of government."

And the question having been put on said amendment, It was decided in the negative.

And a division having been called for,

There were 9 in the affirmative, and 11 in the negative. Mr. Cothren moved to amend section 15 of said bill by inserting after the word 'counties,' in the 27th line, the following, to wit:

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Specifying the number of inhabitants in each town in the counties under the town system of government, and in each precinct in those counties under the county system of govern

ment;"'

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Mooers moved to amend said bill by adding to section seven, the following, to wit:

"And the auditor is hereby authorized to receive said certificates, and issue warrants on the territorial treasury therefor, in such sums as the holders may desire;"

Which was agreed to.

Mr. Wakeley moved to amend said bill by striking out all after the word 'of,' in the 3d line in section 8, and inserting

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