State Treasury Notes, 258,401 86 Va. and N. Carolina State Bonds, (of the State Bond Va., N. Car. and Tenn. State Bonds, and city Charles- Balance due the State by Revenue Officers, TREASURY NOTES. 29,500 00 29,182 38 144,881 49 The "Registry" (required by the law) of the Treasury Notes is at the Executive office. The Ordinance 49 of 1862, embraced the Notes "now issued and to be issued." AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE REDEMPTION OF ALL OUTSTANDING TREASURY NOTES. 1. Be it ordained by the people of the State of Florida in Convention assembled, That all Treasury Notes now outstanding shall be redeemed at the rate of ten cents in the dollar, and no more; and the Governor first elected under the Constitution adopted by this Convention, is hereby authorized and directed to issue Coupon Bonds of the State of Florida, payable thirty years after date, the interest to be paid annually at the rate of six per cent. per annum; and that said bonds be issued by him in the redemption of the State Treasury Notes now outstanding, at the rate of ten cents on the dollar, and no more; and when said notes are redeemed, the Governor shall, from time to time, cause the same to be cancelled and destroyed. 2. That the Bonds so to be issued shall be signed by the Governor, countersigned by the Comptroller, and registered in the Treasurer's office, and shall be made in such form as the Governor shall devise, 3. It shall be the duty of the General Assembly to make provision for the payment of the interest, from time to time, as it shall accrue, and for the ultimate. payment of the principal of said Bonds. Which was received and read, and the ordinance accompanying the same placed among the orders of the day. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Ordinance on the right of suffrage and qualification of officers, came up on its second reading. The following amendment was offered by Mr. Long: Insert after the words, "No officer, seaman, soldier or marine, in the service of the U. S.," in the proviso of sec. 1, these words, other person in the employ or pay of the United States." Mr. Landrum offered the following addition to the amendment of Mr. Long; or any "Or any other persons who are not citizens of the State of Florida;" Which was lost. The amendment offered by Mr. Long was then adopted. After the words " offer to vote" insert "and who shall at the time he offers to vote have paid all taxes due from him to the State and County;" Which was lost. Mr. Walker offered the following amendmeut as an addition to the amendment. of Mr. Long just adopted: "Or in the employment of any person or persons whatsoever;" Which was lost. Said ordinance was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow. Ordinance on Census and Apportionment of Representation, Came up on its second reading, and on motion of Mr. Bush was recommitted to the Committee on Census and the Apportionment of Representation.. Ordinance on Militia came up on its second reading and was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading to-morrow. Ordinance on the Executive Department came up on its second reading, and on motion of Mr. Hogue, the Convention went into Committee of the Whole, Mr. Long in the Chair. The Committee after some time spent in session for its consideration rose and reported back the ordinance to the Convention as amended. On motion of Mr. Hogue, the Convention concurred in the amendments made by the Committee of the Whole. The hour of 1 P. M, having arrived, in pursuance of the motion adopted this morning regulating the hours of business, the Convention took a recess until 3 o'clock, P. M. 1 3 O'CLOCK, P. M. The Convention resumed its session-a quorum present. An ordinance on the Executive Department being still before the Convention on its second reading, Mr. Williams offered the following amendments: Strike out in section 15 as amended, the words "elected by joint ballot of the Senate and House of Representatives," and insert in lieu thereof the words "elected by the qualified electors of the State at the same time, and who shall continue in office for the same term of years as the Governor of the State;" Strike out in section 23 as amended, the words "elected by joint ballot of the Senate and House of Representatives," and insert in lieu thereof the words "elected by the qualified electors of the State at the same time, and who shall continue in office for the same term of years as the Governor of the State;" Which was agreed to. Mr. Bush offered the following amendment: Strike out the word "impeachment" after the words "of trea son and" in the 12th section. Mr. Hogue moved as a substitute for the amendment of Mr. Bush, to strike out all of the 12th section after the words " pre scribed by law;" Which was agreed to. Mr. Maxwell offered the following amendment to the 19th section: Strike out the words in the latter part of said section, "But in cases of temporary absence of the regularly elected Governor from the State, his compensation shall not on that account cease or be diminished;" Which was agreed to, and the ordinance as amended ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow. The following communication from Major General Foster was read and ordered to be spread upon the journal : HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF FLORIDA, A. J. PEELER, Esq., TALLAHASSEE, October 28th, 1865. Secretary of the Convention: SIR-I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 27th, communicating a copy of the resolution of thanks of the Convention for facilities afforded in the assembling of that body, and also an invitation to a seat on the floor of the Convention. Please to accept my assurances of the great gratification with which I receive the above expressions of the feelings of the members, of the Convention, and my thanks for the courtesy that they have extended to me. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, J. G. FOSTER, Major-General Commanding. Ordinance on the Legislative Department, which came up on its second reading, and on motion of Mr. Long, the Convention went into Committee of the Whole for its consideration—Mr. Wright in the Chair. After some time spent in session, the Committee rose, and through their chairman reported the ordinance back to the Convention as amended, and requested the concurrence of the Convention in the amendments made thereto. The ordinance as amended was then ordered to be engrossed for a third reading on to-morrow. Mr. Long moved that the Convention take a recess until 8 o'clock, P. M; Which was not agreed to. Mr. Davidson moved that the Convention do now adjourn to meet at the regular hour for meeting to-morrow morning; Upon which the yeas and nays being called for by Messrs. Long and Williams, the vote was: Yeas-Mr. President, Messrs. Baltzell, Bell, Bird, Bush, Callaway, Davidson, Duncan, Forman, Green, Hogue, Kelly, Landrum, Lassiter, Leslie, Magbee, Maxwell, May, McLellan, Morrison, Overstreet, Owens, Spencer, Taylor,' Walker, Whidden, Whitehurst and Wright-28. Nays-Messrs. Coulter, Gettis, Livingston, Long, Love, Mickler, Niblack, Richard, Richards, Scott, Simmons, Wiggins, Williams and Wilson-14. So the Convention stood adjourned until to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock. 63 SIXTH DAY. TUESDAY, Oct. 31, 1865. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment—a quorum present. Prayer by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Rutledge. On motion, the reading of the journal of yesterday was dispensed with. Mr. Coulter offered the following motion: That the regular meeting of this Convention shall be nine o'clock, A. M., and that the Convention shall remain in session until one o'clock, P. M., and shall, unless the business be then disposed of, take a recess until three o'clock, P. M., remain in session until five o'clock, P. M.; take a recess until half past seven o'clock, P. M., and remain in session until half-past nine o'clock, P. M., and that this regulation be observed during the balance of the session; Upon which the yeas, and nays being called for by Messrs. Coulter and Williams, the vote was: Yeas-Messrs. Coulter, Duncan, Green, Hines, Holden, Landrum, Lassiter, Livingston, Long, Love, Morrison, Overstreet, Owens, Richard, Richardson, Scott, Simmons, Whidden, Williams and Wilson-20. Nays-Messrs. Baltzell, Bell, Bird, Bush, Callaway, Cooper, Davidson, Forman, Gettis, Hendry, Hogue, Kelly, Leslie, Magbee, Maxwell, May, McLellan, Richards, Taylor, Walker, Whitehurst and Wright-22. So the motion was lost. Mr. Williams offered the following motion: That the rules of this Convention shall be so amended as to prevent any delegate upon this floor from addressing the Convention for more than fifteen minutes at a time; Which was agreed to. Mr. Long offered the following motion: That the Committee on Finance, Accounts, and State Liabilities, be instructed to call upon Governor Marvin, and with his assistance, raise the necessary funds to defray the expenses of this Convention; Which was agreed to, On motion of Mr. Magbee, Mr. Baltzell was added to the Committee on Boundaries. Mr. Maxwell, from the Committee on Schedule and Ordinances made the following report: |