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said vacancy before the final adjournment of the Senate, un-
less such vacancy occurs within ten days before said final ad-
journment;
Which was adopted.
Pending the reading of the 15th section,
Mr. Barry submitted the following amendment :
Sec. 15, Executive Department, insert in the 4th line after
the word misconduct, "after a hearing before him ;"
Which was rejected.
Mr. Garey submitted the following amendment :
Strike out the word "of in the 5th line and insert the words
"not exceeding two;"
Which was rejected.
Mr. McPherson submitted the following amendment:
Last line strike out the words "for a term of years."
Which was rejected.
Pending the reading of section 16,
Mr, Alvey submitted the following amendment :
After the word "occasions'' in second line, insert "and when
calling the Legislature together in extra session, he shall do
so by proclamation, and state therein the purpose for which
they are so called; and said Legislature shall enter on no
legislative business except that for which they were specially
convened;''
Which was rejected.
Pending the reading of the 17th section,
Mr. Rider submitted the following amendment as a sub-
stitute for said section:
Sec. 17. To guard against hasty or partial legislation and
encroachments of the Legislative Department upon the co-or-
dinate Executive and Judicial Departments, every bill which
shall have passed both Houses of the Legislature, shall be
presented to the Governor; if he approve he shall sign it,
but if not he shall return it with his objections to the House
in which it shall have originated, who shall eater the object-
ions at large upon the Journals, and proceed to reconsider it;
if after such reconsideration a majority of the members elect-
ed shall agree to pass the bill, it shall be sent with the ob-
jections to the other House, by which it shall likewise be re-
considered; if approved by a majority of the members elected
of that House, it shall become a law; but in such cases the
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