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Motter, Murray, Page, Parker, John Parran, Perry, Pleas-
ants, Rennolds, Rider, Ritchie, Spates, Starr, Syester, Tarr,
Worcester, Toadvine, Vansant, Walsh, Watkins, of Caro-
line, Wethered—69.
The proceedings of yesterday were read and approved.
Mr. Ritchie submitted the following order:
Ordered, That when this Convention adjourns to-day, it
adjourns to meet on Monday at 10, A. M.;
Which was adopted.
Mr. Farnandis submitted the following order:
Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that Mr. Evans
is detained from his seat by sickness in his family;
Which was adopted.
Mr. McMaster submitted the following order:
Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that Mr.
Franklin, of Worcester, is detained from his seat by sickness.
Which was adopted.
The hour having arrived for taking up the unfinished busi-
ness of yesterday, the Convention resumed the consideration
of the resolution submitted by Mr. Brewer on yesterday,
which was then read a second time and unanimously adopted.
The Convention then took up lor consideration the Report
of the Committee upon the Judiciary Department, said report
being upon a second reading.
Pending the roading of the 1st Section,
Mr. Dobbin moved that the further consideration of the
report be postponed until Monday next.
Decided in the negative.
The 1st Section was then read.
Pending the reading of the 2d Section,
Mr. Longwell submitted the following amendment:
Sec. 2. Strikeout all after the word "years," in the 3d
line, to the word "they," in the 6th line;
Which was rejected.
Mr. Carter submitted the following amendment:
Sec. 2, line 3. Strike out the words "one year," and insert
the words "six months;"
Pending the consideration of which,
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