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Mr. McKaig submitted the following order :
Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that Jacob
Hoblitzell, of Allegany, is absent from this Convention on
account of serious illness of a member of his family.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Dent submitted the following order :
Ordered, That the President appoint a Committee of five,
to report to this Convention some suitable expression on the
political condition of the country ;
Pending the consideration of which,
Mr. Nelson submitted the following order, as a substitute :
Ordered, That it is the sense of this Convention, that the
members thereof, being the representatives from every part
of the State, should hold a caucus on the day of
inst., to take into consideration the political condition of the
State, and to devise such means as may best conduce to the
success of sound republican principles ;
Pending the consideration of which,
On motion of Mr. Vansant,
The substitute and order were laid on the table.
The hour having arrived for taking up the order of the
day,
Being the Reports entitled to a third reading.
The Convention proceeded to the consideration of the Re-
port of the Committee respecting the Appointment, Tenure of
Office, Duties and Compensation of all Civil Officers not
embraced in the duties of other Standing Committees, said
Report being upon a third reading ;
Pending which,
On motion of Mr. Carter,
The Report was opened for amendment, by the Committee
upon Revision and Compilation.
Mr. Lee, Chairman of the Committee upon Revision and
Compilation, submitted the following
REPORT:
The Committee on Revision and Compilation, to which
was referred the Engrossed Report of the Committee respect-
ing the Appointment, Tenure of Office, Duties and Compen-
sation of all Civil Officers not embraced in the duties of other
Standing Committees, has carefully revised the same, and
recommends the following amendments. The lines referred
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