Comptroller, he shall make arrangements for the payment of in-
terests of the public debt;"
Determined in the negative.
The said 3rd Article was then adopted.
The 4th Article was then read and adopted.
Mr. Spencer, from the committee on printing submitted the
following preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, There will necessarily be sundry accounts against
this Convention, growing outof the printing, and binding of the
Register of the Debates, and the journal of the Convention, and
the printing and circulating of the Constitution; and whereas, it
would be attended with great expense for this Convention to re-
main in session, until these matters are closed.
Resolved, That the committee on printing be discharged.
That Messrs. Randall and Ware, be appointed, on the
printing committee with all the powers of the present committee,
and which powers shall continue in full force, after the adjourn-
ment of this Convention, and as long as they find it necessary, and
that Samuel Peacock one of the committee clerks of this body be
continued as said clerk as long as it may be required for the public
service, in the opinion of the said corn mitte, and that the President
be authorized to pay on the certificates of the said committee as of
the 12th May, 1851, such sums as may become due for the print-
ing, reporting, &c.
And be it further resolved, That the per diem of the said com-
mittee and their clerk shall continue, until the termination of their
duties;
Which was read.
Mr. Grason moved to postpone the consideration of said report
until Monday next;
Determined in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Tuck,
The Convention took up for consideration the report submitted
by him on the 18th April, as chairman of the committee on the
appointment, tenure of office, duties and compensation of all civil
officers not embraced in the duties of other standing committees.
Mr. Tuck moved to amend the 1st section of said report by striking
out in the 6th hue thereof the words, "his whole compensation
shall be fifteen hundred dollars per annum," and inserting in
lieu thereof "his whole compensation for salary and clerk hire
shall be three thousand dollars, and no more, and he shall not
receive any fees, commissions, or perquisites of any kind from
any source whatever for the performance of his duties."
Mr. Morgan offered as a substitute for said section the follow-
ing:
"That from and after 1st April 1859, no lottery scheme shall