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Mr. Cushing submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the President of the Convention be author-
ized to appoint an assistant secretary of the Convention, to
serve during the indisposition and absence of Mr. Cole, and
that the person so appointed receive the same compensation
as is paid to the secretary;
Which was adopted.
The consideration of the Report of the Committee on the
Legislative Department,
Was resumed.
On motion of Mr. Stirling,
The vote, by which the amendment submitted by Mr.
Russell, on yesterday, was rejected,
Was reconsidered.
The question then recurred upon the 'adoption of the
amendment submitted by Mr. Stirling, to wit:
Strike out all after the word Assembly and insert;
"Shall provide by law for the registration of births, marri-
ages and deaths, and shall pass laws providing for the celebra-
tion of marriage between any persons legally competent to
contract marriage, and shall provide that any persons pre-
vented by conscientious scruples from being married by any
of the existing provisions of law may be married by any
Judge or Clerk of any Court of Record, or any Judge of
the Orphan's Court, or any Mayor of any incorporated city
in this State; "
Mr. Chambers moved to lay the subject on the table,
Which motion was lost.
Mr. Sands submitted the following amendment to said
amendment as submitted by Mr. Stirling:
Amend by striking out the words "births, " and "deaths, "
in the 1st and 2nd lines;
Which was rejected.
The question then recurring upon the adoption of the
amendment as submitted by Mr. Stirling;
Mr. Chambers demanded a division of the subject.
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