And the Chief Clerk shall be authorized to appoint one fireman at $3.50 per day, and two janitors at $3 per day each, and five pages at $1 50 per day, while actually engaged in the discharge of their duties. Your committee endeavored to restrict the number of officers to the narrowest limits compatible with the prompt and efficient discharge of the duties of the Convention, and to assign only such compensation as would be a reasonable payment for attention and industry in the offices designated. In deciding these questions, the committee had, as the Convention knows, the advantage of the experience of several of its members in the Legislative bodies of the State and nation; and they believe they were thus enabled to secure that efficiency, with economy, which they felt sure the Convention desired to obtain. Upon the subject of its proceedings, the committee beg leave to report, as its opinion, that its proceedings shall be accurately reported and printed, for distribution among the people; but whether this end would be more economically attained by a contract, embracing the reporting and the printing, only separate contracts for these purposes, this committee is not prepared at present to decide, but recommends, either, that the entire subject be re-committed to it, or which would, perhaps, be better, the appointment of a new committee on the subject. SAMUEL E. DIMMICK, WAYNE MAC VEAGH, HAMILTON ALRICKS, M. HALL STANTON, Mr. Harry White offerred the following resolution, which was twice read, considered and adopted, viz: Resolved, That the foregoing report be adopt by the Convention. Mr. M'Allister offered the following resolution, which was twice read, considered and adopted, viz: Resolved, That the report of Francis Jordan, Secretary of the Commonwealth, be accepted and approved, and that the thanks of the Convention are hereby tendered to him for the faithful and satisfactory manner in which he has performed the duties devolved upon him by the act of the 11th day of April, 1872. Mr. Gowen offered the following resolution, which was twice read, viz: Resolved, That the President appoint a committee of ten, of which he shall be one, and be the chairman, to report the names of proper persons to fill the positions of permanent officers of this Convention. On the question, Will the Convention agree to the resolution? A motion was made by Mr. Lilly, To amend the same, by striking therefrom all after the word “Resolved,” and Inserting in lieu thereof the following words, viz: "That the Convention proceed to nominate and elect a Chief Clerk." On the question, Will the Convention agree to the amendment? The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Hanna and Mr. Lamberton, and were as follow, viz: YEAS. Messrs. Armstrong, Ainey, Andrews, Addicks, Bartholomew, Baily, (Perry,) Baker, Bannan, Bardsley, Beebe, Bowman, Broomall, Carey, Carter, Cochran, Collins, Corson, Craig, Curry, Davis, Dimmick, Darlington, Edwards, Ewing, Fell, Finney, Fulton, Funck, Hanna, Hazzard, Horton, Howard, Knight, Lawrence, Lilly, Lear, Littleton, MacConnell, M'Culloch, MacVeagh, Mann, Mantor, Minor, Newlin, Niles, Palmer, H. W., Parsons, Patterson, D. W., Porter, Pughe, Purviance, Samuel A., Purviance, John N., Reynolds, James L., Rooke, Runke, Russell, Simpson, Stanton, Stewart, Struthers, Turrell, Van Reed, Walker, White, Harry, White, David N., Wetherill, J. Price, and White, J. W. F.-67. NAYS. Messrs. Alricks, Achenbach, Baer, Black, J. S., Bailey, (Huntingdon,) Biddle, Black, Charles A., Boyd, Brodhead, Brown, Barclay, Curtin, Campbell, Corbett, Cassidy, Church, Clark, Cronmiller, Cuyler, Dodd, Dallas, DeFrance, Dunning, Ellis, Elliott, Freeze, Gowen, Gibson, Gilpin, Guthrie, Hall, Harvey, Hay, Hemphill, Heverin, Hopkins, Hunsicker, Kaine, Lamberton, Landis, Long, M'Allister, M'Camant, M'Clean, M'Murray, Metzger, Mott, Purman, Palmer, G. W., Patterson, T. H. B., Patton, Reynolds, S. II., Read, John R., Reed, Andrew, Rhone, Ross, Smith, Wm. H., Sharpe, Smith, Henry W., Smith, H. G., Temple, Woodward, Wetherill, J. M., Wherry, Worrell and Meredith, President-66. So the motion was determined in the affirmative. A motion was then made by Mr. Kaine, To further amend the resolution by adding thereto the following words, viz: That the officers of this Convention be elected in the following manner, viz: The Chief Clerk and two assistants be elected at one and the same ballot, by each delegate voting for two candidates, and the highest in vote to be the Chief Clerk, and the two next highest the assistants; that each delegate vote for one candidate for each of the other classes of officers, and the highest in vote be declared the principal officer, and the next highest the assistant. On the question, Will the Convention agree to the amendment? The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Kaine and Mr. Brodhead, and were as follow, viz: YEAS. Messrs. Alricks, Achenbach, Baer, Black, J. S., Baily, (Huntingdon,) Biddle, Black, Charles A., Boyd, Brodhead, Brown, Barclay, Curtin, Campbell, Corbett, Cassidy, Church, Clark, Cronmiller, Cuyler, Dodd, Dallas, DeFrance, Dunning, Ellis, Elliott, Freeze, Gowen, Gibson, Gilpin, Guthrie, Hall, Harvey, Hay, Hemphill, Heverin, Hopkins, Hunsicker, Kaine, Lamberton, Landis, Long, M'Allister, M'Camant, M'Clean, M'Murray, Metzger, Mott, Purman, Palmer, G. W., Patterson, T. H. B., Patton, Reynolds, S. H., Read. John R., Reed, Andrew, Rhone, Ross, Smith, Wm. H., Sharpe, Smith, Henry W., Smith, H. G., Temple, Woodward, Wetherill, J. M., Wherry and Worrell-65. NAYS. Messrs. Armstrong, Ainey, Andrews, Addicks, Bartholomew, Baily, (Perry,) Bannan, Bardsley, Beebe, Bowman, Broomall, Carey, Carter, Cochran, Baker, Collins, Corson, Craig, Curry, Davis, Dimmick, Darlington, Edwards, Ewing, Fell, Finney, Fulton, Funck, Hanna, Hazzard, Horton, Howard, Knight, Lawrence, Lilly, Lear, Littleton, MacConnell, M'Culloch, Mac Veagh, Mann, Mantor, Minor, Newlin, Niles, Palmer, H. W., Parsons, Porter, Pughe, Purviance, Samuel A., Purviance, John A., Reynolds, James L., Rooke, Runk, Russell, Simpson, Stanton, Stewart, Struthers, Turrell, Van Reed, Walker, White, Harry, White, David N., Wetherill, J. Price, White, J. W. F. and Meredith, President—68. So the question was determined in the negative. And the question recurring, Will the Convention agree to the resolution as amended? It was determined in the affirmative. Whereupon, Mr. Harry White, nominated D. L. Imbrie, of Beaver county. A motion was made by Mr. MacVeagh, That D. L. Imbrie be elected Chief Clerk of the Convention. On the question, Will the Convention agree to the motion? The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Hopkins and Mr. MacVeagh, and were as follow, viz: YEAS. Messrs. Armstrong, Ainey, Andrews, Addicks, Bartholomew, Baily, (Perry,) Baker, Bannan, Bardsley, Beebe, Bowman, Broomall, Carey, Carter, Cochran, Collins, Corson, Craig, Curry, Davis, Dimmick, Darlington, De France, Edwards, Ewing, Fell, Finney, Fulton, Funck, Hanna, Hazzard, Horton, Howard, Knight, Lawrence, Lilly, Lear, Littleton, M'Allister, MacConnell, M'Culloch, M'Murray, MacVeagh, Mann, Montor. Minor, Newlin, Niles, Palmer, H. W., Parsons, Patterson, D. W., Porter, Pughe, Purviance, Samuel A., Purviance, John A., Reynolds, James L., Rooke, Runk, Russell, Simpson, Stanton, Stewart, Struthers, Turrell, Van Reed, Walker, White, Harry, White, David N., Wetherill, J. Price, White, J. W. F. and Meredith, President-71. NAYS. Messrs. Black, J. S., Ellis, Freeze, M'Camant, Purinan and Rhone-6. So the question was determined in the affirmative. Mr. Simpson offered the following resolution, which was twice read, viz: Resolved, That the Convention will now proceed to the nomination and election of the remaining officers designated in the report of the committee, in the order named in said report. On the question, Will the Convention agree to the resolution? A motion was made by Mr. Gowen, To amend the same, by striking therefrom all after the word "Resolved," and inserting in lieu thereof the following, viz: "That the President appoint a committee of nine to report the names of suitable persons to fill the remaining offices of the Convention." Which was not agreed to. A motion was then made by Mr. Hay, To amend the resolution, by adding thereto the following words, viz: That in the election of the two Assistant Clerks, each member shall vote for but one person, and the one receiving the highest number of votes be the First Assistant Clerk, and the one receiving the next highest number be the Second Assistant Clerk. On the question, Will the Convention agree to the amendment ? The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Hay and Mr. Mann, and were as follow, viz: YEAS. Messrs. Alricks, Achenbach, Baer, Black, J. S., Bailey, (Huntingdon,) Biddle, Black, Charles A., Boyd, Brodhead, Brown, Barclay, Curtin, Campbell, Corbett, Cassidy, Church, Clark, Cronmiller, Cuyler, Dodd, Dallas, De France, Dunning, Ellis, Elliott, Freeze, Gowen, Gibson, Gilpin, Guthrie, Hall, Harvey, Hay, Hemphill, Heverin, Hopkins, Hunsicker, Kaine, Lamberton, Landis, Long, M'Allister, M'Camant, M'Clean, M'Murray, Metzger, Mott, Purman, Palmer, G. W., Patterson, T. H. B., Patton, Reynolds, S. H., Read, John R., Reed, Andrew, Rhone, Ross, Smith, William H., Sharpe, Smith, Henry W., Smith, H. G., Temple, Woodward, Wetherill, J. M., Wherry and Worrell-65. NAYS. Messrs. Armstrong, Ainey, Andrews, Addicks, Bartholomew, Baily, (Perry,) Baker, Bannan, Bardsley, Beebe, Bowman, Broomall, Carey, Carter, Cochran, Collins, Corson, Craig, Curry, Davis, Dimmick, Darlington, Edwards, Ewing, Fell, Finney, Fulton, Funck, Hanna, Hazzard, Horton, Howard, Knight, Lawrence, Lilly, Lear, Littleton, MacConnell, M'Culloch, MacVeagh, Mann, Mantor. Minor, Newlin, Niles, Palmer, H. W., Parsons, Patterson, D. W., Porter, Pughe, Purviance, Samuel A., Purviance, John A., Reynolds, James L., Rooke, Runk, Russell, Simpson, Stanton, Stewart, Struthers, Turrell, Van Reed, Walker, White, Harry, White, David N., Wetherill, J. Price, White, J. W. E. and Meredith, President-68. So the question was determined in the negative. And the resolution was agreed to. Whereupon, for First Assistant Clerk, The nominations were closed, and the Convention proceeded to an election for First Assistant Clerk, and the vote being taken, was as follow, viz: Messrs. Armstrong, Ainey, Andrews, Addicks, Bartholomew, Baily, (Perry,) Baker, Bannan, Bardsley, Beebe, Bowman, Broomall, Carey, Carter, Cochran, Collins, Craig, Curry, Davis, Dimmick, Darlington, Edwards, Ewing, Fell, Finney, Fulton, Funck, Hanna, Hazzard, Horton, Howard Knight, Lawrence, Lilly, Lear, Littleton, MacConnell, M'Culloch, M'Murray, MacVeagh, Mann, Mantor, Minor, Newlin, Niles, Palmer, H., W., Parsons, Patterson, D. W., Porter, Pughe, Purviance, Samuel A., Purviance, John A., Reynolds, James L., Rooke, Runk, Russell, Simpson, Stanton, Stewart, Struthers, Turrell, Van Reed, Walker, White, Harry, White, David N., Wetherill, J. Price, and White, J. W. F.-67 voted for LUCIUS ROGERS. Messrs. Black, J. S, Corbett, Campbell, Freeze and Meredith, President-5, voted for S. W. BUCK. Mr. Barclay voted for A. W. FLETCHER. Lucius Rogers having received the highest number of votes was declared duly elected First Assistant Clerk. viz: Mr. Darlington offered the following resolution, which was twice read, Resolved, That the following persons be elected officers:-A. D. Harlan, Second Assistant Clerk; John L. Linton and A. T. Parker, Transcribing Clerks; James Onslow, Sergeant-at-Arms; Casius M. Brown, Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms; Clement Evans, Doorkeeper: Frank Bently, Assistant Doorkerper; Henry B: Price, Postmaster; B. Frank Major, Assistant Postmaster. On the question, Will the Conveneion agree to the resolution? A motion was made by Mr. Hopkins, To amend the same by inserting after the word "officers," the words "by the majority of the Convention." Which was agreed to. A motion was made by Mr. Joseph Baily, That the Convention re-consider the vote just taken. Which was not agreed to. And the question recurring, Will the Convention agree to the resolution as amended? A motion was made by Mr. Hay, To further amend the same, by striking therefrom so much of the resolution as provides for the election of Postmaster and Assistant-Postmaster. Which was not agreed to. A motion was then made by Mr. Dallas, To further amend the resolution by striking therefrom so much as provides for the election of Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms. On the question, Will the Convention agree to the amendment? The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Dallas and Mr. Boyd, and were as follow, viz: YEAS. Messrs. Achenbach, Baer, Bailey, (Huntingdon,) Boyd, Brodhead, Barclay, Curtin, Campbell, Corbett, Church, Clark, Cronmiller, Cuyler, Dodd, Dallas, De France, Ellis, Freeze, Gibson, Gilpin, Guthrie, Harvey, IIay, Hemphill, Heverin, Hunsicker, Long, M'Camant, Patterson, T. H. B., Reynolds, S. II., Reed, Andrew, Ross, Smith, William H., Smith, Henry W., Smith, H. G. Temple, Wetherill, J. M., Wherry and Worrell-39. NAYS. Messrs. Armstrong, Ainey, Alricks, Andrews, Addicks, Bartholomew, Black, J. S., Baily, (Perry,) Baker, Bannan, Bardsley, Beebe, Biddle, Bowman, Broomall, Brown, Carey, Cassidy, Cochran, Collins, Corson, Craig, Curry, Davis, Dimmick, Darlington, Edwards, Elliott, Ewing, Fell, Finney, Fulton, Funck, Gowen, Hall, Hanna, Hazzard, Hopkins, Horton, Howard, Kaine, Knight, Lamberton, Lawrence, Lilly, Landis, Lear, Littleton, M'Allister, MacConnell, M'Culloch, M'Murray, MacVeagh, Mann, Mantor, Metzger, Minor, Newlin, Niles, Purman, Palmer, II. M., Parsons, Patterson, D. W., Patton, Porter, Pughe, Purviance, Samuel A., Purviance, John N., Reynolds, James L., Rhone, Rooke, Runk, Russell, Simpson, Stanton, Stewart, Struthers, Turrell, Van Reed, Walker, White, Harry, White, David N., Woodward, Wetherill, J. Price, White, J. W. F. and Meredith, President-86. So the question was determined in the negative. And the question again recurring, Will the Convention agree to the resolution as amended? The yeas and nays were required by Mr. Wetherill and Mr. Henry W., Smith, and were as follow, viz: YEAS. Messrs. Armstrong, Ainey, Andrews, Addicks, Bartholomew, Baily, (Perry,) Baker, Bardsley, Beebe, Bowman, Broomall, Carey, Carter, Cochran, Collins, Craig, Curry, Davis, Dimmick, Darlington, Edwards, Ewing, Fell, Finney, Fulton, Funck, Hanna, Hazzard, Horton, Howard, Knight, Lawrence, Lilly, Lear, Littleton, M'Allister, MacConnell, M’Culloch, MacVeagh, Mann, Mantor, Minor, Newlin, Niles, Palmer, H. W., Parsons, Patterson, D. W., Porter, Pughe, Purviance, Samuel A., Purviance, John N., Reynolds, James L., Rooke, Runk, Russell, Simpson, Stanton, Stewart, Struthers, Turrell, Van Reed, Walker, White, Harry, White, David N., Wetherill, J. Price, White, J. W. F. and Meredith, President-67. NAYS. Messrs. Baer, Barclay, Hemphill, Hunsicker, M'Camant, Ross, Smith, Henry W. and II. G. Smith,-8. So the question was determined in the affirmative. |