aforesaid, shall be filled in like manner by appointment of the Governor. The term of office of Judges of the Supreme and Circuit Courts, shall be fourteen years, subject to removal for causes to be defined by law. No vagrant or person without fixed occupation or business, or without at least twelve months residence in the county or district, shall be qualified to act as a juror. No county or city officer shall receive compensation exceeding five thousand dollars per annum from all sources. No judicial officer shall receive fees. 3. The pay of the Governor shall not be less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000 per annum. Of the Auditor, Treasurer, Secretary of State, and Attorney General, not less than $3,000 nor more than $5,000 per annum. Of Judges of the Supreme Court not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000. Of Judges of the Circuit Court not less than $3,000 nor more than $8,000 per annum. General Assembly not less than $5 nor more than $10 per day. And, on his own motion, Members of the The resolutions were laid on the table for future consideration. Resolved, That for the purpose of keeping their constituents thoroughly informed of the proceedings of the Convention during its session, the members of the Convention be authorized to order the same number of copies of newspapers, cach, as were allowed to members of the last Legislature. Mr. Henry offered the following substitute: Resolved, That each member of this Convention be furnished with sixty copies of such daily papers as each member may select, containing the proceedings of this Convention, for distribution, and that the Secretary of this Convention be authorized to make the necessary arrangements with publishers therefor. Pending the discussion, The committee on rules, through its chairman, Mr. Allen of Crawford, reported the following rules for the government of this Convention: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RULES. RULES OF THE CONVENTION. 1. A majority of the Convention shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the attendance of absent members. 2. The Convention shall keep a journal of its proceedings and publish them. The yeas and nays of the members on any question shall, at the desire of any five of them, be entered on the journals. 3. Any two members of the Convention shall have liberty to dissent and protest against any act or resolution which they may think injurious to the public or to any individual, and have the reasons of their dissent, in respectful language, entered on the journal, without debate, whenever the same shall be filed with the Secretary. 4. The Convention may reprimand or censure its members for disorderly behavior, and with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel a member, and the reasons for such expulsion shall be entered upon the journal, with the names of the members voting on the question. 5. The Convention, during its session, may punish, by imprisonment, any person not a member, who shall be guilty of disrespect to the same, by any disorderly or contemptuous behavior in its presence: Provided, such imprisonment shall not at any one time exceed twenty-four hours. 6. The Doorkeeper shall not permit any person not a member of this Convention to pass inside the railing in the rear of the seats of the members, at any time during the session of the Convention, except Judges of the Federal and Supreme Court of this State, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, heads of the State Departments and their deputies, ex-Governors of the State, members of Congress, officers of the Convention, reporters of the press, duly assigned as such by the President of the Convention, and officers and ex-officers of the army and navy, who have received the thanks of Congress. 7. The President shall take the chair every day, at the hour to which the Convention shall have adjourned; shall immediately call the members to order, and on the appearance of a quorum shall cause the journal of the preceding day to be read; and in all cases in the absence of a quorum, the members present may take such measures as shall be necessary to procure the attendance of absent members, and the Convention may adjourn from day to day, until a quorum shall be present. 8. He shall preserve decorum and order; may speak to points of order in preference to other members, rising from his seat for that purpose, and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Convention by any one member; on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the Convention. 9. He shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting. 10. Questions shall be distinctly put in this form, viz: "As many as are of the opinion that (as the case may be,) say 'aye,'" and, after the affirmative voice is expressed: "As many as are of the contrary opinion, say 'no." If the President doubt, or a division be called for, the President shall divide: those in the affirmative shall rise in their seats, and afterwards those in the negative. 11. The President shall examine and correct the journal before it is read; he shall have a general direction of the hall; he shall have a right to name any member to perform the duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond one day, and such substitute shall be vested during such time with all the powers of the President. 12. All committees shall be appointed by the President, unless otherwise ordered by the Convention. 13. In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the lobby, the President (or chairman of the committee of the whole Convention) shall have power to order the same to be cleared. 14. The President shall assign to the Doorkeeper and his assistant their respective duties and stations. 15. Whenever any member is about to speak, or deliver any matter to the Convention, he shall rise from his seat and address himself to Mr. President," (not moving on the floor,) and shall confine himself strictly to the proposition or propositions immediately pending before the Convention. 16. If any member in speaking, (or otherwise,) transgress the rules of the Convention, the President shall, or any member may, call him to order; and in which case the member so called to order shall immediately sit down, unless permitted to explain; and the Convention, if appealed to, shall decide on the case, but without debate. If the decision be in favor of the member so called to order, he shall be at liberty to proceed, but not otherwise, unless by leave of the Convention. 17. When two or more members happen to rise at once, the President shall name the member who is first to speak. 18. Every member who shall be within the bar of the Convention when a question shall be stated from the chair, shall vote thereon, unless he shall be excused, or personally interested in the question. No member shall be obliged to vote on any question unless within the bar when the question shall be put; but in the case of a division by yeas and nays, may vote, if present before the last name shall be called. The bar of the Convention shall be deemed to include only the floor inside the railing, or of the open space adjacent thereto, within the doors. Any member desiring to be excused from voting must make his request before the roll call shall be commenced. He may then state concisely, without argument, his reasons for asking to be excused, and the question of excusing shall be taken without debate. 19. When a motion is made it shall be stated by the President, or, being in writing, shall be handed to the Secretary, and read aloud before debate. 20. Every motion shall be reduced to writing, if the President or any member desire it. 21. When the yeas and nays shall be taken on any question, no member shall be permitted to vote after the decision is announced from the chair, unless by the unanimous consent of the Convention. 22. After a motion is stated by the President, or read by the Secretary, it shall be deemed in the possession of the Convention, but may be withdrawn at any time before decision or amendment. 23. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to adjourn, to call the house, to lay on the table, the previous question, to postpone indefinitely, to postpone to a day certain, to cominit, or to amend; which several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they stand arranged. 24. A motion for adjournment shall always be in order, and be decided, as well as the motion to lay on the table, without debate. 25. No motion to postpone to a day certain, or indefinitely, or to commit, being decided, shall again be allowed on the same day and at the same stage of the proposition. 26. A motion to strike out the proposition shall have precedence of a motion to amend, and, if carried, shall be deemed equivalent to its rejection. 27. When a biank is to be filled, and different sums or times are proposed, the question shall first be put on the largest sum and longest time. 28. No person shall be permitted to smoke in the Convention chamber, or to give any signs of approbation or disapprobation, either on the floor or in the lobby. 29. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to keep a book, in which he shall record all the proceedings of the Convention; and to do and perform all other acts appertaining to his office, as may be required of him by the Convention or its presiding officer. 30. It shall be the duty of the Doorkeeper to attend the Convention during its sittings, to execute the commands of the Convention, from time to time, together with all such process, issued by authority thereof, as shall be directed to him by the President. 31. The standing committees of the Convention shall consist of the following: 32. If the question in debate contains several propositions, any member may have the same divided; and on a motion to strike out and insert, it shall be in order to move for a division of the question; and the rejection of a motion to strike out and insert one proposition shall not prevent a motion to strike out and insert a different proposition, nor prevent a subsequent proposition simply to strike out; nor shall the rejection of a motion simply to strike out prevent a subsequent motion to strike out and insert. 33. The unfinished business on which the Convention was engaged at its last adjournment, shall, at the next meeting of the Convention of the same day, have precedence of all other business. 34. When a question has been once put, and carried in the affirmative or negative, it shall be in order for a member of the majority to move for a reconsideration thereof-but no motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall be in order, after the expiration of two business days. Such motion shall take precedence of all other questions except a motion to adjourn. 35. When motions are made for reference of the same subject to a select committee and to a standing committee, the question of reference to a standing committee shall be first put. 36. Upon the call of the Convention the names of delegates shall be called over by the Secretary, and the absentees noted, after which the names of such absentees shall again be called over. The doors shall then be closed, and those for whom no excuse or insufficient excuses are made, may, by order of those present (if a quorum) be taken into custody, as they appear, or may be sent for and taken into custody wherever to be found, by the Doorkeeper of the Convention. 37. In forming a committee of the whole the President shall leave the chair, and a chairman to preside in committee, shall be appointed by the President. 38. Upon propositions being committed to committee of the whole they shall be first read throughout by the Secretary, and then again read and debated by clauses, leaving the preamble to be considered last. After report of said committee the proposition shall again be subject to debate or amendment before a question is taken. 39. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in Jefferson's Manual shall govern the Covention in all cases in which they are applicable and not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the Convention. 40. A motion to commit, until it is decided, shall preclude all amendments and debate on the main question; and a motion to postpone indefinitely or to a day certain, until it is decided, shall preclude all amendment on the main question. 41. No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment. 42. No rule of the Convention shall be altered, suspended or rescinded without the vote of two-thirds of the members present. 43. The hours of meeting shall be 10 A. M. and 2 P. M., unless otherwise or Communications and presentation of petitions. Unfinished business of the previous day. Reports from standing committees. 5. Reports from select committees. 6. Presentation of resolutions and propositions to amend the constitution. 45. The previous question shall be always in order, and shall be put in this form: "Shall the main question be now put?" And until it is decided shall preclude all amendments or debate. 46. When, on taking the previous question, the Convention shall decide that the main question shall not now be put, the main question shall be considered as still remaining under debate. 47. The effects of the main question being ordered shall be to put an end to all debate, and bring the Convention to direct vote-first, upon all amendments reported or pending, being first applied to the amendment last moved, and then on the main question. 48. After the motion for the previous question has prevailed, it shall not be in order to move a call of the Convention prior to a decision of the main question. Mr. Haines of Cook moved to strike out five and insert two in the second rule; Which motion was not agreed to. Mr. Whiting moved to amend as follows: "That the committee on canals and canal lands be designated 'The committee on canal and river improvements.'” Which amendment was lost. The rules were then adopted as read, and, On motion of Mr. Allen of Crawford, Two hundred copies were ordered printed for the use of members. Mr. Cummings moved to amend the substitute offered by Mr. Henry for the resolution of Mr. Snyder, by inserting "thirty" in lieu of "sixty." Mr. Church offered the following further amendment: "And that there shall be no commutation for the cost of papers, nor any pay for any, except such as shall be actually received by the delegates, or sent to some other person on their order." Pending discussion, at 12 o'clock, A. M., and 30 minutes, On motion of Mr. Wright, Convention adjourned till 2 o'clock, P. M. TWO O'CLOCK, P. M. The Convention met, pursuant to adjournment. Discussion of resolution under consideration at time of adjournment was resumed. On motion of Mr. Craig, The whole subject matter was referred to the committee on printing. On motion of Mr. Parks, Resolved, That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby authorized and required to furnish all the necessary stationery for the use of this Convention that may be required, and upon the written order of the Doorkeeper. Also, to furnish all the necessary stationery for the use of the Secretary of this Convention as he may require, upon the written order of said Secretary. Also, to furnish all the necessary stationery to the several committees of this Convention that may be ordered by the several chairmen of said committees. Mr. Haines of Cook offered the following amendment to the resolution of Mr. Parks: Resolved, That the Secretary of State be directed to open a stationery account with each member of the Convention, and deliver to each member, upon his written order therefor, and not otherwise. Mr. Bromwell offered the following substitute: Resolved, That the sum of dollars be allowed to each member of this Convention for stationery, and that all stationery furnished members be charged to them severally by the Secretary of State, and any excess over said amount drawn by any member be accounted for by him in settling with the Auditor. On motion of Mr. Fox, The substitute was laid on the table. The resolution of Mr. Parks, as amended, was then adopted. Mr. Anthony submitted the following resolution: Resolved, That there shall be inserted in the proposed Constitution a provision, paying all the public officers fixed salaries, and that all fees, perquisites and emoluments shall be paid into the public treasury. On his own motion, The resolution was laid on the table for further consideration. On motion, Adopted, and referred accordingly, to the committee on printing and binding: Resolved, That Messrs. Ely, Burnham and Bartlett be appointed the official reporters of this Convention, and charged with the duty of making a verbatim report of the debates and proceedings thereof. And said firm shall be paid in con |