Mr. Hammond, of the Twenty-second, moved to adjourn till Monday morning, at 9 o'clock.

Mr. Bass moved to amend by striking out "Monday" and inserting to-morrow.

The motion was lost.

The original motion of Mr. Hammond did not prevail. Mr. Lawton moved to amend the fourth line of the second section by striking out after "shall hereafter pay," and insert the words: have paid, before the words "all taxes," which prevailed.

Mr. Bass moved to adjourn till to-morrow morning, at 9 o'clock.

Mr. Hill moved to amend by striking out "to-morrow and inserting Monday.

The amendment was lost.

The motion of Mr. Bass was also lost.

Mr. McDonald moved to amend the third line and second section by striking out "three" and inserting: six, which motion was agreed to.

Mr. Wofford moved to amend by striking out all of the fourth line and a portion of the fifth line, ending with the word "election."

Mr. Davis moved to lay the amendment of Mr. Wofford upon the table, which motion prevailed.

Mr, Ponder moved to amend by adding to the fourteenth line and that I have not voted in this day's election, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Knight moved to amend the third line, after the word "county," the words: or district.

Mr. Fain moved to lay the amendment on the table, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Respass moved to amend the fourteenth line by striking out the words "except for the present year," and inserting the words: according to law.

Mr. Harrell moved, as a substitute, to insert the word: legally, before the word "returned," in the fourteenth line, and strike out all after the word "pay," in the same line.

. The motion was lost.

Mr. Lawson offered the following substitute to the amendment of Mr. Respass: Strike out "except for," and insert: previous to, in the fourteenth line.

to.

The substitute was accepted by Mr. Respass, and agreed

Mr. Toombs moved to strike out in first line, after the word "male," all words before the words "twenty-one," and insert, in lieu thereof, the words: citizens of the United State, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Day moved to amend the fourth line by striking out the words "except for the year of the election," and inserting the words: for the year preceding the election.

Mr. Pierce moved to lay the amendment of Mr. Day upon the table, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Wallace moved to amend the thirteenth line by inserting, after the word "all" and before the word "taxes," the word; legal.

Mr. Little moved to lay the amendment upon the table, which prevailed.

Mr. Tuggle moved to amend by striking out the words "or upward" in the second line.

The motion did not prevail.

Mr. Holcombe moved to amend the eleventh line by inserting, after the word "oath," the words: or affirmation; and, after the word "swear," insert the words: or affirm, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Hill moved to amend section third by striking out, in line 1, the words "before any Court of this State," and inserting the words: larceny by any court of competent jurisdiction in the United States.

Mr. Little moved as a substitute, to strike out the entire section.

Mr. Brown moved to amend the motion of Mr. Hill by adding any State.

Upon motion of Mr. Holcombe, the motion of Mr. Hill and the amendment to it were laid upon the table.

Mr. Mershon moved that the motion to strike out section third be laid upon the table, which motion did not prevail.

The motion to strike out was taken up and agreed to.

Mr. Gartrell moved to amend the fifth section as follows: by striking out, after the word "shall," in the third line, the words "vote or."

Mr. Toombs moved to amend by striking out the whole section.

The amendment of Mr. Toombs was lost, and the original motion of Mr. Gartrell prevailed.

Mr. Twitty moved to amed section fifth by adding, after the words "convicted of fighting a duel in this State," the words or elsewhere.

Upon motion of Mr. Robertson, the amendment of Mr. Twitty was laid upon the table.

Mr. Hill moved to amend the second line of section fifth

by striking out the words "or accepting," which motion did not prevail.

Mr. Sanders moved to strike out the fifth section.

Upon motion of Mr. Davis, the amendment of Mr. Sanders was laid upon the table.

Mr. Dismuke moved to adjourn until to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock.

Mr. Reese, of the Twenty eighth, moved to adjourn until Monday morning at 9 o'clock.

Mr. Scott, of the Thirteenth, moved to adjourn until this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

The motion to adjourn until Monday was lost.

The motion to adjourn until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning prevailed, and the Convention was declared adjourned until that hour.

6

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, July 21st, 1877.

The Convention met this morning, pursuant to adjournment, and was called to order by Mr. Jenkins, the President.

Prayer was offered by the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, of the Forty-second District.

Mr. Wallace moved to reconsider so much of the Journal of yesterday as relates to the resolution of Mr. Edge to submit the Constitution to the people for ratification or rejection.

Mr. Hamilton, of the Forty-second, moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Wofford moved to reconsider so much of the Journal of yesterday as refers to the amendment to the report of the Committee of Final Revision, in the second line, and second section of the report on elective franchise, striking out "six months" and inserting: one year, and the word "three" and inserting: six, in the twelfth line.

Mr. DuBose moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table, which motion prevailed.

Mr. Toombs moved to suspend the order of business for the purpose of receiving the report of the Committee of Final Revision, which motion prevailed,

Mr. Toombs, chairman of the Committee on Final Revision, then submitted the following report, which was laid upon the table, under the rule, to-wit: