8. Shall the powers and duties of Circuit Court Commissioners be conferred upon these county judges, if created? 9. Shall the Judiciary be elective or appointive-their term of office? 10. What disposition shall be made of the Suffrage question—as to colored persons, minors and females? 11. Shall the Auditor General's office be abolished and its duties conferred on County Treasurers? 12. Shall the duties of Land Commissioner be entrusted to the State Treasurer ? 13. How liberal shall be the salaries of the State, executive and judicial offices? 14. Shall the Board of Supervisors by replaced by County Commissioners? 15. Shall County Clerks be appointed by the Circuit Judges? 13. Shall the present Constitution be amended as to banks and banking and exemptions? 17. Shall the Board of Regents be appointive or elective, and would it be well to have such Board consist of nine members, three elected at a time, and no elector to vote for more than two? 18. As to prohibition or licenso of the sale of ardent spirits is any more stringent provision needed? Shall this question be submitted as a separate clause to the popular vote? 19. Shall the amended Constitution be submitted at a special election, or at the spring election of 1868? 20. Shall the Governor and the State officers have a seat in either House, with a right of debating and proposing any measures they may think expedient? Mr. Pringle offered the following resolution: Resolved, That when this Convention shall adjourn on Friday the 24th day of May, instant, it be until the first Wednesday of December next, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, at this place, and that the several standing committees be at liberty to meet at such times and places as they may agree during the recess, but not to charge the State with more than ten day's service of any member on any committee, of which he may be a member. On motion of Mr. Bradley, The resolution was laid upon the table. On motion of Mr. Conger, The Convention took a recess until 3 o'clock. AFTERNOON SESSION. 3 o'clock P. M. The Convention was called to order by the President. Mr. Pringle offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That the official reporters of this Convention be allowed the same books, papers and documents that are allowed to members; and that they be supplied with such stationery as they may need in the discharge of their official duties. The President announced the following STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE CONVENTION. Boundaries, Seat of Government, and the Division of the Powers of Government-Messrs. Lamb, Longyear, F. C. Watkins, Shearer, Leach. Legislative Department-Mesers. Conger, Pringle, Parsons, Luce, P. Dean Warner, D. Goodwin, Morton, M. O. Watkins, Tyler. Executive Department-Messrs. Birney, Mussey, Van Valkenburgh, McClelland, Crocker, Lamb, Brown. Judicial Department--Messrs. Withey, Turner, Giddings, Williams, Divine, Pratt, Lothrop, Sutherland, Norris, Holt, Lovell, Van Riper, Gulick. Elections-Messrs. Van Valkenburgh, Ferris, T. G. Smith, Burtenshaw, Farmer, Holmes, Yeomans, Crocker, Jennison. State Officers-Messre. P. Dean Warnor, Stoughton, Ingalls, Germain, Chapman. Salaries-Messrs. Mussey, Woodhouse, Winsor, Brown, Holmes, Duncan, Musgrave, Desnoyer, McKernan. Counties-Messrs. Luce, Divine, Henderson, Stockwell, Miles, White, M. C. Watkins, Hixson, Lawrence. Townships--Messrs. T. G. Smith, Walker, Burtch, Sheldon, W. A. Smith. Cities and Villages-Messrs. Miles, Holt, Miller, Wright, Walker, W. E. Warner, Henkel. Education-Messrs. Willard, Lothrop, Miller, Chapin, Bradley, Thompson, Hull, W. F. Goodwin, Richmond. Finance and Taxation-Messrs. Leach, Bills, McConnell, McClelland, Richmond, Alexander, Musgrave, Henderson, Woodhouse. Corporations other than Municipal-Messrs. Pringle, Barber Hazen, Duncan, Sawyer, Aldrich, Alexander, W. E. Warner, Rafter. Impeachment--Messrs. Blackman, Harris, Howard, Murray, W. F. Goodwin, Sawyer, Purcell. Exemptions-Messrs. Coolidge, Daniels, Lovell, Haire, Rafter Militia-Messrs. Stoughton, Huston, McConnell, Kenney Andrus, Conger, Winans. Miscellaneous Provisions-Messrs. Williams, Farmer, Barber, Withey, McKernan. Amendments and Revisions-Messrs. Giddings, Chapin, Hus. ton, Elliott, Jennison. Schedule-Messrs. Turner, Harris, Wright, Burtenshaw, Utley, Case, Bradley, Norris, Desnoyer. Arrangement and Phaseology-Messrs. Ninde, Birney, Coolidge, Blackman, Sutherland, Willard, Daniels. Bill of Rights-Messrs. Pratt, Duncombe, Kenney, Van Riper, Andrews, Burtch, Purcell. Public Lands-Messrs. Longyear, Hazen, Winsor, Utley, Stockwell, White, Corbin. Intoxicating Liquors-Messrs. Bills, Howard, Parsons, Ferris, Ninde, Root, D. Goodwin, Gulick, F. C. Watkins. Supplies-Messrs. Aldrich, Case, Root, Haire, Henkel. Printing-Messrs. Hull, Ingalls, Morton, Esstee, Thompson. IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. On motion of Mr. Birney, The Convention went into Committee of the Whole, on the report of the Committee on Rules, Mr. Birney in the Chair. The Rules were read seriatim by the Secretary. On motion of Mr. Mussey, Rule 10 was amended by adding thereto the words "except Chairmen of Committees upon matters reported by them." Mr. Holt moved to amend Rule 13 by striking out the word “lay,” in the second clause, and inserting in lieu thereof the word "lie;" Which motion did not prevail. Mr. Miles moved to amend Rule 21, by striking out the word "they," in the first line, and inserting in lieu the word "it;" Which motion did not prevail. On motion of Mr. McClelland, The following was added to Rule 23: "The Convention may at any time, by a vote of the majority of the members present, provide for the discharge of the Committee of the Whole from the further consideration of any subject referred to it, after acting without debate, on all amendments pending and that may be offered." On motion of Mr. Williams, Rule 25 was amended by adding thereto the following: "and if decided in the affirmative, the Chairman shall report the action of the committee either upon the article or section or sections had under consideration, as the committee of the whole shall direct." On motion of Mr. Holt, Rule 26 was amended by striking out all after the word question," in the 2d line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following: “when a blank is to be filled and different sums or times shall be proposed, the question shall be first taken on the largest sum or the longest time." On motion of Mr. Leach, Rule 28 was amended by striking cut the words, "be at liberty to," in the first line. On motion of Mr. Willard, Rule 31 was amended by striking out the word "the," where it first occurs, in the first line, and inserting in lieu thereof the article "a." On motion of Mr. Wright, Rule 31 was further amended by inserting after the word "or" in the 4th line the article "an." On motion of Mr. Longyear, Rule 31 was further amended by striking out the words "are· to," in the third line, and inserting in lieu the word "may." On motion of Mr. Thompson, Rule 31 was further amended by striking out the word excuse," in the 4th line, and inserting in lieu the word "one." Mr. Burtch moved to further amend rule 31 by striking out so much as relates to taking absentees into custody by the Sergeant-at-Arms; Which motion did not prevail. On motion of Mr. Leach, Rule 32 was amended by striking out the words "and in which," in line 2, and inserting in lieu the word "when." Mr. Farmer moved to amend rule 33 by striking out the word "ten," and inserting the word "five;" Which motion did not prevail. Mr. Lovell moved to amend the rule by striking out the word "ten," and inserting the word "twenty" in lieu thereof; Which motion did not prevail. Mr. Thompson offered the following substitute for Rule 33, which was adopted: "The yeas and nays shall be taken upon any question whenever demanded by ten members.” On motion of Mr. Farmer, |