There shall be a capitation tax of one dollar levied upon each and every free white male inhabitant of this state over the age of twentyone years.

The legislature of this state shall not create any bank or banking privileges of any name or nature whatever, and no institution shall be crea ted in this state vested with power to issue bills of credit.

. Mr. Worcester moved to amend the amendment by striking out the words:

"The house of representatives shall be composed of one hundred members," and the words, "the senate shall be composed of forty members," and insert in lieu thereof the following:

"The senate shall consist of twenty members; the house of representatives of fifty members, until the year 1860, when, if the legislature shall deem proper, it may increase the number of both houses ten members, to be in the same ratio, and so on, increasing ten members every ten years thereafter, never however to exceed one hundred."

On motion of Mr. Robbins,

The amendment and the amendinent to the amendment were laid on the table.

Mr. Churchill moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after word "resolved," and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"That the convention now receive resolutions and propositions to be referred to the committee on the Executive Department."

The question being taken upon amending the resolution, it was decided in the negative.

The question pending at the adjournment was on the adoption of the resolution offered this morning by Mr. Dement, which he modified so as to make it read thus:

Resolved, That in convention the order of proceeding in the amendment, revision or alteration of the present constitution of this state, shall be to take it up and read in their order the articles and sections thereof; or referring the amending propositions to appropriate committees for their consideration:

Resolved, That so much of the constitution as relates to the executive department be committed to the committee on the Executive Department. That so much as relates to the judiciary be committed to the committee on the Judiciary Department.

So much as relates to the legislative department be referred to the committee on the Legislative Department.

So much as relates to the bill of rights to the committee on the Bill of Rights.

So much as relates to incorporations to the committee on Iacorporations. So much as relates to revenue to the committee on Revenue.

So much as relates to elections and the right of suffrage, to the committee on Elections and the Right of Suffrage.

So much as relates to finance to the committee on Finance.

So much as relates to education to the committee on Education.

So much as relates to the organization of the departments and officers connected with the executive departments, to the committce on the organization of the Departments and officers connected with the Executive Department.

So much as relates to the division of the State in to counties, and their organization, to the committee on the Division of the State into Counties and their Organization; and

So much as relates to the militia and military affairs to the committee on the Militia and Military Affairs.

Mr. Shumway moved to amend said resolutions by striking out all after the word "resolved," and insert the following:

"That the different portions of the present constitution shall be referred to the appropriate committees for their consideration and action by report. And that this convention proceed to the further consideration of the amendment, revision and alteration of the constitution, by considering, in convention or in the committee of the whole, such propositions for amendments as may be submitted to this convention."

And the question having been taken upon amending the resolution as proposed, it was decided in the negative.

The question was then taken upon the adoption of the resolution as modified, and decided in the affirmative.

So the resolution as modified was adopted.

On motion of Mr. Woodson,

Resolved, That whenever a standing committee shall report to this convention, said report shall be taken up and considered and disposed of before any other proposition shall be taken up.

Mr. Markley moved that the vote taken upon Mr. Dement's modified resolution, adopted this afternoon, be re-considered; which, under the rule, lies over to a subsequent day.

On motion of Mr. Minshall,

The order of business specified in Mr. Dement's modified resolution, was suspended for to-day.

Mr. Markley offered the following:

Resolved, That the committee on Incorporations be and they are hereby instructed to report an amendment of the constitution, prohibiting forever within this state the incorporation of any bank or company for banking purposes, and the manufacture and emission by any company, copartnership, or individual, of any bank note, or other paper designed to circulate as paper money.

Mr. Pratt moved to amend the resolution by striking out all after the word "resolved," and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"That the standing committee on Incorporations be instructed to inquire into the expediency of reporting the following provisions, to be adopted in the amended constitution:

"1. There shall be no bank of issue or discount within this state.

"2. The legislature shall not have power to authorize or incorporate, by any general or special law, any bank or other institution having any banking power or privilege, or to confer upon any corporation, institution, person, or persons, any banking power or privilege.

3. It shall not be lawful for any corporation, institution, person, or persons, within this state, under any pretence or authority, to make or issue any paper money, note, bill, certificate, or other evidence of debt, intended to circulate as money.

“4. It shall not be lawful for any corporation within this state, under any pretence or authority, to exercise the business of receiving deposits of money, making discounts, or buying or selling bills of exchange, or to do any other banking business whatever.

"5. No bank or agency of any bank or banking institution of the United States, or any state or territory within or without the United States, shall be established or maintained within this state.

"6. It shall not be lawful to circulate within this state, after the year 1848, any paper money, note, bill, certificate, or other evidence of debt. whatever, intended to circulate as money, issued without this state, of any denomination less than ten dollars; after the year 1850, of any denomi nation less than twenty dollars.

"7. All payments made, or business transactions done, in paper money, in this state, and coming within the meaning of the last section, are declared to be utterly void; and the legislature shall, at its first session after the adoption of these amendments, and from time to time thereafter as it may be necessary, enact adequate remedies for the punishment of all violations and evasions of the provisions of the preceding section."

Mr. Laughlin moved to amend the amendment by substituting in lieu thereof the following:

"That the legislature of this state shall have no power to incorporate any bank or banks, or other monied institution, without such act of incorporation being first sanctioned by a direct vote of the people of this state."

On motion of Mr. Thomas,

The resolution and amendments were referred to the committee on Incorporations.

Mr. West offered the following:

Resolved, That no ex post facto law, nor any law impairing the validity of contracts, nor any law lessening the remedy of creditors in the collection of debts from the remedy in force at the time of contracting such. debts, nor any law legalizing the suspension of specie payments by any bank hereafter created in this state shall ever be passed.

On his motion, it was referred to the committee on the Judiciary Department.

On motion of Mr. Harvey,

Resolved, That the constitution of this state be so amended as to abolish the council of revision.

On motion of Mr. Edmonson,

Resolved, That the committee on Revenue be instructed to report to this convention an amendment to the constitution, declaring that the legislature shall never assess the value of property subject to taxation, and

providing that all taxable property shall be assessed at its intrinsic value by an assessor appointed for that purpose.

Mr. Dawson offered the following:

Whereas the good people of this state require at our hands economy in every department thereof; therefore, be it

Resolved, That this convention will prohibit the establishment of the office of public printer, and all printing thereafter shall be done by the lowest responsible bidder, under proper regulations of law.

On his motion, the preamble and resolution were referred to the committee on Finance.

Mr. Dawson offered the following:

Resolved by this convention, That all taxes arising from pleasure car. riages, gold and silver watches, gold and silver plate, money at interest, and bank stock, shall forever be applied by the legislature for common school purposes. All fines and forfeitures accruing to the state shall be added to the school fund. On his motion, the resolution was referred to the committee on Fi

nance.

On motion of Mr. Archer,

Resolved, That the committee on the Executive Department be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the constitution as to limit, by some proper restrictions, the pardoning power of the executive of this state, and that they report such amendments for that purpose as they may deein expedient.

Resolved, That the committee on the Legislative Department be instructed to inquire into the expediency of so amending the constitution as to prohibit the legislature from borrowing any money upon the credit of the state, until the bill providing therefor shall have been submitted to and received the sanction of the people, except to meet an emergency requiring the immediate use of money before the vote of the people can be taken, and then only to a limited amount; and that said bill shall further provide for the payment of interest and principal, and that said law be irrepealable until the same is paid; and that said committee report such amendments as they may deem necessary to effect such objects. Mr. Dement offered the following:

Resolved, That the amended constitution shall contain an article or sections, limiting the number of members of the general assembly of this state to the number of one hundred, and that there be thirty senators and seventy representatives, both to be elected for two years only.

Mr. Z. Casey moved an amendment to the resolution, by which he proposed to strike out all after "resolved," and add:

"That the committee on the Legislative Department be instructed to inquire into the expediency of amending the present constitution by providing

1. That the number of members shall be sixty-forty in the house, and twenty in the senate.

"2. That they meet once in two years.

"3. That their sessions do not exceed sixty days.

"4. That their per diem allowance be fixed at two dollars."

Mr. Edmonson moved to add, as a substitute for the amendment, thus: "That the committee on the Legislative Department be and are hereby instructed to report to this convention the following amendments:

1. The general assembly of this state shall meet, biennially, on the first Monday in January.

"2. The general assembly of this state shall not remain in session a longer period than sixty days.

3. The number of senators and representatives in the general assembly of this state shall not exceed one hundred.

4. The members of the general assembly of this state shall severally receive from the public treasury a compensation for their services, of two dollars per day, during their attendance on, going to, and returning from the sessions of their respective houses."

On motion of Mr. Markley,

The resolution and amendments were referred to the committee on the Legislative Department.

On motion of Mr. Butler,

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary Department be instructed to inquire into the expediency of abolishing the county commissioners' court, and substituting a precinct or township organization instead thereof.

Resolved, That the committee on Elections and the Right of Suffrage be instructed to inquire into the expediency of changing the day of general elections, and fixing the same on the first Monday of November annually.

Mr. Woodson offered the following:

Art. The legislature shall provide by law for the levy and collection of a capitation tax, on each male person over the age of twenty-one years, residing in this state, of not more than one dollar per annum.

On his motion, the same was referred to the committee on Revenue. On motion of Mr. Shumway,

Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary Department be instructed to inquire into the expediency of inserting the following in the new constitution:

No judge of the supreme or circuit courts shall be appointed or elected to any office of honor, profit, or trust under the government of this state during the term for which he shall have been elected, except that a judge of the circuit court may be elected to the supreme court: Provided, that if any judge shall resign his office, he shall be ineligible to any office for a longer period than twelve months after such resignation. If any judge shall offer or consent to be a candidate for any office under the government of the United States, such offer or consent shall be taken and considered a voluntary resignation of his office.

On motion of Mr. Jones,

Resolved, That the committee on the Legislative Department be instructed to inquire into the expediency and propriety of limiting the number of members of the general assembly to ninety, to wit, sixty in the house of representatives and thirty in the senate, until the inhabitants of the state shall amount to one million, to be apportioned among the several counties or districts, to be established by law, according to the number of