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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION, Friday, June &c.
A report was received from the Secretary of State
In answer to inquiry relative TO the school fund Mr..
RHoADEs called up his resolution OF inquiry TO the
amount of funds in tho court Of chsncery and after
amendment it was adopted. Inquiries were moved and
agreed to follows By Mr.. Swackhamer the propriety
OF prohibiting the legislature from granting extra com
peusaon to contractors public officers and others and
of making the State sueable in the courts by Mr. Stow
the subject OF prohibiting civil officers Of this State from
holding any other civil Office under the government OF
tho u. =, any office under any foreign government
The article the subject Of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor reported by Mr. Morris was then taken up in
committee Of the whole, Mr. Chatfed in the chair
MIR. Dana proposed to strike out the 6rst section,
TO abolish the Office of Lieutenant Governor, to
vest the executive power in q Governor, to hold
for years, and to be ineligible to, incapable
of holding any other Office Of public trust during the
period for which he may have been elected. This and
various other notifications Of the first section,
jected. The propositions to amend were these BY Mr..
Simmons, TO vest the executive power in a Governor,


and in such subordinate officers created by this
constitution, any time constituted by law for that
purpose By Mr.. Shepard, to confer the chief exc
cutive power Governor. By MIR. Hunt to make the
term OF Office three years instead OF two. By Mr. Stow,
make the Of Office of the Governor and Lieuten
Governor be elected at the next election, year
only The second section then takon up. and Mr..
Murphy moved to strike out the word native" one
OF the qualifications of Governor-which was agreed
TO after debate unanimously. Mr.. Patterson moved to
strike the qualification to age (35 years. which
agreed to-when the committee rose and reported
progress. Adjourned--4i6ony .drsus