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 FOURTH DAY.

TUESDAY, January 8th, 1861.

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment—a quorum present.

Prayer by the Rev. E. L. T. Blake.

Mr. Pelot moved that the communication received yesterday, when the Convention was in secret session, from Bishop Rutledge, be now read by the Secretary and spread upon the Journal, and that the thanks of the Convention be tendered to the venerable Bishop for his truly patriotic proposition; Which was unanimously adopted. The following communications were then read and ordered to spread upon the Journal: To the President of the Convention: Allow me to enclose a voluntary offer on the part of a citizen of Tallahassee. (Signed.) C. H. AUSTIN, Treasurer. Tallahassee, January 7, 1861.

The undersigned promises to pay into the Treasury of the State of Florida, on demand, the sum of five hundred dollars, towards defraying the expenses of government for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-one, whenever by ordinance she shall be declared an independent republic.

(Signed,) FRS. H. RUTLEDGE. Tallahassee, January 7, 1861.

Mr. Daniel moved that there be added to the Standing Committees a Committee on Postal Affairs, to consist of seven members of the Convention; Which motion was agreed to. Mr. Sanderson moved that two members be added to each of the Standing Committees, to be selected from Delegates not named on any of said Committees; Which was adopted. Mr. Ward offered the following resolutions: Resolved, That the 6th article of the treaty between Spain and the United States, whereby the Territory of Florida was ceded to the United States, be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Resolved, That the act of Congress of March 3d, 1845, by which the State of Florida was admitted, be referred to the Committee on Public Lands, with instructions to report thereon.