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 Which was ordered to be printed and laid on the table until to-morrow. Mr. Morton of Santa Rosa moved the following: Be it ordained, That the Governor of this State be, and he and he is hereby authorized to appoint and commission William H. Chase of Escambia county a Major General in the army of Florida. Which was ordered to be printed and laid on the table until to-morrow. Mr. Ward of Leon offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Committee on the Militia inquire into the expediency of making it the duty of the Legislature to adopt and prescribe by law a uniform dress for the troops of the line and general and staff officers, and report thereon. Which was laid on the table until to-morrow. Mr. Ward of Leon offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the 24th rule shall be so amended that every resolution or ordinance introduced shall lie on the table for one day, unless by consent of four-fifths of the Convention it may be ordered otherwise. Which was adopted. Mr. Folsom of Hamilton offered the following resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of this Convention that all the Standing Committees be in readiness to report their action to this Convention on Tuesday next, or at an early day as possible; Which was adopted. Mr. McIntosh of Calhoun offered the following resolution: Resolved, That Commissioners be appointed by this Convention, one to each of the Conventions to be held in the respective States of Georgia, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas; that the said Commissioners be accredited severally to the said Conventions by the Governor of this State, under the seal of State, and that their instructions be furnished to them by the President of this Convention; Mr. Morton of Santa Rosa moved that the resolution be amended by adding the States of Tennessee and Virginia; Which amendment was agreed to, and on motion the resolution was laid on the table until to-morrow. Mr. Pelot of Alachua offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Treasurer be authorized to pay R. D. Jordan mileage and per diem for six days service in this Convention as member from Holmes county; Which, on motion, was placed among the orders of the day for to-morrow.