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 Which was agreed to, and the ordinance as amended adopted. Mr. Morton of Santa Rosa called up an ordinance authorizing the Governor to appoint W. H. Chase a Major General in the army of Florida; Which was read and adopted. Mr. Sanderson of Duval moved to reconsider the ordinance last passed; Which motion prevailed, and the ordinance was amended and adopted as amended. Mr. Morton moved that a certified copy of the "Ordinance of Secession" be, by the President of the Convention, tansmitted to our Senators and Representative in Congress; Which was adopted. On motion, the Convention took a recess until 4 o'clock, P.M. 4 O'CLOCK, P.M. The Convention resumed its session—a quorum present. Mr. Stephens, of Gadsden, from a Select Committee, made the following report: The Select Committee, to whom was referred the ordinance to establish two additional Courts to exercise and possess the powers and jurisdiction of the Courts heretofore existing in this State, as the District Courts of the United States, have had the same under consideration and beg leave to submit to this Convention the following ordinance in lieu thereof, and recommend its adoption.

All of which is respectfully submitted, S. B. STEPHENS, Chairman.

Which was received, concurred in, and the ordinance reported put upon its passage and adopted.

Mr. Beard, of Leon, offered an ordinance to amend the Constitution so as to make the sessions of the General Assembly annual instead of biennial; Which, on motion, was laid on the table. Mr. Allison offered an ordinance to amend the second section of the third article of the Constitution so as to make Governors elected for two years instead of four. Mr. Folsom offered the following resolution: Resolved, That no more new matter be introduced into this body; Which was lost.

Mr. Davis of Leon called up Ordinances reported from the Judiciary Committee defining the powers of the Legislature in