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 Mr. Davis of Leon offered the following ordinance: Be it ordained, That the ordinance providing for the representation of this State in the Convention of the Southern slave-holding States, at Montgomery, be so amended that the number of Delegates shall consist of six, instead of three; And moved that the rules be waived and the ordinance be put on its passage; Which was not agreed to. Mr. McIntosh called up a resolution authorizing Messrs. Mallory, Yulee and Hawkins to act as Commissioners in Washington for this State; Which was read and adopted.

Mr. Finegan of Nassau called up an ordinance amending the seventh article of the Constitution of this State entitled "Militia." Mr. Davis of Leon offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the enacting clause of all ordinances adopted or to be adopted by this Convention be in the following terms: "Be it ordained by the People of the State of Florida in Convention assembled;"

Which was put upon its passage and adopted. Mr. Folsom of Hamilton offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the Secretary of the Convention be instructed to issue certificates to the officers and members for their per diem and mileage; Which was agreed to. Mr. Allison of Gadsden called up the ordinance respecting Governor's term of office. Mr. Dawkins moved that said Ordinance be laid on the table; Which motion was lost. The Ordinance was then put upon its passage, and the yeas and nays were called by Messrs. Dilworth and Davis, and were: Yeas—Mr. President, Messrs. Allison, Barrington, Beard, Bethel, Cooper, Daniel, Finegan, Glazier, Golden, Hendricks, Henry, Hunter, Irwin, Jones, Kirksey, Lamb, Lewis, Love, McCaskill, McGahagin, McNealy, Morrison, Morton, Newman, Nicholson, Pelot, Rutland, Sanderson, Saxon, Sever, Stephens, Thomas, Tift and Woodruff—35. Nays—Messrs. Davis, Dawkins, Devall, Dilworth, Folsom, Gary, Gettis, Lamar, Leigh of Sumter, McIntosh, Mays, Owens, Pinckney, Solana, Turman, Ward and Yates—17. So the Ordinance passed. Mr. Allison moved to reconsider the vote last taken, and moved that his motion lay on the table; Which motion prevailed. Mr. Daniel of Duval, from the Committee on Enrolments, made the following report: