Constitution is hereby amended to read as follows:" are entirely surplusage; they are followed by no amendment whatever. The Committee on Revision feel obliged to reject these words in making up their revision of the Constitution, and the Chairman asks that unanimous consent be asked that those words be stricken out. Is there any objection? The Chair hears none, and the surplus words are stricken out from the article as adopted. The Secretary will make announcements. The Secretary - There will be a meeting of the Judiciary Committee immediately after the adjournment this morning. It is important that all members be present. Mr. Byrne - Mr. President, I ask to be excused from attendance until tomorrow evening's session. The President - Mr. Byrne asks to be excused until to-morrow evening's session. Is there objection? The Chair hears none and the excuse is granted. The time has arrived and under the order of the Convention the Convention will stand in recess and upon reconvening the order of business will still be the calendar of third reading. The Convention is in recess until half past two this afternoon. Whereupon at 1:00 p. m. the Convention took a recess until 2:30 p. m. of the same day. AFTER RECESS The President - The Convention will come to order. Mr. Rodenbeck Mr. President. The President Mr. Rodenbeck. 2:30 p. m. Mr. Rodenbeck - The Committee on Revision and Engrossment presents some amendments to the bill relating to State officers, and a rearrangement of the form of the bill, without any change of substance. The Committee suggests that the bill be reprinted for the information of the members. The Secretary - Mr. Rodenbeck from the Committee on Revision and Engrossment to which was referred Proposed Constitutional Amendment introduced by the Committee on Governor and Other State Officers, No. 831, introductory No. 716, reports the same with the following recommendations: In Section 1, number and enumerate the departments consecutively, omitting repetition of the words "A department of ". Renumber Section 2, relating to the distribution of powers among the departments, to be Section 3, so that it will follow the descriptive matter relating to the departments in present Sections 3 to 19, inclusive. Renumber present Section 3, to be Section 2, and include in the section as unnumbered paragraphs the matter now contained in Sections 4 to 19, inclusive. Renumber Sections 20, 21 and 22, to be Sections 4, 5, and 6, respectively. In the paragraph relating to the Public Service Commissions, the words "There shall be" have been stricken out and the words "The department of public utilities shall consist of" have been substituted in their place, to make the description of the departments uniform. Page 6, line 4, the word "for" has been omitted. The President - Without objection, this report will be printed for the information of this Convention and will lie on the President's table. |