The convention came to the following resolutions, to wit:

Resolved, That a committee of five members be appointed to prepare and report an article relative to banks and banking companies.

Resolved, That a committee of five members be appointed to prepare and report an article relative to the appointment of sheriffs, coroners and other county officers.

On motion of Mr. Johnson,

The convention came to the following resolution, to wit: Resolved, That Jonathan Lindley, Benjamin Parke and James Noble, be appointed to designate to the Register of the Land Office at Vincennes, or to the Register of the Land Office at Jeffersonville, a township the most proper to be reserved for the State, for the use of a seminary of learning, and such lands as may be necessary to be reserved for the use of salt springs; and that they request the Register of the Land Office, and receiver of public money, in the district in which such township of land shall respectively lay, to request the President to reserve the same for the purpose aforesaid.

Convention, then, agreeably to leave given on yesterday evening, again resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the article relative to the mode of revising the Constitution, Mr. Robb in the chair-and after some time spent therein, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Robb reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said article under consideration, had made some amendments to the same, which he handed in at the secretary's table.

And on motion,

Ordered, That the said article, with the amendments aforesaid, be engrossed for the consideration of the convention on tomorrow.

On motion,

The convention resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the report of the committee appointed to prepare and report a bill of rights and preamble to the Constitution, Mr. Johnson in the chair-and after some time spent therein, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Johnson reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said report under consideration, had made various amendments to the same, which he handed in at the secretary's table, where they were concurred in by the convention.

On motion,

The same was ordered to be engrossed for a second reading tomorrow.

On motion,

Convention adjourned till two o'clock P. M.

Two O'CLOCK P. M.

Convention met pursuant to adjournment.

On motion,

The convention resolved itself into a committee of the whole, on the article relative to the executive department, Mr. Parke in the chair--and after some time spent therein, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Parke reported, that the committee had, according to order, had the said article under consideration, had made various amendments to the same, which he handed in at the secretary's table, where they were concurred in by the convention.

On motion,

Ordered, That the said article be engrossed for a second reading on Saturday next.

On motion,

Convention adjourned till tomorrow morning, eight o'clock.

THURSDAY MORNING, EIGHT O'CLOCK, JUNE 20, 1816.

Convention met pursuant to adjournment.

The President proceeded to the appointment of a committee on the subject of banks and banking companies, and Messrs. Noble, Manwaring, Floyd, Johnson, and Smith, were appointed that committee.

On motion of Mr. Floyd,

The convention resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the article relative to the judiciary department, Mr. Noble in the chair—and after some time spent therein, Mr. President resumed the chair, and Mr. Noble reported, that the commit tee had, according to order, had the said article under consideration, had made some progress therein, and instructed him to ask leave to sit again. Leave given.

On motion,

Ordered, That the convention do now adjourn till three o'clock this afternoon.

THREE O'CLOCK P. M.

Convention met pursuant to adjournment.

On motion of Mr. Johnson,

Ordered, That the engrossed article relative to the mode of revising the Constitution be taken up and read the second time.

Mr. Johnson then moved to amend the said article, by striking out of the same, from the word "Legislature," to the end thereof, and inserting in lieu thereof the following words, to wit: "But as the holding any part of the human family in slavery or involuntary servitude, can only originate in usurpa tion and tyranny, it is the opinion of this convention that no alteration of this Constitution ought ever to take place, so as to introduce slavery or involuntary servitude in this State, otherwise than for the punishment of crimes, whereof the party has been duly convicted."

And on this proposed amendment, the yeas and nays being demanded by Mr. Dill, those who voted in the affirmative are, Messrs. Badollet, Dill, Devin, Johnson, Lane, Lemon, Lynn, Polke (of Knox), Parke, Rapp, Robb, Smith, Scott-13. Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Boone, Beard, Benefield, Brownlee, Cox, Cull, Cotton, Carr, Eads, DePauw, Ferris, Floyd, Graham (of Washington), Graham (of Clark), Holman, Nathaniel Hunt, Hanna, Lowe, McCarty, Manwaring, Milroy, McIntire, Maxwell, Noble, Polke (of Perry), Pennington, Smock, Shields, Jennings, President-29.

And so it was determined in the negative.

Mr. Johnson then moved to amend the said article by striking out of the same the following words, "and which convention, when met, shall have it in their power to revise, amend, or change, the Constitution."

The yeas and nays being demanded by Mr. Johnson, those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Badollet, Dill, Devin, Floyd, Graham (of Clark), Johnson, Lane, Lemon, Lynn, Polke (of Knox), Parke, Rapp, Robb, Scott, Smith, Jennings, President-16.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Boone, Beard, Benefield, Brownlee, Cox, Cull, Cotton, Carr, DePauw, Eads, Ferris, Graham (of Washington), Holman, Nathaniel Hunt, Hanna, Lowe, McCarty, Manwaring, Milroy, McIntire, Maxwell, Noble, Polke (of Perry), Pennington, Smock, Shields-26.

And so it was determined in the negative.

Mr. Johnson further moved to strike out of said article the following words, "or involuntary servitude"-and on the question, shall said words be stricken out, it was determined in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Polke (of Knox),

Ordered, That a committee of revision be appointed, to consist of five members, and that the several articles, after their second reading, be referred to said committee for revision and amendment.

On motion of Mr. Johnson,

Ordered, That the article relative to the legislative depart ment of government be taken up and read the second time. On motion of Mr. Floyd,

The same was proposed to be amended by striking out at the close of the fourth section, these words, "and shall have paid a State or county tax."

The yeas and nays being demanded by Mr. Floyd, those who voted in the affirmative are,

Messrs. Boone, Beard, Benefield, Brownlee, Badollet, Cox, Cull, Carr, DePauw, Floyd, Graham (of Washington), Holman, Johnson, Lemon, Lowe, Parke, Pennington, Rapp, Jennings, President--19.

Those who voted in the negative are,

Messrs. Cotton, Dill, Devin, Eads, Ferris, Graham (of Clark), Nathaniel Hunt, Hanna, Lane, Lynn, McCarty, Manwaring, Milroy, McIntire, Maxwell, Noble, Polke (of Perry), Polke (of Knox), Robb, Smock, Smith, Scott, Shields-23.

And so it was determined in the negative.

On motion of Mr. Noble,

Ordered, That the eighth section of the said article be amended by inserting after the word “president," the following words, "unless in cases otherwise directed by this Constitution, when it becomes necessary."

On motion of Mr. Scott,

Ordered, That the said article be amended, by inserting after the word "election," in the fourth section, these words, "if the