mation of said districts, and a judge shall reside in each district; but they shall all be elected at the same time by the electors of the whole State.

SEC.

There shall be a clerk of the Supreme Court elected by the electors of the whole State, who shall hold his office six years, if he shall so long behave well, and whose duty shall be prescribed by law.

Mr. Terry, from the committee on the organization of the courts of justice, made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT:

The committee on the organization of courts of justice, to whom was referred the resolution instructing them to enquire into the expediency of providing for the election of an attorney general, and also prosecuting attorneys for the several judicial circuits, have had the same under consideration, and have instructed me to report the following sections-and also, the said resolution, that the same be laid on the table, and that said committee be discharged from the further consideration of the same:

NUMBER 30.

SEC. 1. There shall be elected by the qualified electors of the State, an attorney general, whose powers and duties shall be prescribed by law, and who shall hold his office for four years, and until his successor be elected and qualified.

SEC. 2. There shall be elected in each judicial circuit, by the electors thereof, a prosecuting attorney, who shall hold his office for two years, and until his successor is elected and qualified.

Which report was concurred in,

And the sections reported were read a first time, and passed to a second reading.

Mr. Graham of Warrick, from the committee on elective franchise, &c., made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT:

The committee on the elective franchise, &c., in obedience to a resolution of the Convention, report the following section, to be incorporated in the new Constitution:

NUMBER 31.

SEC. 1. No negro or mulatto shall have the right of suffrage

Which report was concurred in,

And the section reported was read a first time, and passed to a second reading.

Mr. Owen, from the committee on the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of this State, made the following report:

MR. PRESIDENT:

The committee on the rights and privileges of the inhabitants of the State, report, under special instruction, the following section, to be incorporated in the first article of the amended Constitution:

NUMBER 32.

SEC. 1 There shall be no imprisonment for debt, except in case of fraud.

Which report was concurred in,

And the reported section was ordered to be incorporated as the first section of reported sections No. 2.

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

Reported sections No. 2 was then taken up.

The question being upon the adoption of the amendment by Mr. Holman to the amendment by Mr. Kilgore, to the third section. Mr. Kent moved to lay the amendment, and the amendment to the amendment upon the table.

The ayes and noes being demanded by ten members,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Allen, Anthony, Badger, Ballingall, Barbour, Bascom, Beach, Beard, Beeson, Berry,Bicknell, Biddle, Blythe,Borden, Bourne, Bowers, Bracken, Bright, Bryant, Butler, Chapman, Chenowith, Clark of Hamilton, Clark of Tippecanoe, Cole, Colfax, Cookerly, Crawford, Crumbacker, Davis of Parke, Dick, Dobson, Dunn of Jefferson, Dunn of Perry, Duzan, Edmonston, Fisher, Foley, Foster, Frisbie, Garvin, Gibson, Gootee, Gordon, Graham of Miami, Graham of Warrick, Gregg, Haddon, Holliday, Hamilton, Harbolt, Hardin, Hawkins, Helmer, Hendricks, Hitt, Hogin, Hovey, Howe, Huff, Johnson, Jones, Kent, Kendall of White, Kinley, Lockhart, Maguire, March, Mathes, May, McClelland, McFarland, McLean, Miller of Clinton, Miller of Fulton, Miller of Gibson, Milligan, Milroy, Mooney, Moore, Morgan, Morrison of Marion, Murray, Niles, Nofsinger, Owen, Pepper of Crawford, Pettit, Prather, Rariden,

Read of Clark, Read of Monroe, Ristine, Ritchey, Robinson, Schoonover, Shannon, Sherrod, Shoup, Sims, Smiley, Snook, Smith of Scott, Spann, Steele, Stevenson, Tague, Terry, Thomas, Thornton, Trembly, Vanbenthusen, Wallace, Walpole, Wheeler Wiley, Wolfe, Wunderlich, Yocum, and Zenor-120.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Farrow, Hall, Holman, Kilgore, Nave, Newman, Smith of Ripley, Watts, and Mr. President-9.

So the amendment and the amendment to the amendment were laid on the table.

Mr. Niles moved to amend section third as follows:

Strike out from the word "section," and insert, "No man's particular service shall be demanded, or property taken and applied to public use, without compensation being made therefor."

Mr. Clark of Tippecanoe moved to amend the amendment as follows:

"But the General Assembly shall enact no law which may authorize any incorporation to take the property of any man, without just compensation first made to the owner in such manner as may be prescribed by law."

Mr. Lockhart moved to lay the amendment to the amendment on the table.

Which was decided in the affirmative.

The question then recurring upon the amendment,

Mr. Bright moved to amend the amendment as follows:

Insert between the words "compensation," "being," the following: "In money, irrespective of extrinsic benefits."

Mr. Tague moved to lay the amendment to the amendment on the table.

The ayes and noes being demanded by ten members,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Allen, Anthony, Bascom, Beeson, Berry, Borden, Bracken, Chapman, Dick, Duzan, Edmonston, Foster, Garvin, Gootee, Graham of Miami, Graham of Warrick, Haddon, Harbolt, Jones, Kent, March, Mathis, McClelland, McLean, Miller of Clinton, Miller of Gibson, Milroy, Mooney, Moore, Morrison of Marion, Owen, Pettit, Ristine, Shoup, Smiley, Smith of Scott, Tague, Terry, Trembly, Walpole, Wheeler, Wiley, and Wunderlich-43.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Badger, Barbour, Beach. Beard, Bicknell, Biddle, Blythe,

Bourne, Bowers, Bright, Bryant, Butler, Carter, Chenowith, Clark of Hamilton, Clark of Tippecanoe, Cole, Colfax, Cookerly, Crawford, Crumbacker, Davis of Parke, Dobson, Dunn of Jefferson, Dunn of Perry, Farrow, Fisher, Foley, Frisbie, Gordon, Gregg, Hall, Holliday, Hamilton, Hardin, Hawkins, Helmer, Hendricks, Hitt, Hogin, Holman, Hovey, Howe, Huff, Johnson, Kendall of White, Kilgore, Kinley, Lockhart, Maguire, May, McFarland, Miller of Fulton, Milligan, Morgan, Murray, Nave, Newman, Niles, Pepper of Crawford, Prather, Rariden, Read of Clark, Read of Monroe, Ritchey, Robinson, Schoonover, Shannon, Sims, Snook, Smith of Ripley, Spann, Steele, Stevenson, Thomas, Thornton, Todd, Vanbenthusen, Wallace, Watts, Wolfe, Yocum, and Zenor-83.

So the pending amendments were not laid on the table.

Mr. Watts moved to lay the amendment to the amendment on the table.

The ayes and noes being demanded by ten members,

Those who voted in the affirmative were,

Messrs. Badger, Ballingall, Barbour, Bascom, Biddle, Borden Bourne, Bryant, Butler, Chenowith, Clark of Tippecanoe, Davis of Parke, Dick, Dunn of Jefferson, Farrow, Fisher, Foley, Frisbie, Gordon, Graham of Miami, Haddon, Hall, Hamilton, Harbolt, Hawkins, Helmer, Howe, Johnson, Kent, Kendall of White, Kilgore, Kinley, Maguire, Mathes, McLean, Miller of Clinton, Miller of Fulton, Milligan, Milroy, Mooney, Morgan, Morrison of Marion, Nave, Newman, Niles, Pettit, Rariden, Read of Clark, Ristine, Robinson, Shannon, Sherrod, Shoup, Sims, Snook, Smith of Ripley, Smith of Scott, Steele, Tague, Thomas, Walpole, Wallace, Watts, Yocum, and Zenor-65.

Those who voted in the negative were,

Messrs. Anthony, Beach, Beard, Beeson, Berry, Bicknell, Blythe, Bowers, Bracken, Bright, Carter, Chapman, Clark of Hamilton, Cole, Colfax, Cookerly, Crawford, Crumbacker, Dobson, Dunn of Perry, Duzan, Edmonston, Foster, Garvin, Graham of Warrick, Gregg, Holliday, Hardin, Hendricks, Hitt, Hogin, Holman, Hovey, Huff, Jones, Lockhart, March, May, McClelland, McFarland, Miller of Gibson, Moore, Murray, Nofsinger, Owen, Pepper of Crawford, Prather, Read of Monroe, Ritchey, Schoonover, Smiley, Spann, Stevenson, Terry, Thornton, Todd, Trembly, Vanbenthusen, Wheeler, Wiley, Wolfe, Wunderlich, and Mr. President-63.

So the amendment to the amendment was laid on the table. Mr. Maguire moved to recommit the 3d section to the committee on the rights and privileges, with the instructions to report the following:

"No mans services shall be demanded without just compensation. No mans property shall be taken by law without just compensation first assessed and tendered in money, irrespective of contingent benefit.”

A division being called for,

The question upon the motion to recommit was then taken,
And decided in the negative.

Mr. Pettit moved to recommit with instruction,

When Mr. Watts arose to a point of order;

And the Chair decided the motion of Mr. Pettit out of order.
Mr. Read of Clark moved to adjourn;

Which was decided in the negative.

Mr. Berry moved to amend the amendment as follows:
Add after the word "therefor"-

"And when taken for the benefit or use of incorporated companies shall be first paid."

The question being upon the adoption of the amendment to the amendment,

Mr. Wolfe moved to lay the same on the table,

Which was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Pettit moved that the Convention now adjourn,
Which was decided in the affirmative.

The Convention met.

FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1850.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Long.

Journal of yesterday was read.

On motion,

Leave of absence was granted to Messrs. Trembly, Davis of Vermillion, Bowers, Johnson, Mathes, and Alexander.

Mr. Cookerly moved to suspend the order of busines to enable him to introduce a resolution.

Which was decided in the negative.

Mr. Kent, from the committee on matters pertaining to criminal law, made the following report: