Reported by JOHN AGG, Stenographer to the Convention:

ASSISTED BY MESSRS. WHEELER, KINGMAN, DRAKE, AND M'KINLEY.

HARRISBURG:

PRINTED BY PACKER, BARRETT, AND PARKE.

1838.

be in the city of Philadelphia. Your committee, therefore, offer the following resolution, viz:

Resolved, That this Convention do adjourn on Saturday, the 18th instant, to meet in the city of Philadelphia, on Wednesday, the 22d inst.

The question being taken on the second reading of the resolution, it was decided in the affirmative; yeas 58, nays 19.

Mr. HIESTER, of Lancaster, moved to amend as follows:

"That inasmuch as an adjournment of this Convention to meet at Philadelphia, or any other place, would be attended with great delay and detention in the progress of its business, and a consequent increase of expense to the commonwealth: and that therefore the adoption of such a measure would be inexpedient and improper:

"Resolved, That as it is not likely that the business of the Convention will be brought to a close before the time of meeting of the legislature, when this body deems it right to leave this ha'l; and in order that a place may be prepared for the holding of its sessions after that time, the secretary of this Convention is hereby directed (under the supervision and advice of the president,) to have the partition between the supreme court and the east committtee rooms, in this capitol removed, and have the same, or some other suitable room in this place, furnished in a plain and cheap manner, for the temporary occupation of this body.

Mr. FULLER, of Fayettee, moved to postpone the further consideration of the amendment, together with the resolution until Monday week.

Mr. M'CALL called for the yeas and nays on the motion to postpone, which were ordered, and were yeas 36, nays 71, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Banks, Barndollar, Brown of Northampton, Clark, of Dauphin, Clarke, of Indiana, Cleavinger, Crain, Crawford, Crum, Cunimin, Curll, Darrah, Dickerson, Fuller, Gerhart, Gilmore, Hayhurst. Hiester, Keim, Kerr, Maclay, Magee, M'Call, M'Sherry, Miller, Montgomery, Nevin, Read, Rogers, Royer, Seltzer Shellito, Sill, Sterigere, Stevens, Stickel-36.

NAYS-Messrs. Agnew, Ayres, Baldwin, Barclay, Bedford, Biddle, Brown, of Philadelphia, Carey, Chambers, Chandler, of Philadelphia, Chauncey, Clarke, of Beaver, Cline, Coates, Cochran, Cope, Cox, Craig, Cunningham, Denny, Dickey, Dillinger, Dunlop. Earle, Farrelly, Fleming, Forward, Foulkrod, Fry, Grenell, Harris, Hastings, Hays, Helfenstein, Henderson, of Allegheny, Hopkinson, Houpt, Hyde, Ingersoll, Jenks, Kennely, Konigmacher, Krebs, Long, Lyons, Mann, Martin, M'Dowell. Meredith, Merkel, Overfield, Pollock. Purviance, Reigart, Riter, Russell, Saeger, Scheetz, Scott, Sellers, Serrill, Smyth, Sturdevant, Taggart, Thomas, Todd, Weaver. White, Woodward, Young, Sergeant, President-71.

So the motion to postpone was determined in the negative.

Mr. SMYTH of Centre, then moved to postpone the further consideration of the resolution until Wednesday next, and called for the yeas and nays on this motion, which were ordered.

Mr. Brows, of Philadelphia county, thought the Convention was as well prepared to settle this question now, as they would be at any future time, and as a matter of economy, he thought the sooner it was settled the better.

Mr. Smyrn, of Centre, was as much in favor of economizing as any gentleman, and if it should turn out between this and Wednesday next, that the authorities of Harrisburg would provide a room for the Convention, he could see no reason for going to the expense of moving to Philaedlphia.

he said, to say that the people of Harthe meeting of the Convention at their

eman would withdraw the motion to post-burg had offered to fit up a room at their e reading of the communications of the y, and the council of Harrisburg, which

on.

is amendment, by omitting the last senurnment of the Convention sine die, on

mmunications of the authorities of Harhether they would fit up a room at their that after the room was fitted up, the onvention for payment, as had been done slature having to pay the expense of me court, which it was understood the would fit up. The communication of ever, were clear on this point, that they expense. He, therefore, called for the nd it was read to the Convention.

emarks as to the propriety of finding n Harrisburg, for the Convention. anations in reply to the remarks of Mr. the yeas and nays on his amendment

en the amendment of Mr. HIESTER, the Messrs. BROWN, of Philadelphia, and

to Mr. Hiester, to withdraw his amendresolution to the effect" that this Conat Harrisburg, provided the town counssioners of the county of Dauphin, will expense, and notify the Convention of eek from this time."

ept this modification, the question was was decided in the negative, by the fol

Bedford, Bigelow, Brown, of Northampton, nger, Craig, Crain, Crawford, Cummin, Curll, st, Hiester, Keim, Kerr, Magee, M'Call, Merkel, yer, Sellers, Seltzer, Shellito, Sill, Smyth, Steri

ldwin, Barclay, Biddle, Brown, of Philadelphia, hauncey, Clarke, of Beaver, Clark, of Dauphin, Crum, Cunningham, Denny, Dickey, Dillinger, orward, Foulkrod, Fry, Fuller, Gilmore, Grenell, , Henderson, of Allegheny, Hopkinson, Houpt,