BILL OF RIGHTS. Article II., Bill of Rights, was read a third time. Mr. Woodward offered the following as a substitute for section two: SEC. 2. No law shall be passed respecting the establishment of a religion, or r tricting the free exercise thereof. No person shall be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of religious worship, or to pay tithes, taxes, or other rates, for the support of any minister of the gospel or teacher of religion; but this section shall not be so construed as to relieve any person from any specific pecuniary obligation voluntarily assumed. The substitute was not adopted. Mr. Pond moved to amend the article by striking out all of section seven after the word "record," in the fourth line. The motion prevailed by yeas and nays as follows: On motion of Mr. Crane, The Commission took a recess until 2:30 P. M. AFTERNOON SESSION. The Commission was called to order by the chairman at 2:30. Roll called: quorum present. BILL OF RIGHTS. The consideration of Article II., Bill of Rights, was resumed on the order of third reading. Mr. Pond moved to amend the article by striking out section twenty-three. The motion did not prevail, by yeas and nays, as follows: The article was referred to the committee on phraseology. GENERAL ORDER. On motion of Mr. Hatch, The Commission resolved itself into committee of the whole on the general order, Mr. Divine in the chair, and after some time spent therein the committee rose, and through their chairman made the following report: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. The committee of the whole have had under consideration Article XIX.-A., of Railroads ; Have made sundry amendments thereto, and have directed me to report the same back to the Commission, recommending that the amendments be concurred in, and that the article when so amended do pass, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. JOHN DIVINE, Chairman of Committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. The amendments made to the article by the committee of the whole were concurred in, except as to those by which sections five and seven were struck out. The amendment by which section five was stricken out was not concurred in, by yeas and nays, as follows: The amendment by which section seven was stricken out was concurred in, by yeas and nays, as follows: Withey, The article was ordered printed and placed on the order of third reading. JUDICIAL-BILL OF RIGHTS-ELECTIVE FRANCHISE. By the committee on phraseology: The committee on phraseology, to whom was referred Article VII., of Judicial Department; Article II., Bill of Rights; Article III., of the Elective Franchise; Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Commission with amendments thereto, recommending that the amendments be concurred in, aud ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. ASHLEY POND, Chairman of Committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. The amendments were concurred in, and the articles ordered printed, and placed on the order of final passage. ADJOURNMENT. On motion of Mr. Crane, The Commission adjourned. TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY. LANSING, Friday, September 26, 1873. The Commission was called to order at 9 o'clock, by the Chairman. CITIES AND VILLAGES. By the committee on phraseology: The committee on phraseology, to whom was referred Respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration, and have directed me to report the same back to the Commission without amendment, and ask to be discharged from the further consideration of the subject. H. H. HATCH, Chairman of Committee. Report accepted and committee discharged. The article was ordered printed and placed on the order of final passage. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr. Willits asked and obtained leave of absence for Mr. Riley until Tuesday next. Mr. Hatch asked and obtained leave of absence for himself indefinitely; Also, for Mr. Jerome until Tuesday next. ADJOURNMENT. On motion of Mr. Withey, The Commission adjourned until Tuesday next, at 2 o'clock P. M. TWENTY-EIGHT DAY. LANSING, Tuesday, September 30, 1873. The Commission was called to order at 9 o'clock by the Chairman. Roll called: quorum present. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. Mr. Meddaugh asked and obtained indefinite leave of absence for Mr. Giddings on account of necessary business. RAILROADS. Article XIX.-A, of Railroads was read a third time. Mr. Meddaugh, leave being granted, moved to amend the article, by adding after the words "received by it," in the third line of section four, the words, "equal to seventy-five per cent of the par value of such bonds or evidences of indebtedness;" Which motion did not prevail, by yeas and nays as follows: Which motion did not prevail by yeas and nays as follows: Mr. Crane, Devereaux, YEAS. Mr. Woodward, 5 |