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Be it resolved by the People of the State of Florida in Convention assembled, That the General Assembly be and are hereby instructed to allow such persons the same pay as was allowed by the late government of the United States.

And be it further resolved, That the said General Assembly pass such laws regulating the time and place of such pay as to them may seem just.

Which was read and placed among the orders of the day for to-morrow.

Mr. Turman of Hillsborough, from the Committee on Printing and Contingent Expenses, made the following report:

The Committee on Printing and Incidental Expenses beg leave to

REPORT:

That the following accounts have been duly audited and recommend their payment, to-wit:

Messrs. Dyke & Carlisle's bill for printing up to and including Saturday the 19th instant, $795 20.

W. S. Harris's bill for telegraphing, $27 65.

Messrs. McDougall & Hobby's bill for stationery, $81 39.

Your committee respectfully recommend that the Comptroller of State be authorized to audit the account of Messrs. Dyke & Carlisle for printing, under the report of your committee heretofore made, necessary to complete the published journals of this Convention.

SIMON TURMAN, Chairman.

Which was received and adopted.

Mr. McLean of Washington, from the select Committee of three to audit accounts of Delegates, made the following report:

The Committee of three appointed by the President to audit the claims of Delegates to this Convention beg leave to make the following

REPORT:

That each Delegate shall be entitled to ten cents per mile to and from the Capitol and $3 for every twenty miles travel upon the most direct route, and $3 per day while at the Convention.

D. H. McLEAN,
THOMAS Y. HENRY,
GEO. T. WARD.


Which was received.

Mr. Daniel offered to amend said report by inserting $3 per day for traveling instead of $3 for each 20 miles travel;

Which was rejected.

The report was then adopted.