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Mr. Pelot of Alachua offered the following preamble and resolution:

Whereas, The State of Florida is involved in an extraordinary financial crisis, which has been occasioned and which is hourly aggravated by the political troubles of the country and the rapid transmutation of the political relations of the States which is now in progress; And Whereas, It is in the opinion of this Convention expedient to resort to all legitimate legislation which may be calculated to lighten the present embarassment and to shield from threatened ruin the citizens and monied institutions of the South:

Be it resolved by the Delegates of the People of Florida in Convention assembled, That they do respectfully recommend and urge the Legislature of our State, now in session, to pass a law legalizing the suspension of specie payments by the Banks of Florida, and also preventing, upon such conditions as may appear to be just and proper, the collection of money in all cases, on execution or other compulsory process, until the 1st day of January, 1862;

Which, on motion, was placed among the orders of the day for to-morrow.

Mr. Finegan of Nassau offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That A. J. T. Wright be entitled to the same pay and emoluments as are allowed to other members of this Convention for the period he has served as a member thereof.

Which, on motion, was placed among the orders of the day for to-morrow.

Mr. Turman of Hillsborough offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to furnish seventy copies of the Constitution of the State for the use of the Convention;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Davis of Leon offered the following:

Resolved, That the Committee on Foreign Relations be directed to take under their consideration and report to the Convention whether the present critical affairs of this State and other of the slaveholding States of the South, which have declared themselves independent of the late United States, do not require that there should be a speedy assemblage of a Convention of such States, to provide for their common defence and general welfare, and that the Committee have leave to report by ordinance or otherwise;

Which, on motion, was placed among the orders of the day for to-morrow.

Mr. Thomas of Hamilton offered the following resolution: