862 [ April 29 JOURNAL OF THE CONVENTION .

Mr . Browning offered the following substitute for section 7 , re ported by the committee on the Judiciary and struck ont by the com mittee of the Whole , viz :

" SEC . 7 . From and after the adoption of this Constitution , the judges of the Supreme Court shall each receive a salary of $ 5 , 000 per annum , payable quarterly , until otherwise provided by law ; and after said salaries shall be fixed by law , they shall not be diminished during the terms for which said judges shall have been elected . ”

Mr . Allen of Alexander moved to amend by adding , befure the word “ diminished , ” the words “ increased or . "

And the question being upon the motion to amend , And being put , it was decided in the affirmative .

Mr . Pierce moved to amend by striking out the words “ five thou cand ” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “ four thousand . "

Mr . Neece moved the previous question ; which was recorded .

And the question being , “ Shall the main question to be now put ? " it was ordered .

Mr . Cross asked for a division of the question . It was ordered .

And the question being , “ Will the Convention concur in the amendment to the substitute of Mr . Browning , viz : to strike ont the words “ tive thousand , ” and being put ,

di . . . Yeas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 It was decided in the affirmative ,

Nays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 The yeas and nays being demanded by five members .

Those voting in the affirmative are , Mesere . Abbott , Messrs . Forman ,

Messrs . Parks , Allen of Crawford . Fuller ,

Pierce , Anderson , Goo tell ,

Poage , Bayne , Haines of Cook ,

Sedgwick , Bowman , Hankius ,

Sherpe , Bromwell , Hart ,

Sberrel , Buxton , Harwood ,

Sutherland , Cary , Hay ,

Tincber , Church , Hildrup ,

Tubbs , Cody , King .

Wagner , Coolbaugh , McCoy ,

Walt , Craig , Merrian ,

Washburn , Cross , Moore ,

Wendling Cummings , Neece ,

Whiting , Dement , Parker ,

Wilson . Those voting in the negative are , Mesers . Allep of Alexander , Messrs . Gamble ,

Messrs . Turper , Anthony , Goodhue ,

Underwood Benjamin , Haves ,

Vandeventer , Browning , Medill ,

Wall , Eldridze , Perley ,

Wells , Ellis , Springer ,

Wheaton . Fox , So the Convention ordered that the words “ tive thousand " he stricken out .

The question then being , “ Will the Convention insert $ 4 , 000 in the blank , as proposed by Mr . Pierce ? "

And being put , it was decided in the aflirmative .

The question was then put , “ Will the Convention agree to the & nbstitute for section 7 , introduced by Mr . Browning , as amended ? "

It was decided in the affirmative .