From the Fifteenth Senatorial District-Asa C.Marvin, of Henry county; Aikman Welch, of Johnson; Christopher G. Kidd, of Henry.

From the Sixteenth Senatorial District-J. F. Phillips, of Pettis county; Samuel L. Sawyer, of Lafayette; Vincent Marmaduke, of Saline.

From the Seventeenth Senatorial District John R. Chenault, of Jasper county; Nelson McDowell, of Dade; J. J. Gravely, of Cedar. From the Eighteenth Senatorial DistrictRobert W. Crawford, of Lawrence county; A. S. Harbin, of Barry.

From the Nineteenth Senatorial DistrictSample Orr, of Greene county; Robert W. Jamison, of Webster; Littlebury Hendrick, of Greene.

From the Twentieth Senatorial DistrictW. W. Turner, of Laclede county; James W. Johnson, of Polk; William L. Morrow, of Dallas.

From the Twenty-First Senatorial DistrictZ. Isbell, of Osage county; Charles D. Eitzen, of Gasconade.

From the Twenty-Second Senatorial District-William G. Pomeroy, of Crawford county; John Holt, of Dent.

From the Twenty-Third Senatorial District-Joseph Bogy, of Ste. Genevieve county; Charles S. Rankin, o. Jefferson; Milton P. Cayce, of St. Francois.

From the Twenty-Fifth Senatorial DistrictRobert A. Hatcher, of New Madrid county; Orson Bartlett, of Stoddard.

From the Twenty-Sixth Senatorial DistrictNathaniel W. Watkins, of Cape Girardeau county; James R. McCormack, of Perry.

From the Twenty-Seventh Senatorial District-J. Proctor Knott, of Cole county; Thos. Scott, of Miller; J. W. McClurg, of Camden.

From the Twenty-Eighth Senatorial District-Charles Drake of Moniteau county; William Douglass, of Cooper; James P. Ross, of Morgan.

From the Twenty-Ninth Senatorial District-Sol. Smith, of St. Louis couty; John H. Shackelford, of St. Louis; M. L. Linton, of St. Louis; Henry Hitchcock, of St. Louis; John How, of St. Louis; James O. Broadhead, of St. Louis; Samuel M. Breckinridge, of St. Louis; Hudson E. Bridge, of St. Louis; Hamilton R. Gamble, of St. Louis; Robert Holmes, of St. Louis; Uriel Wright, of St. Louis; Isadore Bush, of St. Louis; Ferdinand Meyer, of St. Louis; John F. Long, of St. Louis. In all seventy-nine.

On motion of Mr. WATKINS, it was

Resolved, That the Chair appoint a committee of five to receive and examine the credentials of the members of the Convention, and that the committee be directed to report at ten o'clock on to-morrow morning.

Whereupon the Chair appointed on said committee Messrs. Watkins, Birch, Hall of Randolph, Linton and Orr.

On motion of Mr. ROWLAND, it was

Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed to report what officers shall be necessary and requisite for the future action of the Convention;

Whereupon the Chair appointed on said committee Messrs. Rowland, Price, Welch, Hendrick, Hatcher, Broadhead and Wilson.

On motion of Mr. HOLT, John E. Davis, of Crawford county, was requested to act as temporary doorkeeper.

On motion of Mr. BIRCH, the Convention adjourned to meet in conclave at ten o'clock to morrow morning.

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment, and was opened with prayer by the Rev. Andrew Monroe.

The journal was then read by the secretary. The following named members of the Convention appeared and took their seats:

From the First Senatorial District-George Y. Bast, of Montgomery county; Robert B. Frayser, of St. Charles.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1861.

From the Second Senatorial District-John B. Henderson, of Pike county.

From the Fourth Senatorial District-William J. Howell, of Monroe county; John T. Redd, of Marion; James T. Matson, of Ralls.

From the Eleventh Senatorial DistrictPrince L. Hudgins, of Andrew county; Ellzay Vanbuskirk, of Holt.

From the Sixteenth District-John F. Phillips, Samuel L. Sawyer, Vincent Marmaduke From the Seventeenth District-John R Chenault, Nelson McDowell, J. J. Gravely.

From the Eighteenth District-Robert W. Crawford, A. S. Harbin, Mathew H. Ritchey. From the Nineteenth District-Sample Orr, Robert W. Jamison, Littlebury Hendrick.

From the Twentieth District-W. W. Turner, James W. Johnson, William L. Morrow. From the Twenty-First District-Z. Isbell Amos W. Maupin, Charles D. Eitzen. From the Twenty-Second District-William G. Pomeroy, John Holt, V. B. Hill. From the Twenty-Third District-Joseph Bogy, Charles S. Rankin, Milton P. Cayce. From the Twenty-Fourth District-Philip

five, to whom was referred the subject of the credentials of the members of this body, have had the same under consideration, and instructed me to report, that from the certificates furnished them, and the official returns in the office of the Secretary of State, they find the following named persons duly elected :

From the First District-Joseph G. Waller, Robert B. Frayser, George Y. Bast.

From the Second District-George W. Zimmerman, R. C. Calhoun, John B. Henderson. From the Third District-Warren Woodson, Eli E. Bass, Joseph Flood.

From the Fourth District-Wm. J. Howell James T. Matson, John T. Redd.

From the Fifth District-Henry M. Gorin, E. K. Sayre, N. F. Givens.

From the Sixth District-William A. Hall, Thomas Shackelford, Sterling Price.

From the Twenty-Fifth District-Robert A. Hatcher, Orson Bartlett, Harrison Hough.

From the Twenty-Sixth District-Nathaniel W. Watkins, James C. Noell, James R. McCormack.

From the Twenty-Seventh District-Thos. Scott, J. Proctor Knott, J. W. McClurg. From the Twenty-Eighth District-Charles Drake, William Douglass, James P. Ross.

From the Twenty-Ninth District - Sol. Smith, John H. Shackelford, M. L. Linton, Henry Hitchcock, John How, James O. Broadhead, Samuel M. Breckinridge, Hudson E. Bridge, Hamilton R. Gamble, Robert Holmes, Uriel Wright, Isador Bush, Ferdinand Meyer, John F. Long, Thomas T. Gantt.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

N. W. WATKINS, Chairman. On motion of Mr. FOSTER, the report of the committee was received and the committee dis

John D. Foster, Frederick Rowland.

From the Eighth District-A. M. Woolfolk,

Jacob Smith, William Jackson.

subject.

Mr. ROWLAND, from the select committee of seven to report officers and rules for the

That, in the opinion of the committee, the said officers should consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Assistant Secretary and

13, 14 and 15 of the journal of said Convention, except rules numbered 41, 42 and 44, and the following words in rule No. 49, to wit: "And no member shall be allowed pay for any day that he shall be absent from the session of the Convention, unless he shall be prevented from attending by sickness."

Your committee would further recommend that one hundred and fifty copies of said rules be printed for the use of the Convention. Your Committee would further recommend the adoption of the following resolutions :

Resolved, That each delegate elected to this Convention, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States, and of the State of Missouri, and faithfully demean himself in office.

Resolved, That each officer of this Convention, except the President and Vice President, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of his office, shall take an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and of this State, and faithfully demean himself in office. And that when the Convention shall be in secret session, he will not divulge or make public to any person, anything which may be said or done in said Convention. All of which is respectfully submitted.

F. ROWLAND, Chairman.

On motion of Mr. WELCH, the report of the committee was adopted.

Mr. POMEROY moved to reconsider the vote on the adoption of the resolutions contained in the report of the Committee of Seven, relative to the oaths of office.

Mr. HALL, of Buchanan, moved to lay the motion to reconsider, on the table.

Mr. POMEROY having withdrawn his motion, Mr. HOWELL renewed it; pending which, Mr. BIRCH asked to have the order made by the Convention yesterday, to meet in conclave, executed by the President.

Mr. SAYRE, of Lewis, moved to amend the Journal of yesterday, by striking out the words "to meet in conclave" in the resolution

AYES.-Messrs. Allen, Bass, Bogy, Breckinridge, Broadhead, Bridge, Bush, Calhoun, Cayce, Chenault, Donnell, Dunn, Eitzen, Flood, Foster, Gamble, Gantt, Gravely, Hall of Buchanan, Hall of Randolph, Harbin, Henderson, Hendrick, Hitchcock, Holmes, How, Irwin, Isbell, Jackson, Jamison, Johnson, Kidd, Leeper, Linton, Long, Marvin, Maupin, McClurg, McCormack, McDowell, Meyer, Morrow, Moss, Noell, Norton, Orr, Phillips, Price, Rankin, Ray, Ritchie, Rowland, Scott, Shackelford of St. Louis, Smith of Linn, Smith of St. Louis, Stewart, Tindall, Turner, Welch, Wilson, Woolfolk, Wright, Vanbuskirk, and Zimmer

man-65.

NOES.-Messrs. Bartlett, Bast, Birch, Brown, Collier, Comingo, Crawford, Douglass, Drake, Frayser, Givens, Gorin, Hatcher, Holt, Howell, Hudgins, Knott, Marmaduke, Matson, Pipkin, Pomeroy, Redd, Ross, Sawyer, Sayre, Shackelford of Howard, Sheeley, Waller Watkins and Woodson-30.

All the delegates present, on motion, then came forward and the oath of office was administered to them by the Hon. George W. Miller, Judge of the first Judicial Circuit of the State.

The rules reported by the committee for the government of the Convention were adopted, and are as follows:

OF THE PRESIDENT.

First. He shall take the chair every day at the hour to which the Convention shall have adjourned, shall immediately call the members to order, and on the appearance of a quorum, shall cause the Journal of the preceeding day to be read.

Second. He shall preserve order and decorum; may speak to points of order in preference to the members, rising from his seat for that purpose; and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Convention, by any two members; on which appeal no member shall speak more than once, unless by leave of the Convention.

Third. He shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting.

Fourth. When a question has been put, if the President doubts, or if a division be called for, the Convention shall divide; those in the affirmative shall arise from their seats, and afterwards those in the negative. The President shall then arise and state the decision of the Convention.

Fifth. All committees shall be appointed by the President, unless otherwise specially directed by the Convention, in which case they

affirmative.

The Convention having resumed the consideration of the motion of Mr. HOWELL to reconsider the vote on the adoption of the report of the committee relative to the oaths of office, was laid upon the table, on the motion of Mr. HALL, of Buchanan, by the following vote, the ayes and noes having been demanded:

vention.

Sixth. The President shall examine and correct the Journal before it is read; he shall have a general superintendence of the Hall; he shall have the right to name any member to perform the duties of the Chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an adjourn

ment.

Seventh. In case of any disturbance or disorderly conduct in the lobby he (or the Chair

Thirty-Third. Any seven members shall be authorized to compel the attendance of absent members, when there is no quorum present.

Thirty-Fourth. Any two members shall have the right to call for the ayes and noes on any question.

Thirty-Fifth. No member shall absent himself from the Convention, unless he have leave, or be sick and unable to attend.

Thirty-Sixth. There shall be a committee of elections, whose duty it shall be to examine and report upon the credentials of the members returned to serve in this Convention.

Thirty-Seventh. No standing rule shall be rescinded or altered, without one day's notice being given of the motion therefor.

Thirty-Eighth. The Secretary of the Convention shall attend during its sessions; shall make out and keep its Journals; seasonably record all its proceedings; keep regular files of the papers; attest all process issued by the Convention, and execute the commands of the Convention.

Thirty-Ninth. The Secretary shall not suffer any records or papers to be taken out of his custody by any member or other person.

Fortieth. No standing rule or order of the Convention shall be suspended or dispensed with, without the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present.

Forty-First. Every member addressing the Convention, shall confine himself strictly to the subject matter under debate. Forty-Second.

All select committees shall consist of three members, unless otherwise ordered.

Forty-Third. All committees shall be appointed by the President, unless otherwise ordered.

Forty-Fourth. All questions relating to the priority of debate, shall be acted on without debate.

Forty-Fifth. No member or other person shall be permitted to smoke within the hall or lobby at any time whatever.

Forty-Sixth. A committee of three members shall be appointed by the President, who shall scrutinize and pass upon all accounts and keep in a book a correct statement thereof, and shall take the necessary steps to prevent the allowance of all improper and unjust claims.

Forty-Seventh. In all cases not provided for in these rules, the Parliamentary practice contained in Jefferson's Manual, shall govern the Convention.

On motion, the Convention adjourned until three o'clock P. M.

EVENING SESSION.

The Convention assembled pursuant to adjournment.

On motion, the Convention proceeded to the election of permanent officers of the Convention as prescribed by the resolution heretofore adopted; whereupon

Mr. BROADHEAD nominated for the office of President of the Convention, the Hon. STERLING PRICE, of Chariton county.

The members proceeded to vote as follows: For Mr. PRICE.-Messrs. Allen, Bass, Bast, Birch, Bogy, Breckinridge, Broadhead, Bridge, Brown, Bush, Calhoun, Chenault, Comingo, Crawford, Donnell, Douglass, Drake, Dunn, Eitzen, Frayser, Flood, Foster, Gamble, Gantt, Gravely, Hall of Buchanan, Hall of Randolph, Harbin, Henderson, Hendrick, Hitchcock, Holmes, How, Hudgins, Irwin, Isbell, Jackson, Johnson, Kidd, Knott, Linton, Long, Marmaduke, Marvin, Matson, Maupin, McClurg, McCormack, McDowell, Meyer, Morrow, Moss, Norton, Orr, Phillips, Pomeroy, Ray Redd, Ross, Rowland, Sawyer, Scott, Shackelford of Howard, Shackelford of St. Louis, Sheeley, Smith of St Louis, Stewart, Tindall, Turner, Waller, Watkins, Woolfolk, Wright, Vanbuskirk and Zimmerman-75.

For Mr. WATKINS: Messrs. Bartlett, Cayce, Collier, Givens, Gorin, Hatcher, Holt, Howell, Leeper, Noell, Pipkin, Price, Rankin, Sayre and Woodson--15.

Mr. PRICE, having received a majority of all the votes cast, was declared duly elected President of the Convention.

On motion of Mr. HALL, of Buchanan, the President appointed a committee of three, consisting of Messrs. Hall of Buchanan, Broadhead and Chenault, to wait upon Mr. Price and inform him of his election.

The committee proceeded to discharge that duty, when Mr. Price came forward and the oath of office was administered to him by the Hon. George W. Miller.

Whereupon, having thanked the Convention, in a short speech, he entered upon the discharge of his official duties.

Nominations for Vice President being in order, Mr. BROWN nominated Hon. Robert Wilson, of Andrew county.

There being no other nominations, Mr. HALL moved that Mr. Wilson be declared unanimously elected Vice President of the Convention, which motion was carried, and Mr. Wilson came forward and took the oath of office.

Nominations for Secretary being in order, Mr. HALL, of Buchanan, nominated Jeff. Thompson, of Buchanan county.

Mr. GAMBLE nominated Robert J. Lackey, of Cole county.

Mr. SAWYER nominated Samuel A. Lowe, of Pettis county.

Mr. WELCH nominated Benjamin W. Grover, of Johnson county.