Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-01-23

Mr.. WyCKorr considered it tax upor
citizen, a sort of property qualification fl, :.
ting.
Mr. NEGus saw no objection to extsus;u
provision to the whole state. There un-.
poor worthless fellows that would net -
tax, not even pay for their heads and wbv ,t.r'
they vote at all, unless they did? Whx sha.,s
that would not pay anything for sovernme,. =
free stuff age under it?
Mr.. HAus. Icannot vote for any clause ,,,,,.
ing any citizen from voting. How nans !.
State vote who do not pay poll taxi To
such would be to exclude a great manv -.
If gentlemen will amend the section =.
remove this clause, I will most che.rf,u-
for It.
Mr. ALLESDER cannot see wha, eo,.,.u.
the gentleman would put on the Coustita.f,u
privilege does not interfere with State eIee,..
man might just as well say, that any eorn,-,..-~
could not prescribe the manner Of elect,ap.
qualification Of voters; for example, the nn.n.-
and Keokuk Rail Road Company, hut IN, :.
gentleman (Mr Haunl and every other citiysr -
der our Constitution, had right to vote
Mr. TEMPLE rejoined-The gentleman fro-, =.
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ofthe State might, on the same principle ~ i. =
vocated here, vote in the Dubuque and Kea.,.
RaIl Road Company. Irepeat, it is intsua,a =.
charter and municipal elections, not fer coun.r..
State elections. In every city there il a e,.s, :,
irresponsible persons that never paya Doll tan
they hugh at the idea of its collections they .v,;s
and eyade 1t in every way possible. II is so,,
property tax but a requisiion that all voters eou
ply with the laws of the stlte-pay poIl,ax /.
is not to apply to any but city elections. N,
Chairman, petitions have come UP here for M,
bill and a rcmonstrance from a few onIv y.
delegation from Des MONIES have been pr,.,,a
with letters for the passage Of it. 1t has b.sa
deferred to this late period Of the session, In c,ae
that the minds ofthc people Of Burlington MIA,
be fully settled in regard to it. And vrriIy 4.
lIeve il it was submitted to them, to-day ID outaa
would vote for it;-that not twenty five would rc-
ahainst it.
Mr. HAUS Tejoinet, (rcadiHg sec o1d time .hs
clause i'll the Constitution touching free suffarr
of white cIizensJ and argued at lenrth.--Ars II,
citizens entitled to vote or not? Is the ctr al
Burlington in Iowa or not? fin Iowa. then au
citizens have right TO vote whether theY para
poll tax or not. The proposition is plain AMI in
disputable. The Rail Read Company is ros ana
logouS. There every person becomes voter hy
taking stock. There is no such qualification Of.
common voter. II man has been in the STATE sIx
months and twenty days in town, you eanno, make
law that will restrain him from voting.
Mr. SAMUEL RIGGS. 1t is little surprising that the
Constitution is as Zig as it is. / would ask tie
gentleman mir Haun, if he would vote in the ctr
Of Burlington Certainly, said Mr. H.. If | hadrs-
sided there 20 days.) Then would ask hm,i lie
lived in district No. /. Fox Township, whether he
would vote in district No. Fox Towashipf
Certainly, he said if had resided 20 days therel
under the constitution, aud school laws, affirm
you would not, concluded Mr. Riggs.
Mr. HARBOUR. | think unnccessarytme Aas been
spent on this matter. / am opposed 10 all poll fsFr
sol shall 90 against this, not on constitutional
grounds, however, but upon the general principle
OF being opposed to any poll tax whatever.
Mr. NrGUs rejoined. The clause does not pre-
hbit voting,t only regulates the manner aad con-
ditions Of voting. For example, suppose the laS
of suffrage to be so construed that everY man shah
vote-the ballot box shall be carried sroand 70
every one, whether he comes to the polls or net.
NOW see no IIHeEShCe between khs SoaAsshk 49,
provision in the amended charter, and the eass
supposed. 1t only regulates the conditions o. 70
Hng, just like going to the polls, or having ones
name registered there before voting, or takinsns
oath. What ask is the difference?
Mr. PRESTON, OF Lan-i am under the necessity ofsat
Ing favor OF the amendment though Feiuetaztly weH
oppose any local measure. The argument OF my EieHd
from Desnorncs, tSIr Tempe,) reminds OF tho dxss
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where Jud4e Kent and others took the ground thai The
great number of paupers poor persons i'm New Ion
city would The polls, without property qHalara
tons. and over rule the eectons-absoutey eoHtsol aa
elections But this reasoning did not prevagithen.
Mr. HAKPER-wiIl the gentleman tNTr p. y permit me
ask him question! 1.-THE question and answer sss
| lost by the ReporeFl Mr. Preston ampltIihs
! the argument above.
! Mr. ALLrxDER rejoined-I truly astoRished NJ ~
course the gentleman, MIR Pre,tou takes. HsFsr sas
has sht under charter, Why don't lie DubssFs
r. r Company give him and citizen oftAe ssa'sa
! ri sht to vote for officers OF The company!
IMr PnEsroS replied, man may be a msabsf Of "a
! ncipahty without paying n tax ]
Mr. ALLESDER rontinued-I am aisposedto se's asaaa
the am endmen las in making street ats sfa9a
and the like, there he at mans voters, oas'N
who would pay 4 tax, an mi sht carry The imses
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Mr. WYcEorf, again. wouh Ingaife "sesaa =
streets would not have to be worked aud taxes Fisa'
and all the voters have to pay them, according To ID v
dinances orthe ethyl
Mr. ALLExDER repied-that men, without properly
poll tax paid even, might elect officers, eaHy apgfopa
tons and alt, before the to- the pepeHp
drrs' payment OF taxes-such imposing fas'e
sessmcnts in fact.
Mr. BrxkER s7I-..r perceive further anil further ua
our Constitution ia feeble trumcnt," and then
Ied few sentences against the bill, and In iaFf' v
, Eaton's amendment.
MIR TEmPLr. lTn,r time, by permission oftes h'a'ef
An persons have privileges under cttT ebaHf sa'
those who have property only have 70 Pay iot tas =
css pay or let it aIone they pesse, not paTinf -
poll tax even. In the Of laborefs and mseaaa'
there i. no law to reach their wages, Esr r used se
phase not distinctly head, instead Of fesea-I We.
the POOR but the rRopG,L that do pas the" P'' -
or those that often qHander ten tinae' the
week Now in city, there are matters "i VITA. 's
lance TO the taK-payer' alone, whica Tbs s'' " -.
who do not even pay roll tax maT aasct-maf =.
carry by their votes. poll taT Is imposed u
in the Union And we wish to ESEoEt& II hsas- ..s
would not restrain the elective franchise - -
NOR alter the natural qualifications tor H. Bot
force the poll This j. the onsT badge o.
tina, man navs n poll tax-arA il ought to ss ~
and fine has NOT priae enough to par IT, won'd -
I il. in th. way maa ray b. an l"dTi1aa' - -
rpn,ty bat no,ofIt. If he has utterly Fef"sed !"
, poll tax--that lit,tr pttIance-toF being
worthy Of the privilege Of being one .u md
Mr. u,nnorn, again The right Of repte'Tn'' -, a4
taxation are equal The only question " t"ra'
clause change the priuclpe 10 not 'se t"'' s,tas
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