The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-27

--..,ov m .uRsp rHK CONSTITUTION or THE )
uHIrEp STATES IN rHKEE IhpoRrAsr FONTS.
The Governor of Tennessee seat his annual mes
,>ae to the Legislature on The 10Th inst.
In regard 70 the finances and liabilities OF TIE
State, the Governor says: -
The liabilities OF the State, they are termed by
abe Com stroller OF the Treasury, were In october
Iast AZ sol $50. The credit OF the State has been
IoaLed 70 various railroad companies and Donds Is
sus to the amount of 81 ,945 900, and should be
added 10 the present pap'hses' uanhS 'nen III Nii9
aggregate, S. GAG, 500.
To tf,s amount there might be very properly added
the surplus reyer ne which received on deposit,
ana sbe sh o The State pledge Tor the cafe Seepng
ard ne payment u Tue same, which nov constHuseA
port VI The capital OF the Bank OF Tennessee; and
the common school fund, which Is made per oetus
fnDd by the consultation. These two sumo make
81 $40 325, wbch msxes the liabilities OF The State,
% 70 this time, ~ ,z61 ISL.
In regard to banking ALTERS, the Governor holds
The folosi6g ienguage:-
The Bank of Tennessee is represented, in report
made by the President to toe General Asse mbly on
sne l0b cay vi October last as being 10 sound AID
pros porous ooniilon. While TIE bank is undergoing
sn investigation bs committee appointed BY the
Leeisaturs for that purpose viii refrain IRON
pressing any opinion IN regard to Its present conni-
tioa, or making epy deinle accommodation as to
What course The General Assembly ought to take i'll
reference 10 its future management more than. how
ever barely o. suggest that the present would oe-a
very suspicious time TO put TIE principal aud all the
branch banks into gra5usl hqidation giving ANGLE
AID reasonable the 10 al persons who Indebted
to the institution to make ARRANGEMENTS or paying
the amoant they owe. lie process of winding IL up
ut the present lms can oe made 50 gradual aud ~
~ not enuarrass the indebted portion OF the com
muulty III he smallest degree.
rumber OF hanks haze gone into operation I'M
der : Law passed by tine last General Assembly, and
others 10 doubt, y III soon commence, which will
than suepiy the vacuum crested oy the With
al OF tie Bank OF Tennessee, aud furnish al she
banking facilities needed BY the wnole busiaess por
tion oil ths country As sne capital OF the Bank is
withdra i eau be prodtaoy Invested IN toe ooacs
OF the state bearing Interest of six per cent rey
snDun, woieh viii be the safest and most judici3us
investment mat can be made WITH tre com 1oa
school ane ether fCnds ~hicn are IN he Blra
OF Tennessee Al d under the contcol Of che State
I've Governor also proposes the following amend
neGrs the Institution Vi the United States -
JOINT RESOLUTION PRoPosING AMENDMENTS TO rHE
coSs sITU nos OF THE UIIyU STATES
Resolved hy the Sc ate ard House Of Representa-
tiyes Of the United Staes o. America, II Congress
hsst moled twc.tbirds Of both houses concurrmg,
That TIE following amend oents 70 TIE constitution
OF the United States oe posed to tie Legislatures
OF the several States which, when ratified by the
Legislatures % th.se-iourths OF the Safes shail oe
yeno 10 all pients aud purposes as part OF tue con-
stislsion
Thas herearter tae President and Vice President Of
the United States shall De chosen by the people OF
the respective States, IN tie NJ amer following:
Each State shall he Div ded by the Legislature there
of, iuto districts, eguel III number 10 the whole
number OF Senators aud Representatives 10 which
such state uay be entitled me Congress OF The
United States; The said districts to BE- composed OF
contiguous territory, aud u contain nearly may
be an equal number OF persons entitled to be pre-
scented under the Constitution, and TO he laid of tJr
the irst time i'm Aediately after the ratification OF
this ndment, aud afersards at the session Of tie
Legislature next ensuing the appoftionment OF repre-
septasNes by she Congress OF The United States tat
the rss thursday III August, Ia ine year elgh cen
hundred and fifty SIX and on the same day every
fourth year thereafter the citizens OF each State who
possess qualifications requisite for electors Of the
most numerous branch OF tie State Legislatures,
snG wi, hin Gher respective districts snd vote
for President anu Wee President OF the United
States, one ct yhom at isast shall be an iphantant
of the some Stare with themselves; and the persoQ
receiving the greatest number Of votes Tor President
and the receiving the greatest number OF votes
Tor Wee PIesideIrc each district shall be holden To
have 1ejyed goie, which fact shall be imme1i
ate certified by the Governor OF the Sslte TO eachof
the senators in Congress from ucn state, and to the
President OF tne Senate and Speaker OIL The House
Of Representatives.. The Congress OF tae Uate1
STAKES sbal. be in session on the second MonGag IL
October, 10 tue yelg gt teen hundred and hftSsix,
asld the same day every fourth yesc ter;
and ~ President OF Tie Sena e. in Zoe presence o.
the Senate and House OF Re ore-ensssyss, shall open
ali ,be jfcates, aod the votes shalt then be count
ed The person having The create numper ofsotes
FIR Presto Mt shall be PieeiGelt, II such number b.
sQrsl 70 a l0sjoTfsy OF the ~hole number OF votes
giyen: hut it 40 person have such majority, then
second election shall be held The first Thursday in
fhe month o. DecsH Der then next ensuing, bSsssen
pffca o. President; which second election shall be
conducted the result certified and the votes counted,
10 the same manner IS ~ the first and the person
having the grestest number OF votes tor President
sba, be President. But If swo persons shall
have received the great est equal number OF votes
It the second election, then the person who she'll
have received tie yrestest number NJ votes ia the
greatest bumher of States shall be President The
person having the greatest numo Of votes for Wee
President at the first election shall be Vice President
II such NUMBER be eq1a 10 majority ct tas whole
&C,
msjarify then second election snail take place be-
tween TOE persons having the two highest numbers,
on The day that The second election is held for
Presidents ana the person having tae highest
Der Of votes for Vice President shall be Vice Pre-
Bdent. Bat if ;hs.e should happea TO be an nsqgsl
ty of e. between the pc voted for at sie
eond election, then he person having the grestest
nusber of woes in the greatest number of States
shall be Vice President But when q second eiecaon
shall be necessary the case OF Vice President, ana
rot necessary In ths case Of President then che Sen
ate shall Goose Vice President from tae persoes
having The tNo highest umber5 In the first election,
~ Is now prescribed IN the constitution.
Sec. 2. And be it further resolved. That article
one, section three, Re amended by striking out the
word "legisletnre and inserting in lieu thereof the
following words, w 80 Persons qualified to 7ote
for members Of the most numerous branch If the
Legislature to make the third section Of seid
article, when ratified by threefoUrths OF the States,
10 read as f)llows, to wiz -
" rne Senate Of the United States shall be com
posed Of Two SefatOrs from each State, CHOSEN by
The persons qua Jled 10 vote Tor men oerS or the
most numerous branch OF the Legislature thereof
for six years, aud Senator shall have one voen
Sec 4. Ana be it further resolved, That article
,, section l, he amended by striking ont the words
"gond behavior ana Inserting the following words
VIZ: 'the terra Of twelve years. Aud further that
said article and section be amended by adding the
following thereto, vz.:-"An /. shall b. the duty
of the President OF the United States within twelve
months after the ratification Of this amendment By
threefonrths of all the States, as provided by the
consultation OF the United states, to disi'e the whole
number Of JUDGES, ~ near as may be practi ,aaie.
into three classes. The seats Oft the FIRST class shall
be vacated at the expiration OF the fourth year from
spcb classification; of the second class, at the esp
raton Of the eighth year, and Of the thr class at
the expiration Of the twelfth year tina. one-tirl
may be chosen every fourth year thereafter"
The article as amended VIII read as foo vs.