Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-03-17
TUESDAY, 81 o'clock, +. NJ

The action pending Mt the hour of last
adjournment, vix the motion of Mr.. Rob-
erts, TO strike out Section ~ of the bill re-
ported by the COMMITTEES of the Legislative
Department, was again taken up.
Mr.. Camp of Golind was excused from
attendance ill Monday next.
The question recurring on the motion 10
strike out the ayes aud noes being called,
stood thus ayes 81, noes 3S. Committee
refused to ST. ike out.
Mr.. Wilson otfrrei the following amend
ment, viz: No one " lio denies the being Of
! II tod, or of u future state Of rewards aud
punishments, shall hold any office in the
civil department OF this State.
Mr.. DAVIS of Cherokee moved to y the
amendment on the table, which was carried
by II vote of A ayes 10 % noes.
Section % being under consideration,
Mr.. Waul offered the following substitute
therefor, viz
Sec. 70. The Legislature shall cause an
enumeration to be made every ten years,
commencing on the 9TH day Of February,
1875, of all the inhabitants iincluding In
,linns taxed, of tile Stite; designating par
| licu!nrly the number Of qualified electors,
and the sex, age and color of all others
herein following the classification Of the
United States census; and the ahnve number
Of representatives shall, at the several pc
RODS of making such enumeration, be fixed
by tn Legislature, and npporrIoned among
the several counties. cities and towns, ac-
cording to he number Of white population
in each, d shall not be less than As nor
more than 30, provided that there shall he
an enumeration and apporionment made
in In iI,f hal N IL
recIed.
Mr.. Shepherd offered the following sub
stituie for the original Section, and the
substitute by Mr.. Waul, viz:
The LegisiYtur. shall, in the year A. d.
1870, and again in the year 1875, and eve
ny ten years thereafter, cause to be made,
an enumeration of all the inhahiants of
the State, desigr ating particularly the
number of qualified electors, Indians tax
ED and negroes, and the whole number of
represr natives SHALL at the several periods
Of making such enumeration, be nppor.
toned by the Legislature among the several
counties, Cries or towns, according 10 the
free population in each; aud shall not be
less than As nor more than 80, which was
laid on the table, on motion Of Mr. Hender.
son. by n vote of 81 yeas to l6 nays.
ing amendment TO the substitute as adopted,
viz strike out "white' in the sixth line
from the bottom which was laid On the ia
BILE by n vote of AZ yeas to rs noes.
MIR. Taylor of Fannin, offered the fol-
lowing amendment, viz:
10 come in after white population, land
all others who are taxed which was laid
on the table by So yeas TO 20 noes.
On motion Of Mr.. Henderson the blank in
Section 20 was filed with the words 10th of
February, 1860
Mr.. Smith, Of Colorado, offered an
amendment TO Section % az Il substitute.
Mr.. Parsons offered n substitute for the
amendment of Mr.. Smith, both of which
were laid on the table by 80 yeas 10 81 noes.
The 30th section being under considera-
ton, Mr.. Henderson offered a substitute for
the amendment proposed by the Committee
of the Whole, viz : strike out 81 50 and
insert SIS %, which Mr.. Whitfield moved TO
lay on the table, rs well as the amendment.
Lost by vote of II ayes to AZ noes; and
the substitute, MS adopted; was adopted MS
part of the Section; whereupon the Con-
venticn adjourned till ~ o'clock, to'mor-
row.