Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-12

The New Constitution Completed
and Passed---AH Voters OPP
posed to be Disfranchssed---
The Convention 10 Adjourn
Thursday.

] SPECIAL Dispatch 20 Memphis Appeal
LITTLE Rock, February 1.-THE
| Constitution was presented to the Con-
vontaou last night Mt eight o'clock. AT
ter about five hours Of noisy debate, toe
| Convention came to a vote about one
| o'clock this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for, and
tweuty-one 8gainst-nine, who FIRST
favored organization, boiling, viz Beas.
lev, Bradley, Corbett, Hink!e, Matthews,
Parks, Puntney, Van Hook and Wilson.
1t was voted on as 3 whole without being
debated.
1t provides that the Senate shall be
composed Of twenty members, and the
House of eighty divides the State into
Senatorial and Representative districts,
so as to cause the voters Of a county
having a majority Of negroes to vote in
common with those Of a county having
a white majority for two Senators
and six Representatives Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and other
executive officers to he elected for
four years. No incumbent Of any Office
is eligible to any other Office during the
period for which he was elected. II
was charged on the floor that this was
done to prevent the Radical nominee for
Lieutenaut-G Governor, !. n. johnson,
aspiring to the United States Senate.
The Constitution authorizes an cleo
ton by the people Of four Supreme
Judges, and the appointment by the
Governor Of one Chief Justice for eight
years, with pay at the rate Of $1,000 per
mum, instead OF S3O0a, the Supreme
Judges salaries the same as te'Ore. II
prohibits counties from levyiHg a poll
tax, and authorizes q State pslI tax Of
q for educational purposes, and compels
three months attendance in twelve
at school, without distinction OF
color or sex. It enfranchises and pro-
yides for placing negroes on juries in
common with white men, and disfran-
chises all who are eDfraGchised by the
military bills who shall vote against this
Constitution, and appoints March 18Th
next for the vote on ratification and
election Of officers under this Coustitu-
ton; authorizes Bowen, the President OF
the Convention, Brooks, Of Phillips, and
Hodges, Of Pulaski, to appoint judges
and ascertain the result OF The vote, and
WREN adopted to present the Constitution
to the President Of the United States for
his ratification their pay eight dollars
per day. 1t provides two elections to
take place on that day, one
election for or against the
Constitution, at a b2llOt-box,
under the supervision Of registrators,
according to the acts Of Congress.
Tie other election to lie held at another
box, under supervision Of judges ap-
pointed by Bowen, Brooks and Hodges,
at which voters viii be required to swear
that, 81 DO solemnly swear, or affirm,
that I win support and maintain the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States and the Constitution and laws Of
the State OF Arkansas; that l am not
excluded from registering by any Of the
clauses in section second of the
Constitution Of the State Of Ar
kansas; that I will never counte-
nance, or aid in the secession Of
the State from the United States; that
I accept the civil aud political equality
Of all men before the law, and agree
not to attempt TO deprive any person OF
persons, on account Of race, color, or pre-
vious condition, Of any political or civil
right, privilege or immunity enjoyed
by any other classes Of men ;" and to vote
also for or against the Constitution, and
for the election OF officers under it.
The object of the last named vote is
that it be taken by Congress as the loyal
vote.
Seventy-fve thousand copies Of the
new constitution was ordered to be
printed.
The Convention viii adjourn day after
to morrow. Coils. Robert and Howard,
formerly Of MerriIl's Horse, United
States army, and ]. NJ. Harrell, of the
Democratic Central COMMITTEES, an
nounee ia the Weekly Gazette Of to-day q
number Of appointments TO address the
people against the ratification of the
Constitution.
The Convention adjourned until three
o'clock this evening.