The weekly loyal Georgian., 1868-02-15

against a. A. Bradley, member of thi
l convention, OF criminal conduct, said Brad
ley be, and IS hereby expelled from the hal
of this Convention.
GEO. T. BENNETT, Chairman.
HENRY G. COLE.
On motion, the rules were suspended anC
the reports we're taken up.
Mr. HoTcHKIss moved to refer the reports
to ths Commanding General of the Thirc
Military District.
Mr. ADKINS moved TO lay the whole matter
on the table, Lost.
Mr.; BRADLEY asked leave to present
denial. Request was granted, and the fol
lowing was read at the clerks desk:
HALL CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION. },
February 8. 1868.
ln the matter of A. A. Bradley. charged
with imprisonment for seduction under
the laws of New York.
1he Delegate charged, occupying seat
In this Convention by order of Major Gen
eral John Pope, comes and denies The
charges set forth in the report of the Com
mlttee, and also denies the truth of any
supposed legal evidence upon which the
| same IS founded ; and prays that he person
ally be heard in his own defense and by
the members of this Convention. and that
said examination be conducted under the
resolution presented by Mr.. George P
Burnett, and adopted by the Convention
A. A. BRADLEY.
Mr.. BRYANT moved that Mr.. Bradley be
allowed to remain in his seat until the vote
Is taken, which motion prevailed.
Mr. HoTCHKISS asked leave to withdraw
hls motion to refer, which was granted.
Mr.. BLoUNT moved that the report of
the minority be adopted.
MT. HOTCHKISS moved the previous
question, which was lost.
Mr.. BRYANT moved that the report be
land upon the table, and made the special
order for Tuesday next, upon which uues
ton the yeas and nays were ordered and
resulted-yeas 81, nays Sc.
% the motion to postpone prevailed.
Inc Fegular order was taken up-the re.
port q the Committee on Franchise-the
questign being on the adoption of the first
amenumentaof Mr.. Akerman to the second
section providing that voters shall have paid
their taxes to be eligible The amendment
was adopted.
The question then recurred on the second
amendment, offered by the same gentleman. |
to provide for an educational qualification for
the electors after the year 1873.
MIR. TURNER moved The following amend. |
ment to the section:
That the Governor shall issue proclama-
ton so soon as the common school system
shall have become in full operation. DECLARING
that tact; and no person who becomes q
years OF age five years after the date of said
proclamation shall vote. unless he possesses
himself such educational qualifications as
the Legislature may prescribe.
Mr.. McCAY moved to amend Mr.. AKER.
MANS amendment by adding the words.
provided that the Gene al Assembly shall
not require greater educational disoualif-
cation greater than ability to read intel
ligibly."
Mr.. AKERMAN accepted the amendment
oy incorporating the idea in his own. so
that the latter would read as follows:
Provided, That the General Assembly
shall have power to require ability to read
the English language inteligentIy as a
qualification of voters who shall arrive
at the age of twenty-one years after the lst ,
lay of January, 1873.
air. BRYANT moved that debate on the
second section now cease. Lost.
All the propositions following Mr.. AXER- !
NAN were lost, when the question recurred !
lpon his amendment, and the yeas and
nays were ordered, and resulted, yeas 10 to
nays 60.
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. BRYANT moved to amend by inserting
after the word "inhabitant," the words
citizens of the United States" and after
he word aforesaid, the words "except as
herein provided" Amendment agreed to- {
Mr.. FosTEK, Of Paulding, offered SUBJ
,titute. Lost.
Mr.. McCAY moved to amend by adding t
he following:
No person who shall if challenged, refuse {
o take the following oath, shall vote at any
election in this State: 81 do swear that [ {
lave not given or received, nor promised to
give or receive, nor do expect to give or !,
'eceive, any money, treat or other thing of
7alue by which my vote is affected or ex- {
oected to to be affected at this election nor :
nave l given or promised any reward, or }
made any threat by which to prevent any :
person from voting at this election. /
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. BRYANT moved that the section as
amended be adopted, which motion pre-
rallied. The second section is as follows:
SEC. 2. Every male person born in the {
United States, and every male person who |
has been naturaized, or who has legally
declared his intention to become citizen S
Of the United States, twenty one years old l
Or upward, who shall have resided in this {
State six months next preceding the eIec {
lion, and shall have resided thirty days in &
the county in which he offers to vote, and t
shall have paid all taxes which may have &
been required of him, and which he may !
have had an opportunity of paying agree l
ably TO law, for the year next preceding the
election, except as hereinafter provided, {
shall be deemed an elector; and every male /
inhabitant citizen of the United States, of {
the age aforesaid, except as herein provided, (
who may be a resident OF the State at the
time of the adoption Of this Constitution,
shall be deemed an elector, and shall have
all the rights of electors as aforesaid.
Provided: That no soldier or sailor or ,
marine, in the military or naval service of
the United States, shall hereafter acquire a
residence BY reason Of being stationed onsI
duty in this State; no person who shall. if
challenged, refuse to take the following oath
81 do swear that | have not given or re-
ceived, nor promised to give or receive, nor
do | expect to give or receive, any money,
treat, or other thing of value, by which my
vote is affected, or expected to be affected,
at this election; nor have | given or prom
ised any reward, or made any threat, by
which to prevent any person from voting at
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