Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-08-27
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ion, submitted by the convention
If january, 1865, fixes the repre-
in the Legislature on the
basis of the superintendent of Feb
rpary 10, 1852. This section con-
aims q provision in these wordssd ts
Provided, that said apportionment
beso modified as to give to the countiesl
of johnson, Carter, Campbell, Anderson, 4
Union, Sewer, Macon and Hancock, each l.
one member, and the district, composed |
Of the counties of Fentress, Morgan,
Scott and Cumberland, one additional
member in the House of Representa-
tives. s.dl 5Lru odN d srs'ry6) sI9lI
The object of this clause was to
give East Tennessee five additional
Representatives with the prospect
of securing another from the floats
ing district composed of Fentress,
Morgan, Scott and Cumberland. In
stead of which that section elected |
and sent to the House eight adj
ditional Representatives. The con /
stitution fixes tho number of repre-
sentatiyes st seventy-fve, but since
the reorganization of the State gov
eminent in 1865, it has been com
posed of eighty-four, nine more
than the constitution makes pro"
vision for. notwithstanding that
clause of the constitution has never
been repealed or modified. The
act of Feb. 10, 1852, apportioning
representation in the State, gave to
Carter and johnson one Represen-
tative, Campbell and Anderson one,
and Scott, Morgan and Fentress one,
| Cumberland has since been
created) Hancock was included
in floating district composed OF
Greene, Hawkins, Hancock and
Jefferson, Sewer with Knox and
Sewer and Macon with Smith, Sum
ner and Macon. Union county was
created after the passage of the ap-
portionment act of 1852, and the
act for its formation provided that
the fractions composing that coun-
ty should vote with the counties
from which they were taken. The
schedule of 1866 gave to johnson,
Carter, Campbell, Anderson, Union
Sewer, Macon and Hancock, each
one member, and to the district
composed of Fentress, Morgan,
Scott, and Cumberland zone addi-
tional member" Now for the
practice. Carter and johnson
elect each one member under the
schedule, and then they jointly
elect one under the appointment
of 1852. Anderson and Camp
bell each elect one member under
the schedule, and then Jointly elect
one under the apportionment OF
| 1852. Sewer elects one under the
schedule and then assists in eleeting
the floater from Knox and Sewer
under tho apportionment. Hancock
elects one under the schedule, and
then assists in electing the floater
under the apportionment- Ma
con elects one under the schedule
and then assists in electing the
floater under the apportionment
Thus we see that East Tennessee
was accorded by the convention Of
January, 1865, six additional mem
bers as q compliment to or compen
sation for the '1oyalty" of that sec.
ton, and to give seats in the Legis
: lature to hungry Office. seekers, who
were likely to be disappointed IL
getting the regular seats provided
, for in the apportionment act; anC
further, to give East Tennessee
greater strength in the House o.
, Representatives. By extending this
9 rule to the '1oyalists" of MacoI
county, the House of Representa-
, tives would be composed of eighty
two members, instead of seventy
q five, which by the constitution i
D the maximum of that body. Blu
! the 'loyalists" of Carter and John
Q son and Campbell and Anderson
4 appear to have had their Appetite
whetted for more representatives b.
4 this unfair concession or bounty t
/ them. Since 1865, Carter and John
son have been sending to the Hous
of Representative three members
s or one more than even the schedul
Q allowed them; and so have Camp
D bell and Anderson. This is tn
o manner in which bogus members
: the House of Representative wer
D made, until the number comprisin.
5 that body is now eighty~four, an
t has been since the reorganizatio
n of the State government, instead c
= seventy five, as the constitution OF
dams it shall be. The Conservativ
! members of the House of Represen
+ tatives labored hard but unsuccess
C fully in 1865, to purge that bod
J. of this rotten borough, ''loyaI
Q representation, and to reduce tn
+, House to seventy-fve members, I'll
q constitutional number. The Rad
d Gals were determined to keep thef
If bogus members in their seats
s order to prevent any posslD
It chance for the Conservative
If to get a majority in the Hous
There never was a greater outras
: committed in a republican govern
r ment. With the votes Of the
- bounty" Representatives, Il
10 House only got a quorum to pa
r. the franchise law, the railroad bill
le and all the other az nominations whiC
d | were invented to Cypress the Peep