Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-09

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fill them up and use them on the 5sh of
August lastH We pretend to say that you
did, and we know whereof we speak, for
we were there. Now, according to your
own statement, which was the most
reckless-you, or the man that gave you
the certi6catesf' sali=E -
Oh, Consistency, thou art O jewell
Get friend with a spyglass, and on
close examination we think he viii dis
cover a large mote in your eye, Bob"
THE bogus OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FACTS
FROM THE RECORD: -rs
The Press and Times asserts
that ''the amended constitution of
1865" provides for an increase of
nine members in the House of Reps
resentatives, and that the eighth
section of the schedule to the
amendments proposed by the con
vention of January, 1865, modified
that provision of the constitution
of 1884 which limits the House of
Representatives to seventy five
members. The eighth section Of
the schedule simply modifes the
apportionment act of Feb. 10, 1852.
II does not say one word about mod
flying the fifth section of the
second article Of the con-
stitution, which prescribes the
manner of apportioning Represent
tatives amongthe counties and dis
tricts, as well as fixing the number
of which the House of Representa-
tives shall be composed. That sec
ton of the constitution of 1884
stands in full force and virtue to-
day. If the eighth section of the
schedule provides for any addition
al members of the House of Repre-
Aentatives permanently, it provid es
equally for permanent elections by
general ticket" But, says the
Press and Times, "there was q
special reason in 1866 for provid-
ing for the election of the Legis-
lature by general ticket" And
there was ga special reason" for in
creasing the number Of mem
bers of the House of Representa-
tives. The election by general
ticket was to enable men to gel
into the Legislature from counties
in which they had not been fol
months and in which they would
not get single vote. The addition
to the members of the House Of
Representatives was to make room
for some hungry patriots who were
out CT place and waiting for some
thing to turn up. If one clause o.
the section is permanent, SO was the
other; and if one was temporary
so was the other. There can be NJ
other logical conclusion. But let III
see how the matter stands on the
Press and Times assumption thar
"the amended constitution of 1865
provides for additional members il
the House of Representatives. VIZ
copy from the "oficial report of the
proceedings" of the convention o.
January, 1865, as published in the
Nashville Times of January 16
1865:
| "a motion was made to reconsider The
eight section, in order to add member
from the counties Of Sewer, johnson
Carter, Union, and other counties, no
now allowed full representation, max
ing the whole number of the HouS,
eighty.
"The following provisions were addet
to the section, when it was adopted
unanimously:
Provided, that said appointment b,
so modified as to give to the counties o
johnson, Carter, Campbell, Anderson
Union, Sewer, Macon, and Hancock, eacl
one member, and the district composed
Of the counties Of Fentress, Morgan
Scott, and Cumberland, one additional
member in the House Of Representa-
tives.''
We have here the authority o
the "oflicial report Of the proceed
ings" of the convention for tn,
statement that it was the purpos,
Of that body to increase the mum
Der of members of the House o
Representatives to eighty, but tn
official report does not show how
this was to be done. Another re
port which does not profess to b.
official does though, and from it W,
copy as follows:
"Mr. Maynard, of Knex, asked gen
eral consent to introduce substitute 70
the motion before the convention.
1.-THE chair decided the motion out @
order, unless the amendment adopte,
last evening should be reconsidered.
"a motion to reconsider prevailed, an,
Mr.. Maynard introduced his substitut
as follows
CROWDED, That said apportionmen
be so modified IS to give to the countie
of johnson and Carter, and Campbell AM
Anderson, and Union, and Sewer, AM
Macon, and Fentress, each one membe
in the House OF Representatives, anC
that Macon shall be entitled to the mem
Der therein provided for the counties o
Macon, Sumner and Smith"
Capt. Garrett, Of OVerton, offered al
amendment that the counties of Nor
gan, Fentress, Scott and Cumberland b.
entitled to another Representative.
"a gentleman offered another amend
ment proposing a Representative from
Hancock county.
The amendments to the amendment
were then adopted, and then Mr.. May.
nard's amendment as amended wa:
adopted"
Mr.. Maynard's amendment which
was amended and adopted, was
subsequently changed in its phrase
ology so as to read as given in the
official report. We now see how