Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-09-14
NEW SERIES, NO. es7.

from each congressional district to be
! chosen by the joint action of the dele
gates from said district, be appointed 8
COMMITTEES on resolutions; aud further be
it resolved, that all resolutions looking to
declaration of principles shall be first
submitted to their action and report be-
fore any action is taken thereon by this
body.
Hon. John F. House, of Montgomery,
offered the following resolution in lieu:
Resolved, That the President of the
Convention appoint Committee on Re
solutions to be composed of one member
from each congressional district to whom
all resolutions on the subject of a plat
form shall be referred without debate.
The resolution in lieu was, on motion,
adopted.
ID N Kennedy, of Montgomery, moved
that committee of three from the State
at large be added to the said committee
The Chairman then announced the com
mittee as follows:
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
John F. House, 9th district.
Scott Payne, 1st district.
john c Vaughn, I'd district.
Col. John H. Savage, Sd district.
Col. John w Burton, 4th district.
Judge 10 c Guild, 9Th district.
Col. W d Lanam, 7th district.
Col. Joseph R MOsby, 8th district
STATE AT LARGE.
Col. John A Mckinney.
Gen. w B Bate.
Col. W T Avery.
It was again suggested that Gen. Bate
was rot q delegate
Judge Guild moved that Gen. Bate be
recognized as delegate, and his name be
continued on the list from the State at
large-caIried.
A motion was now made 10 adjourn to
p o'clock, which was lost.
COMMITTEE ON REPRESENTATION.
Hugh Francis offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
Resolved, That committee of eleven
be appointed to report upon the basis of
representation.
The following committee was appoint
ed under said resolution, to wit Hugh
Franci', Robert LOoney, D. N. Ken
nedy, Col. Ben. Lee, Major Baker, Capt.
James OConner, Capt. r. Bennett, ]. d.
GoOdpasture, Thomas NJ. Jones, Robert
L. c. White, NJ. D. Cardwell.
PERMANENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mr.. w. NJ Hall offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, By this Convention, that the
Chairman appoint Committee of seven,
to consist of three from the Middle, two
from the Eastern and two from the West
ern divisions of the State, whose duty it
shall be TO recommend to the Convention
a permanent Executive Committee for the
State, to consist of FIVE members and a
Committee of five from
each district.
The resolution was discussed by w. NJ.
Hall, John c. Burch and B. ]. Lea.
B. J. Lea moved in lieu that the chair |
appoint one from each Congressional |
District as an Executive Committee at |
Large.
1ne resolution was so amended as to |
have three persons from East Tennessee, |
five from Middle Tennessee, and three |
from West Tennessee, added to the Com
mittee at Large without reference to dis
tricts. The motion was passed, and the |
Chairman was allowed time to appoint |
the committee and have the same pub
lished at his discretion.
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The Committee on the basis of repre-
seniation reported the following:
That each county shall be entitled to |
twelve votes for each representative in |
the present Legislature. That each foter-
ial district shall be entitled to twelve votes |
divided among the counties respectively. |
The report was adopted.
The Convention then took a recess till |
9 O'Clock