Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-15

ton, or part of section and article of tn
Constitution, proposed to be amended
and If new section is reported it shoul
be remarked, and its appropriate place il
the Constitution designated.
Mr.. House, of Williamson, proposed t,
amend by abolishing the proposition Jus
now read by Mr. House, of Montgomery
Mr.. Heiskell proposed to amend til,
substitute offered by Mr.. House, of VII
liamson, by adding the following words
''But that the several committees of this
House may, in their discretion, report tc
this House by resolution drawn up in such
form as they may deem advisable, to test
the sense of the House upon such princi.
pies as they may deem material so to pre-
sent. "
1t was rejected: and the question re-
CURED on the adoption of Mr.. Houses
substitute.
Mr.. Nicholson put case. Suppose
majority of the judiciary Committee
should be of the opinion that the present
judicial offices of the State should be va
Gated, and should go to work and make
very different system, and that after
wards the Convention should come to the
conclusion that the present incumbents
shall hold Now think the whole OBJ
ject of the amendment of the gentleman
from Shelby is to avoid that double labor.
After further debate by Mr.. Nicholson
and MIR. Jones of Lincoln-the vote re-
jecting Mr.. HeiskelIs amendment was re-
considered: and then,
On motion of Mr.. Jones, of Lincoln,
it was adopted
The question then required on the
adoption of Mr.. Houses substitute as
amended.
After further debate, in which Mr..
Heiskell, Mr.. Burton and Mr.. kirkpatrick
took part, the question was taken on the
adoption of Mr.. Houses resolution, as
amended, and it was agreed to.
And then the original proposition by
Mr.. Brown, of Davidson, as amended by
The substitution of the proposition of Mr..
House, of Williamson, was adopted.
ADJOURNMENT.
Mr.. Jones, of Lincoln, moved, for an
order that when the Convention shall adj
jOurn to-day it shall be till Monday 10
o'clock.
After debate thereon, by Messrs. Baxter
and Brown, of Davidson
Mr.. Jones withdrew the motion.
Mr.. Thompson renewed the motion.
Mr.. Baxter demanded the yeas and nays
and they were ordered and taken, result |
ing-yeas IA, nays 60-as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Arledge, Bur
ton, Brandon, Bate, Brown, of LIN
coin, Marshall and Giles, Cummings
Jones, of Lincoln, Jones, of Giles, Ken,
nedy, Porter, of Haywood, Thompson, of |
Davidson, Thompson, of Maury, and
Turner-14.
Nays.-Messrs. Burket, Blackburn,
Brown of Davidson, Bronson, Baxter, |
Britton, Brooks, Byrne, Blizzard, Brown |
Of Carroll, Coffin, Campbell, Chowning,
Cypert, Carter, Dibrell, Davenport,
Deaderick, Doherty, DrOmgOOle, |
Finley, Fulkerson, Fentress, Fielder, |
Iaut, Gibson, Gardner, Gibbs, |
Gordon, Garner, Henderson, Hill, of |
Warren, Hill, of Gibson, Heiskill, House, |
Of Williamson, House, of Davidson, |
Robertson and Montgomery, Ivie, Kirk |
patrick, Key, Kyle, Martin, Mabry, Nor
is, Meeks, McDougal, McNabb, Neither
and, Nicholson, Porter, of Henry, Par
ler, Seay, Shepherd, Stephens, Staley, |
sample, Shelton, Taylor, Wright, VIII |
hanson, Warner and Walters-6O.
So the motion was rejected.
On motion of Mr.. Morris, the Conycn-
ion adjourned.