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

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time to put stop to this by setting up a
/ barrier in.the Constitution.
It The proposition was referred to the
g Committee on the Judiciary.
; THE TERM oman.
/ By Mr. Warner:
d Resolved, That the following PROPOSE
y ton be presented to the Committee on the
Bill of Rights
l. That article l, section 3, be so
amended as to strike out the words ''free
man" between the words enc and shall
| and insert the word "person )" and to in
l sert the word EEher" between the words
5 'this" and 'freehold;" and that the words
z cor herr be inserted between the words
CHS" and elderly" and that the words
Cor herr be inserted between the words
CHS" and ''peers" which will make said
section read thus:
EThat no person shall be taken or i'm
prisoned or disseized of his or her free
hold, liberties or privileges, or Outlawed,
or exiled, or in any manner distrained or
deprived of his or her life, liberty or
property, but by the judgment of his or
her peers, or the law of the land.
Be it also resolved, That section of
l
the letters 'fself'' be stricken out between
the words ''himself' and F'herself" and
that the words Cor herr be inserted be- |
tween the words CHS" and counsel" |
and that the words Cor her. be inserted |
between the words EEhim' and ''and"; that |
the words cor her" be inserted between |
the words CHS and, " and 'favor, and that |
the letters SELF in the last word in said |
section be stricken out and the words ''Or |
herself" be added, to make said section |
read thus: That in all criminal prOsecu-
tons the accused hath right to be heard |
| by him or herself and his or her counsel,
| to demand the nature and cause of the
accusation against him or her, and to have
a copy thereof, to meet the witnesses face
to face, to have compulsory process for
| obtaining witnesses in his or her favor,
and in prosecutions by indictment or pre-
sentiment a speedy public triat, by an i'm
| partial jury of the county or district in
which the crimes shall have been commit
| ted, and shall not be compelled TO give
| evidence against him or herself.
Be it further resolved, That section | 3
of said article be so amended as to strike
out the word jail and insert the word
prison, and that section II of said article
be so amended as to strike out the words
"free man, and insert in their stead free
person:
Resolved further, That section II of
said article be so amended as to insert the
word person in the place of man between
the words, ever and for, and insert the
words or her after the word him and be-
fore the word in, and the words or her
hntXrpaT, ba 1-nr,1C biu Lands |
Resolved further, That section 81 Of
said article be so amended as to insert the
word person, instead of man, between the
words no and particular, and that the
words or her be inserted between the
words his and representatives.
Resolved further, That section rs of
same article be so amended as to strike
out the words ''the free white men" and |
insert the words all persons.
Resolved further, That section of said |
article shall be so amended as to strike out |
the word men, between all and have, and |
insert the word persons, and strike out the
word man between the words no and can |
and insert the word person.
DIRECTORY TO COMMITTEES.
By Mr.. Porter, of Haywood:
Resolved, That the standing commit !
tees of this body be and are hereby re-
quested to report in some way upon all |
propositions and resolutions that have
been, or may hereafter be referred to I
them; that, in cases of the repetition of
any resolution, the same shall be returned | [
to this body, labelled repeated simply,
or rejected, because the substance thereof
has or will be acted upon and reported in [
another form and manner.
REPORTER.
By Mr.. Thompson, of MauTy: Il
Resolved, That A. DRAPER be and he
is hereby appointed stenographic reporter
for this Convention, and that he be au-
thOrized to furnish three thousand copies
of his report in book form, for which he {
shall receive the same compensation as is [
now paid by law for public Srinting of {
the same grade. {
Referred to Committee on Printing.
WITHOUT DELAY.
By Mr.. Warner:
Resolved, That article II section Is of &
the Constitution of 1884 be so amended as
to insert the words ''without delay" be- I
tween the words ''shalln and tissue and 5
that the Legislative Committee inquire t
into the prOpriety of said amendment.
1t was referred to the Committee on
Legislative Department.
IMPEACHMENT.
By Mr.. Warner:
Resolved, That the Committee on the !
Legislative Department be required to re-
port upon the prOpriety of comforting on
two-thirds of the Senate and majority of
all members of the House of the General
Assembly the power to grant pardOns in ,
cases of impeachment.
CALLING A CONVENTION,
By Mr.. Warner:
Resolved, That the Committee on the
Bill and Declaration of Rights be directed I
to inquire into and repeat on the prOpri-
ETY. of amending article l section l |
of the Declaration of Rights, so that in +
calling conventions of the people of this
State, other than in the mode of amend
ing the Constitution in accordance with !
article XI section of the Constitution,
that a majority of the qualified voters of !
the State, and a majority voting for Gov :
crnOr in the last preceding election, shall
vote in favor of calling any convention !
that may be called to amend or alter the :
Constitution, or other sovereign body of ;
the people, as it may be called, shall be !
authorized to act as delegates of the peo- r
pie in altering, reforming or abolishing ?
the Constitution of this State, subject to !
the ratification of the people. !
Mr. Wamer-It will be seen by cX- a
alnining the first article of the Bill Of I
Rights, that call power is inherent in the ,
people," etc. This clause docs not de q .
fine specifically what is meant by 'the =
people" 1t does not show what number 9
of the people have to vote IN order that
convention shall be called This will be =
seen by reference to the various con !
stitutional conventions: that of 1878, J.
which was voted down by the people, and 4,
that of 1861, which was not acted on by | +
the people. The object of this PROPOSE
ton is to define what number of voters of a
the people it shall require to call a con- =
vention. | find also, that for the present y
Convention to be called, there were only :,
about 80, 600 votes cast for it. Now, in q
order to avoid these difficulties, l desire G.
that the committee shall inquire what :,
number of votes shall be necessary. q
By Mr.. Walters:
Resolved, That there shall be an Office
created by the General Assembly of the p
State of Tennessee, authoring the election 8
of a County Judge for the respective v
counties, and who shall have jurisdiction G
to try all offenses under the laws of the l;
o. a