Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-19
THE CONVENTION.
THiRTY-FIETE7 BAY.

FRIDAY. Feb. 10, 1S7O.-The Conven-
ton met at $50 o'clock A. NJ, President
Brown in the chair. The journal was
read and approved.
COMMON SCHOOLS.
Mr. Gibson offered the following as an
| independent section to article XII:
All the revenue derived by the State
from the tax on polls, and such other reve-
nues as the Legislature may from time 10
time designate, shall be set apart Tor tne
support of common schools, and shall
never be applied to any other purpose
GETTING THROUGH WORK.
Mr.. Allen introduced the following:
Resolved, That this Convention pro-
coed at once, without regard to the report
of any committee or committees, to the
consideration Seridtim of the various
sections of the several articles of the Con-
stitution adopted in 1884, that as yet
have not been adopted, amended or re-
| jected by this Convention.
Laid over under the rules.
REPRESENTATION.
Mr., Seay introduced the following as an
independent section:
No county which has Representative,
at the date of the ratification OF THIS Con-
stitution, shall ever be deprived thereon
under any apportionment made hereafter
under the provisions of this Constitution.
Laid over under the rules.
THE IsRAEIITEs.
Mr.. Thompson, of Davidson, presented
the following petition:
To the Honorable President and Delegates OF the
Constitutional Convention:
Your petitioners being Israelites (or
Jews as we are commonly called), most
humbly and respectfully petition and pray
your honorable body, as well IN behalf Oh
all the Israelites of the State of Tennes-
see as of ourselves, to provide in said Con
stitution that the Israelites be permitted
to observe and keep Saturday as our
Sabbath, in place of Sunday, the day re-
cognized as Sabbath by Christians, as
Saturday is and has been from time i'm
memorial the day observed as the
Sabbath, and which has never been
departed from by the church,
and it is in accordance with
our faith we have no objection for 1t TO
be provided that, as we follow our com :
mon avocations of life OnSunday, we Will
not be permitted to exhibit any show or
sign at our places of business on that day
To grant this request of your petitioners
you will do nothing more than many OF
the States have done, and you will be
comforting great favor on consldera-
BILE portion of your fellow-citizens. The
States that have granted the Jews the
privileges according to their faith and re-
ligious custom, to keep Saturday as their
Sabbath, either by a constitutional pro-
vision or by legislative enactments, are
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Wisconsin and Iowa.
The petition was signed by large num-
Der of Israelites.
It was referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee.
STATE DEBTS.
Mr.. Dromgoole offered the following;
which was laid over under the rules.
All the revenues of the State after de,
| fraving the current expenses of the Gov,
| eminent, shall be applied to the payment
/ of the lust debts of the State, and nc
other application of its revenue shall be
l1made until the debts of the State are paid,
and except the appropriations permitted
by the Constitution to be applied to odu
cational purposes.
COUNTIES TO BE EXEMPTED.
Mr. Dohertv introduced the following
which was also laid over under the rules
Resolved, That the counties of Carroll,
Gibson and Lauderdale, on the line OF tn
Tennessee Central Railroad, be excepted
from the provision of the Constitution re
ouiring three-fourths of those voting II
any county to authorize subscriptions Il
the stock of any railroad company.
VOTING FOR THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Nicholson, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Elections and Elective Fran
chise, made the following report:
sgThe Committee on Elections and Sui
frare have considered an ordinance pre-
scented to the Convention by Mr.. Turner
of Sumner county, and have instructe
me to recommend its adoption, with ceI
tain immaterial amendments.
One hundred copies of the ordinance Il
question were ordered to be printed.
| RATIFYTNG AMENDMENTS TO THE CoNsT
TUITION OF TIE UNITED STATES.
The following was introduced by MI
Warner, and proposed as an lndepenu
| ent section:
''That when any amendment or amen
ments to the Constitution of the Unite
States shall be proposed to the sever
, | States thereof for ratification, no LegIsl
. | ture or Convention of this State shall ev
( ratify or reject such amendment
amendments, unless the Legislature
t Convention shall have been elected by 4
s people of this State, after the period
; time when the Congress or Convention
= the United States shall have propos
Q such amendment or amendments to I
i several States for ratification.
J; Mr.. Warner made vigorous speech
u support of his proposition, after which
J was referred to the Judiciary Commute
THE FINANCES.
The Convention took up the fOlloWin
introduced as an independent section:
r. Sect. -. ''The due coupons OF
t bonds of the State, legally issued for I
+ State debt proper, prior to the year l8t
r. shall be received at par after Jan. l, lo'
D, for all taxes or other dues to the Stau
n Provided that this section shall not APT
rs during a rebellion or invasion OF t
State -.
OF Mr.. Thompson urged his propositit
rs believing that if adopted it would grea
le benefit the finances of the State. l
y bonds in question would not exceed $
ct 900, 900.
90 Mr.. Baxter thought this ought all to
in left to the Legislature. He insisted t
n. the labors of the Convention should
as brought to a close.
IN Mr.. Stephens thought they could
ng properly make determinations. lie h
that the State of Tennessee had no 7
es ferred debts. The State shOuld not &C
nf- NIT suicide by receiving coupons in p
ment of taxes.
Mr.. Kennedy did not wish the State
i'll receive any coupons unless she could t
ng all.
ed The proposition was rejected by a
of s to 81
On SECTION TEN.
"a Mr.. Fentress offered the follow
, Tv which was adopted: Add to section
ng article X, the following: crowded, a
raS that no school established or aided III
@b this section shall allow white and nj
10 children to be received as scholars in
md same school"
a. COMMON SCHOOLS.
c C The proposition of Mr.. Gibson, Off
the carrier IN tlie uay' "'IS 49, orrorod
InJ MIR. thompson, VI IuduiyS OhNi ~