Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-02-23
THE CONVENTION.
rHIRTx-EsGEtr DAY.

| TUESDAY, Feb. %, 1s7O.-The Con
vention met at 9 O'Clock A. NJ, President
Brown in the chair. Prayer was offered
by Mr.. Carter, delegate, after which the
journal was read and approved.
| Mr.. Garner, chairman of the Commit
tee on Printing, reported resolution pro-
viding that 80, 900 copies of the amended
Constitution be printed in phamphlet
form for general distribution that the
Constitution be printed as an advertise
ment in two papers of the largest circula-
| ton in the cities of Knoxville, Nashville
and Memphis, and in one paper of the
largest circulation in each other county of
the State in which a newspaper is pub
| lished-papers printing the same to be
| paid $50: that the Secretary be instructed
to have printed 2, 500 copies of the jour
| nal, to deposit $50 copies in the State
| Library, and deliver to each delegate 30
copies; also, to copy the journals and
| deposit the same with the archives of the
tate-compensatiOn in the sum of 1925
to be paid him for this labor.
Mr.. Kennedy was opposed to paying for
the printing of the Constitution in the
newspapers of the State. He said they
would print it any way and there was no
use in paying for what would be certainly
done.
On motion of Mr.. Nicholson, all thatin
relation to publication in the newspapers
was stricken out.
Mr.. Thompson moved to increase the
number of pamphlet copies to one hun
bred thousand copies. Rejected
Mr.. Garner, Chairman of the Commit
tee on Printing, stated that the cost of
printing the Constitution in pamphlet
would be about as follows 20, 900 copies,
$500; $4,000 copies, $1,000; $4,000
copies, $1,000.
A proposition to print $4,000 copies
was rejected by vote of 27 to 50.
Mr.. Garner proposed $4,000 copies,
which was adopted.
Mr.. Brooks proposed 55, 900 copies adj
ditional, which was laid on the table.
Mr.. Sheperd offered resolution that
copies shall be distributed in proportion
to the voting population.
Mr.. Garner opposed the resolution, and
thought they ought to be distributed
equally among the delegates. He moved
to lay the resolution on the table. Car
RED.
Mr.. House, Of Montgomery, moved to
reconsider the vote rejecting proposition
for printing the Constitution in the news-
papers. 1t was rejected
The resolution as amended was then
adopted
Mr.. Martin offered proposition to es-
tablish new county, to be taken from
Lincoln, Franklin and Bedford, stating
that he had been requested by citizens
from the fractions of those counties to
represent them, as the delegate had with
drawn from the Convention whom they
had relied on to press their claims for a
new county, to be composed of fractions
taken from Lincoln, Franklin and Bed
ford counties. That they had urged him
(Mr. Martin) to press their claims for a
new county, from the fact that they re-
sided at a great distance from the county
seat of Lincoln. He desired the Conven-
ton to grant their request, and stated
that the Committee on New Counties had
reported favorably on their petitions,
that he was only requested to give his at
tention TO this matter last evening, or
that he would have offered this PROPOSE
ton sooner.
Mr.. House, of Montgomery, raised the
point of order.
Mr.. Martin asked the gentleman from
Montgomery to Withdraw his motion of
point of order, from the fact that these
petitions have not had any representation
in the Convention, since the withdrawal
of the delegate from Lincoln; that such
new county could not be established with
the regular number of square miles, and
that the new county ought to be granted
them.
The chair ruled on the point of order
raised by the delegate from Montgomery,
that the subject had been indefinitely
postponed, and that the proposition was
out of order.
WhereupOn, Mr.. Martin appealed from
the decision of the chair, and the ayes
and noes were called for, resulting in 81
to 6.
Mr.. Kyle called up the proposition
making prepayment Of poll tax necessary
for voting, and urged that this measure
would be burthen upon the ratification
of the Constitution. Being regarded in the
country as property qualification, many
poor men would not vote for it, and al
though they may not have much proper
ty, yet they have bone and muscle, and
may be called upon to fight under the
flag of their country. While reducing
his proposition to writing, Mr.. Baxter
moved to take up the Constitution as en-
crossed on parchment, and proceed to
read the same, which motion prevailed,
and Mr.. Heiskell commenced reading that
instrument as amended, and proceeded as
far as the third article, when the COnyen- !
ton adjourned till o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
The Convention proceeded with the
reading of the enrolled copy of the Con-
stitutiOn, making Certa verbal changes.
When the article on elections was reach
cd, Mr.. Kyle proposed reconsideration
for the purpose Of striking out the poll
tax provision. 1t failed.
Messrs. Fentrcss and Netherland entered
written protests against the poll-tax pro-
vision. The protest of Mr.. Netherland
was signed also by Messrs. Kyle, Waters,
Ivie and Morris.
Mr.. Porter, OfIIenry, offered resolution
that the Convention hereby tender thanks
to Messrs. Joseph A. Mabry & Co., for the
gratuitously furnishingof delegates copies
of their able paper. the Knoxville Daily
Wing, during the entire session Of the
Convention. Adopted.
The reading of the Constitution cOntin-
ued until O'Clock, when the Convention
adjourned until A. NJ. tomorrow.