Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-21

impoverishment, / would substitute thess
words: ''He shall receive as compensa
ton for his services at least S., 900 per
annum but his salary shall not be in.
creased during the period for which be
shall have been elected"
Mr.. Baxter thought it ought to be more
than $4,000. Some time in the future il
ought, perhaps, to be double that.
Mr.. Bate also thought the proposed sal
airy insufficient.
Mr.. Doherty preferred that the Legis-
lature regulate the compensation of the
Governor.
Mr.. Brown, of Davidson-This salary
was but $4,000 till 1852, then it was
raised to 50, 900, and so continued till re-
Gently. -Four or five years ago it was In
creased to $4,000; and so it re-
mains now. But the more we do
here, however well it may be
done-the more danger there is that it
viii be disapproved by our constituents.
Now, there are some things to be done
here that would not have disapproved
OF, and amongst them would not have
the suffrage of the white man lost, for
came here chiefly for the purpose of see
ing the white man put on his feet again.
MIR. Williamson did not offer the
amendment with a view to make the
Constitution exceptionable to the people
He was willing to defend his proposition
before the people. With reference to
the object which brings the gentleman
from Davidson here, he would say to that
| gentleman that he Mr.. williamson did not
come here to secure the privilege of
voting 70 the white man, for he held that
the white man inherits that right.
MIR. Fentress could not see the objection
to fixing the minimum of salary, not only
of the Governor, but of the Legislature
and Judges of the Supreme Court. The
foundation principle of government is, =
that all power is inherent in the people,
and under this, we start out with three
principal divisions: the Executive, the
Legislature and the Judicial. Now, any
thing that tends to conserve the independ-
ence of each of these departments Is
within the province of this Convention to
do. And we should rightly establish the
independence of these departments.
Now, it seems to me, it would be a step
in the contrary direction to put into the
hands of the Legislature the power to
fix the salary of the Executive. For
when there comes to be conflict between
these departments, there might be great
inducements in one of them to assume too
much power. Would it not be better,
therefore, for the Convention to make the
Executive independent in this respect2
Mr.. Garner-In my humble Judgment
the best way for us to do is to do as our
fathers did in the Convention of "a. The
great danger Is that we may overload
the wagon, so that it viii break down. The
people are paying very heavy taxes. The
finances of the State are In a very uncer-
tain condition. To say the least, they are
very much straitened. l have been look
ing to see the part acted by our fathers.
Here, in the amended Constitution of 90,
it is provided that the Legisla-
lature of the State shall allow
compensation to the officers of State as
follows till the year 1901: To the Governor
$3.50 per annum, and no more; to the
Judges of the Superior Courts no more
than 5000; to the Secretary of State no
more than 800, ETC. But in the Conven-
ton of 1884 they did not fix the salaries,
but prescribed that these salaries shall not
be increased nor diminished during the |
term for which the officers shall have
been elected Whilst 1 believe
in the Scripture, that the labor
er is worthy of his hire, I
am not In favor of having exorbitant sala-
ries. do not desire that man shall have
full and ample pay for what he shall do for
the public. We ought all to be willing to
make some sacrifices in that direction.
Therefore prefer to let this section stand
as in the Constitution of a.
Mr., Porter, of Haywood-As this amend
ment meets with opposition that was not
expected, move an adjournment
And accordingly, the Convention adj
journed.
NEW COUNTY RESOLUTIONS.
The following are Mr.. Warmers Coun-
ty Resolutions, submitted Tuesday, of
which we received only the first for our
report published yesterday:
Resolved, That the Committee on New
Counties and County Lines inquire into
the propriety of establishing a new coun-
ty out of the north part of Marshall, north
west part of Bedford, southwest part of
south part of Williamson and
east part of MauTy, to consist of an area
of not less than two or three hundred
square miles, and containing a voting
population of not less than eight hundred
or one thousand.
Resolved further, That in forming said
new county, the line or lines shall not run
nearer the county seats of the old coun-
ties than ten miles; and that neither one
Of the old counties mentioned shall be re-
1uced in area less than three hundred
square miles.
Resolved further, That it shall be left
70 the qualified voters living within the
fractions out of which the new county is
% be formed, whether or not they want or
will have said new county; and if a ma
Ority of the voters contained therein vote
for the same, then the same may be es-
Resolved, That the said committee also
INQUIRE into the propriety of taking off
rom the county of Giles, ON the north
part adjoining Marshall county, fifty
square miles, and adding the same to said
Marshall; provided, however, that a ma
iority of the qualified voters in said frac-
ion shall vote in favor of the same.
Resolved further, That in taking off
said fraction, the line shall not run nearer
he county seat of Giles county than ten
miles, and the area of said county of
Giles shall not be reduced to less than five
hundred square miles.
Resolved further, That as soon as this
Constitution is adopted, the Legislature
,hall fix the time and place and prescribe
he manner of voting, consistent with the
above, for the new county or against it,
md for the fraction of Giles to come to
Marshall or against it.
Resolved further, As soon as the vote
las been taken as above specified, if a
majority of the various fractions shall vote
or new county, if the new county can
)e had according to the aforesaid specii-
,ations, then the lines may be run and the
county laid off and established; and if a
majority of the fraction from Giles shall
7ote to come into Marshall, then the line
hall be run IN accordance with the rules
II lines above specified, and if in accord
nee Herewith the same can be done, then
he same shall be a part of Marshall.
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