Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-03-26
AND ELECTIONs
Article IIL
SECTION q
FRIpAY, March Is, 1872.


striking out from the 1st and I'd lines the
words "by ballot, 2 and inssf.ing..vipa poce -
Upon which he demanded the ayes and.
noes. They were ordered and taken. and the
amendment lost. ~ Ii
+, The ayes were: aa ~
Messrs. Armstrong, Bee, Burnside, Byrns
Calfee, Grim, Dickinson, Faulkner. Feronson
Ferrell, Fifzhugh, Haynes, jackson. (of
Lewis, Maslin, Mathews, Moffett, Monroe
Morgan, McCreery, Osburn, Pate, Peerce.
Prince, Robinson, Station, Thornburg, Pravers.
Watth and Mr.. PFesident-2s. =
Il The noes were: E' Q
Core, Gushing. Davenport, Farnsworth. Hayl
mond. Hall, Hoge, Holt Jackson, (of Wood }
johnson, (of Wood. } johnson. .(of Tyler,)
kantner, Knight, Lurty, Martin, Miller, Nc.
Cleary, Panneil, Park, Pendleton, Pipes,
Pugh, Randolph, Roberts, Smith, Snider,
Strickler, Stump, Waggener, Wiley, Wilson
and Woods-36.
On motion of Dir. Hoge the report was
amended by adding at the end of section two,
the following:
''Tha. no law shall be enacted requiring
ballots to he sealed or sccre.''
Mr.. Lurty moved to reconsider the vote by
which Mr.. Hoges amendment to the second
section, article third, was adopted this day
Upon which he demanded the.ayes and noes.
and they were ordered.
Mr.. Wilson called for the previous guess
tion. The main question was ordered, and
the ayes and noes taken, and the vote re con.
sidered
The ayes we're:
Niessrs. Arneft, Atkinson, Basel, Core,
Davenport Farnsworth, Raymond, Hall,
l1oge, Holt, Jackson, (of Wood johnson.
Got Wood,) Kantner, Knight, Lurty, Martin,
Miller, McCleary, Pannell, Park, :Pendleton,
Pipes, Pugh, Randolph, Roberts, Smith.
Snider, Stricken, Stump, Thornburg, wag-
genner, Warth, Wiley, Wilson and Woods
-35. ZOE - :,
The noes were:
Messrs Armstrong Bee, Brown. Byrnsside.
-Byrne, Calico, Grim, Cushing. Dickinson.
Faulkner, Ferguson, Terrell, Fitzhugh,
Haynes Jackson. (of Lewis.) johnson, (of
@1yer,) hlashn, Mathews, MofTett, Monroe,
Morgan: McCreery, Osbnrn, Pd.e. Peercc,
Prince, Robinson, Station, Thompson, Traye rs,
Ward and Mr. President-32
Mr.. Hoge offered the following substitute
for the amendment offered by him to-day to
the second section of Article III, which was
adopted, and the vote adopting it subsequent
ly reconsidered:
"But the voter shall be left free to vote by
either open, sealed or secret ballot, as he may
elect"
Mr.. Robinson called for the previous guess
ton.
Mr.. Arnett demanded the ayes and noes.
and they were ordered. The main question
was ordered and put, and the ayes and noes
being taken the amendment was adopted.
The ayes were:
Messrs. Arnett, Atkinson, Bee, 1soees
Brown, Calfee, Grim, Cushing, Dickinson,
Farnsworth, Faulkner, Ferguson, Haynes
Doge, jackson, (of Lewis Maslin, Mathews
Miller, Moffett, Monroe, McCreery, osburp,
Pipes, Prince, Pugh, Snider, Station, Stump,
Thornburg, Thompson, Waggencr, Ward.
Wiley and Mr.. Presdent-34.
4'he noes were:
Messrs. Armstrong, Basel Burnside, Core.
davenport, Terrell, Fitzhugh, Raymond
Hall, Hos, jackson, (of Weed J johnson
(of Wood,) johnson, (of Tyley.) Kantner.
knight, Lurty, Martin, Morgan, McCleary,
Pannell, Park, Pate, Peerce, Pendleton. Ran
dolph, Roberts, Smith, Stricken, Travers,
Narth, Wilson and Woods-32.
SECTION 4.
On motion of Mr. Basel, leave was given
him to withdraw his motion of "Wednesday.
the 18th instant, to insert the word "white"
before the word 'any" in the first line of the
4th section Of Article III of the report:
which he accordingly did.
MIR. Morgan renewed tho motion Withdrawn
by Mr.. Basel to amend the report by insert
ing the word "whits" after the word "anvn
in the FIRST line of the fourth section of Ar
ticle III
Upon whidh he demanded the ayes and
noes. They we're ordered aud taken and the
amendment agreed to.
The ayes were:
Messrs. Armstrong, Basel, Bee, Burnside,
Byrne, Core Grim, Cushing, Ferrell Hall,
Holt, jackson, (of Lewis,) johnson, (of
Wood,) johnson, (of Tyler,l Lurty, Maslin,
Mathews, Monroe, Morgan, Osburn. Panncl1,
Park, Pate, Peerce, Prince, Randolph, Rob-
lnson, Roberts, Station. Stricken, Thompson,
Travers5 Waggener, War.h and Wilson--35.
The noes we're:
Messrs. Arnett, Atkinson. Brown. Calfee.
Davenport, Dickinson, Farnsworth, Faulkner,
Ferguson, Fitzhugh, Raymond, HAYNES.
Hoge, Jackson, (of Wood J Kentner, Knight
Martin, NJ offett, McCleary, McCreery, Pen
dletou, Pipes. Pugh, Smith; Snider, Stump,
Thornburg, Ward, Wiley, Woods and Mr.
Presidential.
SATURDAY., Morch 16, 1872
The pending question being the amendment
offered by Mr.. Faulkner yesterday, to the
amendment of the Committee Of the Whole
to the 4th section, of the i'd article which
amendment to the amendment is, to strike out
Of said amended section all to, aud including
the word ''ofice,'' in the I'd liue, and insert.
ing the following: "No person except citi>
zens entitled to vote, shall be elected or ap-
pointed to any State, COUNTY or municipal of.
fee"
On motion of Mr.. Thompson the question
was divided.
The Question then being on striking out,
Mr.. Thompson demaded the ayes and noes.
They were ordered and taken and the motion
to strike out prevailed
The ayes were:
Messrs Arnctt, Atkinson; Brown, Calfee.