Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-10-14
PORTER IN THE CONSTITU~
TIONAL CONVENTION.
IEis vote On che PoII FAX QunIitica-
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In the Journal of the Constitutional
Convention of tennessee, for 1870, will
be found the following votes of Judge
Porter, Democratic candidate for Gov
nor, Oh the pages nan ed:
On January 18th, on page 90: Mr..
Nicholson reported Sec. l. Art. Nv,
Elective Franchise, containing these
words:
"rhere shall be no qualification at
tachcd To the right Of suffrage, except
that each voter shall give tn the Judges
of the Election, when he offers his vote,
satisfactory evidence that he has paid
the poll taxes then due him, without
which his vote can not be received
Page l69, January Is: MIR. Jones, of
Lincoln, moved to amend toy striking
out all from except to received
inclusive, and insert, the right to
vote shall be determined by the Judges
of the Election, without tax receipt
or certificate of registration
Mr.. Heiskell moved To lay on the
table. Carried, As to IS, Mir. Porter
voting Aye Page 10.
Page 80, January 10: Mr.. Fentrcss,
Of Hardeman, submitted "a minority
ranChise report, saying:
1--WE can not concur with the ma
joriy of the committee in drawing
black line across tho word white in
the Constitution Of TENNESSEE .
We hold that the elective fran
chise Is the highest browning right
which can be held 10y a freeman the
which, when a man shall be legally
entitled to enjoy, then doth necessarl-
~ FOLLY these tals-the right to
ut on juries and TO hold office, and
(what Is more terrible TO COuJemplate)
the right to social equality and inter
marriage"
The rnajoily report gave the fran.
chise 10 every man OF the age of
Lwenty-une years.
Page l43, January -: Mr.. Jones, Of
LiACuln, moved the adoption of the
report of the minority Of the commit
tee in lieu Of the recommendation Of
the majority, Lost; 20 10 81, Mr.. POr-
ter young tor II. Page 100.
Page III, January IS: Section as
amended, reads every male person
OF The age OF twenty one years
Passed; SIS to Is, Mr., Porter voting
MOI
Page 2l8, February 2: Mir. Camp
bell, of Madison, moved, Provided
that 30 Indian, AsiaJic, African, mu-
latJo, or nusJee, shall be allowed to
vote in any election 10" Judicial OIL
GERS IN this Slate.h
Mr.. Baxter moved TO table carried,
| IS toS. Nit. Porter vUiug "Nu.u
Page $40, February II: Mr.. Fen
! tTess moved, No negro, mulattu or
mUstee shall be allowed 10 bit on iuries
or mold Office in this State.n Lost, %
to 50. Mr. Porter voting Ayc;n also
| against laying 10 on The table page BAL.
Page 81, February .: Mr.. uvizkel
moved, " Properly used for mIuufac.
turing purposes, may be temporarily
exempted 10y law from ra&stuu but
not for greater period than .gu ,moI
| flied 10 five years from the g5tau.isu~
meut of auaa maHuiuctury Bat Iu
such case OF temporary exemption,
/ profits realized Dy such establishment
shall ue suffice. ja q special tax. LOST,
/ = to IL. Atl. Porte, voting No.'
, Page III.
Page ~ Dir. Jones, of Lincoln,
moved. Lue General Assembly
[ shall have 40 power % exempt from
taxation ,ho property or capital ui liz
| cOrp0ratCl companies l.u &, 13 To
| IS, MIR Porter voting " Aye.N
| Page 273, February o, Mr.. Ih0mp-
son, OF Muury, moved: "Tne General
Assembly shall have no power 10 eH-
empt from tnNaliou the property Of
any person, partnership or corporation,
Engaged ia mining, manufacturing or
/ any other branch Oiindustry." Tabled,
81 70 ii, Mr.. Porter voting Mo-"
p. pa.
Page 35&, February IS, 1870, Mr.
| Porter moved: "To amend the See.
3, Art. TX, against duelling, so that it
would apply alone to duels fought in
this state" Lost, Is to 40, he voting
Aye" p, 354