The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-06-29
of Tennessee binding and complete
JOHN j. LITTLEToN, JR.
II. H. BARR.

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in favor of the report, using the ar
guments so familiar to the reader
and so plausible in coming from
such q distinguished source. Or, he
said, he would favor the proposition
to pretermit the question and let it
be decided in the Legislative canvass.
1t was plain from this time that
) there was to be a bolt.
Savage replied to Bailey and at
last said: Il have decided, like an
old soldier, that when you fix your
resolutions and they should not ex-
actly suit me, l shall give them my
hearty support
The convention then proceeded
to consider the majority report as
read by Mr.. Judd.
The first section of the majority
report was adopted by a Viva voee
vote. y.
The second section was read, and
on a call of the counties, it was
adopted by a vote of l176 to 2l9.
The third section was read, and
! Il. w. McFerrin moved to amend by
striking out the third section and
amending the fourth section so as
to include the state debt proper.
Laid on the table, and the section
adopted by a ViOa-Voce vote.
The fourth section was then read,
and an amendment was offered by
T. NJ. Mcconnell of Hamilton strik-
ing out SOB and and inserting
SOB as a uniform rate of interest.
He spoke earnestly in behalf Of his
amendment. The amendment was
adopted by 933 ayes and AL noes.
The following amendment by A.
L. Lands, ST., of Bedford county, was
offered to the fourth section: Chat
the war interest be excluded on all
the bonded Indebtedness of the
state"
a vote was taken on the adoption
Of the amendment and it resulted
S53 ayes, 40 noes. -....
The section as amended was then
adopted by an overwhelming
majority
The fifth section was read, and on
motion of D. L. Snodgrass, of White
county, it was amended so as to
force the railroads to pay their pro
portion of the state tax according
to the value of their property.
The amendment was adopted as
amended.
The sixth section, as read, was
adopted by reclamation.
The seventh section, as read, was
adopted unanimously.
The eighth section was unani-
mousIy adopted on motion of
General John E. Garner.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
That the twenty nine bonds held
by the widow of James X. Polk shall
be paid as the state debt proper, in
full.
That the democratic party is OPP
posed to all unequal taxation upon
the mercantile and manufacturing
interests of Tennessee,
That we are opposed to the call
inc of n constitutional convention
at this time because the principal |
object of the same as declared by |
the Republican party through its
executive committee was to make
coupons receivable for taxes, and
this we forever oppose.
Mr.. Snodgrass then moved that
his minority report be substituted
for the whole. Rejected by 367 ayes
to 943 noes.
He then moved to insert a sub
mission plank. Rejected by 1857
to 304.
T. w. Wrenne, of the Davidson
county delegation, offered an amend
ment that we are in favor of paying
in full all bonds of the state held
and owned on the first day of Janu
airy, 1882, by educational, charitable
and literary institutions" Adopted.
The previous question was called
and the majority report as amended
was adopted amid loud cheering
and applause.
THE BOLT.
A large number of the disafTected
members had already left the hall
one by one, among them Judge
Bailey, when Hon. d. b. Cooper of
Maury arose to question of priv
lege and said:
Exercising perfect manhood, can
not stand here and allow another pro-
ceeding had by this convention with
out taking the step which l am about to
take. A short time since the eXecu-
tive committee called the two wings OF
the democracy together for the purpose
of harmonizing on the state debt ques-
ton. l doubted the propriety of that at
the time, but did not doubt MY democ-
racy. l yielded to the result of that
conference, and have come here to this
convention. You have endorsed the
views of Col. John III. Savage and Hon.
ID. L. Snodgrass expressed here to-day,
and honored them and that element of
the party. Col. Savage had upon the
floor of this convention, upon being in
terrogated as to whether he would abide
the action of this convention, said he
would il there were no fundamental
principles involved. L respect him for
that answer. "a voice What is your
name? Laughter and spplause.) In
Withdrawing from this convention do
so with great sadness, but you can't
drive me out of the democratic party.
(AppIauSe.) But Wnen you come up
here and repudiate, as you have done,
% per cent. of the pitiful amount Ten
nessee owes, you violate every principle
of fundamental government and ac-
knowledge no right. cloud applause.)
PROTESTS.
r. l.. Morris, of Davidson county.
presented the following protest and
asked that it be spread upon the
minutes of the convention:
NASHVILLE, Tenn, June 2l.-Recog-
nizing in the platform adopted here to-
day, determination to abandon de-
clared and settled principles for mere
expediency; recognizing the palpa BILE |
abandonment OF the platform of 1880,
which demanded a settlement of the
state debt on the best terms to be pro-
cured as the result of negotiations with |
the creditors; recognizing that in this |
the convention consents to abandon |
members of the legislature who have
sbeyed the behests of the platform on |
which they were elected
Recognizing that this is an effort on |
the part of the debtor factions to har-
uAonize their differences at the expense |