prevailing, Mr. STEPHENSON accepted the amendment of Mr. SMITH, and the resolution was thereupon read as amended and adopted. The amendment offered on yesterday by Mr. GREENE, was then determined to be the original resolution, which was in the following words, to-wit: Resolved, That the Convention go into the election of a Public Printer to their body on to-morrow evening at three o'clock, and that said Printer shall not receive a greater compensation than was allowed to the Printer of the General Assembly at the session of 1831, for similar services. Mr. GILLESPY then offered the following in lieu of the foregoing, and also in lieu of the amendment offered by Mr. M'GAUGHEY, to wit: Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed to receive proposals for the Job Printing, and that they also receive proposals for printing the Journals, and such amendments as may be made to the Constitution, and report on each case separately and as early as practicable: and the sense of the Convention being thereupon had, said amendment was rejected. The question then recurred upon the amendment offered by Mr. M'GAUGHEY, and the question thereon being had; Will the Convention receive said amendment?-it was determined in the negative. Ayes 16 --Noes 44. The ayes and noes being demanded by Mr. M'GAUGHEY, the affirmative voters are Messrs Douglass, Garrett, Gillespy, Gray, Kelly, Kincaid, Ledbetter, M'Gaughey, Neal, Nelson, Roadman, Ridley, Stephenson, Smartt, Ury, and Webster-16. The negative voters are Messrs President, Allen, Armstrong, Alexander, Bradshaw, Burton, Blount, Cannon, Childress, Cahal, Cobbs, Cheatham, Cross, Fulton, Fogg, Greene, Gordon, Hodges, Hill, Huntsman, Humphreys, Hess, Kincannon, Kendall, Kimbrough, Loving, M'Clellan, Robert J. M'Kinney, John A. M’Kinney, Mabry, Montgomery, Marr, Porter, Purdy, Richardson, Robertson, Senter, Smith, Sharp, Scott, Whitson, Walton, White and Weakley-44. And so said amendment was rejected. The question then recurred upon the adoption of the original resolution as offered by Mr. Greene, and the sense of the Convention being thereupon had, it was determined in the affirmative. The President presented the memorial of Edward Ward of Shelby county, contesting the election of Adam R. Alexander Esq. the delegate from said county; which was received, read at the Clerk's table,. and referred, on motion of Mr. WHITE, to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Mr. FOGG submitted the following: Resolved, That the Secretary of State be requested to prepare and communicate to this Convention, tabular statements of the free white,free coloured and slave population of each county in this State according to the census of 1800, 1810, 1820 and 1830. Also, of the taxable inhabitants, according to the census taken in this State in 1805, 1812, 1819, 1826 and 1833, the quantity of land taxed in each county in 1833 of the amount of taxes assessed in each county-amount of taxes paid into the public Treasury from each county, from 1800 to 1834-amount of taxes accruing on each subject of taxation, for the same period-and an estimate of the free white, free coloured and slave population of each county, in the year 1834; and also, that the Secretary be requested to communicate such other information in regard to the statistics of this State, as can by him be conveniently prepared. And the rule being suspended on motion of Mr. FoGG, said resolution was adopted. Ordered, that the Secretary of this Convention, present a copy of the foregoing resolution to the Secretary of State. Mr. CAHAL submitted the following: Resolved, That the elective franchise should be uniform, so that throughout the State, similar qualifications should confer a similar right of suffrage, and that no citizen in any election, shall be entitled to more than one vote. Resolved further, That equal numbers of qualified voters, throughout the State, are entitled to equal representation in both branches of the General Assembly. Mr. ROADMAN, the following: Resolved, That the Constitution that may be adopted by this Convention, be submitted to the free voters of this State for their approval or condemnation. And Mr. J. A. M'KINNEY, the following: Resolved, That the Secretary of State, be required to make out and communicate to this Convention, a statement of the number of persons, omitting the names of such persons who have been appointed to civil offices of trust and emolument by the Legislature of this State, from persons who were elected members of the Legislature, during the period for which such persons were so elected, specifying the offices to which such appointments have been made-said statement to include all that period which has elapsed since the adoption of the present Constitution of this State. Mr. WEBSTER submitted the following: Resolved, That a Committee on Propositions and Grievances be appointed, to consist of five members, whose duty it shall be to examine and report upon all petitions and memorials of that nature, which may come before this Convention. And the rule being suspended, on motion of Mr. WEBSTER said resolution was adopted. The President appointed Messrs Webster, Roadman, White, Kendall and Cahal said Committee. Mr. ARMSTRONG submitted the following resolutions: Resolved, That the most expedient method of bringing before the Convention any amendment to the Constitution which may be proposed, will be to take up the existing Constitution of the State of Tennessee, with the Declaration of Rights, and regarding them for the purpose of examination and discussion, as a plan proposed and referred to a committee of the whole Convention, there to be examined, section by section, and to be dealt with, by reference to committees ro otherwise, as this Convention may direct. Resolved, That it be a standing order of the Convention, that the Convention shall every day resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole to consider the existing Constitution of the State, and such propositions for amendment or alteration thereof as shall be referred to or made in said committee. And Resolved, That the Declaration or Bill of Rights requires no amendment except the 28th Section, which should read as follows"That every citizen of this State subject to Military duty shall be compelled to bear arms or furnish a sufficient substitute." On motion of Mr. J. A. M'Kinney, ordered, that the credentials of the members of this Convention be referred to the Committee on Privileges and Elections. Mr. ARMSTRONG submitted the following: Resolved, That this Convention will elect a Sergeant at Arms tomorrow at 12 o'clock. And also the following: Resolved, That each and every county in the State shall elect one Representative to the General Assembly, and no more, and that there shall be thirty Senators, elected agreeably to the free population, and no county shall be divided in forming a Senatorial District, and when it takes more than one county to form a district, they shall adjoin each other. MR. ROBERTSON submitted the following: Resolved, That in all elections to be made by this Convention, each member be required to vote viva voce. Resolved, That in all elections to be made by the Legislature, each member shall be required to vote viva voce. MR. SMITH presented the memorial of sundry citizens of Jackson county, which was read at the Clerk's table, and on motion of Mr. Smith, was referred to the Committee on Propositions and Grievances. The hour of three o'clock having arrived, the Convention proceeded, by ballot, to the election of a Public Printer; and on collecting and counting the votes on the third ballotting, it appeared from the report of the Tellers, that SAMUEL H. LAUGHLIN and JOHN F. HENDERSON were jointly and duly elected. MR. ALLEN's resolution of yesterday, proposing the appointment of a committee of thirteen, one from each Congressional District, for the purpose of adopting and reporting the most expedient mode of presenting to the consideration of the House such amendments as may be proposed to the existing Constitution, was taken up, read and adopted. The President appointed Messrs. Allen, Roadman, Garrett, Gillespy, Greene, Armstrong, Burton, Cannon, Webster, Sharp, Cheatham, Hess, and Humphreys, to compose said Committee. On motion of MR. CHEATHAM, ordered, that Messrs. White and Fogg be added to said committee. On motion of MR. ARMSTRONG, ordered, that Mr Smith be added to said committee. On motion of MR. SHARP, ordered, that Mr Walton be added to said committee. The resolutions heretofore submitted by Messrs. Burton, Huntsman and Cannon, were, on their several motions, ordered to be referred to the foregoing committee. MR. KIMBROUGH submitted the following: Resolved, That the Convention receive no more resolutions, for amendments to the Constitution, until it be determined by this body, whether they proceed by a Committee of the Whole to examine said instrument regularly, as to what amendments should be made, or whether its several branches be referred to committees for their examination and report. And then the Convention adjourned. THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1834. The Convention was opened by prayer, by the Rev. Mr. Greene, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. MR. ALLEN, from the committee to whom was referred sundry resolutions, reported that the committee have had the same under consideration, and have instructed him to report the following resolutions: 1st. Resolved, That a committee of five be appointed, to take into consideration the Bill or Declaration of Rights, and to report to this Convention, whether in their opinion, any, and if any, what amendments are necessary therein. 2nd. Resolved, That a committee of thirteen (one from each Congressional District,) be appointed, to take into consideration the Legislative Department as established by the present Constitution, and report to this Convention, whether any, and if any, what amendments or changes are necessary thereto. 3rd. Resolved, That a committee of thirteen (one from each Congressional District) be appointed, to take into consideration the Executive Department of the Government, as established by the present Constitution, and report to this Convention, whether any, and if any, what amendments or changes are necessary thereto. 4th. Resolved, That a committee of thirteen (one from each Congressional District,) be appointed, to take into consideration the Judicial Department of the Government, as established by the present Constitution, and report whether any, and if any, what amendments or changes are necessary thereto. 5th. Resolved, That a committee of seven members be appointed, to take into consideration the Militia Department, as established by the present Constitution, and report to this Convention, whether any, and if any, what amendments or changes are necessary thereto. 6th. Resolved, That a committee of thirteen be appointed, to take into consideration all such parts of the present Constitution as cannot be ap C propriately classed under the head of Legislative, Executive,or Judicial, or any of the committees accompanying this report, and that they report to this Convention, whether any, and if any, what amendments or changes are necessary thereto. 7th. Resolved, That all resolutions which propose an amendment, change or alteration, to the present Constitution, be referred by the Convention to the Committee having charge of that branch of the present Constitution to which it properly belongs. MR. ALLEN moved that the foregoing report be laid on the table and that sixty copies thereof be printed for the use of the Convention, which motion prevailed. MR. HUNTSMAN, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, to whom was referred the credentials of the members of this Convention, reported that the committee had carefully examined the same, and had instructed him to make the following report, to wit: That the following named gentlemen are duly elected Members of this Convention, from Districts hereinafter designated. From the District composed of the County of Carter-WILLIAM B. CARTER. From the County of Washington-MATTHEW STEPHENSON. From the County of Greene-ROBERT J. M'KINNEY. From the County of Franklin-GEORGE W. RICHARDSON. From the County of Carroll-ENNIS URY. From the County of Madison-ADAM, HUNTSMAN. From the County of Hardeman-JULIUS C. N. ROBERTSON. From the County of Shelby-ADAM R. ALEXANDER. From the County of Henry-PETER KENDALL. From the District composed of the Counties of Cocke and Sevier WILLIAM C. ROADMAN. From the Counties of Rhea and Hamilton-WILLIAM T. SENTER. From the Counties of Bledsoe and Marion-JOHN KELLY. From the Counties of Overton and Fentress-HUGH C. ARM STRONG. |