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Henry, etc., Burkett, Burton, Byrne, Campbell, Coffin, Cypert, Deaderick, Deavenport, Dibbrell, Doherty, Dromgoole, Fielder, Gardner, Garner, Gibbs, Gordon, Heiskell, Henderson, Hill of Gibson, House of Williamson, House of Davidson, Robertson and Montgomery, Ivie, Jones of Giles, Kennedy, Key, Kirkpatrick, Mabry, McDougal, Meeks, Nicholson, Porter of Haywood, Porter of Henry, Seay, Shepard, Shelton, Stephens, Thompson of Davidson, Thompson of Maury, Turner and Wright-45.

Those voting in the negative are:

Messrs. Arledge, Bate, Blizard, Branson, Britton, Brooks, Carter, Chowning, Cummings, Finley, Fentress, Fulkerson, Gaut, Gibson, Hill of Warren, Jones of Lincoln, Kyle, McNabb, Martin, Morris, Netherland, Parker, Sample, Staley, Taylor, Walters, Warner and Williamson-28.

LEAVE TO VOTE.

Mr. President BROWN, in accordance with leave granted on yesterday, recorded his vote against the amendment in lieu of the majority report of the Committee on Franchise, offered by Mr. Jones, of Lincoln.

Mr. WALTERS was granted leave to record his vote on the same proposition.

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ELECTIVE FRANCHISE RESUMED.

Mr. HEISKELL offered the following amendment :

Article IV. In third line strike out the word "six" and insert "twelve."

On motion of Mr. SEAY the amendment was laid on the table. Mr. PORTER, of Henry, submitted the following amendment: Every male person of the age of twenty-one years, being a citizen of the United States, and a citizen of the county wherein he may offer his vote six months next preceding the day of election shall be a voter; but such voter shall have been for thirty days next preceding the election, a resident of the precinct or ward in which he offers to vote, and he shall vote in said precinct or ward, and not elsewhere. And there shall be no further qualification attached to the right of suffrage. All male citizens of the State shall be subject to the payment of poll taxes and to the performance of military duty, and the General Assembly shall prescribe by law the ages within which military service shall be rendered.

Mr. SEAY offered the following in lieu of Mr. Porter's amend

ment:

Resolved, That Article IV, Section 1, as reported by the majority of the Committee on Elections and Elective Franchise, be amended by striking out all after the words "shall be " in the fourth line, to the word "resides " in the fifth line, inclusive, and insert the words 66 a voter" so that the first five lines of said Article and Section shall read as follows: "Every man of the age of twenty-one years, being a citizen of the United States, and a citizen of the county wherein he may offer his vote, six months next preceding the day of election, shall be a voter."

Mr. FULKERSON moved to lay the amendment on the table. Mr. SEAY demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the motion to lay on the table sustained.

Yeas......
Nays.......

Those voting in the affirmative are:

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Messrs. Allen, Baxter, Blizard, Branson, Brandon, Britton, Brooks, Brown of Davidson, Brown of Henry, etc., Burkett, Byrne, Campbell, Carter, Chowning, Coffin, Cummings, Cypert, Deaderick, Deavenport, Doherty, Dromgoole, Fielder, Finley, Fulkerson, Garner, Gaut, Gibbs, Gibson, Gordon, Heiskell, Henderson, Hill of Gibson, House of Williamson, House of Davidson, Robertson and Montgomery, Ivie, Jones of Lincoln, Jones of Giles, Kennedy, Key, Kirkpatrick, Kyle, Mabry, McDougal, McNabb, Morris, Meeks, Netherland, Nicholson, Parker, Porter of Henry, Sample, Shepard, Shelton, Staley, Stephens, Taylor, Thompson of Davidson, Turner, Walters, Warner, Williamson and Wright—62.

Those voting in the negative are:

Messrs. Arledge, Bate, Burton, Dibbrell, Fentress, Gardner, Hill of Warren, Martin, Porter of Haywood, Seay, and Thompson of Maury-11.

Mr. BAXTER moved to lay the amendment of Mr. Porter, of Henry, on the table.

Mr. TAYLOR demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the motion to lay on the table sustained.

Yeas......
Nays.....

Those voting in the affirmative are:

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Messrs. Allen, Bate, Baxter, Blizard, Brandon, Brown of Davidson, Burkett, Burton, Byrne, Campbell, Chowning, Coffin, Cypert, Deaderick, Deavenport, Doherty, Dromgoole, Fielder, Gardner,

Garner, Gaut, Gibson, Gordon, Heiskell, Henderson, House of Williamson, House of Davidson, Robertson and Montgomery, Jones of Giles, Kennedy, Key, Kirkpatrick, Mabry, McDougal, Meeks, Netherland, Nicholson, Parker, Sample, Seay, Shepard, Shelton, Stephens, Thompson of Davidson, Thompson of Maury, Turner, Walters and Warner-47.

Those voting in the negative are:

Messrs. Arledge, Branson, Britton, Brooks, Brown of Henry, etc., Carter, Cummings, Dibbrell, Fentress, Finley, Fulkerson, Gibbs, Hill of Warren, Hill of Gibson, Ivie, Jones of Lincoln, Kyle, McNabb, Martin, Morris, Porter of Haywood, Porter of Henry, Staley, Taylor, Williamson and Wright-26.

The Convention took a recess until 2 o'clock P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

Mr. President BROWN called the Convention to order at 21 o'clock P. M.

Mr. HEISKELL submitted the following amendment to the report of the majority of the Committee on Franchise, which was adopted by the Convention:

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AMENDMENT IN SECOND LINE.

After the words "citizen of the United States and a" strike out citizen," and insert "resident of this State for twelve months, and,” so as to read, "Being a citizen of the United States and resident of this State for twelve months, and of the county," etc.

Mr. KENNEDY offered the following amendment :

After the word "months," in third line, insert" and of the election district or ward sixty days."

Mr. NICHOLSON moved to amend the amendment by striking out “sixty” and inserting "thirty," which was accepted by Mr. Kennedy.

Mr. BURTON moved to lay the amendment on the table.

Mr. Cypert demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the motion to lay on the table was sustained.

Yeas.
Nays....

Those voting in the affirmative are:

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Messrs. Baxter, Blizard, Branson, Britton, Burkett, Burton, Carter, Coffin, Cummings, Cypert, Deaderick, Deavenport, Dibbrell, Doherty, Finley, Fulkerson, Gaut, Gibbs, Gibson, Gordon, Henderson, Hill of Warren, House of Williamson, Ivie, Jones of Lincoln, Key, Kirkpatrick, Kyle, Mabry, McNabb, Martin, Morris, Meeks, Netherland, Nicholson, Parker, Sample, Seay, Shepard, Staley, Taylor, Walters, Warner, Williamson and Wright -45.

Those voting in the negative are:

Messrs. Bate, Brandon, Brooks, Brown of Davidson, Brown of Henry, etc., Byrne, Campbell, Chowning, Dromgoole, Fentress, Fielder, Gardner, Garner, Heiskell, House of Davidson, Robertson and Montgomery, Jones of Giles, Kennedy, McDougal, Porter of Haywood, Porter of Henry, Shelton, Stephens, Thompson of Davidson and Turner--24.

Mr. GIBSON offered the following amendment :

Strike out all between the words "suffrage," in the 6th line, and the word "provided," in the 12th line, and insert the word "other" after the word "no" in the 6th line, so that the section shall read thus:

Sec. 1st. Every man of the age of twenty-one years, being a citizen of the United States and a citizen of the county wherein he may offer his vote six months next preceding the day of election, shall be entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly and other civil officers for the county or district in which he resides, and there shall be no other qualification attached to the right of suffrage: Provided, That the General Assembly shall have power to enact laws requiring voters to vote in the election precincts in which they may reside, and laws to secure the freedom of elections and the purity of the ballot-box.

The amendment was ruled out of order, as another proposition, embracing the same in substance, had been voted on and rejected. Mr. GIBSON moved to reconsider the vote laying the amendment of Mr. Jones of Lincoln, on the table.

Mr. KENNEDY moved to lay the motion to reconsider on the table.

Mr. GIBSON demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the motion to lay on the table was sustained.

Yeas...

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Nays......

Those voting in the affirmative are :

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Messss. Bate, Baxter, Blizard, Brandon, Brown of Davidson, Burkett, Burton, Byrne, Campbell, Coffin, Cummings, Deaderick, Deavenport, Dibbrell, Doherty, Dromgoole, Fielder, Gardner, Garner, Gordon, Heiskell, Henderson, House of Williamson, House of Davidson, Robertson and Montgomery, Jones of Giles, Kennedy, Key, Kirkpatrick, McDougal, Meeks, Nicholson, Porter of Haywood, Seay, Shepard, Shelton, Stephens, Taylor, Thompson of Davidson, Turner and Walters--40.

Those voting in the negative are:

Messrs. Branson, Britton, Brooks, Brown of Henry, Carroll, Gibson and Madison, Carter, Chowning, Cypert, Finley, Fulkerson, Gaut, Gibbs, Gibson, Hill of Warren, Ivie, Jones of Lincoln, Kyle, Mabry, McNabb. Martin, Netherland, Parker, Porter of Henry, Sample, Staley, Warner, Williamson and Wright—27.

Mr. HEISKELL offered the following amendment :

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In the 9th line strike out the words " then due by him," and insert, "For such preceding period as the Legislature shall prescribe." Which was adopted.

Mr. HEISKELL submitted the following amendment:

In the 9th line, after the words of last amendment, insert, "And at such time as may be prescribed by law." Which was adopted by the Convention.

Mr. WARNER moved to amend by striking out the word "poll" wherever it occurs in the report of the majority, etc.

Mr. HOUSE of Davidson, Robertson and Montgomery, moved to lay the motion on the table.

Mr. WARNER demanded the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and the motion to lay on the table sustained.

Yeas......
Nays....

Those voting in the affirmative are:

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Messrs. Bate, Baxter, Blizard, Brandon, Britton, Brown of Davidson, Brown of Henry, etc., Burkett, Burton, Byrne, Campbell, Carter, Chowning, Coffin, Cummings, Cypert, Deaderick, Deavenport, Dibbrell, Doherty, Dromgoole, Fentress, Fielder, Fulkerson, Gardner, Garner, Gaut, Gibbs, Gordon, Heiskell, Henderson, House of Williamson, House of Davidson, Robertson and Montgomery, Ivie, Jones of Giles, Kennedy, Key, Kirkpatrick, Kyle, Mabry, McDougal, McNabb, Meeks, Nicholson, Porter of

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