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149 Selected Roll-Call Votes of the Georgia and North Carolina Conventions georgia Economic Votes 1. A motion by Amos Akerman on December 13 to reconsider passage of an ordinance on temporary relief. It failed, 64–86. Yea 43%, Nay 57%. Republican position: Nay. Votes counted: 150. SD: .50. (Journal of the Convention of Georgia, 23–24, 32–34; Augusta Daily Constitutionalist, Dec. 14, 1867, 2.) 2. A motion by John Harris on January 28 to table Akerman’s minority report on relief. It passed, 88–42. Yea 68%, Nay 32%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 130. SD: .47. (Journal, 198–99; Daily Constitutionalist , Jan. 30, 1868, 2.) 3. A motion by Albert Foster on February 1 to postpone indefinitely discussion of debtor relief. It failed, 37–78. Yea 32%, Nay 68%. Republican position: Nay. Votes counted: 115. SD: .47. (Journal, 218–23.) 4. A vote on February 5 to adopt an amended relief proposal offered by Rufus Bullock. It passed, 81–46. Yea 64%, Nay 36%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 127. SD: .48. (Journal, 248–49; Daily Constitutionalist , Feb. 7, 1868, 2.) 5. A vote on February 5 to replace a version of the majority relief report with Bullock’s amended measure. It passed, 82–45. Yea 65%, Nay 35%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 127. SD: .48. (Journal, 249–54; Daily Constitutionalist, Feb. 7, 1868, 2.) 6. A vote on February 6 on Henry McCay’s motion to table a proposal to reconsider the question of relief . It passed, 81–45. Yea 64%, Nay 36%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 126. SD: .48. (Journal, 256–58; Daily Constitutionalist, Feb. 8, 1868, 2.) 7. A vote on February 25 on a motion by William Crane to table discussion on the homestead exemption. It failed, 39–73. Yea 35%, Nay 65%. Republican position: Nay. Votes counted: 112. SD: .48. (Journal, 388–90; Daily Constitutionalist, Feb. 27, 1868, 3.) 8. A vote on February 26 to adopt Foster Blodgett’s homestead proposal. It passed, 78–53. Yea 60%, Nay 40%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 131. SD: .49. (Journal, 404–6; Daily Constitutionalist, Feb. 28, 1868, 3.) 9. A vote on March 2 on McCay’s addition of the essence of the report of the Committee on Relief to that of the Committee on the Judiciary. This measure, restricting authority of courts over debts incurred prior blacks, carpetbaggers, and scalawags 150 to June 1, 1865, passed, 73–37. Yea 66%, Nay 34%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 110. SD: .47. (Journal, 454–59; Daily Constitutionalist, March 4, 1868, 2.) 10. A vote on March 3 to reconsider McCay’s just-passed relief measure. It failed, 50–71. Yea 41%, Nay 59%. Republican position: Nay. Votes counted: 121. SD: .49. (Journal, 463–64.) Miscellaneous Votes 1. A motion by C. C. Richardson on December 17 to postpone consideration of the report of the Committee on the Powers of the Convention. It carried, 73–70, but was not implemented due to an insufficient margin to suspend convention rules. Yea 51%, Nay 49%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 143. SD: .50. (Journal, 42–45; Daily Constitutionalist, Dec. 19, 1867, 2.) 2. A motion by Aaron Bradley on December 17 to table the report of the Committee on the Powers of the Convention. It failed, 76–78. Yea 49%, Nay 51%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 154. SD: .50. (Journal, 45–47; Daily Constitutionalist, Dec. 19, 1867, 2.) REPUBLICAN LOSS. REPUBLICAN LOSS. 3. A motion by Josiah Parrott on December 18 to postpone, until January 8, discussion of a petition calling for Rufus Bullock’s appointment as provisional governor. It failed, 75–78. Yea 49%, Nay 51%. Republican position: Nay. Votes counted: 153. SD: .50. (Journal, 54–56; Daily Constitutionalist, Dec. 20, 1867, 2.) 4. A motion by John Caldwell on December 18 to endorse the clause in a petition that instructed military authorities to appoint a provisional governor sympathetic to Reconstruction. It passed, 95–59. Yea 62%, Nay 38%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 154. SD: .49. (Journal 56–58; Daily Constitutionalist, Dec. 20, 1867, 2.) 5. A vote on John H. Caldwell’s petition on December 19 naming Rufus Bullock the gubernatorial appointee favored by the convention. It passed, 81–59. Yea 58%, Nay 42%. Republican position: Yea. Votes counted: 140. SD: .50. (Journal, 58–61; Daily Constitutionalist, Dec. 21, 1867, 2.) 6. A vote on January 9 on President Parrott’s ruling against George Ashburn’s resolution that declared...

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