Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-10-20
Mai. for John son,

TUESDAY, Oct II.
II the Senate, Mr.. Nelson, on the
part of the Committee appointed to
confer with the Governor elect, stated
that Monday, 18th inst, had been
agreed upon as the day for the Iuau I
guration. The Secretary of State
laid before the Senate, the vote upon
the amendments to the Constitution.
1t stood as follows:
Whole No. of V totes, 1920
For the election of Judges,
ETC., by the people, 68,676
For the new counties, 55,375
According . this statement, the
amendment to elect Judges and At
torneys General by the people is
adopted by a majority of 1902.
The amendment t relative to new coun-
ties is defeated by 1920 majority.
The House was not In session.
WEDNESDAY, Oct. -.
In the Sen late, resolutions we're
adopted referri ng the question, as to
the power of the present Legislative
to pass law prescribing the time Of
e.ecting Attor neys General and Jud-
ges by the people, to- the judiciary
Committee; and raising select COM
mittee to investigate certain points
touching the amendments Of the
Constitution.
In the House, considerable bust
ness was transacted Resolutions
were adopted authorizing each mem
Der to subscribe for two newspapers,
during the session, at the public ex-
pense; providing for a joint commit
tee to ascertain whether the amend
ments to the Constitution have been
ratified by the people; instrutting the
Judiciary Committee to inquire into
the expediency of altering the sys-
tenn Of labor in practice in the peni-
Tertiary; and instructing the Judi
ciary Committee to inquire and re-
port whether thepresent Legislature
have power to pass law submitting
the election Of Judges an ID Attorneys
General to the people, in ad cordancel
with the amendments of the Consti- |
tuition; and whether the Ld gislature
has the power to elect said officers.
A number of bills were passed first
reading. among them bill to repeal
the Homestead Law, a bill to dis
pense with commissions to take de-
positions, and bill to eSta blish an
other Chancery Division in East
Tennessee.
THURSDAY, OCT. is.
In the Senate, resolutions relative {
% the amendments of the Constitu- 4
ion, a subject which seems to be t
fruitful Of difficulties, a nd matters {
with them, occupied much
ime, and were finally referred to the i
Judiciary Committed A bill. was !
Introduced proposing to increase the t
Jurisdiction Of Magistrates to $500
u all notes, open accounts, ETC.; and o
he resolutions of the House asking il
he opinion of the Supreme Court o
pom certain points touching the a
mendmerts of the Con stitution, were u
elected e
In the House, number of bills Il
ere passed ON first reading, among IL
lem one introduced by Mr.. Thomp- il
ID, providing for a direct tax for \
chool purposes. Resolutions pro-
osed by Mr.. Hawkins asking the st
oinion of the Supreme Judiciary q
oon points connected with the ei
nendments Of the Cons titution were di
Iopted. The other business was of wi
unintefesting nature to
FRID Jay, Oct. n th
Ih the .Ssnate, no business of pub cl'
i Importance was con ummated. : OBJ
lat body at ar early hour adjourned tic
Monday morning, for the purpose OF
having something done to rene up
the reyerbsration of sound in the
II.
In the House,aa number of bills "a
re passed on first reading, among u!
IN couple of bills providing for %
efficient sy stem of Co mon T.
lools - one introduced by Dir. FL g.,
and the other by Mr.. HoL,E res. IL
IS is an interesting subject ahd am
hope the present LegislatuI L will 4 !
able to mature a system " orthy
the State. A bill proposing 10 in
mt feoehaYa If GaIpnon C4hod1c 40