Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-10-06

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constitutional quorum of the House of Repre-
sentatives being thus present ard qualified, thu
Secretary of State announced the order of th'
election of Speaker eX tempore.
Mr. Wilson, of Marshall county, nominated thu
Hon. W. C. Dunlap, one of the members from Shelby
county, for Speaker pro TEN.
The nomination agreed to accordingly, anC
Mr. Dunlap took the chair
Mr. Newman moved a call of the Houses which
was ordered and proceeded, and the Clerk reported
the following absentees, viz:
Mr. Blackburn, from the county of Claiborne.
Mr. Bullock from the counties Of Carroll, Madison,
Gibson and McNairy.
Mr.. Cooper, from the county of Bedford.
Mr. Fulton, from the county of Lincoln.
Mr. Holiness from the county of -
Mr. King, from the county of Shelby.
Mr. NeWburn, from the county of Madison,
Mr. Polk, from the county of Maury.
Mr. Stovoll from the county Of Obion.
The Speaker pro tempOre now announced the or
der of the election of the Speaker of the House.
Mr. ROwles nominated Gen. Daniel s. Donelson, Of
the county of Sumner.
Mr. Ewing nominated Dr. John W. Richardson, OF
the county of Rutherford.
No other person being put in nomination, the vote,
according to the constitutional requirement, was
taken Uiya Uoce and resulted
For Mr.. DOnelson, 81 votes;
For Mr. Richardson. 90 votes.
The Speaker pro tempore thereupon declared Mr..
Donelson to be duly elected Speaker OF the House
of Representatives of the General Assembly Of the
State of Tennessee, and being conducted to the
chair by Mr. Rowles, of Bradley, and Mr. -
The Speaker addressed the House as follows:
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives.: Permit
me to return my heartfelt thanks for the honor you
have conferred in selecting your presiding off,
Ger.
You know full we'll my want of experience in the
business of legislation you know also that my pur-
suits in life have not been such to place in the
best circles for acquiring knowledge of parliament
tary rule and rules governing deliberate bodies
You will Therefore aid me in my inexperiencP, and
shall therefore expect from you your wisdom in &C.
complishing that object
Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, we
meet under circumstances of unexampled prosperi-
ty of the nation and of our own State We are at
peace with the world. No sickness or epidemic of
local or general has oppressed the land The
appreciation Of the value of real and personal estate
has been wholly Unprecedented 1t is true that of
late the pressue in the money system at the north
has caused some anxiety as to the currency of the
State; but our banks have generally stood firm, and
believe have accomplished faithfully their duty,
and trust the violence of the pressure has passed
away
II is under circumstances like these that we meet
together so favorable for legislation; when the put
lie mind is Quiet, and when the great mass of The
people are in the enjoyment of prosperity, we can
enter fully upon the investigation of alleged evils
and inquire and investigate into such measures of
reform as may be proposed. We have no outside
issues harass us in our deliberations, nor to pre-
judice our judgments. l, therefore, most earnestly
call upon you for your undivided attention to the in
prOvement of our legal SYSTEM to the careful man
agement of the finances of the State; to the
and protection of our charitable institutions, al
the general protection and economy of all the great
interests of the State.
1t is PROFESSIONALLY true that it is desirable We
should have short session of the Legislature, en-
return speedily to homes the nature of the