Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-10-07
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

| TUESDAY, Oct. o. 1891.
The journal of yesterday having been read an
authenticated
On motion by Mr. Newman, a call of the Hous
was ordered and proceeded, and the Clerk pro TEN
pore reported absent Messrs Bate, Bullock, Cooper
| Frazier, Holmes, Fulton, King, Newburn, Polk ant
| StoVall.
And then further proceedings under the call were
On motion by Mr. Newman, it was ordered, thai
the Rules of the former House of Representatives bt
| adopted as the Rules of this House.
ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE.
| Mr. Blackburn, for the county of Claibourne, now
appeared in the Hall, and his name being called by
the Clerk, he came forwardand qualified, by handing
in his credentials and subscribing the constitutions
| oath, at the hands of Judge Turner
| Mr. ROb't W Haywood, elected Principal CLERK
yesterday also received the oath of his office, and
entered upon the discharge of its duties
ELECTION OF lsT ASSISTANT CLERK.
The Speaker now announced the order of the cleo
| ton of First Assistant Clerk.
Mr. Harvey nominated Saml NJ Ewing of Giles
county; and there being no other nomination, the
vote was taken with the following result:
Mr. Ewing received IS votes
Mr. Hunter " % votes
Mr. Ewing, having received majority of all the
votes cast, was declared to be duly elected to the
Office of First Assistant Clerk of the House Of Rep
| resentatives.
ENGRossING CLERK.
| The Speaker announced the order of the election
/ Of Engrossing Clerk.
| Mr. DOdson nominated James c Carlock, of Nc
| MINI county; and no other name being proposed,
the election proceeded and resulted as follows:
Mr. Carlock received IS votes;
Mr. P Cheatham, 29 votes.
| Mr. Carock having received majority of all the
votes cast was declared by the Chair to be cOnsti-
tutionally elected to the Office of Second Assistant
or Eugrossing Clerk of the House of Representa-
! tives.
And therefore, Mr. Ewing and Mr. Carlock came
forward and qualified by taking their official oath.
| DOOR KEEPER
The Speaker announced the order of the election
of Door Keeper
Mr. Maris nominated Malcolm " Nelson; and no
other name being proposed, the election proceeded
| and resulted as follows:
Mr. Nelson received IS votes;
Mr. Kirk Il" 20 votes;
Mr. DOdridge " vote.
Mr. Nelson, having receiveda majority of all the
votes, was declared to be elected Door Keeper OF
the House.
Mr. Henry Cooper, for the county of Bedford, now
appearing in the Hall, forward upon the call
of his name, gave in his credentials, received the
constitutional oath, and took his seat.
ASSISTANT DOOR KEEPER.
The Speaker announced the order of the election
of Assistant Door Keeper.
Mr. Bayless nominated Abraham Pine, of Wash
ington county, and no other name being submitted,
the vote proceeded as follows:
Mr. Pine received SO votes;
Mr. Hill 2S votes.
Mr. Pine was thereupon declared to be elected
Assistant Door Keeper.
Mr. Nelson and Mr. Pine, then receiving their oath
Of ONCE, entered upon their respective duties.
The House being fully organized
On motion of Mr. Newman it was
Ordered, that the Principal Clerk inform the Sen
ate that the House of Representatives being fully
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70 proceed to the business Of the session.
HOUSE COMMITTEE RULES.
Mr. Algee submitted the following resolution:
Rss0ired, That committee of five be appointed
to draft and report Rules for the government of the
House: and that said committee be directed TO act
in conjunction with similar committee on the part
of the Senate in drafting joint rules for the govern
ment Of the intercourse between the two Houses.
On motion by Mr. Algee, the rule requiring reso,
lutions to lie over one day was suspended, and the
resolution adopted,
ORGANIZATION OF THE SENATE.
message from the Senate was now received by
the hand Of Mr. Stone, their Secretary informing the
House of Representatives that that body had organ
lied by the election of officers, and ready for
the transaction of public business.
COMMUNICATION TO THE GOVERNOR.
On motion Of Mr. Dunlap 1t was ordered, (by way
of jointresolution thata committee Of five members
Of the House Of Representatives, be appointed, in
conjunction with three members of the Senate, and
directed to wait upon His Excellency, the Governor
of the State of Tennessee, aud inform him of the
organization Of the General Assembly, and that the
two Houses are ready to receive any communication
he has to make TO them.
The Speaker appointed the Committee on Rules
under Mr. Algee's resolution. to consist of Mcssrs
ACee, Richardson, RoWles, Wilson and Bate
On motion by Mr. Dunlap, it ordered that the
Clerk acouaint the Senate thereof
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR
Mr. Bradford submitted the following resolution
which was considered and adopted under suspen-
sion Of the rule.
Rssolred, That the House of Representatives meet
the Senate in the Hall of the House of Representa-
tives on Thursday the Sth day of October, at IL
o'clock, A VI, for the purpose Of electng United
States Senator in the place of the Hon James c.
Jones, whose term has expired.
message from the Senate, by Mr. Stone, their
Secretary, announced the adoption of a similar re-
solution the part of that body-appointing the
same day and hour, and requesting the concurrence
Of the House of Representatives;
And also, that the Senates portion Of the com
mitee TO wait upon the Governor had been ap-
pointed.
Mr. Rowles moved to take up the consideration of
the Senate joint resolution in relation to the cleo
ton of United States Senator; which was adopted,
and the resolution was read.
MIR Algee moved to lay the resolution the table.
Mr. Wilson demanded the yeas and nays on this
'A'' 'LN ohlS heALS oIuSieu anu tdAtu, re-
sulted-yeas 30; nays SO.
The question REQUIRED the adoption of the joint
resolution and the yeas and nays were demanded
and ordered thereon
Mr. James Fulton, for the county of Lincoln. ap-
pearing in the Hall at this time. on motion of Mr.
Newman his name called, and he came forward
with his credentials, received the OATH and took his
seat.
The yeas and nays being then taken upon the
adoption Of the Senate resolution the result was
yeas SO, nays 80, as follows:
Teas.-Bayless, Bentley, Blackburn, Bradford,
Caldwell Carter, of Hardin, Copeland Davidson,
Dobson, Estes Fulton Cannon, Griffith, Hamilton,
Harvey, johnson, Lamb, Lowe, Morris, Mickey,
Newman, Roberts, Rowles, Rose, Savage, Schmittou,
Smart, St. John, Summers, Taylor, Turner, Of
Smith; Turner, Of ROane; Wilson, Williams, Wood
and Speaker.-36.
Nays-Algee, Anderson, Besle, Benton, Bick-
nell, Brazelton, Carter, of Garter; Cooper, Davie,
DOdsOn, Dunlap, Ewing, Frazier, Golladay, Ivie,
Kenney, Hendricks, Lackey, Lloyd Nancy, Randol-
ph, Rauston, Renshaw, Richardson, Saunders, Sen
ter, Shrewsbury, Stanton, Thompson, Vaughn, White
Of EnaY. White. of HguiltOn 90