Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-19


wM. J. M'KNEw,
The Seuate's amendment authorizing the Comp
trollers warrant to VIM. J. MKnew, was CONQUERED
in.
LAWRENCE AND LEWIS.
The Senate amendment changing the line between
the counties Of Lawrence and Lewis, coming up
MIR THOMPSON and Mr. BENTLEY supported it..
Mr. BEALE resisted.
The House coneurred.
LUBATIC HOSPITAL GROUND.
The Senate amendment providing for the sale of
the Luratc Hospital ground, appropriating the pro-
ceed5 to Knoxville Chattanooga, Nashville and
Memphis. all for hospital purposes, coming up
Mr. THOMPSON proposed to amend by changing
the direction of the proceeds, prescribing that they
be paid into the State Treasury
Mr.. DUNLAP supported the Senate's amendment.
Mr. DAVIDSON opposed. There was a lease en-
these grounds. They could not be sold with the
present iucumbrance, without sacrifice.
Mr. VAUGHN coneurred.
MrTHOMPSON looked upon this Senates amend
ment as an appropriation sub rosa to the Medical
Colleges Of the State SC.
Mr. ST. JOHN moved inconvenience.
Mr. RICHARDSON had no idea that these ten
acres could be sold now without great loss He re-
hearsed the acts regarding this interest It was GER
tainly impolitic 10 distribute the money in such
small sums. 1t might as well be thrown away. 1t
required a large sum to build up hospital.
Mr. WHITE Of Knox, showed that the lease Of
these grounds was void or vOidsble.
Mr. DAVIDSON demanded the previous question,
and under its force the House non-ooncurred.
RAILROADS.
The Seuate's amendment to the bin (H. 346)-
Tsurplus State bonds in the hands of Railroads may
be applied to tresseling and construction; county
court may sell county railroad stock, was concur
red in.
INTERCHANGE OF JUDGES.
The Senate's amendment to the bill a. $780,
striking cut the second and third sections Judges
of Criminal and Circuit Court may interchange in
regard to misdemeanors, coming up
On motion by Mr.. TURNER Of Sumner, it was
non.concurrsd in; also the Senate's remaining
amendments to the same bill.
ILLEGITIMATEs.
The Senates amendment to the bill (H. R for
benefit of illegitimste children, cOncurred in.
BLIND SCHOOL.
The Senate amendments to the bill Oh. f 1885,
to provide for the Blind School proposing 8 com
mission to report en- the prOpriety of sale OF Peni-
Tertiary grounds; and change of convict lGbor to
working marble and iron; $4,000 for extension Of
Penitentiary, coming up
Dir. STOVALL moved nOn-concurrenoe.
Mr. DAVIDSON proposed to amend the amend
ment by inserting appropriately, ''and also the
marble quarries ofLincOln and Franklin, which was
adopted; and then
The House non-concurred.
ATHENS BUILDING AssOOIATIoN-REEL DBL MONTE
DOUBLE TOP, sc.
The report of the Committee on Conference: That
the House recede from their amendment to the bill
III. R. I41) rchartering the HolstOn Furnace Comp
any, the Reel Del Monte Company, the Tennessee
and English Iron Company, coming up
Mr. DAVIDSON moved that the House insist.
Mr. RICHARDSON. If the House refuse to recede,
the bill with various important provisions, would
be lost. He moved that the House reeede.
The vote on the latter motion resulted-yeas 35,
nays q so the House reeeded.
LIEN LAW.
The Senate's amendment to the bill 4. r. 1881
to amend the mechanics lien law, was ecncurred in.
MEDICAL FEES.
The Senate's amendment to the bill H. R. 1857
to secure medical fees under certain circumstances,
was cOncurredin.
CITIZENS COAL COMPANY.
The Senates amendment to the bill III. r. 245)
Nashville Citizens Coal COmpany-[No banking or
brokerage privileges coming up
Mr. EWING moved oOncurrence,l and the House
concurred.
CHAECERY COURT AT NATNARDsTILLE.
The Senate snon concurrence in the report of the
Conference Committee on Mr. Brazelon's amend
mend to the Chancery Court bill at Maynardsville'
coming up
Mr. BLACKBURN moved that the House recede,
and the House receded accordingly.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. WHITE Of Knox, said:
Mr. Speaker: I rise to a personal explanation.
notice in the Union and American Of this date some
remarks made by Mr. Burch, in explanation of his
- o. n 4
Knoxville, introduced into the Legislature Of 1906
which being entirely Of a personal character,
demanded notice at my hands. l hIt the following
paragraph in the remarks Of Mr. Bunch:
~ deeply regret to have thus to O5trUde matters
of a personal character upon the Senate, but the
writing out and publication Of the speech Of the
Representative from Knox so many days after its
delivery gives to its contents an importance which
they would not have, if expressed only in the heat
of debate"
Now, Mr. Speaker. in reply to that have only to
say, that the remarks made by me-, referred to in
this paragraph, we're submitted by the Reporter to
the publishers of the Union and AHricqH, the same
day they were delivered in the HOuss with parti-
cular request from me, that they should appear in
the report sof the Legislative proceedings of that
day-and the omission is not attributable TO any
action of mine, but in violation Of my expressed
wishes
Mr. Burch further says:
81 am aware that in referring t. the speech or
action of a member of the House, am violating
parliamentary rules and usages as ractsed in this
body. But the speech, referred to, being devoted
entirely to the discussion Of my opposition to the
amendment adopted by the House in lieu of my
amendment adopted in the Senate and as 1 have
not the privilege Of replying to that speech, l am
to this method of noticing one paragraph
in the speech as written cut by the representative
Had Mr. Burch exhibited the same regard for an
between gentlemen, o. between him
and gentlemen, that he seems to entertain for par
liamentary rules and usages there would have been
no violation of the one and consequently No occasion
for an infraction of the other. The only point
necessary for me to notice is the denial of the posi-
tons assumed by me- in attributing his opposition
10 the bill to establish a Criminal Court at Knox
Vile to disqualification and chagrin at the defeat Of
what characterized in my remarks as 'hiS darling
chattanooga Court-and the denial
that the defeGt of the Knoxville Criminal Court bill
Is chargeable to him-as his vote would have passed
It. As he contents himself with mere denial of,
and an attempt to controvert those points, on the
ground that the journals Of the last General Assem-
5Iv show that his bill had not been rejected when
nine was pending in the House on its third reading
and that his vote weuld not have saved the bill
without ever attempting TO excuse his course for
violating an understanding which positively assert.
cd. and now re-assert-existed between him and the
from Knox-perhaps l did him
Injustice in attributiDg his course to the causes in
Heated and should have attributed to an inability
o appreciate the nature and binding force of such
obligations between gentlemen, or the estimation
n which they are held and regarded Now, sir, to
he facts of the case, and they shall be stated as
,IesrIv and sucoinctly as their ma lre admits Mr.
}1rcb the Speaker of the Senate, vas the Represen
alive from Hamilton in the last legislature He
Introduced a bill into the House to establish
criminal Court at Chattanooga. Mr. Rodgers, the
senator from Knox, introduced Similar bill in the
;eDate nrovidiug for Criminal Court at Knoxville
.Ir Bureb had the success Of his bill very much at
leart-as did the Representatives from knox, Roane
md jefferson that Of Mr. Rodgers A positive and
distinct understanding existed between the two
Representatives from Knox, (the Representatives
rom Roape and Jefferson 80 regarding il ct the !
inc and Mr. Burch that they would mutually sup
ort their respective bills. The Court Bill Of Mr.
}urch came up on its third reading in the House, |
FEB. 10, 1856. Mr. Armstrong, my colleague at the /
ime, Mr. Meek of Jefferson, Mr. Nelcker Of Rosne, |
nd l. all voted with Mr. Burch for his bill and it |
assed the House on its third and last reading
The vote on the passage Of the bill stood House |
ournal page 63O)-yeas 80, nays % Now, the |
our gentlemen referred to a few moments since, to
7it: Messrs Armstrong Meek Welcker and myself, |
7oud not have voted for the bill but for the under
landing that Mr. Burch would vote for the Knox
lille Court Bill Let US see how the case would /
ave stood had we opposed the bill. Take fourfrom |
be affirmative vote of 50 audit leaves 3I-addtit to
be % negative votes aud we have 33-defeating his
Nv of vro