Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-04

onatchie should be received The Sheriff Of Sc
ouatche had no right to hold the election. snd the
.hariff in comparing the returns required BY law
4, detsru n . Who was elected had right TO re-
eeive the return Of the sheriff Of that county.
Mr.. STOKES said il he understood the Seasior
fran Fsyette and Shelby, (Mr Payne.1 no ala Dot
denv that that the Senate had right 70 count INC
vo,e cast in ali the county Of Ssqnache except tse
~, distric taken from Grundy county, but sIgaee
that ,he whole should be throwa out, on sccoua' o.
inform ily--thst the county was not SHOWN III 'ne
Sen atorial District We do kuow, saia MT S'osse'
,bt nv act of the last Legislature the county Of Sc
auatchie Was created, and both cesuncates snV"
that the sheriff Of that county was aetIng IN .ne
| l.te election he was prepared to show tnsl Ise
election in The fractions taken from the counnes II
the Eighth Senatorial District was conss'.u.ol.s
and the Senate would be reereant 10 Tvs &C.
| recognize that election ss valid Mr, o ..
| aod frorn the Code TO show that the eieclen Was
| ,sI;a / He eontepded that he certificate given 10
! M T;hb ne the sane sheriff, rendered II necessA-
70 before admitting either, to iHveslga.e lug
,sr 10 see who was eRtiei TO the seat Inc cerllu-
/ a.ta ,raasnted nv Mr. Minnis alone showed case
90 ,,ier. aud he hoped the subject would
take It's proper course by going before committee
NJ. PAfNE insisted that the county of Sc,
oua,eh was no knO IN in the EigAlh Senatorial
pisiric.
MIR. STOKES read fro n the Code 10 show that Be-
Mr.. PAYNE-Then If Sequstehie belongs to th'
, district. Mianis maj ri'v Is H.
NJ STOKES-But two districts taken frok
Gcundy c ,unay were added sitter the Code va
adopted.
Mr. PAYNE resumed his argument, and proceed
I cd to sho tbst the election, rs vas held. was Il
legs that it had not even been held in cooformi
ty 20 TIE Code, (sec. 8l5) referred 10 By the gen
tleman and It vas therefore, vOie.
$ MIR. STOKES inquired how he Senator from Fay
elite aud Shelby (AlI. Payne, knew that the eleeto
Z was not held according TO the cOdef -
Mr. PAYNE The certificate says the sherlH
SeausteIi. held the election
Nc STOKES said the very argument OF tae oel
ator fran FIyetle and Shelby, (Air. Psyne,) mAe
it necessary Tor an examination OF the facts;
y Mr. MINIS is entitled to the seat be ought TO IA
IL. and he could say for Mr.. Tibbs II full invest
CATION dc not IN he IL larry ehtt'eu 20 inc se'
ne w5uld not take It,
De MIR. YRIMBLE hoped the Senator from Fsye'
ana shelby (AIr. Payne would not press THIS qu'
nu lion. lie gished to vote understsndingly, ana
was not prepared to vote now, for he knew notai
81 tbp merits OF the question. He had formed
nd opinion on this question, he supposed tAe matt
vrould be referred 10 q committee by whom the la'
ry, ,vould all be elected He thought Vt was mat
of little consequence to the gentlemen themssi
de- which got the seat but considered as precede
the question was entitled to grave cOnsiderati
lon | Air Minn;s he said, does not present clear
tj6,a,e INIT il assum g that il SO aud so be fs'
r. then he is elected. Mr.. Tibbs presents the So
Kind Of certificate Hence both occupy al
ay- ground, and he believed 1t was question WI
called for examination by committee who enc
u have power to send for persons and papers, ana
therefore hoped the Senator from Fayette and y
in nv would not press his motion, be desired,
ecu would repeat to vote understandingly.
MIR. PAYNE moved that the Senate ADJOURN
uiue o'clock tomorrow morning, which mat on
vailed. ane the Senate Adjourned Aoeoi dinghy