Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-18

ri. as.sssn being on Repi essptasive MoAnts
motion 10 xcude the vets Of the county Oh 0squ-
chic from the cfheial count ~, - 4.;,, Az.
Tse vess and nays we're demardsd, ana oeing Or
ss-sd sud taken, rssultsd-yeas 40, nays oo-Ss
''' Ysas-seua.ors slokeiy and Wood ,,.,,-,t
Nn,,,-ssnators Braafori, Bunpass, HllareIns
Horne. Hunter johnson, Lane, Ailck,ey' s.1 S.o'
Mccleilan. McNeily, Psyre. Peters, stanton, S's-
S.Il Thou or, and Mr.. a'ier Newuan-ll.
'Sts ~ Rnreentaiives yless, Bickne, tr fon
No. coSs.u. Doak, East, Ewing, Fors, II e. e,
Go,mau. Guy, Harris. Hurt. Ingram, jon, yes
Son. Kennedy, Kineaid, OF ClaiDoths. D.,
SSasssid McCabe, Morris, Molpheis; Norman; fol-
Eicssr .son Roberts. SHE'D, spitf, SoWsll; lrlT
-. Vo,rhn White of Dickson, Whtnore, HfsP~
- Wooaard. aud Mr., Speaker Whitseoras~-'
NV Representatives Baker. Of Feef'
| If Weakley BaIksdGle, besty' hsaS GT.s. s1'r'
Crta Davidson, Dudley, Farley, = CDeatnam'
Kenner. Kinksid, Of AndeFs~ Lsa ny, Pnsls
shrewsbury Trewhitt. White. Of p.,;5 i nusss
i williams. Of HickD 4n-2l.
: Representative FORD, when his nams was called
: said "a explanation Of his vote that he found IN
: the act organizing this county that the citizens
thereof shall vote With the county from which it is
! taken, and he should therefore vote faye"
o Representative MAYFIELp, when his name was
r called said that in the act organizing, or rather
e changing, tho county lines between Bledsoe and
Marion counties be believed there was aud by the
Legislature, ard for that reason he should vote
ssys."
8 50 the molten vas agreed TO-
e Represeate,ive DUDLEY inOsed to corree. tie
e vote Of Hcmon county by adding to it the vote Of
Sequatchie aud let it be counted Hamilton.
Speaker NEWMAN ruled the mott, q cut Of Crder
8 Senator sTOKELY said he voted t. exclude Sc
ouachie fer the purpose of voting fer the prop:si
ton OF the gentleman. Rep. Dudley
Represepia i've IUDLkf appealed from the dsci-
sion Of the chair.
The decision of the chair was sustained by the
a convention.
: Speaker NEWMAN directed the tellers TO proceed
with counting the votes excluding the returns from
!. Sequatehie.
excluding the county Of Sequatchie
Senotor STANTON thought this would be had
precedent 10 lay While members srs not in favor
the votes being counted as coming from the county
A. of Sequa chic, they want them counted as parts
ID Of the co-sJies from which it was stricken off He
IN hoped Senators and Representatives would not in
sist upon their petition, spd rather than disfran-
ohise this people 9one to some practicable eOpcua-
ios.
Representative EWING demanded the previous
question on the motion to reconsider.
On motion the committee took recess till TIVE
10 o'clock.
A RECESS.
', The SPEAKER called the House to order imme
diately on the withdraw of Senators.
j. 4 Aud then
On motion, yeas SO, nays %, the House took
recess till two o'clock.
ct AFTERNOON SESSION,
to The SPEAKER called the House to order ct {
es o'clock.
The Senate was announced at the bar and by or
der, invited TO seats in the Hal.
JOINT CONVENTION.
b. Speaker NEWMAN called the Convention to order
pursuant to ADJOURNMENT st the morning session.
Senator McNElLLY moved 10 reconsider the vote
rejecting the returns from the county of Sequatchie
and moved to lay that motion the table.
n Upon this motion the yeas AID nays were de
manded, and being ordered and taken, resulted
-. yeas 81 nays SO.
of $50 the whole subject Of reconsideration was aiC
- on the table.
- Speaker NEWMAN then directed the teilers t.
= proceed with the ccunt, excluding the county of Sc
p" 4uaobie.
- The telleTS then announced the result, which II
- amhrncpd in he f,lloWinC fable