Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-19
HOUSE OF REPRESENT YES.


TUESDAY,, October 10, 1899.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at g.
! O'clock. The session was opened with prayer b.
Rev " E. WARD. TIE journal OF yesterday was
read and corrected.
POSTAGE.
| A message from the Senate arrounccd the passage
By that body, of resolution providing for The pay
ment Of postage on documents and letters out Of
the contingent fund Of the State, sent by members
| TO their constituents
TREASURER AND CoMP1 -oLLER.
A message from the Senate also announced the
passage of joint resolution authorizing the ap-
poiutmeut Of joint committee to examine iLto the
counts Of the Treasurer and Comptroller.
Subsequently on motion Of Mr.. SHE'D, ahis re-
solution was coBcurred in under suspension Of the
rules and Massrs. Sleid, Porter aud CAN'T appoint
ed BY the Chair on the part Of the House.
BANK OF EAsHvILLE.
A message from the Senate announced the pss-
sage by ta-t b0iy Of resolution to enquire into the
relating to the payment of The bonus due from
the Bank Of Nashville for the yer 1859.
MERCHANTS TAX
Mr., SMITH presented petition FRI a certain
merchants Of Warren county in relation the Fay
meDt OF merchants tax, which was referred to the
special cor nit &c appointed on that subject,
A RECESS.
Or mctio0, The House took recs7s Of five min
utes preparatory TO meeting the Senate in Joint
Con7ea'ion for the purpose of elooting State cfii-
GERS
At The expiration of the time Designated, the
SPEAKER called the House to order, when the
Senate appearing at the bar the Chair directed
that they be invited TO seats within the Hail.
JOINT CONVENTION.
The SPEAKER Of the Senate (Hon Taze. ".
Newman) called the Convention to o-der, and d.
Tectcd the reading of the resolution calling The
body together.
The resolution was read and call of the Con-
vention was had.
ELECTION OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
Speaker NEWMAN announced the first business
before the Convention TO he the election of a Sec
rotary Of State, to serve for the next four years.
anG called for nominations.
Representative FARRELLY nominated John E.
r. Ray, Of Shelby county.
Representative BIGKNELL nominsted John E.
IOole, of the county Of Blunt
There being 20 other nominations, Speaker NEW
MAN directed 8 call OF the names Of members of the
Convention for their GIRO Uocs votes
The call having been made. the following is the
result Of thJ first ballot for Secretary Of State:
Senators voting for Mr.. Ray are-Messrs. Hill
dreth Horne, Hunter, Johnson, Lane Mickey, Min
mis-, Mcclellan, McNeilly. StovalI, Thompson Trim
bic, Wood and Speaker Newman-16.
Senators voting for Mr.. Toole are Messrs Allen
Bradford, Bumpass, Nash, Richardson, Stanton
and S,Okely-7.
Represents ives voting for Mr. Ray are-Messrs.
Baser Of Perry, Baker, Of Weakley, B2rksdale,
Bayless Beatty, Bennett, Britton, Cowden Crilz,
Dsvirson, DJak, Fa ley, FG,.elly, Ford, Frazier,
Gan, Guy. Harris, Hs5b, Ingra n, Jones, Johnson
Ken 6y, Eiucaid, Of Andersen, Lea, Lcekhart,
May ue d, Meade, Nall, Richardson, Roberts, SHED
Smith, Soseil, TrvitG, Vaughn, White, of Dickson
Wlimoye Williams, Of Fr MIN, Williams Of Hick-
N Woods and WO0ds"d-42.
Representatives voting for Mr.. Toole s7e-Mes- |
srs, Bickaeli, Bledsoe, Butler, CheAtham, Davis,
Dudley, East, Ewing, GoIman, Greene, Havron, /
Hurt, ksnner, kJncsid, of Claiborne, Martin, Nor
ris, Morphes, Norman, Porter, Russell, Sbrews-
bury, Trewhitt, White, of Davidson, Williamson I
md Wiseuer-26
John [. Rsy, of the county of Shelby, having !,
-eesived maj0riiy of the votes east IVES declared
ly Speaker NEWMAN, duly and constitutonally
elected Secretary Ct State Tor four years from the
ime of the expiration Of the present iac' 1bent's
,fice.
ELECTION OF COMPTROLLER.
Speaker NEWMAN, called for nominations .
Mate Comptroller
Reprsgentative wHITMOcE, called the atten
# rhe cpnyer ion to thai secton of the Code which
eor;res that previous to the election Of Treasurer
nd Con stroller their accounts shall be set
led, sc.
Representative CAN'T, stated that joint com
ritee had been appointed for this purpose, and IN
rder 10 give it time TO report he moved adjourn
,eut of the convention till o'cD this afternoon.
t the request of Senator PAYNE, the motion was
ritbdravn, that the convention might proceed to
ne election of public printer
ELECTION OF PUBLIC PRIETTR.
Speaker NEWMAN. then called for nor ma 'ors t