Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-06
The Contested seatin the senate,


The B4nnsr condemns in very harsh terms the
action of the Senate en- Tuesday, admitting M
MISNIs to a seat in that body, pending the iLvest-
gation of the matter By the committee appointed
for that purpose. Our contemporary would leave the
Eighth District unrspresented until after long
and laborous examination Of the testimony, the
Senate shall have giveu their final deei zion IN the
case. Mr. TIBBs, the contestant, might protract
the investigation through the entire session, and
thus. according to the Banners argument deprive
that district entirely Of its represen tation in the
Senate. The majority o: the member, after ex-
aiming the certificates presented by both gentle
men, very justly determined that, according TO the
evidence before ;hem Mr.. MIESIs IS entitled TO the
seat.
The facts, as they now appear. are briefly these
By an &C: passed. the Oh of December, 1851, Acts
of 1878, page H. the county Of Sequstchie was
established Tie entire territory Of the county be-
ing taken from Hsmilton couHty. Ga the An Of
March, 1853, mouths after the establishment and
organization of Sequstohie county, act was pass
ed, (Acts of 1878, page 81 changing the county
line between G,uudy aad Sequat,hie. By section
81 Of the Code, which did not become the Law until
after the passage of the Acts Of 9 h December
1857, and All March. 1888, the counties of Rhea,
Bledsoe, Bradley, Hami tn Marion, and Sequatehis,
comp Sc the Eighth Senatorial District
Mr. MINIS presents a certificate signed by tie
Sheriff, of he erpl counties IMPOSING Soc Dis
trict, at Harrison, the Sth day Of August, 1903,
showing that il sal cOua,ies 'JOnS A. MrNSIs re
ceived majority Of eighteen votes"
! Here then was prina fleie case establishing the
| right of Mr. MINNIs to the seai. On this evidences
The Senate very properly decided leaving the legal
q ,esiOus arising in the to be determined after
toe facts had been fully investigated AMI reported
by t1e Committee The informal statement from
the sheriff of Hamilton, presented by Mr.. TIBBs
merely raises question for the decision CT the
Senate in its final action the case viz whether
the citizens included in Sequatehie county by 8
change of the line between Ssqustchis and Grundy,
shall be allowed to vote in the county into which
they have been incorporated, or whether they
shall be entirely disfianohisei. All Of These
things will be consderei snd determined by the
Senate at the proper time. At present they are
compelled to act upon the evidence before them
which makes out clear and satisfactory case in
favor of Mr. MINIS.
The Banners complaint that dets'e WAS cut of
by the previous question is as ridiculous as unjust
Messrs RICHARDSON, STOKES and TRIMBLE had ar
gusd the osss in reply to Mr.. PAYSE, and the Ban
ner contends had driven him from all his position
| Would the Banner have had the debate stretched
out still the crack of doOm!' II processes to be-
lieve that 'hs facts AMI logic of Messrs. oKEs,
and RICHARDSON had sIresdy overwhelmed the
friends Of Mr.. MINIS. With Whist consistency then
can it contend tina. there was any injustice to him
in the enforcement Of the previous question: HIS
friends occupied more time and INDUCED in more
latitude Of discussion than the friends of Mr.. MIN
MIS- If the former failed to make out case TO their
own satisfaction it is attributable to the weakness
| Of the cause or Of its advocates.