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

Mr.. PAYNE offered the following RESOLUTION;
WappEAs J. A. MINIS of the county OF HamtI-
ION holds a regular certificate OF eleeuon LOT Toe
Eicbtb Senatorial District, signed by the sheris oil
on the oounties of said district, at the time appoint
ed BY law for the sherfs to meet and compare inc
votes for Senator in said district, therefore, be
Prsalp,d That said J. A MINIS is entitled to be
s,vorn and hold his seat as the sitting member oil
said district with the powers and privileges oil any
ether Senator until otherwise determined by TINS
body. ,,,,,,;-;r,,
,;,ns "a lie over one day. in order that his
resolution NAV be taken up and acted upon Out
twotairdt not voting in favor of such suspension,
The notiop was lost and the resolution was placed
| upon the calendar.
| M. STOKES moved that committee Of i've be
a,nointed 10 whom shall be referred the contested
election from the Eighth Senatorial District Win
| power 70 seud fOz persons and papers.
| Nj STOVALL moved TO lay the motion on the
| table which motion failed.
1 NJ STOVALL said his object was TO get the sub
ect before the Senate, AID that as it was not the
| committee called for could not be appointed
ss hefOre the Senate, as it had, by consent been
nassed over informally when the district was os'eu
| IN the organic alton Of the Senate 1here was "
other way 20 ascertain the facts 10 regard 10 Inl'
| election but 10 appoint commitee 10 sehu ioi p
sons aud papers. and after thoroughly uVesnsa'int
i %
/ Mr. PAYNE appreF ended that the matter Woui'
-. N he settled by the Senate after the COMMITTEES
should report if this course should be adopted he
] tberef, re- presented the certificate OF MI MINIS
| and asked that he be sworn III
MIR. RICHARDSON presented the certhcste Oh Mr
Tbbs as showing that question was PresenleI a
| Ia who should be admitted, whioh the Senate shonl
investigate. - -, cor
The SPEAKER stated the motion before the sen
ate is that Of the Senator from Wilson aud Dehal'
| mir StokssO for the appointment Of Commute
of five 10 whom the matter shall be referred
> The ayes and noes were demanded, and resulle
IS follows: ~.
Horne, Nash, Richardson, Stanton, Stokes, Stokei!
!. | and Trimble-ll.
Noes-Messrs Hildreth, Hunter, Johnson Lam
n Mickey. McClellsnd, McNeilly, Payne, Peter
d Stoyall, Thompson, WOOD, and Speaker Ns~ msn-l
SO the Senate refused TO concur in the mJllon IL
the apooiniment of a comaitteF.
The SPEKER stated the question then before u
senate Shall Mr. MINIS be ajmiutd as the Ssnst
4 trora The Eighth Senatorial DIs,Tictl
e The reaiiDg Of the certificates was called for 81
y thew we're read by the Clerk.
Hr RICHARDSON wod.d ask il Senator's u
Ill VINO is entitles to the sea- IRON the re sding
sc The certificates? He cOnteuded tast the S-na
cannot decide until the question is settled in reg
" : thevte of the second and eigta dIstro OF
o,otcbis county, which taken from GTua'
r,unty II thess districts voted with the Eign
Oh Senatorial District they did contrary t. the
eli stitution. and their vote should be excluded.
ia wanted TO know al the facts in regard to this ms
* ter 30 As 70 decide who is entitled The seat.
eW Mr. PAYNE said that Senators were here now
ra- decide the simple question upon the face of tht
red certificates Ii the certificate Il Mr. Mnnis msk
ol q prima Jacie case Of election, ne ought to be
ant mitted to his seat aud then if his election
illegal, his contestant eau establish lis clsim a
Of he would get the seat lie commended that so + T
of this election is concerned, the county OF Sequs'
UGH is unknown. 1t the duty of the Sberiiis OF
old counties from which Sequatchie was taken
hold the election just though there was no 81
lion county as Sequatchie in existence The Sheriff
,jco SequRtchie had no power to hold the election in
o-, county and make return Of the same The reiu
ola from the counties composing the district (Rt
sc Bledsoe, Bradley, amiiton, aud Nj Ariou show
a.. MINIS was elected by 81 majority What else
~. | the seaate do but admit hIE upon the primo ]
shoviup of his election BrtIt is said if the retu
CT from q portion of Sequstghie are included and
4 Of remainder exoludeded, Mr.. Tibbs has major
enty and upon this showing his election is claimed
would ask BY what authority the returns from