Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-18
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

THURSDAY, Jan. II, 1861.
| The deliberations of the House were apen-
ed By prayer ny Rev Mr.. Hendricks.
| Mr. Vaughn rose to a per- onal explana-
| tiOn stating that an article in the Nashville
| Deuocrut of this date did him Injustice, in
| representing him as saying on yesterday that
ANY effort TO save the Union is treason TO
Republican liberty" What he said was:
| The cry of Union Tor the SAKE of the Union
| at this time in his opinion was treason to
| republican liberty" He denounced the ar
| ticle.
Subsequently Mr.. Ewing rose to personal
| explanation, stating that he was not in The.
House when Mr.. Vaughn made his statement.
but desired TO state to the House how he and
others understood the remark of Mr.. Vaughn.
which he noted at the time as follows: Mr..
Vaughn said that an effort to- preserve thi>
Uuinn is treason 10 Republican liberty .
Mr.. Vaughn said it was mistake but he did
not impugn Mr.. Ewipg's honesty, and after
some further explanations the House PRO
ceeded with its business.
Mr.. Brazelton, from the Military Commit
tee. reported 4, bill TO re-organize the militia
of the State, and calling for corps of l5,-
| 900 volunteers.
Mr.. Gillespie presented on behalf of the
| Officers of the Rsad, free passes TO the mem
| Gers of the House, over the Nashville and
were dCCtpteu
| and thanks returned.
REVOLUTIONS.
Mr. Hurt submitted the following:=
RESOLVED BIZ the General Assembly Of the State
Of Tennsssee-Tha; Committee OF two on
the part of the House, and one on the part
of the Senate, be appointed to communicate
by Telegraph with he Legislatures now in
s.ssiOn in the Southern States, to learn if the
following resolution will be acted on afiir-
matively by the said several Legislatures,
to-wiI:-
Resolved by the General Assembly of the
State of Tennessee, That representation
| equal to our electoral vote be chosen by a
convention of the two Houses of this Gener-
al AS mbly to meet relative representa-
| tons chosen III like manner by not less than
Missouri, Virginia, Kentucky, North Carroll
IA and Arkansas; and that the Governors
| of Maryland and Delaware are hereby re-
quested to appoint representation based
upon the same basis, to meet with the States
| above mentioned in convention in the city of
| Richmond, Va, on the 25th inst, to decid,,
| on such position as those States represented,
will take as basis upon which the dificul-
| ties surrounding the country can and must
be honorably, finally and forever settled. a
motion TO suspend the rules failed.
Mr.. Williamson, n resolution that this Lee
gislaturc adjourn SINE de on Monday. 18th
| instant.
Mr.. Chatham a series of resolutions touch
| ing on Federal relations and the impending
crisis, which were ordered to be printed.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
| Farrelly, granting the use of the Hall to
Hon. Scion Borland for the purpose OF
| speaking on the political questions of the
day, was amended so as to include Hon. An
drew Johnson. at his convenience, tor a SINH
| lar purpose. and adopted.
The House then proceeded to consider the
bill prescribing The remedy for the collection
| of deOis and relief of the people, and before
coming to vote adjourned till p. m.