The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-13
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

Mr. Richards, from tho Internal Inns
proVement COMMITTEES, Mr.. Elliott
from the Ways and Means Committee;
Mr.. Steele, from the Freedman's Com
mittee; and Mr. Gaut, from the Judi
ciary Committee, reported various bills
which were placed on the calendar.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. Stegald: Requiring the Keep
er of the PeRitentiary 10 report what
number of Government prisoners are
in that institution, and what are the
particulars Of the cases. Mr.. Steeald
learned that the expense of Govern
ment prisoners. up to this time,
amounts TO $4,000.
The following resolutions were offer
ed by Mr. Hood
Be It enacted by the Ge7isral Assembly OF
The STATE Of Tennessee: That the amend
ments and the schedule, as ratified bv
the loyal people on the 22d of Februs-
~, 1868, are 2 part and portion of the
Constitution of the State of Tennessee
and IN every respect of full and equal
validity, IN each provision, portion, and
section thereof and are to be main
tanned intact as inviolate, of full force
and power, having received the author
itative sanction of sloyal people.
Ind be Il further resolved: That this
General Assembly was chosen and
elected in a legal and constitutional
manner, as prescribed in the Schedule
TO the Constitution as amended on the
I'D OF February, 1865, and the laws
passed must and shall be respected and
obeyed until repealed, or pronounced
unconstitutional by the LOYAL judicial
tribunals of the State.
Be Il firtherlFsSolUed: That whatever
class may be guilty of opposing the
Constitution of Tennessee in abolishing
the institution Of slavery, are guilty Of
treason to the State and the United
States, and we hereby declare that the
loyal people of Tennessee will yindi.
cate these provisions, even to the ex.
tent of calling on the strong arm of
the Government to aid in maintaining
the just rights of all men.
Mr. Hood said there we're SIGNS that
rendered such coUFse IS that to which
the resolutions pledged the House, ne
cessary. Manoeuverings were now in
operation to stop the course of the
Union Legislature, and protestations
were made against the legitimacy oil
its laws against the Executive, and the
State Constitutional amendments. The
time might yet come when rebels
who, while acknowledging they are
whipped, claim their position is right
will have to be kept right hy the bay
onet, whether in the arms Of white Of
black men.
Mr.. Mullins cordially supported the
resolutions They were wanted. Dis.
loyal sentiments were rampant anc
must be guarded against
Mr.. Wines said the signs of the times
BODIED no good. Rebels were protest
ing against the constitutional amend
ments, and the legality of the acts o.
this Legislature, and we must be pre-
pared to defend what we have dom
against the attacks now in preparation
He wished gentlemen on the other sid,
to speak and show their hand.
Mr.. Henderson moved to refer thu
, resolutions to the committee on Fed
eral Relations.
Mr.. Hood: 81 call on every frient
Of the resolutions to vote down an,
proposition to refer them to any com
mittee."
Mr.. Henderson was in favor Of tn
, principle Of the resolutions. Hewoult
withdraw the proposition.
] Mr.. Waters, of Madison, thought tn
! late meeting in Memphis showed tina
we ought to be on our guard. He hal
t heard of talk he did not like, By lsys
men here. He'll Is full of sach loyalty
= 1t is an insult TO say they will have tn
: constitution as it was Why did the
q not keep it as it was2
Mr. Richards asked whether the ger
r tleman from Madison had no unworth
o constituents There were uAWorth
r secessionists in Memphis, but NOR
/ loyal people did not exist than wa
found there. A large militia force ws
4 existing there, twenty seven publ
= schools, all loyal, showed the fact. II
Z" protested against the loyal people b
! represented being illuminated as the
i had been, on that floor.
D Mr.. Waters said he did not beliey
q either himself or the gentlsman's COZ
p stituents had much TO bosst of. II
e had nothing to say against Union me.
anywhere.
Mr.. Ryder was from Memphis, b
, complained that the member fror
I Madison made no exceptions, yet in To
: Presidential election 100 men vote
in Memphis for Mr.. Lincoln. Memphi
had again and again been stigmatisec
} in q way it did not merit, and he re
PEELED accusations that were unmel
tied.
Mr Thomas, Of Benton, deprecated
the system of casting aspersions Of
constituencies and members If b
could believe what he heard, 10 b
true, he would pray the Govern "a emit +
send Military Governor here, an,
save the institutions Of the country b,
the hand of power He regarded tn
talk of stopping free discussion, ant
the assertions of something dark goini
on outside, as phantoms. There wa
the strong arm Of the general govern
ment to support the loyal cause, if sup
pert should prove necessary. He haC
no objection to the resolutions, but hG
thought them i'll timed, 3 pandering {,
sensation rumors in the strests.