The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-24
ANDREW ,J0HNsO,

ANDREW JOHNSON.
So to your first whether
! you would feel your selves authorized if
called upon by the Governor OF the
| State, or the loyal people of any partic-
/ ular portion thereof, TO order a sufficient
number of the troops under your
| command TO any gwen point for the
purpose Of giving AID and assistance in
/ ils4ring peace and quiet, and by en-
deavoring to capture and properly pun
lsh all persons operating IN armed hos
/ llity to the State or National Governs
meut.' answer, that am prepared to
assist the civil authorities in every part
( Of the State, both by securing the off
! Gers from personal violence, when in
| the execution of their Office in holding
/ courts. etc, and assisting them to cap-
I ture and bring 70 trial all persons who
! offer armed hostility 10 the State or IA
| tional Government, aud Will so assist
I the civil authorities of the State as
J long as the National Government af-
fords me the means of doing so
To your second question, Whether
the experience Of the past has shown
to you that in times Of peace, full com
pensstion in money has been made to
the citizens near post, where parts of
the Federal army have been stationed
or cent for articles purchased Of them,
for their use and suppOt instead of
the present system Of vouchers, based
upon other conditions tnsn that oi
property b ing taken aud whether cit
IzeDs we're not pleased with troops being
70 4 e. u
fact" answer That in times ofpeace,
all purchases made Of citizens in the
vicinity Of posts are paid for at once,
when the purchasing officer has funds
to pay. When he has not the funds TO
pay, vouchers payable 70 the seller,
without any conditions appended, are
given TO him, which vouchers he can
dispose Of II any manner he pleaseE /
and they are invariably paid at their |
face value by any proper disbursing Of |
ticer of the department making the |
purchase, when he has funds TO do SO.
To your third question, Whether, /
whilst in command Of troops in the |
State of Texas, the Federal command /
ers did not find that the money thus 1
distributed through the State was Of 4
decided advantage in developing the
resources of such parts of the State
where they were located" 1 answer,
That wherever troops were stationed 1
in Texas on the frontier, that settlers
Immediately coneragsted in that vicin-
ity of those stations, AMI in that way
the settlements were advanced through I
out the State more than one hundred
and fifty miles during the period COM
prised between tae close Of the Mexi-
can War and the year 1861
Very respectfully, your obi serv't.
GEo II. THoSAs.
Ma Gen. {. S. A Commanding
Mr. Minis said that in view Of the
amp.e protection guaranteed by Presi-
dent johnson snd General Thomas, he
would move that the original bill with
the bill in lieu be indefinitely post
poned Carried-syes 81. noes %
House bill No 56, providing for the
election of certain officers in the towns
of Shelbyville. Chattanooga, Kingston,
1ullshOma Murtr>esb0ro and Man
chester, with amendments Passed.
House bill No l!3, TO change the
time of holding the Chancery Courts of
AtheOs and Benton, with amendment.
Passed.
HOUSE Bills on SECOND READING.
House bill No 81, to incorporate the
Ladies Female Institute of Memphis
Passed.
House bill No l07, 70 incorporate the
Tennessee and kentucky Petroleum
Mining and Manufacturing Company.
with an amendment Incorporating the
Memphis Club Passed.
On motion the House then took re.
cess till > o'clock.
AFTERSOoy SESSION.
Mr.. Garrett moved q reconsideration
Of the military bill, which motion TO
was laid on the table by
ayes p, noes 10.
The FRANCHISE BILLS.
House bill No. lS7. being a bill re-.
ported by a majority of the Judiciary
Committee, in lieu of all other bins
heretofore reported on the same sub-
Jet, came up for consideration.
House bill No. l3S. being a hill
brought in by a minority of the same
was also read for the con-
sideration of the House.
The majority bill reported by Mr..
Cooper only excludes from the elective
franchise such persons a. were exempt
ed by the Amnesty Proclamation Of
the President on the S.h of December,
1858, ana such conscious and intelligent
traitors IS ought not because Of their
conduct at present be admitted 70 al
the privileges Of the elective fFs1ahiss