The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-20
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SEVENTH WEEK.
SENATE

FRIDAT, May 10, 1885.
Senate met at 9 o'clock. Prayer by
Rev Mr. Tswney
Mr. Senter, from the committee on
Corporations, reported upon the fol
lowing bills: Senate bills Nos 50, 20,
II, 70, &c, s, So, and House bill No 80,
and as amended recommended their
passage -..
Mr. Bowen offered Senate resolution
No 81, that the committee on the Asy
lum for the insane beiustrUcted 10 call
upon Dr.fCheatham to report on that
ms titution.
Nr Trimble introduced Senate bill
No % to rec5aTter the Tennessee Fire
and Marine Insurance Company. Pass
ed first reading and referred to the
| committee on Corporations.
MIR Randolph offered Senate resolu-
ton No 68, TO take the sense OF the Sen
ate on the limiting Of the elective fran
chise and regulate the qualifications of
voters according to the OH section ofthe
schedule of the amended Constitution
ratified by the people on the 22i OF
February last.
Mr. Fr8zier offered an amendment
that the acknowledgements be ONLY as it
concerned the ensuing Congressional
election This elected a general dis
cussion. Mr. Scnter said that East Ten
nessee had the numerical strength and
could take care of herself but it was
for Middle and West Tennessee to see
TO the franchise or disfranchisement of
rebels. That he wanted TO see the bill
on that pass
Mr. Rogers spoke very freely on the
subject, saying that he would do any,
thing that he could TO put down the re
bellion, that be would not associate
with such wiltul murderers, that he
would disfranchise them all until they
had full time to show themselves true
70 the general government That they
had no right to live, much less TO vote,
that 1t was piece of impudence for
them to come here and ask the immu-
mites of loyal citizens of America -
They should do as man did IN the
county of Knox. When he came there
after participating in the rebellion for
some time, he asked only to live there
and not any more 70 exercise the right
of an American citizen. That the prodi
gal son had been received into his ia
ther's house but was more in the form
of a servant, and he felt himself as
such but he was not taken in 70 rule, |
and he thought it was enough to let |
them live in the State, and that they |
had neither the right to vote or hold |
Office.
Mr. Frazier spoke at some length on |
the subject, on which he said that he
stood ready to disfranchise any man !
that would prove to him that he Is not |
ready and willing TO co operate with /
the law, not only of Tennessee, but
the United States. That he was for the
past proclamations of our lamented |
President Lincoln and Andrew Johns
son, until they are prove to me to be
abiured. At the election in February
nd March there were a certain num-
Der of rebels who voted, and take the
list of rebels away who voted for you
and me, you would lack the number
demanded 10 Mr. Lincoln's proclama-
ton. Should he declare the guilt Of |
those who came up and voted for rati-
fication, and supported the present !
Governor Of TENNESSEE shoSld he dis
franchise them2 He lever would, and
As the Senator from Davidson very
properly asked, where will you draw
the line. In his Senatorial District |
there was . large vote cast for the rati-
fcation of the amended constitution,
and three-fourths of the voters had |
been linked up 70 the heels in the re-
bellion. He told them that If the
amended constitution was adopted that
IL would b come the lsw of the land
and slavery was abolished, and that
if he was elected he would vote for the
amended constitution of the United /
States, and they came up like patriots
and sacrificed al their former prlnci-
pies and their negroes
Mr.. Rogers asked how it would be
in the fall2
Mr.. Frazer could not tell, and thst
was why he did not know that one side
won Id swallow up the other, and be
wanted 70 know who would Tuls IN this
state unless the future would settle
the question.
Nr Tumble did rot propose 70 dis
cuss the merits Of the question, but
wished TO know IL the resolution would |
helm US along or expedite the business.
The great end we all have is 70 have /
the governing Of Tennessee in loyal
hands, and to make 1t free loyal
State Of the United States. That this
resolution proposed to take the sense
Of the Senate on the 9Th section OF the ]
amended constitution. He could not /
see the use of 70. as they had the bill
now under the Joint Judiciary Commit
tees consideration, and the anxiety of
the Senate embarrassed the members
of the committee
Mr Trimble moved that it be laid !
over Informally, which motion pre-
vailed Il
A message from the House informed
the Senate that it had passed House !
biIl No. y. and adopted House Joint
No. -, Senate Joint Reso-
luton 30 &c. and Senate b'a No Is,
vi Il amendments, asking the concur
rence of the Senate in the same. Con
ouTsed in. y