Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-01
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NEW hill.
=, By Mr.. Garner. To regulate society preserve
the morals Of the country suppress crime, and Tor
other purposes It provides that no person shall
hereafter be allowed to sell intoxicating liquors in
the State Passed and referred to the Committee
on Tipping and Tipping Houses.
REVOLUTION.
BY Mr. Wines: That the Comptroller be direc-
ted and authorized to hand over its proper owners
the bonds Of the Southern Bank, which went into
voluntary liquidation September 9Th, 1865, and
wound up in two years thereafter by the law Of
1855 and 1855.
Mr. Richards aud others opposed the resolution,
causing some little discussion, when Mr.. Moss
moved thatit be laid On the table. Carried, ayes
35, noes %.
RESOLUTION TAKEN uP--coAfEHsArioN TO COMMITTEES
Inasmurb as several committees were app iuted
to examine into the assets Of the several branches
of the Bank Of Tennessee authorizing the Treasurer
to pay said committees their per diem and mile
age.
| Mr.. Wines offered "a an amendment that the
clerks employed by the committees also receive
compensation. After some remarks for and against
the resolution, I. was withdrawn.
| cARRyrSo OUT Tns FRANCHISE LAW.
Requesting the Governor to furnish the House at
an carly day, the answers Of the County Court
Clerks, and the Sherfs OF respective counties, TO
hia heterogeneous as to how they executed the
elective franchise law.
Mr.. Brandon said ths. in view Of the exirsordi-
nary message of the Governor, recently transmitted
to the General Assembly, i was only proper that
the reports of the judges of elections should he
submitted 10 the House. The Governor has seen
ct to throw out the vote Of twenty mine counties
, This was gross assumption Of unauthorized pow
ler-somethiug unheard of in the annals of cleo
tons. In those counties were numbers OF publicly
known Union men, and By what right has the
Governor to declare their votes null and Void
. The very men who thus elected Gov. Brownlow arc
DISTINGUISHED by his extraordinary usurpation Of
power. If the Governor has the power to disre-
gard the vote Of twenty-nine counties by thus as
suming Judicial powers, he certainly has the power
. to throw out every county in the State.
Before Mr. Brandon concluded his remarks, or
motion, the House adjourned until 2 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The consideration of the resolution reauestiur
n the Governor to furnish certain information wa
:, resumed, Mr. Brandon having the floor. He com
batted at some length the unjust and Illegal as
a sumption of the Governor, In undertaking to Sc
d aside the vote of whole counties This decision o
If the Governor was in plain violation of the provs
ions of the franchise law. That law provided 70
" the appointment o. sworn officers TO receive tn
&c votes cast. The officers did their duty and mad
heir returns required and yet in the face Of al
y this, the Governor, assuming judicial power con
strues the law to suit himself, and throws over
, board hundreds of loyal votes In Stewart county
r. to the best of his knowledge not n single vote ha
re bern cast in violation of the law, and yet the vot
p Of the whole county is thrown out. And so i
other counties. If the Governor has the authorit
'e 10 act in this manner, lie wanted the proof an
il this s why he offered his resolution asking for al
the documents bearing in the case. If this thin
allowed - go on, let US have Dictator at once
h Let ms mbers Of the Legislature and members Z
, Congress be appointed by tie Governor and thu
ie save the trouble of an election.
Mt Mr. Doughty defended the action Of the Cover
re nor. He the Governor was required to zee tn
20 law ea:orced ami Ii was his duty to do so. Ac
ing in accordance with this, lie was bound to di:
y criminste against those who might have been elet
ii ted in violation of the franchise law.
IN Mr.. Mullins took the same view of the case. I
the election for members of Congress the franchis
y law was shamefuly disregarded and set at nougf
m in violation of the Governor warning.
is MIR. Raulston spoke in the same strain, au
moved that the resolution be laid on the tabl
:. when MIR. Waters of Madison, remarked that, a
~ though no Constitutional lawyer, in his opinion
far as loyalty and all that concerned, the Go,
~ ernor was fully up to the mark
!: Pending any action being had, on motion, Il
- House adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morl
ing.