The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-06
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE
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FRIDAY, Nav 5, 1865.

FRIDAY, May 5, 1865.
Senate met at % o'clock. Prayer by
Rev Mr. Phillips.
Messenger from the House reported
that the House had concurred in and
passed Senate bill No 20 on its third
reading and transmitted the same TO
the Senate for enrolment
Mr. Frierson offered resolution No
50, requesting the committee on the
Judiciary TO prepare at their esrliest
convenience, a resolution on the subs
iect Of the elective franchise, and the
qualification of voters in this State,
which was adopted.
Mr. Trimble from the committee on
The Judiciary, reported on resolution
No 81 in reference 70 the salaries Of
Judges and Cbsucellors appointed by
the late Military Governor Of State, af-
fixing them at $500 year
Mr. Senter, from the committee of
Enrolment, reported that said commit
tee had examined Senate bill No Al
and found the same correctly enrolled
Mr. Irimble presented a memorial
from II. W. Butler and others, of the
Broad Street Bridge Company, asking
an amendment to their charter, allow
ing it 70 charge for foot passengers -
No. Of cents. Referred 10 the commit
tee on the Judiciary.
The Senate Military bill No. AZ was
taken up. Mr. BCsson asked to change
his vote on the amendment offered 10y
Nj Mckinney % he voted under miss
apprehension, which was allowed.
Er Mckinney offered an amendment
that the County Courts Of each county
be allowed 10 levy q tax on all those
that had been dIsloyal during the re-
bclIUu for q military fund.
Mr.. Case SAID thst it was impractica
bic; that there was no county organ
izat:On in West Tennessee; that in
most of the counties rebel sympathi-
zers lai the majority, and if an election
was held many OF the offices would be
filled with rebel sympsthizers, and it
would be hard to get them to levy a
lax upon themselves and friends, and
that instead, il they could accuse a
Union man Of being in any way dislov-
al, they would make him paw the tax
and it would fall upon the Union men
instead Of the rebels He did not care
il they captured the guerrillas and
TUNED such property taken from them
over 10 the State
Mr. PeaTt said that he thought that
the objection was overcome by the bill
itEelt That such disposition OF caps
tured property had been provided for,
it. being whenever captured turned
over the quartermsster
Mr. Cypert hoped that the gentleman
would withhold the amendments which
would do no good. That the bill should
be passed IS It is. That after the
armies were disoanded the rebels would
commit more depredatious than ever.
Thst il seemed to him that whenever
bill was brought up every Senator
either opposed or DESTROYED il by
amendments He had received n dis
patch from Knox which stated that
the rebels were going around there
robbiug and stealing, and they asked
for relief But we must march along
slowly as though VIC had not in view The
ravages committed on the people of the
State That he wanted the bills voted
upon without the amendments. He
mad no objection to them, as they did
not alter the sense, but they were clog
eing the wheels should not be stopped
Their constituents were anxiously
awaiting 10 see il their Legislature was
going 20 90 anything for them. for their
wives now have 20 carry provisions 70
the woods TO feed SEINE of them. That
If the members could not vote for it in
the name Of Tennessee, and everything
dear 10 the State, why did they not pre-
sent something else.
A Messenger from the House an
nounced that t hsd adopted House
ioint Resolution No 30 and asked the
concurrence Of the Senate in the same.
Mr. Mckinney said that he intro
Glced the amendment IN order TO avoid
the constitutional objection; that he
had suffered from the rehels-hsd been
o prisoner and went through az many
hardshius ss sny one lie would say
10 the gentleman on his left, who said
that the Courts would not collect il.
that If they would elect such officers
they ought 20 pay for H.
Mr. Case said that he wanted to see
+be Hill pass with the understanding that
the Congress Of the United States
should. and that we expected them 20,
nav the expenses IS they did when
Missouri organized 3 force much larger
than we proposed That the Govern
mont of The United States sppropria
Ted Sl20OG000 for shat State and had
proposea TO pay the citizens of Ohio
fo- The damsges done by Morgan raid,
and alec for The destruction Of property
ia Pennsylvania. That If Tennessee
Organized the militia 10 90 70 work 10
put down rebels, the expense should
be sent TO Washington, that Congress
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