The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-07
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE
FIFTH WEEK
SENATE.

SENATE
SATURDAY, May 6.
Senate met at 81 o'clock Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Allen.
Mr Trimble, of the Judiciary Com
mi tee, reported upon House JOINT hes-
olution No Is, which had been referred
back With amendments.
Mr. Butler, from the Ways ana Aeans
Committee, reported that il, had under
Consideration senate Bill No. IL, ana
recommend It's passage without the
amendments. Also, House Bal NO. 81,
and recommend It's passage. Also
House Bill No 10, for the raising OF
the salaries Of Judges and Chanceilorsi
and recommend in section Ist 70 strike
out the words "three thousand dollars
and ipsert three thousand two hum
dred and fifty dollars; and IN sec. "a
of said bill, strike out the words Two
thousand dollars" and insert the words
"Lwo thousand TWO hundred and nifty
dellars." Also. the Committee had
considered Senate Bill No. 8, which
being on the same suhjectas House d. Il
No l9, and the same being iurther al
vanced than said Senate Bill recon-
mend its rejection.
A message from the House informed
the Senate that it had passed House
hills Nos 5 and % and asked the con
ourrence of the Senate in the same.
Senate bill No 81 to redistrict the
State and apportion the eight repre-,
sentatiyes Of the Congress OF the I nlteo
States and be voted for according &c
the population.
Mr. Frazier moved to refer it TO the
judiciary committee, which motion he
withdrew.
Mr. Trimble said that the same ques
ton had been once discussed IN the
Legislature of Tennessee, and that 3
Senator from East Tennessee had dis
oussed it upon the white basis. lie
wanted to hear from East Tennessee on
the White Basis, and West Tennessee
the opposite, for he supposed that
thew would be antsgonistle.
Mr. Senter said that ne conceived this
no time to throw new political ques
ton into the State, that it was just get
tingupon its legs again, and he consider
ed this an apple of discord in the House
He would ask them to forbear the dis
cussion of the question, and that II
mioht be referred to committee and
be reported upon on the last day OF the
meeting of the next assembly. lie
would vote for a reference and Thought
it should go before the people.
Mr. Butler said that the vote was nix
ed for Representatives by an act OF Con
gregs in 1861, and the question was
whether the negro in West Tennes-
see should vote against the vote put IN
Fast Tennessee He had been urged
10 offer a Resolution as to how 1t could
be done
Mr.. Smith said that whenever they
counted the negroes, that they would
have to count them as free blacks and
have them to vote, for there were no
slaves now.
Mr.. Hall moved to lay il indefinitely
on the table, which wss lost.
Il was Their referred to Select Com
nittee composed of members Of both
the Committee on the judiciary and
eAtNdA AsIA+ae-N~1f
Senate resolution No. So: That the
passage Of certain bills demanded i'm
medi ste attention, which was taken up
Mr.. Senter asked that it be passed
over informally until Monday on &C
count OF an absent member who wished
10 offer an amendment to the same,
which was granted.
House bill No. To amend the
criminal laws Of the State, was taken
UV.
Mr. Trimble said he was opposed to
IL. that the same laws that were in the
bill we're in the Code; that be did not
think it practicable; that what had
been going on would be obliged to pas
away IN a short time that he knew
we'll the indisposition of q jury to hang
men at all; that it had not been done
in this State for many years. AS
lawyer, he favored mild, simple and
oertain punishment he did not ex-
pect to see men hung for treason, the
highest of crimes, FOR which he hsd not
vet seen an indictment In this State.
Mr. Frazier moved 70 strike out ten
years imprisonment and insert i've
Mt. Hall said be would vote for the
bill, but if it Was changed any he would
want itstronger, and offered an amend
ment 20 strike out the provisions and
make it hanging in general in lien OF
Mr. Frazier's amendment The vote
was taken and both were lost
Mr. Hurst said that the bill was in
tended 10 cover those who were not
in either Of the armies, but those who
had been outlaws il the State Cor the
past twenty years he thought there
was nothing unjust in the bill
Mr.. Trinabie asked il the bill could
reach those who had already commit
ted the crime
Mr. Hurst thought not that he had
put it upon the ground that they would
not quit it short Of death, that they
would not come in, but would steal,
kill and murder clandestinely for the
next twelve months That all men who
turned rebel vera. liars before, for he
knew them in West Tonnsssee.
Mr. Trimble believed that human life
should be guarded by q punishment Of
the highest character. Fer poisoning,