The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-14

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or county courtsin certain cases All
these bills the committee recommend
should be rejected for reasons given BY
Mr. Cooper.
Mr.. Carter reported from the Com
mittee on Petitions, the receipt of the
reports OF certain officers, and stated
that investigation was wanted. A res
Olution was added hat the conlmitte,,
should have power % send for persons
and papers and make the REQUIRED in
Vestigstion- RepoFt ooncatred In.
RULES REPORTED OK BY rHr JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE
Bill No. ITO relieve Mary Jane
Baldwin by giving her the privileges Of
femme sole The COMMITTEES reDori
the bill inconsistent with Article Il OF
the State Constitution Committee re
port coneurred in, and bill rejected.
BIZ No 6-Placing a poll tax on col
ored persons. The Committee reporl
that this bill violates Article No 4. Sec
ton OF the Constitution, which pro
Fides that colored freenen shall be
exempt from paying the poll tax. Re
port concurred in, and the bill rejected
Bill No 9-Requiring civil officers to
take oath to the United States Govern
ment and the Amended State Consti
tuition, and having not aided the re-
beis The Committee reported that the
Constitution already provided FOR tax
ing the oath of fealty, etc. The add
tionsl portion referring to having
! joined IN the rebellion went with the
remainder Of the bill.
Mr.. Hood dihered in opinion with
the Committee, such an oath some re
garded as not only proper but neces
sary. The constitution is a very q fer
ent instrument % what is was 2 year
ago. In this county there had been
elections, there were officers then who
aid not attend and vote az those cleo
ions, and they have since declared thai
the amendments tolheC0nstitution sre
not worth the paper they are written
upon lt Is Necessary that those who
60 into Office should swear to accept and
support these amendments. < Some Off
GERS now IN position say they will not
swear to support it. Officers who viii
not take this oath should De out Of the
way.
Mr. Moss was satisfied the bill was
required; there are men now in Office
who DO not regard their old Oaths al
binding them TO the amendments
Mr. Cooper said the schedule adopted
IN February clearly announces what is
required of al officers The Constitu
ton Il unit, we swear TO support IL as
a whole, as we do 10 support the Con-
stltution of the United States, which
has had its amendment To single out
the amendments for an especial oath,
suggested doubt on our part as to
their being Of eqRsl force with the 9TH
er parts OF the Instrument.
Mr.. Hood explained that what he
and those with him wanted was, that
those who had taken the oath before
the amendments were made, should
now take it with the amendments
Mr.. Cooper said this was slipping
ground; If, as Mr. Hood stated some at
firm, the amendments are void, atak-
ing an oath to support them will not
give them an atom OF authority they
do not now possess The Speaker ex.
horted Legislators to legislate with a
view to permanence and to the future,
not 10 be governed by the irritating cir
cum stances of the moment
Mr. Doughty wanted to bring officers
to the touchstone, that all who are not
for the amended constitution may be
sent adFiit
Mr.. Hood called for the. yeas and
nays, when the report Of the committee
was sustained and the bill rejected.
Ayes IS, nays 29, as follows:
dyes - Anderson, Barton, Car
ter, Coward, Cooper, Copeland, DiIlen,
Donaldson, Elliot, Faulkner, Fusan,
Gaines, Garrett, Gaut, Gilmore, Grim
NETT Hermans, Henderson, Hudson,
Jarvis, Kerchivsl, Lewis, Mason, Max
well, Norman, Richards, Scales, Sim
mons, Shultz, Smith [of Harde
MANI, Steele, Thomas [of. Coffee
Willis, Wines, Wright. Woods, and
Speaker HeiskelL
NoeS-BTittle, Doughty, Dowdy, Grit
fth, Grove, Hood, Jones (of 6reene)
McNair. Melton, MINIS, Mullins, Moss
Porter, Pickett, Raulston Rider, Rog
ers, Symmetry, Smith (of Obion) Snod
derley, Stegald, Thornburg, Under,
wood, Wagner, Waters (of WILSON,
Waters (of Madison) Walker, VII
lame, Woodcoek
The House took a recess until two
O'Clock Lst