The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TvrRsn.v Oct 10 I

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIN Els.
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 1866.
The House was called to order at 10 o.
clock, m, by the Speaker. Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Davis.
The journal Of the 18th was read and ap-
proved.
PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS.
By Mr.. 0rdway: From the President and
Directors Of the Central and Southern Rail-
road Company, asking the removal Of re-
strietions upon the price Of carrying freight,
&e. Referred to the Committee on Internal
| Improvements.
REPORTS cF STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Finance reported on
several bills, which had been submitted to
| them.
The Committee on Elections submitted
majority report in the case Of charles F.
Cameron, stating that he has lived in Mem
phis over three years, so far as he could do
SO as a soldier enlisted in another State, and
remaining in the United States army.
Eight members of the Committee concur
red in recommending that he retain his
seat, there being fourteen Of the COMMITTEES
/ present.
The testimony was voluminOus, but it was
read for the benefit Of the house.
] Il is TO the effect that he was member Of
| the 9th Illinois cavalry, but removed his
| family to Memphis, in 1862; but he re-
manned in the service as an Illinois soldier
/ Since he left the army he has been resi-
| dent Of Memphis. While in conversation
with Gen. Smith, at LaGrange, in 1868, he
| ella med then TO be an IlliuOian.
Capt. Booth testified that he had known
Mr.. Cameron since 1861, when he knew
him as an officer Of an Illinois regiment
/ Witness met him frequently -once as late
IS three weeks after the battle Of Salem.
He was mustered into Company X, 9Th Hi
nois cavalry. Witness was of the same
regiment with Mr.. c., but not Of the same
battalion. Mr.. c. married after entering
the service, and his vile had no regular
| place Of abode, ill in 1864, alter he left the
service.
Mr.. Cameron himself states that he en-
tered the service from Illinois, in 1861, and
that his wife accompanied him to Memphis,
/ in July, 1862 and that from that time be
regarded Memphis as his home, and his
wife remained there all the time. He re-
garded himself as a citizen of Tennessee,
and Of no other State. He further states
be was honOrsbly discharged form the ser
vice, December Stat, 1868.
Mr.. 5. H. Childress testified that Mr. Cam
er0n, in 1862, told him, while in Helena,
Ark, that he intended 10 res On his position
in the army, and 60 to Memphis, 10 practice
law.
Other witnesses also testified that he had
told them the SINE thing; he told THIN,
as early as 1852, that he intended 10 resign,
and make Tennessee his home.
Mr.. Elliott moved concurrence ia the
report.
Mr.. ArneH taid thst he was opposed 10
the concurrence. He said that Mr.. Came
ron was mustered into the United States
service, as u ciiizen Of Illinois, in 1861 AID
from this service he was discharged on tie
3lst Of De ember 1868. During al This tine
he was United States gsoldier from another
state, and could not become a citizen OF
Tennessee, while in that service.
The constitution requires a Representa-
tive 10 be citizen OF the State, for three
vars; and be eontended thar no soldier
could become such citizen, until out of the
service.
Domicil is necessary to citizenship; this
may be either of origin, choice, or operation
Of law. A soldier cannot change his resi-
denee, during the period of his service.
Mere intention, unsceOmpauied by the abil-
iiy to do a thing, is nothing The removal
Of Mrs. Cameron 10 Memphis, did not help
the matter. The d0micii of the wife fol-
lows that Of the husband. Mr.. Cameron's
d0mieil in Tennessee commenced with the
3lst Of December 1868.
Mr.. Thomas, of Benton, commended that
member of the volunteer forces might
change his residence. He said that Mr..
Cameron -enoved his domioil. during A
time that be was absent on furloueh, and
consequently relieved from duty, and was
az his own disposal, II he could not remove
while subject 10 orders, he al least might
When on iuflough. He was opposed TO dis
turbiug the state of society, SO soon after the
work Of reorganization had been com
meuced.
The vote was then taken on the question
Of coneur'ing in the report of the Commit
tee, and it was decided in the negative, ayes
30, noes IS. A tie vote, as follows:
Ayes-M essrs. Boke, Br, ndon, Bledsoe.
Brittle, Coward, Dowdy, Dunning, Dug
gan, Elliot, Faulkner, freeman, Gaut, Hood. |
Jarvis. Lewis, Moss, Murphy, NIcks, Nor |
man. Ordway, Pearson, Richards, Scales.
Simmons, Symmetry, Shultz, Smith, Of |
Obion, Steele, Travis, Thomas; of Coffee.
Thomas, Of Benton and Humphreys, Willis.
Wines, Wright, and Spesker Heiskell,
Noes-Messrs- Anderson, Arnell, BLACK |
man, Carter, Donaldson, Doughty, Fusop.
Garner, Grove, Gilmer, Grimmett. Hudson. |
Inman, Jones, Of Claiborne, Jones, Of Greene.
Kerchival, Maxwell, Mason, McNair. Mel /
ten, Mulloy, Porter, Puckett, Rsulstop |
Rogers, Smith, Of Hardeman, snodderlev. /
Stegald, Thornburg, Underwood, Waters
Of Wilson, Walker, Williams, Woodeock, |
end Woods.
Adjourned till o'clock p. m.