The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-05-04
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE,
Senate.

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THURSDAY, April 26,-Tho Senate
met at 0 o'clock A. NJ. Prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Phillips.
CASE OF HON. CAVE JoHosoE.
Mr.. SENrER moved q concurrence
in the majority report of the Commit.
tee on Elections, and IAN adoption of
the resolutions) reported by the Com.
mittee, in pursuance Of the report, us
follows:
Resolved by the S endte Of the State
of Tennessee, That Mr.. Cave johnson,
claiming n seat in the Senate of the
State of Tennessee, from the Nine
teenth Senatorial District, is disqual-
fled to take q seat in the present Sen
ate ofthe State of Tennessee.
Hon. CAVE JOHNSON made a lengthy
speech in advocacy Of admission to
his seat.
A vote, on q call Of the ayes and
noes, by Mr.. CATE was the taken, with
the following result adopting Commit
tees resolution
AYEs-Aldrige, Bosom, Cate, Case,
Hall, Keith, Mckinney, McElwec,
Powell, Senter, Trimble, and Speaker
Fricrson--l2.
NoEs-Carrigan, Frazier of Wilson,
Frazier ofKnox, Johnson, Mcfarland,
Nelson, and Smith,.
Whereupon the Senate, on motion,
adj burned to 0 o'clock A. NJ, Monday
House of Representatives
THURSDAY, April 26.-The House
met at the usual hour, Mr.. Speaker
Heiskell in the chair.
SPEAKER PRO TEN.
The health OF Mr.. Speaker Hieskell
beng such that he was compelled to
ask leave OF absence, the House pro-
ceeded to choose a Speaker pro TEN.
Mr.. NORMAN being elected, vas es-
corted TO tho chair by Messrs. Arnoll
and Elliot, after which he returned
his thanks in u handsome manner.
JEFF. DAVIS.
Senate resolution No. IS, request
ing the President to have jeff Davis,
and others, tried and hanged, was Ia
ken up on motion ofMr. GARNER.
After n lengthy debate on the rcSo.
l%1tions, Mr.. WARREN moved to amend
by inserti ng the following words
Provided that the above named Grim
inals shall be duly tried and convicted
of some criminal Uffenso against the
Constitution and laws of the United
States, by a court having jurisdiction
of the same"
After the morning business was
concluded, a report from the Com
mitteo on Elections was read. The
majority retorted in favor admitting
the late resigning members to seats,
while that of the minoity protested
against il.
Mr.. Mullins moved the non.conCur-
renee with the majority report.
Messrs. Smith, of Hardeman, Wines,
Martin and Raulston spoke on the sub.
ject, when the vote on the question Of
non-concurring with the majority re-
port was taken, with the following
result
Those voting to n%on-concur are (:
Mcssrs. Anderson, Arnell, Black man,
Donaldson, Doughty, Dowdy, Dug
gan, Fuson, Garner, Gilmer, Grim
mitt, Husou, Hale, Inman, Jones of
Claiborne, Jones OF Green, Kerehival,
Mason, Maxwell, Melton, Morris,
Mullins, Murphy, Norman, Num-,
Patton, Porter Of Wayne, Pickett,
Raulston, Sheppard, Sinclair, Shultz,
Smith Of Hardeman, Snodderly,
Thornburg, Underwood, Waters,
Walkers, Weleh, Wine Woodcock, and
Woods-42.
Those voting no are: Mossrs.
Brown, Baker, CIingin, Coward, Eli.
OF, Grove, Jarvis, Marablc, Martin,
Moss, Oyerstreet, Porter, Of Henry,
Parks, Symmetry, Steffald, Warren,
Williams, Dir. Speaker Heiskoll-lS.
SO the majority report advocating
the admission Of he reelected mem.
bers was non.concurted in.
NJ Arnell mavod that tho renort