Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-20
LEarsrArryR SEMINARY.

SENATE Feb 1Q-Mr. Bosom introduced Senate
chapter. title 5. Of the second part of the Code.
Mr.. Cypert introduced Senate bill No. s27, ex-
ra% al stss ana failures to s collect and pay
taxes as tax collectors tor ayne county, Tor
the years 1864 and 1862 Passed first reading.
The following Senate bills passed their third
To amend the criminal laws Of the State. for the
benefit of Miss 0phelia Pearl
To amend section 4439 Of the Code.
To place marble statue of Andrew Jackson in
To incorporate the Dyer County Male Academy
10 admit the claims of W. I. Berry 4 Co.
To incorporate the FOrked Deer River Improve
ment Company. -
To prescribe the qualifications OF voters snd
limit the elective franchise. Passed over in
formally.
Senate bill, to amend the revenue laws of the
State was taken mp.
which was adopted License to sell ardent
spirits by the quart. fifty dollars, by any person
except those who have license to tipple and drug
gists who have capital Of $500or more invested in
drugs may sell for medical purposes without
license" The bill then passed its second reading.
and was recommitted to the Finance COMMITTEES
Mr. Hall offered Senate joint resolution No. 80,
that this General Assembly shall adjourn on the
FIRST Monday in March to meet again on the first
Monday in October next Laid over.
Senate bill No. '92 to amend an act to establish
a Claim Agency at Washington, ID. G..
Mr.. Hunter introduced Senate bill No. 329. that
a marble statue of Abraham Lincoln be placed in
the Capitol of the State of Tennessee. on which
shall be Inscribed with kindness towards all,
and ennlity towards none. will perform the
right as God gives me to see the right" That the
Governor be authorized to order the execution of
such statue of life SIZE and cause it to be placed
in the Capitol building of the State, and that the
expenses and costs thereof be paid out of the State
Treasury. Passed first reading.
Adjourned to A. n. Tomorrow
In the HOUSE, resolution was adopted request
ing the Speaker to enforce the rule requiring the
attendance of the members Of that body.
Also authorizing the Superintendent of the Pen
itentiary to draw upon the Treasury for $4,000
to meet expenses Of that institution.
Also, by Mr.. Freeman, 10 test the sense of the
House. in favor of suffrage to every male citizen
of the State of the age of twenty-one years; and
providing for the election in July next of dele
gates to a Convention to assemble in August to
model our State constitution, and " for adjusting
and settling permanently the various questions
that at present so much distract the public mind,
suffrage" Laid der
Mr.. Patton introduced the following new bills
Te aid the different counties in che State in the
construction of turnpikes, Passed.
By Mr.. Smith: TIE repeal sections 1913, 14l4 of
the Code, and to limit the numbers of the per-
Passed.
A call of the House being ordered, it appeared
there was not quorum present.
r..
stances, there being three vacancies now existing
by reason ofre4gnation and otherwise. he thought
81 members might be considered quorum.
Mr.. Speaker Heiskell thought differently being
emphaticaly of the opinion that he would not be
justified in signing any bill unless passed by the
constitutional number-ffty-s it requires that
number TO constitute quorum.
Mr.. Moss remarked that he thought there should
be some compromise. If not, business could not
be transacted. As long as the majority persisted
in this present course of not allowing debate, it
mi he M tad Int OrO 10 min
ity prove stubborn. If there was a Clay or a
Webster on the floor he hoped he would show
himself at once, and bring order out of chaos.
Mr.. Raulston wouldn't hear of any compromise
with the refractory, delinquent members. He
wished emphatically to have it understood that
the minority were not to rule the majority on this
floor.
Mr.. Patton would not think of making any com
promise with Rebels or Rebel sympathisers. If
the Government had pursued that policy. the
belliOn would not have been suppressed.
Mr.. Mullins spoke at some length on the anon
alous state of affairs in the House. He denounced
in severe terms the clique who, by their reyolu
honary conduct, had left that body without a quo
rum.
An adjournment was had until the afternoon
but upon reassembling, they were still without
quorum. ri ~
Col. Duggan arose and asked if there was no
remedy for this state of affairs if the wheels of
legislation were to be clogged by mere handful
OF refractory members. For himself he thought
there was a remedy by resorting to extreme
measures with the rebellious. He read from
work OF parliamentary usages, going to prove that
IN an extraordinary emergency like the present,
Il was within the power of legislative body even
II there was no quorum present. to compel the at
tendance Of the absent members. He would
therefore move that the Speaker should furnish
list of the delinquents to the doorkeeper and
authorize him to get assistance and compel their
attendance by force il necessary.
Mr.. Speaker Heiskel responded with an evident
disposition to be conciliatory, that he hoped there
would be some compromise effected. and save the
necessity Of proceeding TO extreme measures. He
would therefore earnestly urge that the present
question might be informally passed over for a
few days. and harmony and good feeling might
thus be restored. He thought the majority could
afford TO be magnanimOus.
Mr.. Duggan's motion was then put and carried.
and the Speaker authorized to issue peremptory
warrant on the absconding members, which he
proceeded to do. The House adjourned.