Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-10
LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY.


SENATE. Feb. ga bill was introduced and
passed TO change the corporate limits Of Morris
| town. :
Also. bill to make il a nisdemeanor to commit
| the stairways thereof"
House bill to amend the attachment laws passed
| the third reading.
Also. House bill to change the election Of jailor
| for Davidson county.
House bill to incorporate Southern telegraph
company, passed first reading. a5ts
The chief feature of the day was the ihtroduc-
ton Of the following franchise BILL introduced by
the special committee on that subject:
Introduced Senate Bill No. 800. prescribing the
qualifications Of voters, and limitation Of the
Elective, Franchise. under the condition as
aiS ssc Bs ..oct., !. General ...o1,,, =,
the State Of Tennessee. That all free men ofthe age
oftwenty -one and upward. citizens of the United
States and inhabitants of the State of Tennessee,
residing in the counties in which they may offer
to vote, six months next Immediately preceding
the day Of election, and all msls aliens Of said age
and upward, having flied declarations of inten-
ton to be naturalized. and having actually resided
in the State of Tennessee and in the county
wherein they may oder to vote, six months next
preceding the day of election, shall be en-
and vote in all elections: Provided Per-
sons who left the civil, military, or naval
service Of the United States to aid the rebellion.
gave voluntary aid and countenance to the rebel
hon against the United States: persons who were
in the civil service of the State of Tennessee who
and under oath TO support the Constitute of the
United States, and afterwards bore arrhYagainst
the United States. or voluntarily and .wifully
aided and comforted the rebellion; persons who
were in the civil service of the so-called Confed
crate States, in the military service above col
onel, or naval service above captain, and who vol
unfairly and wilfully bore arms against the United
States, or voluntarily and wilfully aided and com
fOrted the rebellion; persons who have taken the
amnesty oath. and broken the same, shall each
and all be and are hereby DISTINGUISHED and ex-
cluded from voting for q period OF ten year,, and
are also rendered incapable of holding any Office
Of profit or trust in this State also, for period Of
ten years.
SIC. 2. That no person coming of the age Of
twenty-one years, after the year IS71, shall exer
else the elective franchise, unless he is able to
read and write. ~
SEC g. 1t shall be high misdemeanor to vio-
late the first section of ths act and a violation
thereof shall be punished by fine of not less than
$500, and imprisonment in the jail not less than
two months, and all laws now iE the Code of Ten
nessee made to exclude illegal voting, shall be in
force TO enforce the execution Of this act and all
judges are required to give this act in charge Of
the grand juries.
SEC. 4. That an act passed June, 1865, entitled
an act to limit the elective franchise, be and the
same is repealed, and this act shall take effect
from its passage. Passed first reading and one
hundred and forty copies ordered to be printed.
In the House the Committees bank bill passed
second reading, and was made the special order
for Tuesday.
A bill was passed on first reading to incorporate
the Cincinnati Il Mobile Railroad.
The balance Of the day was consumed iHa uit-
eS; N aS Of endorsing the
representatives elect to seats in Congress The
various votes had upon the several propositions
in this connection were so very inconsistent as to
lead to no definite conclusion as to what will be
their final action. The more radical portion of
the Legislature arc very determined in their adj
hesion TO Sumner and Stevens against the Presi-
dent, but there seems to be better disposed por-
tl0n who. If they knew how, would like to escape
the lead of Arnell 4 Co.