Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-17

the Governor, and If he concur in the rea
condolences Of the estimate It shall then b,
forwarded by the Governor to the Commits
sioners, whose duty it shall be To assess, Ieyy
and collect said amount in the following
manner, to-wit:
1t shall be the duty of the Commissioner:
to make application 10 the County Court fol
the use of the State and conaty tax books
and all records in their Office and possession
that would assist said Commissioners in the
assessment of the tax for the support of the
Metropolitan Police force In case the
Court shall refuse OF neglect 20 furnish such
assistance asked for, then it shall be the duty
Of the Commissioners to assess upon the in
habitants Of their police district the amount
Of taxes that would have been their portion,
TO the best Of their knowledge and belief;
and after having made fair and equal assess
ment, according to the amount of property
owned, the Commissioners shall give thirty
days notice tothetax payers that their books
are ready, and at the end Of thirty days shall
give other thirty days for tax payers to come
forward and pay said tax; andif not paid atthe
expiration Of the sixty days specified then
the Commissioners shall have power, and
are hereby vested with all the powers and
privileges, and liable to all the penalties of
tax collectors, as laid down in the Code,
chapter V, articles 2, and 4, for the col
lection Of taxes.
Be e further enacted, That no. injunction
shall be issued restraining the acts of the PO-
lice Commissioners, or any of their agents,
until final hearing is had on the merits.
Be It further enacted, That this act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
House of Representatives.
MONDAY, July 16, 1SG6.-The House
was called to order at 10 o'clock. Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. PHILLIPS.
On call of the roll, forty-seven members
answered TO their names, but was after
wards increased to fifty.
THE CASE OF Mr.. WILLIAMS.
Mr.. WILLIAMS, Representative from
Carter county, appeared in his seat. When
his name was called, he refused to have it
enrolled, stating that he was under arrest,
and did not wish TO be considered member
of the House until his case was Investigated.
He stated, for the information of the House,
that he had been arrested at his home by
two men, one of whom had until recently
been in Jail, and the other a negro. Since
then he had been kept in close confinement,
as if he had been guilty of a capital offence.
The SPEAKERre remarked that there being
no return made to him as to Mr.. WILLIAMS
arrest, that gentleman could not properly be
considered under arrest.
At this point, Mr.. HEYDT, special Ser
geant-at-Arms, made his appearance, and
submitted the following report
l have the honor TO report that l sent
two deputies, FRAME and SIGEL, to proceed
to Carter county, and arrest Mr.. WILLIAMS,
the Representative from that county. They
left this city on Friday morning, and
reached Carter Station, about fourteen miles
from Mr.. WILLIAMS residence, on Saturday
night. Proceeding thence, partly on mules
and partly on foot they arrived at Mr.. VIII
LIAMs residence about midnight, arrested
him, took him to Carter Station, and thence
brought him quietly to this city and to the
House, where he now Is"
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FURTHER AR
RESTS.
Mr.. MULLINS introduced a resolution
authorizing the Speaker to issue warrants of
arrest for Messrs. DowDY, from Fentress,
MAXWELL. from Hardin. HERBIANNs. from
the Pictorial District of Sumner, Saith and
Marion counties. Pearson from Henderson,
and SDIMERLY, from Carter.
Mr.. PATRONS resolution, authorizing
the arrest of Messrs. NUM-, PARKS and SIN
CLAIR, was taken up.
On motion, the names of Messrs. PARKS
and NUM- were stricken from the resolu-
ton.
On motion of Mr.. PATTON, the name of
Mr.. DUGGAN was added, and the resolution
as amended was adopted.
THE NEW QUORUM RESOLUTION.
Mr.. ARNELLS resolution, establishing
as quorum two-thirds of the members ac-
tually elected, was taken up.
Mr.. ARNELL read a written argument,
of some length, in favor of the resolution.
He argued that, in contemplation of law,
two-thirds of those actually elected, provid-
ed said two-thirds constitute a majority of
the whole body, were to be considered le-
gal quorum. There was a precedent, he
thought, in The course of the Federal Con-
gress, who, since the secession of the South
ern States, had acted exactly on the same
basis which he was now advocating As
the revolutionary course of Tennes-
see Representatives is to be considered as
equivalent to the action of the
Southern Representatives in Congress in
1861, the course of Congress since then III the
matter of representation should be consid-
cred as fully justifying the House in estab-
fishing a quorum on the same ratio Of rep
resentatiOn.
Messrs. MOSS and JARVIS spoke against
the resolution, claiming that its provisions
were manifestly unconstitutional, and, if car
ried out, could not be otherwise than null
and void.
On motion, the House adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.