Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-16
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE
Senate.

MONDAY. January l5.TThe,, Senate met at
phrey, D. D.. of Danville, Ky.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS.
Senate joint resolution No. 81. by Mr.. Trimble /:
| Whereas II has been the wise policy of the
| national Government, from its origin, to grant
liberal portions of the public lands, which is the
! common property of the people of the nation, for
schools academies, colleges, universities and in
ternal improvements, and in pursuance OF that
policy has granted to certain States for such
purposes large portions of said public lands and
Whereas, The State Of Tennessee has never re-
ceived any such grant, and is entitled to receive
Dro rata proportion, according to population,
ResoIred BIZ the General Assembly If the State Of
Tennessee, That the Congress of the United States
be and is hereby respectfully requested to grant
to the State of Tennessee, a pro rata proportion
of the public lands, to be held in trust for free
public schools academies, colleges, universities
and internal improvements.
Resided, That the Secretary of State of this
State transmit to the President OF the United
States copy of this resolution and that the Pres
ident be and is hereby respectfully requested to
Law the subject matter of this resolution before
Congress and, if it meet with his approval he
Under a suspension of the rule, the resolution
was adopted unanimously on call of the ayes
and noes nineteen Senators voting for 1t.
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.
The following message was read
State of Tennessee, Executive Department,
Nashville. January Ia 1866. Gentlemen OF the
your attention earnestly TO the duty of increasing
the salaries Of the Judicial officers of the State,
in my regular message. I may not De necessary
But feel constrained to announce to you that
unless this subject receives your favorable con-
sideration. the Judiciary throughont the state VIII
become disorganized. 1t is useless
TO compare the salaries of Judge to
the pay of soldiers in the field, or of members
of the Legislature We have to deal with facts.
and il is fact that gentlemen OF ability who have
devoted their lives in the study OF the law, VIII
not serve the State for less salary than IS paid to
amaior of cavalry, or TO your engrossing clerk. A
chancellor will not give his time and talents for
salary barely sufficient to command the services
of an ordinary clerk in store. These facts have
become painfully manifest to me In attempting to
organize, and TO keep organized. the judiciary OF
the State under the p peI bern Man d
upon either by myself or by the members of the
bar to accept positions on the bench, and they
have done so from motives OF patriotism alone,
being DESTROYS once more to see our courts in ope-
ration. But their acceptance is only temporary,
and number of them have already resigned. and
others have informed me OF their intention 10 do
so | have no power to decline their designations.
take the liberty to inclose the resignation OF
the Hon. Henry Cooper, Judge OF the Ith Circuit.
as containing the best reason that can be given
WHY these salaries should be increased, which is
simply that judge cannot live on his salary
judge was ons 81 o 0ar bS ba oee sha
heavy sacrifice, to crafty his friends. and
to aid in the restoration OF law; but
Withholding few hundred dollars. There are
several other Of our ablest judges about to retire
for the reason given by Judge Cooper.
/ am constrained to announce TO you that do
not expect TO be able to keep efficient corps of
judicial officers the bench. at the present sala
ries nor do | expect the people TO do so when
they come TO elect them.
+ make this communication from sense of
duty, and hope L shall not be considered importu-
nate in once more. and for the last time, calling
your attention to this vital matter.
The following letter, referred to in the above
message. was then read:
NASHVILLE. Tennessee, January b. 1866. Hon.
W. g. Brownlow, Governor of Tennessee: Hon
ored Sir: hereby tender you my resignation of
the Office of Circuit Judge for the 9TH Judicial
Cireui; of this State to take effect the first of Feb
ruary next. / find myself unable to support my
self and family on the salary at present allowed
Circuit Judges. A sense of duty, therefore. COM
pes me to the above course
am, my dear sir. your friend,
snn HfttT HENRY COOPER.
dered to be transmitted 10 the House, and the sub
ject matter referred TO the committee ON ju-
dietary.
NEW BILLS.
Senate bill No. 49, by Mr.. Bosom: To ineorp0-
rate the Caney Fork Oil and Lumber company.
Passed on first reading and referred to the com
mittee on Incorporation. $500.
Senate bin No. 257, by Mr.. Trimbe: To incorpo-
rate the Tennessee Petroleum Refining Company.
Senate bill No. 25s. by Mr.. Frazier, of Knox
To establish the Tennessee lSadbs DeibeHgo Estate
Gazette) Company. This bill Incorporates John
Kuhn and Theodore Trauenicht and their assoei-
ates into company, with capital of SlaOO0, TO |
publish daily and weekly newspaper in Nash
vile, t1.r-
rHE SCHOOL RILr.
Senate bill No. 10: To establish free school
system FOR the State, was taken up and variously
amended. Pending the discussion of the bill.
The Senate adjourned TO 10 o'clock a. m. to-mor-
row.