Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-18
TENNEssEE T.EelsI.ATURE.


TUESDAY, July II, 1866. The Senate met
at 10 A. NJ, Speaker FRIERSON in the
chair.
Senate bill amendatory of the Metropoli-
tan Police bill, came up on its second read
/ ing.
Mr.. CARDIGAN offered an amendment
to the bill, submitting theamendment to the
/ qualified voters of the counties and citiessin
which the Metropolitan Police have been
established, for their ratification OF rejection.
1 The amendment was lost, ayes 8, NAYS 16
Mr.. CARDIGAN addressed the Senate
| in opposition to the bill. He believed that
! il gave an unheard of latitude to a new BODY
/ Of tax collectors II was an unparalleled
| violation of the Constitution, and was intend
/ ed, not for the benefit of the people, but for
the base purposes of a minority of the State.
| The vote taken this morning on the amend
ment proposed by himself, submitting the
/ bill to me qualified voters of the counties
and cities interested, showed that the Radi-
/ cal side Of the House were afraid to consult
the men voting under the present franchise
| lava law which was the work Of those
| gentlemen who now denied their constituents
/ the privilege Of expressing their opinion on
] its merits
Mr.. CARDIGAN then inquired of the
/ gentleman from Shelby, (Mr. SMITH, and
| the gentleman from Davidson, tMr. TRIM
| BILE, whether they believed that their con-
| stituents would vote for the bill. After
soae discussion with the gentlemen named,
he declared that they evaded his questions,
and had failed to give direct answer.
He went on to say that the bill, in addi-
/ ton to imposing enormously increased tax
alton on the people, was violation Of the
/ Constitution, and a usurpation which was
| a most dangerous precedent in legislation.
| It established system of tax-collecting en-
| tirely foreign to our Government. He i'm
plored the Senators from Shelby and Da-
wilson, and those who were acting with
them, to lay aside the party vindictiv eness
| displayed in this measure-a measure in
tended for the benefit of factious minority,
and not suggested by regard for the real
interests of the people.
Mr.. SMITH rose and said that the gen
| tleman's charge, as to his Mr.. SNITH's) IN
tentions in support of this measure was I'M
| founded and false, and he hurled it back in
the gentleman's teeth. He Mr.. SMITH was
responsible for what he said, either in the
| Senate or out of 1t.
Mr.. CARDIGAN replied that he had no
| idea of taking back a word he had said, and
was answerable at any time for his language.
The bill was then passed on its second
reading, and was referred to the special COM
mittee on the Metropolitan Police bill.
Mr.. SMITH moved that Mr.. CARRIGAN's
name be added to the committee on account
of his eminent legal learning and ability.
| Mr.. CARDIGAN hurled back the insinu-
alton with the contempt it deserved, and
| denounced the motive which prompted the
course of Mr.. SMITH in the matter as unfair,
ungentlemanly, and unjust, and declined to
serve on the committee.
Mr.. SMITH insisted that Mr.. CARDIGAN
| be not excused.
At this point Mr.. TRIMBLE rose to a
question of order Both of the gentlemen
] had been out of order for some time, and he
hoped that this display of feeling would not
proceed further.
Mr.. NELSON offered joint resolution
providing for the appointment Of commit
tee of three on the part Of the Senate, and
- on the part of the House, to prepare
| a suitable preamble and resolutions in regard
to the death Of Judge SAM. r. ROGERS,
President of the Constitutional Convention
of 1865, first Speaker of the Senate under
| the new Constitution, and Judge of the
Knoxville Chancery Court at the time of his
death.
The resolution was adopted, and Messrs.
NELSON, BossON and CASE were appointed
the committee on the part of the Senate.
Mr.. TRIMBLE moved to take up the
motion entered on Saturday By Mr.. Nc
| KINNEY, to reconsider the vote by which
the constitutional amendment was adopted.
The motion was carried.
Mr.. THOMPSON made few remarks in
| opposition to the resolution. He did not in
dulge even the faintest hope Of changing the
mind of one member who had voted for 1t.
If the immortal HENRY CLAY himself were
present, his eloquence could be Of no avail
among a body of men so obstinately de-
termined to do this thing.
Mr.. SPENCE said that the gentlemen OPP
posed to the amendment had as yet given no
reason why it should not be ratified. Let
them come forward and give their reasons.
Four DAYS have been allowed them to dis
cuss the question: and they had failed to give
reasons for their opposition to the measure.
Yet they complained that chance had not
been allowed them, and the street talk was
to the same effect The Senator from Knox
had delivered long harangue the other day,
but there was nothing in it except lauda-
ton of the President. No one has said any
thing against the President. As for the
amendment, he was in favor of it, and, in
fact, did not think it went far enough.
The vote YVES then taken on reconsidering
the vote by which the resolution was adopt
ed, and resulted ayes 8, noes Is, Messrs. CAR
RIGAN, FRAZIER, of Knox, MCFARLAND,
SMITH and THOMPSON voting in the affirm
alive
Adjourned to 10 A. NJ, tomorrow.
House of Representatives.
TUESDAY, July 1.-THE House was called
to order at ten o'clock.
A.. CALL OF THE ROLL.
On a call of the roll being had, fifty mem
bers answered to their names
REPORTS FROM THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The following documents we're read for
the information of the House;
STATE CAPITOL, July I'M. Speaker
and Genaeaen Of the House Of Representatives.:
have the honor to submit herewith the re-
port Of my deputies. sent to Jackson county,
to arrest and compel the attendance Of Hon.
A. J. MARTIN, Representative for said cOun-
~. Mr.. MARTIN is now present.
WILLIAM HEYDT,
Sergeant-at-Arms.
To CAPTAIN WIN. HEYDT-Sr: Accord
ing to orders received from you on the 18th
inst, we left Nashville on the morning Of
the 18th inst. for GainesbOro, to arrest Mr..
A. ]. MARTIN, Representative from Jackson
county. We reached Carthage the same
evening. On the 18th we hired horses and
reached Gainesboro the same evening. On
the l4tb we served the warrant on Mr.. MAR
TIN. who submitted to the same. On the
18th we arrived in Nashville, and turned
Mr.. MARTIN over to Captain HEYDT, ac-
cording to the instructions of the warrant
which we were deputised to serve.
II. HARBERT,
II. NJ. BRAAIBLE.
STATE CAPITOL, July I'M. Speaker and
Gentlemen Of the House Of Representatives 1
have the honor to submit the report Of my
deputies sent to Chattanoogato arrest GEO. ID.
FOSTER, Representative for said county. I
have also the honor to report that deputies
have been sent to Madison county for Mr..
BRowN to Bedford for Mr.. DUEEAwAY,
and to Humphreys for Mr.. MARABLE, and
that nv deputies are on the watch for Mr..
JONES. Of Greene, who is now, / am in
formed. and believe, in this city, and is
changing his boarding place almost daily
and nightly as a fugitive from justice would
do. Mr.. PORTER, Of Henry, left this place
for home on Friday last, and my deputies
followed as soon as his departure was ascer-
tanned. As soon as reports from my depu-
ties are received, / shall hasten tc lay them