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

ot1cer MAGETT, TO whom i am under
many obligations, left Chattanooga on the
10th, and arrived in Nashville this morn
ing. G. w. MORRIS.
STATE CAPTroI, July I7.--MR. SPEAKER
AND GENTLEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF REP
RESENTATIvEs: / have the honor herewith
to transmit the report Of my deputies sent
to Madison county to compel the attendance
Of Hon. HERvEY Brown, Representative
from that county. WM. HEYDT.
NASHVILLE July 17.-Pursuant to orders
issued by the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House
of Representative, We proceeded to Decatur
BY railroad; from thence TO Corinth, Miss;
from thence to Jackson, Tenn, At which
place we arrived Saturday evening at six
o'clock. We then proceeded 70 the house of
Mr.. Brown. On arriving We were inter-
eepted BY gentleman, whom we learnetlalter-
ward was Mr.. BRowN's brother, President Of
the Mobile and Ohio railroad. On our in
quiry after Mr. HERvEY BROwN, be told
US his brother was away collecting a claim,
and would not be home for a week. Mr..
HERvEY BRowN's wife also informed Us Of
the same We called at Mr.. Browns house
three times afterWaFd, and were told the
same Wethen told the wife and brother Of
Mr.. HERvEY Brown that we had a warrant
for him, and that he should come if ne was
in the country; whereupon Mr.. HERvEY
Browns brother stated that if his brother
was here he would not come with us. We
stated if we could see him, or get any infor-
nation of his whereabouts, that he should
come His brother then stated that Presi-
dent JOHNSON did not want such humbug;
and he further stated that said President was
opposed to Gov. BRowNLow, and he knew
well his brother would not come. o
JAMES LALLEY,
GEORGE CRAWFORD.
THE CASE OF Mr.. wILLIAMs-REFUsING TO
OBEY THE WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS.
Mr.. ARNELL introduced the following
resolution which was adopted
WHEREAS, By proclamation Of His Ex-
eellency Governor WM. G. BROwELOw, the
present Legislature was assembled under
constitutional provisioR1o this end and
WHEREAS, Divers members Of said Legis-
lature, of the House Of Representatives, alb
scented themselves from its lawful service, in
contempt thereof; and
WHEREAS, Said House Of Representa-
tives, in the exercise ofits lawful power, and
10 preserve its organization, adopted the fol-
lowing resolution, tO-wit; House resolution
No. /:
"Resolped That the Speaker of the House
of Representatives be directed to issue war
rants Of arrest for Messrs. MARTIN, BRITTLE,
MARABLE, PORTER, DUNNAwAY, FOSTER
and WILLIAMS, refractory members Of the
House, and that Captain HEYDT, as Ser
geant-at-Arms, be authorized to employ such
assistance as may be necessary to carry into
effect the order Of this body, and that said
Captain HEYDT, as Sergeant-at-Arms, bring
said members before this House. to answer
fortheir conduct and contempt of this House.,
AND WHEREAS, Captain HEYDT, as special
Sergeant-at-Arms, through persons properly
authorized, did proceed, and did arrest z.
WILLIAMS, Representative from Carter
county, in obedience to said order Of said
House of Representatives, and now retains
him in custody; AND WHEREAS, a writ Of
ha5eas corpus has been served out before His
Honor, Judge FRAZIER, Of the Criminal
Court Of Davidson county, and served upon
Captain HEYDT, commanding him to APP
pear before him, with the body of said p.
WILLIAMS, Representative from Carter
therefore,
BE It resolved By the House Of Representa-
tires, That we do respectfully, but most en-
phatically deny the jurisdiction Of said
Criminal Court in the premises, and the au-
thority of said court to interfere in the dis
cipline and organization Of the House Of
Representatives; and direct Captain HEYDT,
as Sergeant-at-Arms to tender this resolu-
ton to his Honor, Judge FRAZIER, as his
return to said writ; and furthermore, that
Captain HEYDT be directed to continue
under arrest all members detained by him
under said resolution, until otherwise order
ed by this House.
As the ayes and noes were not taken, sew
eral members asked permission to record
their vote against the adoption Of the resOlu-
ton.
Mr.. MOSS introduced the following reso-
luton, which was laid over:
ResOlUed, That as the Congress of the
United States has refused to recognize Ten
nessee as a State in good standing, we deem
it unwise to take any action at present upon
changes of the organic law of the United
States, as such changes, under the present
Constitution thereof properly devolves upon
States recognized as such.
On motion, the House adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.