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


FRIDAY, July 6.--The Senate met pursuant Z.
I adjournment, Speaker FkIER50N In the chair
| ard tWenty-One Senators answered to their names
the absentees being Messrs. HALL and MUsE.
No. !, introduced yesterday by Mr.. BOSOM
/ but not read ResOfred, That a committee a
| three be appointed BY the Speaker to wait on m,
| Governor and inform him that the Senate Is or
! ganized and ready to receive and consider an,
| communication from him,
Read and adopted ayes is, noes 5. and Me ssrs
] BOSsoN, MCtARLAND and cESrER appointed the
/ committee called for BY the resolution
| No. 2 by Mr. NELSON: RssOlD.d That the
Principal Clerk Of the Senate be directed to com
1 Inunicate to the House Of Representatives, BY
! message, that tie senate Is now organized and
| ready % proceed to the TRANSACTION of business
/ Mr.. SENTEk offered Senate joint resolution
| Ma. I, In lieu of the following to-wit:
ReyOtDed That the Clerk Of the Senate inform
the House that the Senate Is organized and ready
/ to proceed to business.
Resoioed further. That joint eoIc mittee Of five
! consisting OF two on the part Of the Senate and
! three on the part Of the House, be appointed 10
wait upon has ENcelleucy, the Governor. and in
\ form him that both branches Of the Legislature
! are organized and ready 10 receive any commune
cation he may deem necessary to make to them.
The joint resolution was accepted in lieu Of SEN
! ate resolution 10. adopted under suspension
| Of the rule, and Messrs. NELSON and SMITH
appointed the committee on the part Of tho Senate.
No. 3. by Mr.. NELSON: ResOiUed That the
rules adopted for the government Of the Senate at
the last session Oithe General Assembly ofthe State
OF Tennessee, be, and are hereby adopted, as the
rules for the government OF the Senate, during the
present special session, until otherwise ordered
Resolution Withdrawn.
The special committee appointed under Senate
Joint resolution No. ], reported as follows:
" Mr.. Speaker: The committee appointed to
wait on the Governor, to inform him that the Sem
ate was ready to receive from him any cOmmuni-
ton. report that they have discharged their duty
and the Governor viii at once communicate W tn
the Senate. w. BROwN, Chairman"
A message was received from the Governor and
read.
ono thousand copies in English and two thou
German
for the use of the Senate.
The message was then ordered to be transmitted
Ne. ,, BY Mr. TRIMBLE: Joint resolution
adopting the proposed amendment 10 the eonsti-
tuition Of the United States.
Be it ResOtDed by the General Assembly Of the
State of Tennessee, That the amendment TO the
constitution Of the United States. proposed by
joint resolution Of the Congress of the United
States at its present session, be, and the same Is
hereby ratified a part Of the constitution of the
United States Of America.
The rules were suspended, WhereupOn Mr..
CAkRlGAN offered Senate joint resolution No.
3, in lieu, rs follows
WHEREAS. Tie Legislature ofthe State of Ten
nessee has been called together under extraordi
nary circumstances, by proclamation Of the Gov
ernOr for the solemn purpose of ratitying GER
tain amendments proposed to the States com
posing this Union by the Congress Of the United
WHEREAs, These amendments are questions of
deep aud vital interest to the peOple-questiOns
upon which the greatest wisdom and statesman
fully cOmprehended by the most sagaciOus Judg
mcnts among them; and
WHEREAS, About One-thrd of the State is not
represented in this body. nor. indeed, can IL be
until Wris Of election are issued to fill the
cies that now exist; and
WHEREAS, The Constitution Of the United
States requires that amendments thereto shall be
ratified by three tOurths Of the Legislatures OF the
states; and
WHEEEAs. It is right and proper that the peo-
pie should be fully, faithfully and legtimatelyre
presented in said Legislatures and feeling il to be
our duty, before entering upon the discharge OF
the responsible duties iutTusted to by the peO-
pie of the State, TO have them fully represented
as possible by law; and feeling deep and anxious
sOlictude for the speedy and complete resumption
Of our relations with the Federal Government;
and desiring the establishment Of harmony and
good feeling among the people of our state, and
the permanent restoration of impartial justice
to all classes whatever; therefore.
BE Res0iDcd By the General Assembly of the
State of Tennessee, That we believei II unwse and
impOlitic just at this time, in view of the facts
aforesaid, to entertain or adopt the constitutional
amendment proposed by the Congress Of the Uni
ted States.
Be 4 further Resolced, That the present extra
session adjourn sine die.
On motion Of Mr.. TRIMBLE. the above pre-
amble and resolutions were laid on the table ayes
IL, nays 9, as follows:
Ayes Aldridge, Bosom, Cate, Cypert, Case,
Keith, Mcclure. Nelson, Powell, Senter, Spence,
Trimble, and Speaker FTiersOn-l3.
Nays CarTigan. Frazier, Of Knox, Johnson,
Mcfarland, Smith and ThOmpsOn-6.
The resolution of Mr.. TRIMBLE was then re-
ferred to the Committee on Judiciary, motion
of Mr. SENTER.
Adjourned to II o'clock, A. NJ, Monday.