, 1866-02-19

Exciting Scenes in the Te1ancAscc Leg
feJnture-11,e Dcbas- on the Fran.
ef1i~c &tfll-ob.t1nncy Of tho Copper
heads-Attact Epo.t a Member BY the
Sreakes-A New Use Tor the uai!ct.
tspccial Dcst,stch TO The Chicago Trlbnnc,I
NASHVILLE. Feb. IL.
In tho House Of Representatives the franchise bi1l
came up on tts third reading. Mr.. A. A. Steele. Of
Marshall, took the floor and made cool, calm and
labor Ere ch AGAINST the bill consuming The great
CT portion 3! the forenoon. lie considered d1afaa-
ehlsement punts hmcn iof freaton asnnst The CuIed
btaics, and argued that tho State had no right 10
inalct Fuch punishment ,hat being the province OF
the General Government Be maintained further
That The amnesty OF sbc bad 1estosed rebel
cattzrns to the aame footing a. though They had
nevcr Tebclicd. Ihe1c was power to dIsft1nchiso
Persons prior to tho ocence. The Presidents am
uesty his wiped out The offence heuce taerc can be
msny oheeions sesras ihe ID dssts stGe'e Of Pfa sha
blu, ard closed With an Urgent appea1 10 the ma
,erity 10 !ay aside rreJndfcu aud pasrlon and en-
nonIEr the elements recently engaged la the con.
fic. Mr. stee1es speech " the beet thu. hsa been
made on ;has elde aaa coairasted ttrorabiy with
The d1tgInccful AID unpstIfot1C utterances OF Gar
1eAt and the Disgusting h.ran91es Of Hood.
lii. ". T. Elicit. Of Rnthciford, made dIGnlded
spscss ssa,nst 'he 1i! sla.aiag, hows.s.: that be
arguments Of ilo.e DO Gained that the repels had
forfeited no rights. lie believed, however, euah
ht. nosa BE- s sop.lasea ss rsoa snsa pJ h re,
Mr. =. $. haalatop, Of Marion. next arore, and
tsnea e5 q; 10 Il Iat ,1e eous.r1s,sss va wbo no III III
de,rrmiped 10 cheat ibe ,sil Of tbe nsjadt;.
was beng taken. the dl.organtzet Hood Was uyR-
.ng tAe members to lesss the hail. 90 Is to reduee
1he House belaM quorum. TO psaTent ;h,s,
conste, aivcs. when the vote called the bill!
selnsed 70 vote and the whole vole bens ie.s thsn
9Gotnm, @ nm ths speasss decided .he hn not carried.
enough members we're actually IN their eesss.
mr. A1Rell madc the point Of order that theze
she msnnty IL refusing TO answer to Their names
Aoute ard obalruet the legislation Of the State.
NJ. Arnen appealed from the decision OF the
ehaf!, but the Speaker would not entertain tho ap.
oHeapS = h. e. ,aa '1srf ~ 1a auoEnm to act
her Of the majority lat Ill patience BIZ. James
Mullins declared there was = eoaspisaey 10 defeat
eu1nxised Il cersntn peTons were ooeniEsnt Of il.
Iae SPeakeT 'ran'ed 10 know II Nj. Aul1lns
III Mullins very plainly hsntea that he did,
Hhetcupou The Speaker jumped cxcttedly from biz
ehaE called hin, dsnoed Cd La, buried hts mzl
It at his he'd. and demanded p1sto to shoot hin
eo1kefvattEes crowded around the Speaker, and the
Union men stound Mullins, md general fight
Nj. Mullins returned the Speaker epithe,a with
interest. bat Acstr. 1,osten, Elliott Smith Of Har
cemap. md other moderate gentleman, succeeded
ID pouring os upon the troubled xatc.s. Under the
Speakers extraordinary fnimg II ssas ettdent no
vote could bc !aken. a. upon every call The eonsc.
sa4ises refused to answer to their names.
The ad}ouEnIoent Was finally effected and the bill
however !hat j. sleadJ alaw 70 il Is tie House
ezn makeii. When the vote was taken sevrnty-swo
soied Tor It md Ten against IT, Flty.six constitute
quorum md 1t Nas only by eome Conservatives
frf1tfnE to vote a Ill that the Speaker eu1hiet
to decide there was no quorum. Counting Ia tho+e
who were In their seaf Int who absolutely refused
10 answer to their names, there were sixty members
present Ia The ball. For this ha7xnt violation Of
Ill ru1ee Of detency order md right for thts plful
resort 10 trIe1cly the part Of the CONSERVATIVES
to defeat the will Of the majority amer beng over
whelmlnsly beaten IN argument, Me>es. Dood and
Garrett ake tpouftole Porter Steele, Elliott aud
other CONSERVATIVES were dispoted to act faiy and
night. but Hood Nth tte true rebel Instinct, set
h,no-cT 10 n1llfty the clearly expressed viii OF the
majority, md succeeded in influencing sufficient
number Of better men than himself to enable Them
for time 10 eject their purpoee.