Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-27
NEW EILLs AND RFsoLrrIoNs.

NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr. Thornburg: To incorporate the
AnglO-AfricaH Building and Farming
Company.
Mr.. Clements, Of Macon, offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolved, That all male persons, whose
homes are in this State, and who are of the
age OF twenty-One years, and have all the
time been loyal to the government of the
United States; all who have been connected
with the rebellion and returned TO LOYALTY:
ell colored soldiers, and all colored persons
who can read and write. shall he admitted
70 the ballot box
Resolved, That this Legislature posseases
tie rightto establish the necessary rules and
regulations to separate the loyal from the
disloyal elements.
Resolutions laid over one day.
On motion of Mr. Smith, Of Hardeman,
the militia bill was taken up.
Mr.. Brien said that the bill was one of
great magnitude, and asked that it be
printed. He did not wish the people of
Tennessee to be deceived, He should favor
whatever Of the bill that was right, and
oppose what was wrong.
Mr.. Raulston, Of Marion, urged the inn
mediate passage Of the bill
Mr.. Doughty also urged the immediate
passage Of the bill he said that the bill
was imperatively demanded that the loyal
men intended to control the State if they
could not control her peaceably they would
control her by blood-shed There had not
been blood enough shed. He said that if
the blood Of loyal men had to fow then
the blood Of the perpetrators had to flow
too, and freely.
Mr. Richards, Of Shelby, favored the
printing Of the bill, and in reply to Mr.
Doughty, said there had surely been blood
spilled, and asked how much more Mr..
Doughty wanted
M Doughty said ii should flow till sub
mission was secured
Mr. Schmittoe, of Dickson, moved the
postponement Of the bill
Mr.. Mulloy, Of Robertson. favored it,
Immediate passage on second reading He
said that rape, robbery, murder and arson
were prevailing in various sections of the
State, and urged that nothing would put a
stop to il but the passage Of the bill He
professed 70 be radical he had rather he
radically right thnn radically wrong. He
wanted a white man protected If he did
right, and punished if he did wrong. He
was the same way by the black man.
Mr. Lellyett favored the printing of the
bill, in order 10 clear understanding Of
is provisions. he Was willing TO have ten
thousand troopB IN the State, II necessary,
for the protection and safely of the lives
and property of the citizens He thought
however, as a general rule, that armies and
troops produced more murders and crimes
than they suppressed.
Mr. Brien moved that the hill be in
formally passed over, for the purpose Of
printing two hundred copies.
On motion Of Mr.. Smith, of Hardeman,
the motion was laid on the table, ayes 81,
noes 2S.
Mr.. Maxwell moved that the bill be read,
and demanded the previous question.
Mr. Smith, of Hardeman read the bill
hy permission. he having drafted it. After
the reading Of the bill, the vote was taken
on its passage on the second reading, and
resulted ayes 80, noes %, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs Anderson, of Hamilton,
Anderson, of White, Brown, Baker, Black
man, Brewer, Clingan, Clements, Donaldson,
| Doughty, Dowdy, Duggau, Fuson, Garner,
| Gilmer Hudson, Inman, Mason, Max
well, Melton, Mulloy, Patton, Porter,
Puckett. Raulston, RogSrs, Shepherd,
Smith, Of Hardeman, Smith, of Obion,
Snodderly, Taylor, Thompson, Thornburgh,
Welsh, Waters. Walker Woodcock,
! Mullins-39.
Noes-Messrs Biggs, Brien, Cleveland
Coleman, Coward, Grove, Jones, Of Greene,
Lasater, Lellyett, Loughmiller, Moore,
/ Parks. Pearson, Richards Schmittoe, Sim
merly, Sinclair, Shultz, Stegald, Street
Warren. Wrlght-2S.
On motion, $50 copie5 were ordered "a
| he printed
The Houuse then adjourned until Ann-
| dav morning az ten O'Clock.