Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-10-23
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES.

Rev. Mr.. Huntington.
| Mr.. Elliott presented a petition from
citizens Of Williamson county, asking fol
special act for the reliefof E. A. Walters
guardian of Frank Karse lunatic Re.
| ferred to the Committee on LunatiC
Asylum, with instructions to report by bill
or otherwise.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Lyle offered resolution to appoint
joint special committee on the indemni-
ty bill, which was adopted. Committee,
Messrs. Lyle, Keith, Aldridge, Mccall and
Carey.
Mr.. Smith: A resolution requiring the
Comptroller to issue his warrant for $500,
TO pay the reporter in the Frazier trial.
Referred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Eaton Introduced a bill to compel
the attendance of witnesses in cases of
claims arising out Of the action OF the
United States military authorities or the
armies thereof, in the same manner as now
praetieed in the civil and criminal courts
of the State.
Mr.. Smith: A bill appropriating forty
dollars to pay for music at the late in
auguration.
Several Senate bills were then consid,
cred and passed upon second reading,
when, on motion Of Mr.. Elliott. the Senate
took recess until u o'clock, the hour
fixed for the .....t.t .r.s
ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR.
At the hour of twelve the Speaker re-
sumed the chair, and announced that I'M
der the law of Congress and joint reso-
luton Of the two Houses of this General
Assembly, the time had arrived for the
election of United States Senator.
Mr.. Cate nominated Hon. VIM. B.
Stokes, of the county of DeKalb.
Mr.. Eaton nominated Gov. VIM. G..
Brownlow.
Mr.. Elliott nominated Hon. Horace
Maynard, of Knox.
Mr.. Norman nominated Hon. A. J.
Fletcher
Mr.. Nelson nominated Gen. Joseph A.
Cooper.
There being no other nominations, the
Speaker directed the Clerk to call the
roll, and the result was as follows:
FIRST BALLOT.
Senators who voted for Mr.. Stokes
Messrs. Aldridge, Cate, Frierson, Fuson,
Garner, Keith, Patterson, Parker, Rodgers
and Wilson-l0.
Senators who voted for Gov Bro wnlow:
Messrs. Carey, Echel, Lyle, Wisener,
Wyatt and Mr.. Speaker Senter-6.
Senators who voted for Mr.. Maynard:
Messrs. Eaton, Elliott, Henderson, Mat
thews, Mccall and Smith,.
Senators voting for Mr.. Fletcher
Messrs. Norman and Underwood.
The Senator voting for Gen. Cooper
Mr.. Nelson.
No one having received a majority, the
Speaker said he would direct the Clerk to
call the roll again unless objection was
made
Mr.. Fuson, thought that under the law,
the balloting should be suspended until
there should be comparison of the vote of
the Senate with the vote Of the House, on
tomorrow.
Mr.. Garner, thought the law authorized
any number of ballots on this day.
Mr.. Frierson asked that the law be
read which was done.
Mr.. Rogers moved that the Clerk be d.
rected to proceed with the call of the roll
for a second ballot, and the motion pre-
vailed without objection.
sECo&D BALLOT
The second ballot was precisely as the
first except that Mr. Eaton, who voted for
Mr.. Maynard on the first, voted for Gov.
Brownlow on the second ballot-the vote
standing:
For Mr. Stokes, 10.
For Gov. Brownlow, z.
For Mr.. Maynard, 5.
For Mr.. Fletcher, 2.
For Gen. Cooper, l.
THIRD BALLOT.
The third ballot was the same as the
last, except that Mr.. Mccall, who voted for
Mr. Maynard on the first and second, voted
for Gov. Brownlow, leaving the vote
For Stokes, 10.
For Brownlow, 8.
For Maynard, 4.
For Fletcher, ,.
For Cooper, l.
Mr.. Norman moved an adjournment till
10 A. NJ. tomorrow, which prevailed.