Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-14

SENATE BILLS.
Senate hill 10 increase the fees of sherihs
came up when the House Committee on
Ways and Means submitted bill in lieu
increasing the fees still more, which was
adopted aud sent back 10 the Senate for
concurrence. As it now stands, registers
are entitled 10 the following fees: For
registering sherih's deeds for land, or each
deed of conveyance, grant, or other as
surance Of title, and for one tract, piece or
parcel of land, two dollars. For each adj
ditionai tract or town lot, fifty cents. For
each additional one hundred words, thirty
cents For registering transcript Of iudg-
ment one dollar. For registering any other
instrument, one dollar and fifty cents. For
search uf books, ten cents. For memo
randum relating 10 private corporations,
two dollars For each copy Of such
memorandum, two dollars. For register
ing a copy of petition in reference TO an in
corporated town, one dollar For register
ing deed, or article Of limited partnership,
one dollar.
Senate bill authorizing the placing Of a
marble statute Of Abraham Lincoln in the
Capitol passed second reading.
HOUSE BILLS.
The bill 10 legalize The acts of Judge
Advocates in the Stale during the war,
passed its second reading, aud was recon-
United 10 the Judiciary Committee
The bin 30 pay the current expenses of
the General Assembly passed second read
ing
The bin 10 compel the attendance Of ali
sent members passed secoad reading.
The bill TO amend section 1924 Of the
Code, so as 10 allow constables sixty days to
make returns on executions issued to them
by justices Of the peace, came up, with
recommendation from the Judiciary Com
mitlee that the bin be rejected.
Aiter some little discussion the bill was
adopted
THE JURY BILL.
The bill 10 repeal the law defining the
qualification ef jurors came up on its Sc
Cond reading The Judiciary Committee
recommended the rejection Of the bill
Mr. Brien said that the bill "a it now
stands is manifesily unconstitutional, and
was 80 decided by Judge Campbell few
days since. In some counties IL would be
simply impossible to empannel iuries, as,
according 10 the law, none who have been
identified with the rebellion can sit on
iuries The bill as il now stands, if prac-
tically enforced, would simply turn prison
srs ont of our iails, as it would be abso-
lutely impossible TO have juries to try cases.
Mr. Raulston was opposed to the bill,
and moved that the report OF the Judiciary
Committee be concurred in.
Mr.. Fuson claimed that the law as il now
stands was all right, If loyal men through
out the state were 10 have justice melted on
60 them. With juries composed entirely OF
Rebels, in some parts of the State, Union
men would stand very poor chance OF
Justice.
Pending the discussion, the House al
iourned until O'Clock.
AFTFRooN SESSION.
The consideration Of the bill 10 repeal
the jury law was resumed, the question
being on the motion 10 concur with the re-
port of the Judiciary Committee, who re
commended the rejection of the bill.
On the question being put, the bill was
rejected by the following vote:
AYES -Messrs Anderson, of Hamilton
Anderson, of White, Baker, Brewer, Glenn
ents, Cleveland, Ceiugan, Coward, Don
aldson, Doughty, Dowdy, Duggan, Fuson
Gilmer, Grove, Hudson, Hale, lnmau
Jones, Of Claiborne, kerchival, Mason
McNair, Melton, Morris, Murphy, Patton
Porter, Pickett, Raulston, Rogers Shep
psrd, ShultE, Smith, of Hardeman, Thomp
son, Underwood Waters, Walker, Webb
Wines Woodcock and Speaker Mulloy-4l
Nocs--Messrs. Brown, Biggs, Brien, Cole
man, Colville, Jarvis, Jones, OF Greene
Lasatcr Lellyette, Loughmiller Parkf
Richards, Sharpe, Stegald, street, Warren
and Wright.
PROTEST.
Mr. Brien rose 20 a question OF pr!yileg,
aud read the following protest against ia
passage of the bill recently passed, extend
lug suffrage 20 the negro, and asked 10 hay
il entered ON the journal:
The undersigned respectfully beg leay
90 dissent from and protest against Ga
passage &C the hill entitled AN act 4
amend the franchise act, passed the 81 da.
MAY. lSG0, 20 etc, and ASK o. have the fol
lowing reasons for their protest entere
upon the journal of this House.
lst The constitution at the State of Ten
nessee. article L. section I, provides that
Every free white man ut the ageof twenty
one years, being citizen of the Unite
States and q citizen Of the county Wherri
be may offer his vote sax months next pa,
ceiing the day of election, shall he entiue
90 vote Tor members of the General \.
4embly aud all other civil officers for Oh
county or district in which he reside.
provided that no person shall be disqual
ted from voting in any election on accom-
of color, who Is nov by the laws OF ia
State q competent witness IN c"nH
inslice against white man, etc.
Ca ihe 9lh of January lS6i, CONVEX
ton assembled in Nashville Tor the purpo'
OF amending lhe constitution oi the stat
upon the subject Of slavery, aud 10 restol
the government OF the state. That Goa
yention adopted the following amendment
Article /. section l. That slavery az
involuntary serTitude, except ~ a punisI
ment Tor crime whereof the party shall has
been duly convicted, are hereby forev,
abolished and prohibited throughout q
State