Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-30
House OF Itepresentatives.


TUESDAY, Jan. 29, 1857.-The House
met at 10 o'clock, Mr.. Mullins presiding
as Speaker pro ten.
The report Of the special committee with
reference 20 Judge Frazier, for his issuing
a writof AdbcaS ooIpgs interfering with the
Legislature on last session, was read with
some accompanying resolutions.
The resolutions accompanying the report
were for the impeachment Of Judge Era
4ier for high misdemeanor in issuing the
writ and interfering with the action Of the
legislature appointing a committee car
rying out the action Of the impeachment
the report itsslf being designed as an inn
peachment OF preliminary thereto.
The following is the report Of the Com
mitfec with accompanying resolutions;
The Special Committee 60 whom was referred
The duty OF inguiring into and luYssuRntiui
The official misconduct q Hon. Thomas
Frazier Judge Of the Criminal Court q th'
county oi Davidson. hes leave go submit The
fallowinF report
That on the twenty-iourth day of July
1866, the House of Representatives of the
General Assembly of the State Of Tennes.
see. In extraordinary session assembled al
Nashville the Capital of said State, did
adopt the following duly atested preamble
and resolutions
Whereas, The House of Representative.
met in extraordinary session, by proclama
ton of Governor W. q. Brownlow, on ia,
nth Of July, passed the following rcsolu
tiun to-wit:
House Resolution No. !: Resolved
That the Speaker be directed 10 issue war
rants of arrest for Messrs. Martin. Repre-
De- o..
Representative from Smith; Marable, Rep
resenlative from Benton and Humphreys
Porter, Representative from Henry Dun
uaway. Representative from Bediori; Foste
Representative from Hamilton and Vii
liama, Representative from Carter. relraC
tory members of this House That Captain
Heydt, as sergeant-at-arms he authorize,
60 employ such assistance as may be neces
sarv 10 carry into effect the order of IN
body, and that said Captain Hcydt a
sergeant-at-arus, hiring said members hr
fore the House. 90 answer for their condu,
and contempt Of this House; and
Whereas, Capt HeydL, a. special ~er
geant-at-arms, through persons propcrl
authorized. did proceed and arrest z. Wi
liams. Representative from Carter county
IN obedicnce o. said order OF said House 4,
Representative ard
Whereas A writ of babsIs corpus ws
served oct heiore lis Honor Judge FRI
zier. of the Criminal Couri of Davidso
county, and served upon Capt Heyd
commanding him 90 appear before II
Honor with the body oi J.. William
Representative from Carter county. and
Whereas, The House Of Repregrntetiy,
made the following return 10 said writ, 6,
wit: House resolution No. 4. Be it n
solved hy the Houso Of Representative
That We DO moat respectfully, bat 100
emphaiioally. deny the Jurisdiction Of sal
Criminal Court Ia the premises and th
discipline snd organization OF the Houi
of Representatives, and directs Cap
Hevdt. a. aergeans-ai-arms, % tender thI
resolution 70 His Honor, Judge Frazier,
his return 20 said writ and, iufthermor
that Capt Heydt BE- directed 70 oontirS
under arrest an members detained by hi
under sad resolution until Otherwise
dered by this House and
Where's. Judge 7 y. Frazier, % sal
Criminal Court OF Davidson county, issue
aa attachment lor said Capt. heydL ~
geant-at-arms. and an order Of release !
said Pleasant WilliamA member h q
House Of Representatives, held 10 cdstoc
by order Of this House and