Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-16
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.

| Senate.
Nov. Is, l967.-Prayer by the Rev Nh
Huntington.
SENATE Bills ON FIRST READING.
Mr.. --: To increase the eficiencl
Of common schools and to obtain the re
sume for their support. Referred to tn
| Committee on Education.
Mr.. Carey To pay John Rnhm fv,
hundred dollars for printingthe Governor
proclamation and message. Referred Il
the Committee on Claims.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill for an act Incorporating Croton Col,
lege in Monroe county, and an act incor-
porating the Memphis Female Seminary
with an amendment incorporating OyeFton
Academy at Memphis. Passed
A bin TO extend the time for the compile
tion of the Lebanon and loves turnpike.
Passed.
An act TO amend chapter 1l5 of an act
Incorporating Central Tennessee Metho-
dist Episcopal College, 80 as TO strike ont
the words Methodist Episcopal" and
"for the general and theological education
of colored people" and on the tenth line
Of section three, the word eolored." I"
Passed.
An act amending section 4I23 Of the
Code. Referred TO the Jndiciary Com,
mittee.
An act incorporating Elizabethton Ma
sonic Female Institute Passed
An act TO incorporate Cageville Male
and Female Academy. Passed.
An act to increase the fees Of witnesses
and for other purposes. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee. .s.sai
A bili TO change the time of holding the
courts in the seventh judicial circuit.
Passed.
House bill regulating the payment of
cost in minor ofienses, was recommitted to
the Judiciary Committee.
Several House bills were passed on the
second reading.
JOINT SESSION OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE.
Both bodies having met in joint eonven-
tion for the purpose of electing Register
and Entry Taker for the Hiwasse district,
Senator Henderson, of McMinn county,
nominated NJ. f. johnson.
During the vote Col. Cate arose to ask
the Senator from McMinn county as to the
loyalty of Mr.. Brown, saying that he had
heard that Mr.. Brown was a Rebel.
Senator Henderson explained the poIiti-
cal status of Mr.. Brown, stating that Mr..
Brown was an uncompromising Union man
at the beginning of the war, and that for
self-protection he had to somewhat modify
his views in 1862, bat that he was now, and
had been since the reorganization of the
State, an uncompromising Radical, having
voted the Radical ticket in all the elections.
Senator Cate was not satisfied with the
politics of Mr.. Brown, and moved recon-
sideration of the vote.
The Chair announced that a quorum
was not present
Representative Hamilton wished to be
excused from voting, but was not excused.
He then said he had declined to vote, not
knowing but what Andrew Johnson was
the man whose name was before the con-
vention, and he could notfyote for Andrew
johnson under any circumstances. He
knew Andy had once been popular, but
times have changed. He then gave
his vote for General Jackson. Several
members at the same time announced Mr..
Hamilton's vote as given to General "Stone-
wall Jackson" One member moved that
Mr.. Hamilton be put on the Committee to
visit the Hermitage.
One vote was given for Gen. John c.
Vaughan, Of East Tennessee.
The Chair announced again that there
was no quorum, and the convention was
dissolved without an election.
Mr.. Carey submitted the report of the
Trustees of the Bank of Tennesse, which
was referred TO the Committee on Banks
Under the suspension of the rules the
House bill appropriating $50, 900, to pay
for reconstructing the burnt portion of the
penitentiary, was passed on its first reading
Leaveof absence was granted to Senator
Wisener till Monday.
Adjourned till 9 o'clock Tomorrow
morning.