Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-12-07
Tnnnassaa LaRislature.

NASHVILLE, December 5.-ln the Sen
ate. House bill Incorporating the New
Orleans and Ohio Air Line railroad
passed third reading f. W. Sparkling
was confirmed Police Commissioner for
Nashville.
In the House, bill for repeal of 10th
section being up, Blackburn moved to
amend by referring the further consider
alton Of the act to the voters OF the
State. Lost
Waters moved the following in long
speech in support:
SECTION l. Be IL enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly Of the State ef Tennes-
see. That on and after the passage of this
act there shall be no disqualification for
holding Office or sitting on juries on ac-
count of race or color.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted, That
all laws or parts of laws in conflict with
the FIRST section Of this act be, and they
are hereby repealed.
Hamilton made speech in support of
these amendments For his own part,
he would prefer to see seats in this House
occupied by colored men than by rebels
who had once occupied them. If this
bill should fail, he would go home and
favor the election of a colored man to
some Office, and let the matter be taken
up TO the Supreme Court and the consti-
nationality Of the 18th section tested.
This declaration was greeted with
applause BY the colored men who filled
the galleries, and the Speaker inquired
if the weak kneed opponents of the
measure heard the thunder.
Messrs. Bean and Williams also urged
the adoption of the amendment
Mr.. Ryder didn't see it in that light
If the 10th section was admitted TO be q
part Of the Constitution, then it was not
in the power Of the House TO remove
these restrictions by amending the code.
If the amendment we're adopted, the
right Of the colored man TO sit upon
iuries or to hold Office would be con-
tested, and the question must 90 up to
the Supreme Court, and would be un-
settled for two years to come.
After much debate the amendment
was adopted Ayes, 46; nays, Is.
Whereupon, on call Of the previous
question, the bill, as amended, passed
second reading-syes so, nays Is.
Senate bill TO incorporate the Colored
Banking and Real Estate Association of
Memphis passed, an amendment to add
to it a pawnbrokers shop having been
lost.
In the Senate on Thursday, after pre-
sentation of several memorials and
private bills, the House resolution in
structing Representative in Congress TO
vote for impeachment Of the President
was referred The House resolution
instructing Representatives to vote for
Thad. Stevens confscation bill coming
up, a motion to table was lost-fiteen to
seven. The House joint resolution ask.
ing the Government to pay expenses Of
the militia for the last summer was con-
Cured in.
The amendment extending the elective
franchise to all not excluded by the
Congressional amendment was then
taken up. Mr.. Elliott would discuss the
original issue and meet the whole as a
great question of State. He thought the
time for a change Of policy had arrived
The people of the district he had the
honor to represent were ready to meet
the question; they thought the time had
come when the elective franchise might
be opened to those excluded by the
franchise act, with such exceptions as
are specified by the amendment
10 the House the memorial from j. s.
Hall against S. +. Hare for malfeasance
in Office, with specifications and names
Of witnesses, was referred 1t is speci-
fed that Hare raised provisions for the
penitentiary on his own farm, and
charged and received more than market
price; also that be retained in employ
ment Of the State James A. FISHER, an
ex-rebel officer, who had been discharged
By the Governor; also that he employed
l.. d. Cover to collect old debts due the
penitentiary and boarded him al his own
hotel also that Hare had refused to sign
acquisitions for material for clothing for
convicts, for which they had suffered,
and that be had neglected 10 supply
clothes to discharged convicts as re-
quired BY section 5525 Of the code.
Pending the investigation a resolution
passed snspending Hare as director Of
the psnitenrary.
The omnibus railroad bill was then
debated, when the House adjourned.