Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-06-06
Paying the L Legislature in
Gold-WhO is Respon-
Sih1aD

From the Nashville Union & Dispatch.
The Press d Times makes this
"The Rebel newspapers are
clamoring over the resolution of
the Legislature ordering the pay
ment of the per diem of its mem
bers upon a specie basis. But
they have not candor enough to
tell the public that the resolution
was introduced by Joseph Carri-
gan, Of Lincoln county, the lead
er of the Conservatives in the
Senate, and uniformly hostile to
Governor Brownlow's administra-
ton. Nor do they tell the pub
lie that nearly every Conservative
member of the Legislature voted
for Mr.. Carrigan's resolution
What an honest set Of papers
the Conservative organs are!"
Now what are the facts? On
the 25th Of February last, Mr..
Carrigan offered a resolution in
the Senate to pay the members
and officers of the Legislature
their per diem in gold, or its
equivalent in greenbacks, fixing
the equivalent at six dollars for
the former and eight for the lat
ter, but providing that "no mem
Der who resigned his seat shall
be entitled to the benefit of this
resolution" This resolution was
referred to special committee Of
five, composed, by appointment
| of the Speaker, Messrs. Carrigan,
Hall, Trimble, Keith, and McEl-
wee, all Radicals except Mr. Car
rigan. IF the Radicals were OPP
posed to this measure, now was
the time for them to show it, by
recommending the rejection Of
the resolution; but they did no
such thing. This committee,
composed of four Radicals and
one Conservative, reported a reso-
luton on the Goth Of February
providing as follows:
"That the compensation of the
speakers, members, and officers
of this General Assembly ought
to be and is payable in specie from
October, 1865, to the close of its
term, while in session. and that
| the Comptroller audit the accounts
iof the speakers, members, and
officers from October, 1868, to the
close Of this session on a specie
basis, and issue warrants to each
on the State treasury for the sum
due him, payable in specie or its
equivalent, and that the same be
so provided for in the general ap.
preparation bill"
| This resolution was adopted in
lieu Of that Of Mr.. Carrigan, and
then adopted by the Senate by
the following vote:
| Ayes-Messrs. Aldridge, Cy-
pert, Carrigan, Frazier, Hall, Nc
Kinney, McElwee, Powell, Pat
terson, Thompson and Robinson
Ill.
| Noes-Messrs. Bosom, Cate,
Keith, Muse, Mcfarland, Nelson,
Trimble and Speaker FriersOn-8.
The resolution as reported by
/ the committee and adopted by
| the Senate, Is notable for a very
important change from that Of
fered by Dir. Carrigan. 1t makes
no provision against the advance
to members who resigned their
seats.
This resolution was concurred
in the House Of Representatives
on the 26th Of February, by the
following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Anderson Of
Hamilton, Anderson of White,
Baker, Cleveland, Clingan, Dow
.dy, Doughty, Duggan, Fuson,
Garner, Gilmer, Hudson, Jones
of Claiborne, Kerchival, Lasater,
Maxwell, McNair, Mullins Muir
ply, Moore, Oyerstreet, Parks,
Patton, Porter, Pucket, Pearson,
Raulston, Rogers, Symmetry, Sin
clair, Smith Of Hardeman, Smith
of Obion, Snodderly, Street,
Thompson, Walker, Wines, Woods
and Speaker Mulloy-39.
Noes-Messrs. Brown, Black
man, Brewer, Coleman, ColviIle,
Coward, Donaldson, Elliot, Hale,
Jarvis, Lellyett, Loughmiller, Ma
son, Melton, Norman, Num-,
Richards, Schnittou, Sheppard,
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