Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-06

July iotioNAtbs uuucI ting pIctcuSC tnat AZ
was necessary for said Fisher 10 close mp
a portion Of his books the falsity Of said
pretense becomes shown by the fact that
the said Hare transmitted all neU business,
as Chairman Of said Board of Directors,
TO the said Fisher, so recognized by him
as Clerk after his discharge by the Cover
nor, as aforesaid-two sets of books being
thus kept for the period named, one by
said Fisher, the other by said Swiggart.
The necessary expenses of the State have
thus been largely increased.
8. And your petitioner further charges,
that the said Hare employed one l.. ID.
Cover to collect old debts due the peniten-
tiary, for the months Of June, July and
August, 1865 that said Hare pro posed to
pay him, the said Cover, five dollars each
day so employed, during which time he
collected about three hundred dollars !;
his wages and board amounted to about
two hundred dollars his wages being cut
down by the majority ofthe Board, he re-
ceiyed one hundred and twenty,fve dol
lass FOR wages and sixfy-five dollars for
board, which was paid by the State the
said Cover having boarded during that
period at the City Hotel, in which said
Hare was at that time interested as part
ner, and the board of said Cover accrued
to the benefit of said Hare. Your pc
titioner further charges that one Martin
dale was employed as an assistant clerk
and collector at, the same time, and the
employment of Cover being entirely un~
necessary, except TO contribute to the
gains OF said Hare, by payment Of the
hotel prices at said hotel.
4. Your petitioner further charges that
said Hare repeatedly refused to sign requi-
sitions for material to make clothing for
the convicts, whereby conyicts have
greatly suffered for the want of suitable
clothing.
5. Your petitioner charges that said
Hare has repeatedly neglected and refused
TO supply clothes to discharged conyiets,
as required by section 5528 of the Code of
Tennessee.
JAMES S. HULL.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Woodcoek A resolution suspend
ing S. f. Hare from his Office as Director
of the Penitentiary, pending the investiga-
tion ofcharges made against him. Adopted.
Mr.. Cason: A bill proposing certain
amendments to the constitution of the
State. The bill is similar in its provisions
to that introduced in the Senate by Mr.
Frierson, which appeared in yesterdays
paper, with the additional provision that
no person shall be disfranchised who is a
qualified voter under the present franchise
law, and thateVery male inhabitant of the
State shall have right to keep and bear
arms for his common defense. Referred Ia
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Prosser A bill to regulate the
license of express companies.
Mr.. Hammer A bill to incorporate the
Knoxville, Evansville and Big Pigeon
Railroad Company.
The. omnibus bill was then taken up.
Mr.. Hamilton addressed the House in
opposition to the bill.
House adjourned till P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Reeves was not railroad man, but
he knew we'll how taxes accumulated He
knew that these roads were owing immensl
sums to the State; that they could not pay
the interest on their Indebtedness, and tha
the State was now about to borrow S400,
600 to pay this very interest now due from
| these roads. In the face of these facts it i
now proposed to saddle this InonsireHs bur
den upon the people, in order to give fur
ther appropriations to the roads. His con
stituents had told him Just before leaving
| home, Take the taxes from us or we ar
| ruined" He was in favor of developing
| the resources of the State when it can b
| done without oppressive taxation, but tn
4 ol, nf ha Gfafa ho1 haffar lTa fo
| twenty years under the surface of tn
ground than that the people should b
| ground to the earth by taxation.
Mr.. Posten moved to postpone fnrthe
consideration of this bill until the secon
/ Wednesday in January, 1868. Laid upo
the table.
Mr.. Prosser spoke in favor of the bill
He was as much in favor of economy 6
any one, but the best economy was often
judicious expenditure of money. He +,
ferred to the charge that had been mad
that the railroads of the State had bee
badly managed, and remarked that tn
was but poor argument. During the wI
the fact was we'll known that there wei
immense frauds on the part of army of
GERS, and there were frequent charges
extravaganza, and a reckless expenditu
of the funds of the government; but Il
| United States did not therefor abandon Il
war. On the contrary, they furnished mo
men and more money, and carried on Il
war to a successful issue.
| Mr.. Doughty argued that if the Sta
did not get return in money of the a
given her railroads, she would get it ov
| and over again in the increased prOsperi
and wealth of the State. She could affo
to lose fifty per cent. of the money loan
if need be, and still be a gamer. But Il
| would not be necessary. The roads won
be able to pay their Indebtedness if on
| put on their feet.
House adjourned without coming to
| vote.