Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-06
uonse Of REPRESENTATIVE.

TUESDAY, March D, lSbO.-lhe House
was called 10 order at 9 o'clock, acting
Speaker Mulloy in the chair.
After the morning business was gone
through with, the bill to amend the char
ter Of the city Of Memphis, being the order
Of the day, was taken mp.
Mr.. Smith, of Hardeman, made a lengthy
speech in defense of the bill. In regard 30
the assertion made on yesterday by the
member from Shelby county, he could
easily account for all that Perhaps
IL would be considered strange that
Mr.. Able signed the petition for 'he
Metropolitan Police, and after the system
was established he actually applied for the
position Of Commissioner And now, be-
cause he was refused the position, he de-
nounces the Metropolitan Police system as
an infamous concern. Because after soli
citing the Governor for the position, and
being refused, he comes in the pay of the
Memphis Avalanche to reyile and denounce
.onr police. In regard to the assertion that
Mr.. Beaumont was in the Confederate
army. he would brand il as an unmitigated
Islander. In regard TO the charges against
Pratt and Horton, members Of the Metro
politan Police, they were simply untrue.
Mr.. Coleman spoke against the bill,
claiming that the Metropolitan Police sys-
TEN was uniustly imposed on the people OF
Memphis.
Mr.. Richards was quite of a different opln-
ION. insisting that the Metropolitan Police
system was a vast improvement on the old
police force, and urgently demanded by the
public welfare.
Mr.. Able went into an expose of the ras-
II ..y,,v.rv,ffaf, f,orroaoffuu tho nj
tropolitan police system of Memphis. he
denied having been an applicant for the
position Of Commissioner, but allowed his
name 20 be used in that connection, at the
urgent solicitation of General Clinton T..
Fisk and others.
Mr.. Warren offered as an amendment
that this act shall not take effect until il has
been submitted TO, and ratified by a major
ity Of the qualified voters Of Shelby county.
Lost, ayes %, noes 80.
The bill rs amended was then put upon
its final reading and passed by ayes AZ,
noes "a.
Adjourned until = o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The appropriation bill, providing for the
payment Of members and officers OF the
LEGISLATURE, came up on It's third reading,
and is consideration and the adoption of
amendments occupied the greater part OF
tbe afternoon. Il passed its final reading
by ayes 50, noes 20.
A QUESTION or PRIyuEGE-A ISLANDER
REFUTED.
Mr.. Tharpe arose to question of privi-
Iege He said that the gentleman from
Bedford and Rutherford had, some days
since. asked the question il the Rebel dag
bad not recently been hoisted in Henry
county. thereby implying that g had been
exhibited and also inquired II Cmon
minister. IN said county, had not been pre-
vented from preaching on account
of his TTnionism. Not being able
10 answer positively al the time,
although he was perfectly well satisfied
of the incorrectness of the statements, he
wrote 10 one of the leading and most intiu-
entail Union men in Henry county, TO
learn the facts in the csse. Mr. sharpe
then read the following letter, IN answer
to has queries, which he had Just received;
Pans Tenn, March ? lS6J-Gen. l..
NJ Tharpe;-N ours Of 18th ult, came 10
hand this morning. Upon inquiry among
persons we'll acquainted IN the neghbor-
nuGl OF AallNhllAas leAlh lhAl no Athtl
dag or any other far has been displayed
there since the surrender. l also Learn
that there was no school there in 1865, ex-
cept for two or three weeks, and that it
broke up for want Of patronage. so far as
Rev. Mr.. Mcdonald or any other man
being denied the privilege OF preaching
there on account Of UniOn sentiments, am
assured ON the best authority nothing OF
the kind occurred. have never heard
Of any disloyal demonstrations al Calido-
MIA or lie neiehborhood since the close Of
the war No part OF our whole community
is more quiet OF law abiding. There has
never been any occurrence there, SO far rs
can iearn % Justify any sueh reports as
Won allude 10. ! have lived in Henry
county nearly forty years, and / can say /
have never seen our people 20 anxious TO
preserve order, and 10 enforce the laws al
any and every hazard, Should our sheriff
require it, nearly our whole population