Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-25
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES.

Senate.
FRIDAY, Jan. "a, 1s6S.-Prayer by the
Rev. Mr.. Huntington. f-
Mr.. Eaton: A memorial from the loyal
press of the State, setting forth their griev-
ances and complaining of the low prices
allowed by law for legal printing.
Mr.. Smith An act TO incorporate the
Real Estate Bank Of Memphis. Passed
first reading. ls-'.i lai %
Mr. Eaton A bill authorizing the Gov
ernor to select snch newspapers "a he may
prefer TO- do the legal printing of each
county in the State, sueh selection 10 be
approved by the Senate, and giving snch
compensation as is allowed to the Pnblic
Printer of the State. .-..f,.l
MIR, Lindsey: A bill to change the time
OF holding the Chancery Court of David
son county from the first Mondays in Feb
ruary and August, to the first Mondays in
April and October. Passed first reading.
A memorial from the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, asking to be In
eorporated. Referred to the Committee on
Internal improvements.
SENATE BILLS on THIRD READING.
An aci giving the Governor authority TO
set aside, by proclamation, the registration
of any county where there has been fraud
Mr.. Smith was in favor of legalizing the
acts of the Governor where he had set aside
county registrations. 1t might prevent
many suits in Shelby county, growing out
of the proclamation of the Governor.
Mr.. Elliott felt that it was a delicate
matter to speak on the subject of restrict
ing the powers of the Governor. The
Governor had his constitutional powers,
and they should be held inviolate; but to
clothe him with the power to lay his hand
on the franchise of citizen, by mere
complaint from another citizen, or by his
own ipse dirit, he could not consent to.
Mr.. Eckel thought there was some doubt
as to the power of the Governor to remove
Registers, and some legislation was neces-
sary TO make the franchise law effective.
He was in favor of giving the Governor the
power to set aside the Register, and had no
objection to giving him power to set aside,
by proclamation, the registration of coun-
ties where fraud had been practiced.
Mr. Wisener thought that vested rights
had perhaps grown up under this bill, and
this legislation might effect them, and they
would be enforced by the courts. To vote
against or for the bills implies that the Gov
ernor had been doing acts which he had no
right to do. He was opposed to the bill
and should vote against it. sI ~
The bill was then amended by Mr.. Cate,
by making it an indictable offense for the
Register to fail to appoint Judges and hold
elections, when there was the required
number of voters. 81. t4
The vote as amended, was then passed by
the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Aldridge, Cate, Echel,
Eaton, Fuson, Garner, Henderson, Keith,
Parker, Rodgers, Smith, Underwood, Wy
att and Mr.. Speaker Senter-14.
Noes-Messrs. Elliott, Frierson, Linds-
ley, Mathews, Mccall, Nelson, Norman,
Patterson, Wisener and Wilson-lO.
A bill to change the county lines between
Shelby and Upton. Passed third read
ing.
A bill requiring the State to pay the in
cidental expenses of the Superintendent
of Education, to be charged to the school
fund. Passed third reading.
A bill to incorporate the Chamberlain
| Iron Company. Passed third reading.
A bill regulating ward registration in
Memphis. Passed third reading.
A bill requiring the stayor before a
Justice of the Peace, TO either sign his
own name on the docket or give the Justice
written authority to do 80. Passed third
reading
A bill to incorporate the Tennessee Com.
mercial and Mining Company. Passed
third reading.
| Adjourned to 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.