Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-04
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE


JANUARY S0.--In the Senate were In
troduced bill fixing the salaries Of mem.
bsrs OF the Legislature, beginning In
!. 1859, a! $500 for each member and thirty
cents per mile, and for called sessions s.
per day. The Speakers Of the House and
Senate 10 receive 5000 each, and &c per
day for extra sessions; and q resolution
declaring the right Of Judge Barry TO
have fair trial, and giving him time 70
procure evidence for his defense, whie
was laid over under the rules.
A bill requiring railroads to carry the
deaf, dumb, blind and insane to and from
their respective institutions free ofchATge,
was lost on the third reading.
A House bill to remove ali disabilities
for holdiug office or sitting on juries on
account Of race and color, was on its
third reading, when Mr.. Wisener intro
duced an amendment declaring the re-
pesl Of the famous 10th section Of the
franchise law, he eclsriDg he was in
favor Of calling things by their right
names. The spirit Of the bill was re-
peal OF that section, which dissbles ne
groes from holding Office and sitting on
juries, when the vote was taken on the
reps al Of the 10 section, and failed by
the following vote:
! Ayes-Me.srs. Eckel, Elliott, Lindsey,
Mccall, Smith, Underwood, Wisener and
/ Mr.. Speaker Eenter-6.
Noes-Afessrs. AldTidge, Cate, Eaton,
Frierson, Fuson, Garner, Henderson,
/ LYLE, Mathews, Nelson, Norman, Pat
terson, Parker, Rodgers Wyatt and
/ Wilson-1T.
The bill is still pending, and the ques-
! ton is how to entitle the negro to hold
/ Office and sit on juries without repeating
! the l6 b section. Aldridge opposed the
| bill because the negroes did not pay poll
tax. Matthews said it was not the fault
/ of The negro that he did not psy the poll
I tax. but Of the Constitution. Wisener,
/ Ia urging the direct repeal Of the 18th
section, said " We pledged our coIored
! friends to repeal this section, and there
are many of Us on this floor who would
never have gotten here except on that
proDlise.u Aud when ii failed, he was
1 stiIl solicitous for the pas age OF the bill,
| and advised his colleagues: ave would
feel happier and more pleasant when We
co home, after removing this blot from
the legislation of our State"
Weshall see what they will do sbOutit
In the House, a memorial was pre-
sented earnestly urging the passage Of
bill to invite capital to, and encourage
manufacturing sud mining In the State
OF Tenuesseei also & bill to amend the
revenue laws Of the State, providing for
the taxation Of bonds held on Interest In
this State, which passed first reading,
and WAS referred.
Mr.. Hamilton Of Shelby introduced q
bill to amend the charter Of the city OF
Memphis, ts provide for water works and /
4 system Of sewerage in said city, which |
uassed first reading, and was referred to /
the Committee on Corporations.
The House asked by resolution that /
The Governor remove r. B. Cheatham /
IRON, the Safe Board of immigration, |
and appoint q German thereon and 1
sfterward recors .dered and laid the .
resolution on the table.
A Communication received from /
Can't. VIM. Heydt, Superintendent Of
the Capitol, was read to the House, Civ
ing Information that some tons OF gun
powder is stored Immediately under the /
Hall of the House, which, by accident
or design, may st any moment blow the |
Capisol t. atoms.
4 resolution WAS offered for the re- |
rnoval Of the explosive material, to pre- /
vent any woud-be imitstor Of Guy /
Fawkes from accomplishing his purpose. 1
Nr Hamilton, of Shelby, moved 10 /
ref the petition Of Hon. Thomas Barry, .
and the resolutions Of the House relating
thereto, 10 a special committee OF three 1
on the part Of the House. Carried. |
Messrs. Williams, Doughty and Hacker I
were appointed by the chair. 1t would /
have been more parliamentary to have /
appointed Mr.. Hamilton chairman Of the |
special committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Ryder, the motion |
TO reconsider the vote by which the
Homestead bill was passed, wss taken /
No, sad his motion to lay 1t on the table
was lost, and the House refused to recon- /
slider.
The bill to increase the fees of Justices |
OF the Peace, was amended by allowing /
them ten cents per one hundred words of
evidence takeu down in writing, and the
bill passed the third reading. Also bill /
to incorporate the Tennessee Conference !
OF the African Zion Church. Also to |
repeal 5 sctions l to inclusive of Title /
5 of the Code. The bill to hquldate the |
debts Of the State falling due in 1859
wGs passed. Brown moved 70 reconsider,
which motion wss laid on the table.
The bill to amend Sections 385 and 254 |
OF the Code in regard to bonds of sheTiffs /
and constables passed the third reading. |
The bill to regulate the publication of
legal notices, was amended by striking |
ont sixty days and inserting thirty days, |
and providing that legal notices required /
by law to be printed in the German Ian
gusge, may be printed in any German |
paper The bill as amended passed third /,
reading, snd was transmitted.
Mr.. Cords well moved to take up Senate |
bill No. 175, to change the line between !
the counties of Shelby and Upton. Bill |
was taken up and passed first reading.
JANUARY 31.-A joint resolution was
adopted in the House, aud sent to the |
Senate, authorizing the payment Of $1,000
to the lessees OF the Penitentisry to keep
the eonvicts from starving and freezing.
A bill to authorize the Governor to Sc.
lect any newspaper he may prefer for the
publication OF all legal notices was favor
ably eutertaiued, aud referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee.
In the Senate, the act came up, the
virtual repeal of the 18th section Of the
franchise law, the title of which are
given 10 the previous days proceedings. |
Frierson said 1t was a Sirtual repeal of
that section, which being part Of the
Constitution, could not be touched by
legislative enactment, and can only be
reached by B Convention. Matthews
strenuously advocated the bill, as an act
Of Justice, and said It did not interfere
with the franchise law, which Is a soli- /
cism, and could alone emanate from q |
fool or knave, perhaps both. Patterson
Acknowledged he was indebted to negro
votes for his seat, and eulOgized kis col
ored constituents extrsvagantly, but said
the 18Th section was part Of the Consti- !
tution-had been 20 regarded and acted
under-and no legislative enactment,
however it might be desired, could affect
it. Lyle wished to amend that all disa-
billties for holding office on white or
black men should be removed, and ap-
plying the 10th article Of the amended
Consultation to all white men of this
State, but was ruled out of order. The
hill was passed. Ayes-Cate, Eaton.