Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-06
THE cExER Al AssE BLY,.
Condensed Summary Of the Pro-
ceedings OF Wednesday.
NASHVILLE. February s. 1869.

Tke Senate met at 10 a. M, Speske
Sentec in the Chair, snd nineteen mem
bsrs present.
: House bill proposing an amendment Z
: the Constitution by imposing q poll to-
on negroes, was taken up on It's second
: reading.
Mr.. WiseneT offered an amendment Il
the bill by inserting who are nOs legs
voters" proposing to exempt the disfr&n'
ehlse1 people from the payment Of q po!
tax. Lost.
Mr.. Patterson then offered & BILL Ia lieu.
embracing universal suffrage, but exciu.
ling from Office all VINO ere d~isquanhsC
oy Article XIV Of the COss1ituJion OF the
U oited s ates also requiring negroes &c
pay poll tax.
Ga motion of Mr.. Wissner, the action
~ the Senate in passing the bill on its
first and second reading, IVES F~ec0nsid-
cred, it not having been done in accord
snce with tbs Constitution, which re-
quires such bill to be passed three differ
znt times on each Of three different dsys.
House bill for the sale OF the Nashville
anu Northwestern, and other railroads,
passed hfss reading.
House.
Mr.. Richards rose to s question OF
privilege, for the purpose OF explaining
dis connection win a Tennessee Ma.
ti0nsl Bank of Memphis, and set him
self right in references 20 the position he
occupies Ia the report Of the special COM
mittee on the missing school fund.
Mr.. Hooker obtained leave OF sose nee
for q few days, by reason CT siekne. . in
MS family.
By Mr.. Taylor, of Carter, and john
son Resolution as folioWs " That the
| Ho-n nfrriIor oudff and srs1n hfa ua~rDDe
Ou the Treasurer to s. Z. Whituore,
Thomas r Smith, W. A. Hill, w. W.
Coleman, George Z RuJtsr, +. q. Rast,
Thomas b, MeEtwee, Z. A. James, w.
spence, 8. W. HstcheIJ and John w.
Smith, f0r their per diem and mileage "a
witnesses Ia the school fund invesLiga.
ton, 81 the rate OF g per d3y, and 50
| per one hundred nilss Travelled in q di-
| rect line the same to ne Included ia the
general appropriation bill" Adopted.
BY Mr.. Roach : r s1luti0n So follows A.:
THAT Z. Il. East be, and he Is hereby
requested, as attorney for the State, to
institute such suit or suits as be may
deem proper, whether civil or criGllnaI,
sgalDst ali persona and parties VINO, ia
ais opinion, have becOms liable 10 such
suits or prosecutions 90 account of the
| Acknowledgement or embsZZismsnt Of the
school fund, and that ne receive such
compensation "a the G vernon, Comp
1olier, Secretary OF Stats and Treasurer
may deem jnst and proper to the State,
60 be agreed upon either before or after
the services may be rendered AID that
II the aid f. ist should dseiine sueh ser.
vices, the State officers aforesaid be re-
quested to employ other counsel on like
Jerms.n
BY MIR. White, OF Greene: Preamble
and resoluIo as follows:
WHEREAS, Section 3, article 10 OF the
Constitution or the State Of Tennessee
declares that any elecoCr who shall re-
ceive any gift or reward in meat, dcink,
money or otheF vise, or any person VINO
shall bastOH or sff5r to UesJoF said gif.
directly or indirectly and,
Whereas, Section 4198 II the Code of
Tennessee e~mphstiesiiy declares that
acy Legislative ollci=i who CoErupIly
accepts or agrees 10 accept any gift or
grstuity, or anything OF value, under az
agreement or With any understanding
that bis vote is to be cast ia favor OF sny
Measure or upon any particular side Of
any question or proceeding. which Is or
may be- by law brought bsf0re GiGl In his
official capacity, 10 guilty. OF 5 criminal
Ofsnse ana
Whereas, It does appear most conciu-
aiveiy by testimony under cath that Il.
s. RichaYds, Speaker OF the HOuss, has
been guilty OF accepting a bribe IN mo-
nay or otherwise, Sish the understand.
ing thst he vas to vote fog q measure by
which the School Fusd OF the State wa
in part lost 10 the State and
Whereas, Eaca House Of the General
Assembly has the right to sit ia judg-
ment upon the ~ecndpcsand qualifications
Of It's own members, and, With the c0n-
currencs OF tWG-tnirds Of tue members.
expel any member; therefore,
Be it TesoiVsd By The House Of Repre-
seEtGtiees Of the State Of Tennessee, mat
for the onsnse set form in This Tesolu-
ton, +. Is. r ehSrds, Representative
Erom Z counties Of Shelby, Fayette
snd Tipton, is hereby expslled, and that
his seat and the position Of Speaker are
hereby declared vacant sitter the passage
Of this resolution.
Pha resolution was laid over for the
present.
BY Mr.. Siogletary Preamble and resO-
luton as follows:
WHEREAS, TIE srscial committee sp-
pointed Oy b House OF Representatives
to investigate the condition Of The School
F0ad deposited ia the Tennessee National
Bank Of Memphis; and
Whereas, Szid com itte6 submitted
10 the House their report on tbs q Inst,
in which appears testimony Of a grave
character, impeRchiDg the honesty and
integrity CT soma members Of u body
and
Whereas, The dignity Of the State
should be maintained and the persons
implicated should be brought to justice;
Therefore,
Be Il resolved 6y the House Of Repre- /
sentGtSVesi That u committee of five BE
appointed TO make 8 report to the House
without dsiSy-Thether or not the tes-
timony submitted BY the committee on
the School Fund to this H0uss is suf
6cisut to Warrsntlhis House in expelllng
is members who are charged and impli-
Gated in acting and receiving money 10
destroy said School Fund.
Resolved further, That said commit
tee may, if accused members ia said
report as Aforesaid demand q hearing ~
to their guilt or innocence, submit their
pless or. evidence IS they may desire,
which msy be embodied in the report of
the Committee OF the House.
The resolution was adopted.
By Mr.. Dyer: Bill to repeal the proc
vision Of an act passed April 20, 1866
Passed first reading and referred to the
judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Chiiss r solution rendering
the thanks of the House, IL the name OF
the people Of the State, 60 the Special
Committee on the School Eand Conn
mittee for the fsiChlul ami efficient
manner In which they discharged their
duties. Adopted,
By Mr.. Reeves: Bill 20 charter a Man.
u~facturiDg Company in Shelby county.
Passed frat reading, and referred to
Committee on Interpretations.
Mr. Ryder here said that he wished,
In the interest Of fair play, to call up the
resolution introduced by Mr.. White, Of
Greene, which proposes TO e1pel Mr..
Richards from the House. A resolution
like that which threw blightlng shadow
over the reputation OF a member, sUght
not to be allowed TO lie on the table, par
ticularly when that member is anxious
and ready for investigation. 1t would
be a g~rievou3 wrong to the member who
Is the sHbjsct of the resolution, for the
contents OF that paper TO 5s spread
broadcast over the land, while the House,
the proper body to investigate the
charges contained in 1t, Is silent as to the