Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-03
WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER 3 1863.
THELEGIsLATURE YESTERDAY.



Bills were introduced by Mr.. Halves, to
protect sheriffs, and by Mr.. Hall, requir-
ing insurance companies to deposit with
the Comptroller 500, 900 as security.
House resolution was amended so as to
fix the election of State Librarian for the
10th inst
Senate bill to restore Judge Thos. n.
Frazier TO the rights of citizenship, was
passed On its third reading by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Clementson, Cooper, Of
BEDFORD, Cooper of Davidson, Cubbin,
Eason. Faulkner, Greene, Hall, Hart,
Halves Luttrell, Martin, Nlillsaps, Morris,
McFa1, Palmer, Peyton, Pearson, Self and
Speaker Thomas-20.
Noes-Messrs. Nelson and Cason-2,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Knight to
repeal the act amending sections 2, 1876 to
1889, inclusive, of the Code; by Mr..
Townsend, providing for the registration of
judgments and attachments by MIR. Town.
send. to repeal section 55G of the Code
by Mr. Everett, to repeal portions of the
franchise law, so as to abolish the present
restrictions, and providing that judges and
clerks of elections shall hereafter be ap-
pointed as before the late civil war; by
Mr.. Russell, of Rutherford and Bedford, TO
repeal all franchise acts; by Mr.. Owen, to
amend the common school law; by
Mr.. Colville, to repeal the act
compromising Justices of the Peace
and Jurors; by Mr.. Colville, to repeal sec
tons S and 9 of the act to amend section
2Il4 of the Code; by Mr.. King, to incor-
porate the Bank of jackson; by Mr.. Jones,
to facilitate the collection of the claims of
the State against the Tennessee National
Bank of Memphis; by Mr. Tucker, to re-
peal subsection 6 of section 420l of the
Code. and to extend the jurisdiction of the
County Courts; by Mr.. Nixon, to make fur
Their provision for the redemption of the
notes of the Bank of Tennessee, making the
notes receivable for taxes for only two years
from July l, 1870; and by MIR. Harrison, to
amend subsection of section al Of the
Code. and also, sections 572 and 573.
Resolutions were offeredby Mr.. Townsend,
commencing as an enterprise of the greatest
importance, the Memphis and FL Paso route
for the Southern Pacific Railroad, and in
structing our Senators and requesting our
Representatives in Congress to urge appro-
tations in its behalf, which was adopted /;
and by Mr.. Everett, to appoint a joint com
mittee to thoroughly investigate the inan-
cial condition of the State.
House resolution declaring the election
of United States Senator void on account
Of a provision of the constitution declaring
that no Senator or Representative shall,
during the time for which he was elected,
be eligible TO any Office orplace of trust, the
appointment TO which isvestedinthe EXecu-
tive or the General Assembly, except to the
Office of trustee of literary institution, "
was taken up, and the House by vote Of
:l3 to 81 refused to refer the resolution to
the Judiciary Committee, and then the res
olutiOn was laid upon the table by the fol
lowing vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Barton, Boyett, Brown,
Bryant, Casey, Clark of Haywood, Colville,
Dunlap, Eclcle, Enloe, Hampton, Harris,
Harrison, Hinkle, Jones, Kelly, King,
Lackey, Layman, Bongacre, McBath, Nc
Clary, McElwee, Morrison, Owen, Pear
son, Rhea, Roach, Russell of Hickman,
Saunders, Singletary, Slimp, Snodderly,
Stephens, Townsend, Warren, Wilson and
Yoakum-3S.
Noes-Messrs. Baber, Barry, Bright,
Cheatham, Clark of Jackson, Curl, Dillin,
Everett, Glenn. Hornberger, James Ham
ilton, Kenney, Knight, Keeney, McGaughey
Neil, Nicks, Nixon, Rosson, Russell Of
Rutherford and Bedford, Saddler, Scott,
Slack, Smith, Spears. Steele, West, White,
Young and Speaker Perkins-3O.
The two houses met in convention and
elected Jones, PUrvis & Co., representing
the UNIoS AND AMERICAN and Banner.
Public Printers. The vote stood as fol
lows:
For Jones, Purvis Il Co.,............ 60
q" J. L. Helms. "a
ID. NJ Wisdom. -................. 4
r.. Q. Russ.. .........................