Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-08
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

Senate.
TEuRsDAy. Oct. 7. 1S69.-The Senate met at
A. NJ. Speaker Thomas in the chair and all th
g members present except Mr.: Hall, who wa
| granted leave of absence on Wednesday.
RESOLUTIONS.
Resolution by Mr.. Morris: That Commits
be appointed 20 invite the ministers of the gos
| pei in the city Of Nashville to attend and epe
} our deliberations with prayer during the ses
The Soeaker appointed Messrs CooI er. Nor
ris ana Bryant as the committee.
By Mr. Nelson: A joint resolution, eppointln
committee of two on the Part OF me SenaIe
and -, on the part of the House, by the re
spective Speakers, to wait upon His Excellenc.
the Governor. ID. w. G. Senter, and inform mn
that the General Assembly of the State OF Ten
| any message or communication the6 His Excel
lency may desire to submit Adopted under I
suspension of the rules. nm, -,
| Resolution by Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson: ina
| the Speaker of the Senate appoint an assistant
clerk whenever he deems the appointment
| necessary.
House joint resolution, appointing commit mn
| ginization of the Legislature. was eoncurred IN
and Messrs Nelson and Faulkner were ap'
pointed on the part of the Senate.
| By Mr. PearsOn-That the Comptroller ls an
thorized and directed to issue his warrant to ID;
NJ. Nelson and Clay Newland former CLERKS OF
the Senate. and to W. I. Cate, former Door
| keeper, for three days services In organizing
the Senate; and that the same be included in
/ the general appropriation bill. Adopted.
By Mr. Peyton-Resolyed by the General As
/ sembly of the State of Tennessee. mat the
4 Senators meet the Representatives IN the Hall
4 of the House of Representatives on MONDAY
| the 1lth day OF October. at II o'cloch A. NJ. Tor
| the purpose of counting the votes for Governor
and installing. the Governor elect, h1os'e %
1 be Immediately transmitted to the house OF
Representatives.
Mr.. Nelson, chairman of the committee ap-
rnnfwN I'D 20 el.a nnu ar M
him Of the organization of the General Assem-,
bly,, reported that the committee had discharged
their duty, and that the Governor informed
them that he would send in his message imme-
diateiy after the Inauguration on Monday. The
report was received.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were then introduced and
passed on the first reading:
BY Mr. Cooper. of Davidson-To repeal all
laws establishing Board of County Commits
sIoners for the county Of Davidson.
Section l. Be il enacted by the General AS
sembly of the State of Tennessee, That chapter
S.. of the acts of Tennessee passed March IL,
1868. entitled a 'act to establish Board of
County Commissioners for the county of David
son" be and the same is hereby repealed:
Sec. 2 Be it further enacted. That sections q.
81 % q and q. of an act passed March IS. 1865.
entitled an act 10 compile in one bill the acts
and amendments to the charter OF the town of
MeNinnvllle, and for other purposes" be and
the same Is hereby repealed.
Sec s. BE it further enacted, That the Magis-
trates of Davidson county shSll hereafter hold
their quarterly courts at the times and manner
now pre- cribed by law; provided, however, that
they shall hold their first quarterly court after
the passage of this act on the first Monday in
NOVemO r 1863.
See Be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from and after its passage.
BY Mr.. Morris To repeal an act passed 18th
day Of February, 1868.
See. l. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Tennessee, That an act passed
he 18th daV Of Eabruarv lSfS "FO TPpulafa |
the publication of legal notices, be and the |
same IS hereby repealed. and that this act take |
effect from and after its passage.
BY Mr.. Faulkner: To incorporate the Coffee |
County Manufacturing Company; to have a |
capital stock of 800 600, and upon the apBlica-
tiOn of the President and Directors. the county |
court shall order that an election be held for |
the purpose of ascertAining the wishes of the |
voters as to whether the county of Coffee Shall |
subscribe 500 0J0 in her bonds. The manufac- /
tory to be located at Rock Camp Fork of Duck |
river.
By Mr.. Greene: To repeal an act crc ating the |
Criminal Court established in the irst judicial |
district in the State Of Tennessee.
Sec. l. Be IL enacted by the General Assem- |
bly, of the Suite of Tennessee. That sections 5, s.
Z, 8, g 10 and IL of an act entitled An act TO L
create new chancery division and q |
new judicial circuit in the State, of Ten;
nessee and for other purposes" passed |
the 18th day of November, 1867, and the amend |
ment thereto, entitled an Act to repeal a por- |
ton of an act passed November %. 1867" and |
be and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That the Circuit /
Court of the said district shall succeed to all the
duties and powers of the said Criminal Court, /
and have the same jurisdiction in all criminal /
cases as that now possessed by the various Cir 4
cult Courts of the State, according to existing Il
laws; and all cases now pending, or hereafter |
may be instituted In said Criminal Court in any i
of the counties of said judicial criminal district
be and the same are hereby transferred to the /
Circuit Court Of said counties respectively for /
49, ~k.ll
appoint jurors to the Circuit Court as now pro- |
Yided by law. O.
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted. That in order
to complete the transfer of all cases now pend
Ing in said Criminal Court to the Circuit Court /
the Clerk of the same shall make out a State i
docket Of all the cases remaining in said Court 4
and place the same upon the docket of the /
Circuit Court Of said cOunty,as now required by /
law.
Sec 4. Be it further enacted. That the re- |
cords Of said Criminal Court shall constitute |
part of the records of the said Circuit Court, |
and the Circuit Court shall have full power and
authority to enforce collections and execute |
the judgments of said Criminal Court 10 as full |
and ample manner as the sad Criminal Court
had under the aforesaid laws hereby repealed. |
Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That it shall be |
the duty of each of the clerks of said Criminal
Court to attend a; the Courthouse in their
respective counties upon the day fixed for
holding the first term Of said Criminal Court |
after the passing this act. and open and hold
court for the first three days of said term and
are on bail for appearance at said term to ap-
pear at the term of the Circuit Court of said
county next thereto, and in the event of the
failure of any 30 10 do, to take and enter far
fixtures against them and their sureties and to
sign the minutes of proceedings at sail term.
Sec. 6 Be it further enacted. That this act
take effect ten days after its passage:
By Mr.. Slaughter: 70 amend an act entitled
IAN act to make the rules of evidence in the
fedora and State courts uniform"
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
IL r t,NN -.
the 18th day Of March. 1868, entitled. IAN act
to make the ruies of evidence in the federal
aud State courts uniform" be SO amended.
that IN actions by or against executors,
administrators or guardians, in which Judg
ments may be rendered for or against them.
neither party shall be allowed to testify against
the other as to any transaction with or state
ment by the testator, intestate or ward. ua-
less called TO testify thereto by the opposite
party OF required to testify thereto by court.
Sec 2. Be it further enacted. That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage
BIZ Mr.. MOrris-To amend the revenue laws
of the State. The same as reported by the
Memphis Merchants Exchange, reducing the
tax on merchants
the Hon. ThOs n. Frazier;
Whereas. The Hon. Thos. N. Frazier. then
Judge of the Criminal Court for the counties OF
Davidson and Rutherford was, by the Leglsla-
ture OF this State. impeaehed and convicted for
high crimes and misdemeaDOrs; and.
Whereas, We believe said impeachment and
POuVlctlDn was Illegal huu uuJuSbr anu Is CdlCu-
lated TO injure an honest man, a pure patriot
and an upright and uncOfrupuble judge; there
fore,
Sec. !. Be it enacted By the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Tennessee, That the pains
ana penalties imposed upon the Hon. ThOs. n.
Frazier by reason eff said unjust Impeachment
and conviction, be and the same are hereby re"
Sec, 2. Be it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That the said Thomas N. Frazier be
| and he is hereby restored to all the rights,
privileges, immunities and benefits Of all other
| citizens of this State. as though said lmpeach-
| ment and conviction had never occurred.
| By Mr.. Slaughter-Che following:
Sec l. Be it enacted by the General AS
| sembly Of the State Of Tennessee, That the 9th
section of the act passed the 18th day of Febru,
| ary, 1867, entitled An act 10 alter and amend
| an act passed May 8, 1885," and the 9Th section
| tion of an act passed the Sd day OF May 1860
/ chapter 90, entitled IAN act to alter and amend
/ an act entitled An act TO limit the elective
| franchise, passed June 8, 1850, and the act
| passed February %, 1868, chapter 81, entitled
| IAN act 10 provide for holding elections by
| Commissioners of Registration" be, and the
| same are hereby repealed; and that this act
| take effect from and after its passage.
| On motion of Mr.. Self the Senate adjourned
| until 10 A N. tomorrow.
House Of RepT esentatiVes.
| TnrEspAY, October THE House was called
| to order at 10 o'clock. Speaker Perkins In th'
| chair, and quorum present:
| The Speaker remarked that he held IN M
hand a letter from Mr. Taylor Representative