Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-16
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES
SENATE


MONDAY, Nov. 1.-THE Senate met at
10 A.. NJ, Speaker Thomas in the chair, and
quorum present.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Cubbins-A bill to incorporate
the Memphis and New Orleans Packet
Company. Passed first reading and refer
red to the committee on Interpretations
By Mr.. Cooper of Davidson-A bill to
amend the charter of Edgefield. The bill
provides that the Recorder shall be vested
with concurrent jurisdiction of Justice of
the Peace, and that the Mayor ard Alder
men shall have power to levy a tax Passed
first reading and referred to the Committee
on interpretations.
BY Mr.. AIillsaps-A bill to abolish the
18th judicial circuit of Tennessee. Passed
first reading and referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
By Mr.. Self-A resolution authorizing
the Comptroller to issue his warrant to the
Doorkeeper for seven dollars for each
member and officer of the Senate to pur-
chase postage stamps Laid over one day.
CERTIFICATES OF REDEMPTION.
Senate bill to provide for the registration
of certificates of redemption of lands.
Passed its third reading.
The Senate then, ON motion of Mr..
Etheridge, took recess for one hour
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Mr. Etheridge moved that another com
mittee of conference be appointed. Car
RED
Mr.. Clementson offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on confer
ence which may be appointed by the
Speaker on the disagreeing votes of the two
houses on House bill No. 165, be hereby
requested to agree to seventy-fve delegates
as a compromise of the number who shall
| compose the Convention contemplated in
said bill, one person from each Represen-
tative and one from each Tloaterial district
under the apportionment of 1852; and
further, that they make such other changes
in the bill as may give the Governor time
to give thirty days notice of the time of
holding the election and for a correspond
| ing extension of time in the meeting of the
| Convention.
The vote was taken on the adoption of
| the resolution and resulted as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Bryant, Clementson, Cub
bins, Eason, Green, Hart, HAYES, Luttrell,
AIillsap, Palmer, Peyton, and Speaker
| Thomas-12.
Noes-Messrs. Cooper of Davidson,
Etheridge, Faulkner, Hall, Morris, Nelson
and Pearson
| Mr. Cooper of Bedford stated that by ar
rangement with Senator Slaughter he had
| paired off
The Speaker then appointed as said COM
mittee Messrs. Clementson, Etheridge and
| Cubbins.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
Subsequently Mr. Etheridge presented
the following report of the Committee of
| Conference:
Mr. Speaker: The Committee Of Con
ference on the disagreeing votes of the
Senate and House of Representatives on
House bill No. 165 ito authorize the people
to call convention have had the same
| udder consideration, and hereby recon-
mend the respective Houses to agTeeto the
following adjustment of the existing differ
ences between said Houses.
l. That the Senate recede from all its
amendments, but that which is in the fol-
lowing words:
BE it further enacted, That in all cases
where any commissioner or sheriff fails or
refuses, or from any other cause, fails to
hold said election it shall be lawful for any
freebooter to hold said election by sum-
moning as many bystanders as may be
necessary to hold said election, all of whom
shall be freeholders.
And the Committee recommend that
the House of Representatives agree to said
amendment
>. Said committees recommend that the
word second in the first section of said
bill be stricken out and the word third
inserted in place thereof.
3. They recommend thatall of the fourth
section after the word BE" shall be
stricken out and the words 'seventy-fivs'
inserted in place thereof
4. They recommend that the word 'sena-
torial be stricken out of the seventh sec
ton of the bill.
). They recommend that the word first
be stricken out of the 18th section Of said
bill and insert the word second" in place
thereof.
All of which is respectfully submitted
The report of the committee was then
concurred in, all the members present
voting in the Affirmative.
Mr. Etheridge moved to reconsider the
vote Just then taken, and then moved to
lay his motion on the table.
The motion to lay on the table prevailed
The Senate then adjourned until to-mor-
row morning at II o'clock.