Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-10-08
the TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.

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THE TENNESSEE LEGIsLATUhE
The Legislature of our State has a.
last gone to work in earnest, to clean
away the debris of four years OF mlsrult
nv the Radical party. The members IN
derstand, as a general thing, for wha'
they we're elected, and are coming up to
their work very handsomely.
A bill was introduced yesterday to ap-
point public printer, according to law,
which was not done by the late Radical
I,eg;alsture. Also billto restore justice
10 the press of Tennessee, which will 81
once repeal the law regulating the publl
cation of legal notices in any speciheo
newspaper, and especially the Niger
organs in this State that have heretofore
been kept alive by this infamous tax
uuop an unwilling community. Then a
I'm was also introduced TO amend the
Revenue laws that will, when passed, do
awav with the excessive merchants tax
that weighs SO heavily upon the ener-
y;es and industry of our citizens.
A member introduced bill to provide
for the calling of the much-tslked-of State
Convention to repeal the present unjust
and Radical test-oaih, which excludes
-vb;te men in this State from voting at
the POLLS. The bill provides that q con-
yeutiou shall be called consisting OF ios
members. to be apportioned according
and on basis of present legislative
representaiion-that ia. delegate VIII
ba allowed for the exact number of men,
hers now elected to the Legislature from
the several districtS and counties in the
State. This bill further requires the
repesl of the law passed May 3, 1866
and the law imposing the test oath
uuou candidates, or better known as the
candidates oath.
The gentleman from Hamilton county
and we know he must be truly gentle
man-bss introduced bill to repeal
law passed last November, defining the
qualification of jurors, and also to repeal
the Ku.Klux law. The first named
law has reference to placing negroes
mn Ire ;ss- With white men: anc
proyides that there shall be ne
determination in the msking-up OF jurJ
panels on account of race. color or pre-
y;ous condition of servitude. Ga the in
PRODUCTION of this bill, which places th'
negro in his proper place. the Apatdnch
ia remarkably reticent--not a word aoou
II could be found in its lengthy specis
aisuatch from Nashville this mosaipg
What cold piece of ice that member
Who introduced The bill. slipped into TIN
pocket of this Universal Suffrage eject
The thing chilled it so that the reporter
fingers absolutely refused to write dow
the fact, and no doubt cor cotemporar,
has continued to SILVER and bis teetl
TO chatter since the last faint sound o
the introducer's voice vas beard. d.
ia at this time standing With bis band
far down in his breeches pockets, look
inc forlorp. and occasionally eso b
heard repeating the language OF To
Bible, LAY not thy hands on the LORD
annointed." But then our members know
their duty, and will thoroughly accom-
plish the task of placing Tennessee bscl
to her original position Of being decen
Democratic, white mans State.
A bill has also been introduced TO re
neal all laws establishing boards Q
county commissioners. which will plac
hors da combat the Barbour Levi
court of this city and render Il GU
of condition to steal further.
Besides these there are a numbe
Of other bills Of Importance introdRced
The noet important of all is that intrc
duced by Nc. Slaughter, to wipe ont all
she legislative acts intended to abridg
the right of elective franchise. Whe
done. Il will almost supercela the necei
siiy Of a State Convention on thst spt
ject. We csnuot sOy that all OF the bill
introduced will become laws. but belies
The greater number wills and in such
shape as 10 prove highly satisfactory
the people Of this State. The seal
condemnation. too. win be placed npo
the Fiftaentk Amendment at an early de-
and will show clearly that the represe'
tstives Of our peepss ere nos 10 favor
negro suffrage
The Legislature should sod will dcpb
less be guarded in intrustiug too nae
10 our Radical Governor. Althoag
elected by Democratic. he, nevertheless
has the rOIe-cat stink Of Rsdicalism o
bis garments, which be cannot easily ri
himself Of Whenever an opportsDii
presents itself for the Governor to exc
else his appointing power, he inEArisbl
selects for such places bis own stripe, q.
eardless Of those to whom he owes b
election more especially. Wild us,
very little Of senter goes Q long vsJ