Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-15
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

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SENATE.
| THURSDAY, Jan. IA, 1S69.-The SenaI
met to>day at 10 A. NJ. Speaker Sente
in the chair, and twenty-five member
present.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Mr.. Lindsey: A bill TO allow Mt v
insurance companies to be chartered
whore the sum Of $780, 600 shall have beer
secured. The number Of incorporation
will not be less than Ii, and $50, 600 o
the capital stock must be deposited with
the Comptroller of the State for the bene.
fit Of the policy holders.
By Mr.. Rodgers: A bill authorizing the
people Of Coffee county to hold an cleo
ton to determine whether or not they
would subscribe stock to any of the variS
| Gus manufactures about TO be commenced
in that county.
By Mr.. Wyatt: A bill to incorporate
the Oak Hill Male and Female Academy.
By Mr.. Patterson: A bill to render aid
to the Gallatin, Lebanon and Murfrees-
boro Railroad Company by extending
100000 in State bonds as loan to the
company for the purpose of building a
bridge over the Cumberland river.
80 ri RAILROAD CHARTERS.
By request of Mr.. Wisener, Senate bill
chartering the Shelbyville, Fayetteville
and Huntsville Railroad Company, and
the Shelbyville and Hamilton was taken
up and passed on its second reading.
THE KU-KLUx.
Senate bill to amend an act passed
Sept. 10, 1868, to enforce the laws of the
State, was taken up. The bill is known
as the "Ku- Klux BILL" and gives the
Governor the power to declare martial
law in certain counties where it is neces,
sary. After considerable discussion, the
bill was passed on its third reading, by
ayes IL, noes 4, as follows:
Ayes-Me ssrs. Aldridge, Eckle, Eaton,
Frierson, FusOn, Garner, Henderson,
Keith, Mathews, Nelson, Parker,
Rodgers, Smith, Underwood, Wisener,
Wyatt and Speaker senter-17.
Noes-Messrs. Cate, Lindsey, Mccall
and Patterson.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
For the protection Of mountain farmers.
Passed.
To incorporate the Murfreesboro Insu-
rance Company. Passed.
Adjourned until tomorrow morning at
10 O'Clock.
HOUSE.
THURSDAY, Jan. 1.-THE House was
called to order at 10 NJ, Speaker
Richards presiding and sixty-six mem
bers present
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Bosom: Bill to incorporate the
Presbyterian Church in
BY Mr.. ThOrnburg of Granger: Bill
to restrain intemperance in the General
Assembly of the State of Tennessee,
making it the duty of the Speaker of the
House to order the Doerkeeper to take in
charge and confined until sober any such
obstreperOus member that may be found
in the hall Of either House.
ny NIL OliSIoIaiJ Dil lOi buo Dcnsllt
Of John 7. Burrow, jailor of Carter
county.
By Mr.. Reeves: Bill to alter and amend
an act passed September 10, 1868, to en-
force the laws of the State known as the
Ku-Klux act This bill gives the power
to the Governor to declare martial law in
any county.
By Mr.. Turner Bill to legalize the
official acts of Charles Mclean.
By Mr.. Singletary Bill to re-survey
4 part Of the line between the counties Of |
Carter and Sullivan.
By Mr.. Ryder: Bill defining the right |
Of landlord and tenant, making it unlaw-
ful for renters TO occupy premises after
The term for which it was rented has ex-
PRED, and making all contracts illegal
save those that are in writing.
By Mr.. Murray: Bill to extend the |
Jurisdiction of Chancellors, giving them
concurrent jurisdiction with Judges of
Circuit Courts in issuing writs Of GER
,iOr6ri.
By Mr.. Smith Bill to amend an act
the revenue laws Of the State
20 that all the stocks of National Banks
shall be taken at such banking houses at
Orty cents or the dollar for State pur-
poses, and twenty cents for school tax,
md making it the duty of the Cashier of
each such bank to swear to the correct
ness of his financial statements.
By Mr.. Medlin Bill to empower the /
Governor to remove Commissioners of |
TO ADJOURN.
Mr.. Agee called up House joint reso~
utiOn 275 providing for the adjOurn>
nent of the Legislature on the 18th
instant.
Mr.. Prosser offered an amendment to |
The effect that all such moves as that of /
Mr.. Agee is only a waste of time. A |
motion to lay the original resolution and
on the table was lost by a
vote of 50 to SO. A motion to lay Mr..
ProsseI's amendment on the table was
lost by vote of 40 to 81.
MIR. Richards took the floor and
said that the people Of the State were
burdened with taxation of 100000 for
the purpose of paying interest on bonds
given to railroads, and these roads were
not only not paying their interest, but
were deteriorating in value every day,
and he would not vote for adjournment
until something was done for the relief of
the people. There were bills before the
House now which had in view the relief
Of the people, and he thought those bills
deserved the serious and respectful con-
sideration of the House
Mr.. Prosser's resolution was then put
to a vote and carried.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER
Mr.. Bewles' resolution authorizing the
to issue his warrant in favor
of James Sproule for $24l for transport
ing prisoner from another State, was
taken up. The Committee on Judiciary
recommended the rejection of the reso,'
luton. Rejected accordingly.
Senate joint resolution providing that