Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-02
Condensed Summary Of the Pro-
ceedi1gs OF Friday.
Senate.

Senate.
NASHVILLE, January %, lS5e.-The
Senate met to-day at ten o'clock a. M,
| Speaker Senter in the Chsir, and eigh.
teen members present.
NEW BUSINESS.
By Mr.. Wisener: A bill authorizing
the Attorney General to fle q bin
against all railroad companies that have
failed to pay their interest on the State
bonds loaaed them, and the suit shall be
conducted as other suits 10 8 Court of
Chancery. The sale OF the road shall be
made on such terms as in the opinion of
the Court will best promote the Interests
OF the State. The bill requires the At
tOrney to bring btfH re the Court every
person having a claim on the road. The
persons having said claim can assert 1t
before the Court, and the Chancellor
can then decree according to the law In
the case.
By Nj. Nelson: A resolution In re-
gard to the enfrsnchisement OF the fs-
male sex. Laid over under the rules.
RAILROAD COMPANY INCORPORATED.
Senate bill to incorporate the Mobile,
Decatur and Cincinnati railroad COM
psny passed its third reading.
CONFIRMATION OF PEARNE.
The following is the Communication Of
the Governor, nominating Rev. w. H.
Pearne, as the Chief OF POLES at Mem
phis:
Gentlemen of the Senate: 1 herewith
give you the name of William Il. Pearns,
rs q suitable person to be made Superin-
tendent Of the Metropolitan Police 10 the
city OF Memphis, in place OF ). b. Beau
mont, resigned. With this announce
H-anF I nnT-hE n1ann FhTa hrfoE n,-.,,zs
cation, but | deem 1t proper TO give sou
my reasons TOR sending in the Mans o.;
this gentleman.
First, / know him to be q man OF sdu-
cation and good senss-of moral and
physical cOursgs-of sound moral and
religious character, and Of unqusstioned
loyalty.
Second, rs has never applied FOR the
office, IN person, or through friends.
W q. BRCWELOW.
A petition was submitted by Mr..
Smith, signed by a number OF citizens OF
Memphis, protesting against the cOuhr-
nation OF Mr.. Pearne. The petition
resds as follows:
Your petitioners, citizens Of Memphis
and Shelby county, n members Of the
Republican party, would respse' fully
but earnestly protest against the coufr.
nation Of ". II Pesrne, as COmmIs-
sioner Of the Metropolitan Police OF this
county, to which position, as your pc
t~itioners are informed, he has been nomi-
mated by the GJvernOr. Your petition
ers believe that the confirmation of Mr..
Pearne would but result in q continuance
Of the great abuses under which the pub
lie, and, especially the loyal people Of
this city and county, have suffered under
L l-s-g.e-,rgz -A4.h
csived the sympathy and support Of Mr..
Pearne, and, at the same time, the con.
domination of all good and loyal citizens.
AS evidence of the character and
standing of Mr. Pearne, as q member of
the Republican party, We suhjoin q copy
OF one Of q Rseries OF resolutions, pre-
sented by Judge Barbour Lewis, at q
mass meeting of the Republican party,
held at Memphis on the 9Th of July,
1858, and adopted unanimously, The
FLOWING is the resolution
"ResolVed, That Mr.. Pearne (who was
8 delegate to the convention at Browns
ville) by remaining In the minority and
revolutionary convention, alone, OF Ril
our delegates, and ~violsting the express
instructions Of our county convention
which appointed him, committed an er-
roT without excuse, and which can be
Justly characterized only as a shameful
betrayal of his constituents
We protest against toe confirmation
OF the Rev. Mr.. PesFne, because ne has
uniformly upheld and justified the out
ragsous acts Of the Beaumont edmiuis-
trstion because he has been an active
sympsthiseT With the late disorgqDizluE
but now defunct faction of the Republi-
can party and because, from our knowl-
a1ua - fha man NJ laH1.-- Ft,k al
Office would be prostituted to corrupt
purposes, TO the sacrifice OF the public
good, and that be is generally deficient
In the qualifications required for the po-
sition.
Signed by Judge VIM. Hunter, R. H.
Thorne, Attorney General, George W.
Waldran, Judge OF the Municipal Court,
and 8 long list of other names.
The petition was read sud received.
The vote was then taken on the confr-
nation Of Mr.. Pearne, and resulted as
follows ayes Is, noes S.
Senators voting in the affirmative
were Messrs. Gate, E3kle, FGsOn. Hem
dersOn, Keith, Lindsley, Mccall, Nelson,
Rodgers, Underwood, Wissner and
speaker Senter-13.
Those voting in the negative were,
Messrs. Aldridge, Frierson, Norman,
Patterson and Smith,.
HoUsE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To establish tue Shelby County Horti-
Society. Passed.
To Incorporate the Memphis Bethel.
Passed.
Mr.. Norman moved to reconsider the
vote passing House bill incorporating |
the Shelby County Horticultural Society,
and refer it to Judiciary Committee.
Adjourned until tomorrow at ten
ninlock |