Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-20
THE GENERAL
Condensed Report of Wednes-
days Proceedings.

condensed Of W eunPS-
days Proceedings.
NASHVILLE, February L, 1863.
Senate.
The Senate met st ten an, Speaker
Senter in the chair and g quorum pres
ent.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
Mr.. Smith, chairman Of the commit
tee appointed to ascertain the aggregate
amount of school fund in the State, and
how much had been paid to county
superintendent since their appoint
ments, submitted q lengthy report,
which was received, and two thousand
copies ordered to be printed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
By Mr.. Garner: To amend the act
known es the Ru Klux law, by striking
out all after the word " disguise, in the
6sh line, to the word "O2," in the S.h
line. Adopted.
By Mr.. Smith Providing for the ap-
pointment OF a Jail physician for Shelby
county. Rejected.
The Speaker then announced that the
time had arrived to repair to the Repre-
| sentative Lall 10 ElEEB u SCuDEEOllEI
and upon their returning TO the Senate
| Chamberl Mr.. Norman offered the fol-
lowing:
Be e. further enacted, That It shall Re
the duty OF tins Governor upon the com
| pletion CT each section of ten miles CT
the branch CT the Nashville and North
9estWern Railroad from Huntington to
Jackson, to issus the bonds OF tbs State
20 the Nashville and North western Rail
road Company to the amount OF SO 600
per mile as provided in the charter to
be expended exclusively upon said
branch, provided that nothing herein
contained shall be SO construed as to
grant any additional aid to said bFsnch.
Adopted.
Pending the further consideration of
the bill, the Senate adjourned until to-
morrow al tsn o'clock.
House,
The House met ai nine q. m, Speaker
Richards in the chair, and sixty men,
5eIs present.
NEW BILLS,
By Mr.. Thompsoa. Bill to prevent
marriage between first cousins. Passed
first reading.
AREELL.
The resolution offered yesterday to
Lermit s. NJ. Arnell to address the House,
after the report Of the committee IL his
case was read and ruled out Of order.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS.
House resolution authorizing the Re-
ceiver of the ROgeryille and Jefferson
Railroad to pay the employees for work
done before the road passed into tbs
hands Of the State, was laid on the table.
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summoned in the School Fund Inyesti-
CATION case was rejected. A motion was
subsequently, entered by Mr.. Reeves TO
reconsider the vote.
FOR BENEFIT OF A RAILROAD.
House bill to protect the interest Of the
State in the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and
Nashville railroad.
Mr.. Spsrkmsn offered an amendment,
extending to Eve years the lease Of the
MeMinnvilIs and Manchester road,
made by D. E. Davenport, receiver, to
Messrs. Higgins Il Price; also Mr.. Hug
gins or Mr.. Price, Receiver Of the rOsd,
on condition Of requiring no salary as
such. Withdrawn.
The bill Was then passed on lis final
reading.
ELECTION OF COMPTROLLER.
The two branches OF the General AS
sembiy met in convention at u No. to
elect s Comptroller for the next official
term.
Mr.. Medlin nominated Jas. L. Wing
field, of Haywood county.
Senator FriersOn nominated G.. w.
Blackburn, Of Marry eoHniy, the pres
ent incumbent.
Senator Mathews nominated w. A.
Helm, OF McMinn county.
Mr.. Blackburn Was elected on the first
ballot by the following vote: Black
burn, 81 Helm, 20 WiDgield, IA.
Afternoon Session.
ARNELL wHITEwAsHED.
Mr.. Singletsry, from the committee
appointed 70 investigate The School Fund
charges against Congressman Arnell,
submitted q report accompanied by tes-
timony. The report generates Mr..
Aruell, claiming that the official journal
OF the Legislature of which Mr.. Arneil
wSs q member, showed nothing to prove
that he was e%Orruptly Influenced il his
votes. The committee acknowledge that
the House has no jurisdiction in the
case, but recommend that five thousand
copies Of the report be printed.
The testimony was almost entirely
AAA26 hR u GChtlAAS1AES vi ChdL 0GEEI
rom persons in Msury county, to the
effect that Mr.. Arneli wss reliable and
could be believed on oath. Ols witness,
J. E. Carpenter, testified that J. j. Noah
was very bitter in his feelings to Mr..
Arnell. Mr.. NoAh's testimony, it will
be remembered, wSs point blank to the
effect that Mr.. Arnell was 0orruptly i'm
plioAted in the School Fond embezzle-
ment,
A molten to print 5000 copies elected
some discussion.
Mr.. Roach said, as q member Of the
committee, he wished to state that there
was 3 decided discrepancy between the
letters written by Arnell and the testi-
mony submitted to the committee. How
wa it that Mr.. Arnell could be so gushing
in his tksnksto Mr.. Rutter, ifhis action in
the Legislature was not IN favor OF Rut-
teT's bank being made q fiscal sgsnt?
There was something very strange about
this whole matter which the testimony
has failed to clear up. He would not
consent to see 5000 copies of the present
report printed il the supplementary re-
port OF Mr.. Taylor, Of Carter and John
son, was not also printed with Ii.
Mr.. Williams thought there was no
necessity for such a large number Of
copies, il it was not designed to furnish
campaign documents for the Democratic
Executive Committee next summer.
Mr.. Shepherd moved to lay Mr..
Rosch's motion to print the supplement
tsry report, along with the other, on the
table. Lost. Yeas %, nays 80.
The motion to print both reports was
then carried.
Mr.. Williams moved 9 reconsideration
OF the vote just taken, as BE was opposed
to sending cut such reports to the coun-
try as was embodied in the supplement
tary evidence.
Mr.. Roach suggested that he thought
Mr.. Williams was opposed to exparte
testimony.
Mr.. Williams then Withdrew his mo-