Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-11
THE GENERAL AssE
Condensed Report of Mondays
Proceedings.
NASHVILLE, February 3, 1869.
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senate.
The Senate was called to order at 10
an, by Speaker Senter, seventeen
members answering to their names.
NEW BUSINESS.
By MI. Patterson The following reso-
ton:
WHEREAS, The late proclamation Of
bis Excellency, William q. Brownlow,
Governor, for the organization of the
State Guards, to be used in suppressing
the lawless acts ofroving bands Of mask
ed individuals, in various counties of the
State, and the slscrity and speed with
which the troops are being enlisted and
mustered into service, has awakened the
lRw-abiding citizens OF said counties, TO
the necessity of prompt aHd decisive ae-
ton N their part, resulting IN calling
together, the citizsns OF the respective
counties, who have adopted resolutions
pleGging their influence, their lives and
property If necessary, to the msinte-
nance of peace and the proper and just
enforcement of the laws, and to the sup
preston OF lawless mCbs, and begging to
be saved the expense Of sustaining the
State Guards for such purpose; there
fore,
Be IL resolved 6y the General Assembly
of the STATE Of Tennessee, That tbs
Governor be, and is hereby requested, to
disbsnd all but four companies, holding
those disbanded subject TO be called into
service when necessary.
The resolution was laid over under the
rules.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To incorporate the Shelby County Ag-
Flcultural, Mechanical and horticultural
Society. Passed.
Adjourned until tomorrow at 10
o'clock.
The House was called to order Rt 10
a.m., Mr. Pfosser, Speaker pro tenn, In
the chair, aDd ffty-ssven members pres
ent.
The following resolution was offered
bp Mr.. Bowies, Of Ogerton, and adopted
WHEREAS, Il is reported that several
perscns, who are daily frequentiDg this
hall ss Lobbyists" who are corruptly
Offering TO 6T56s and influences members
Of this House not TO vote against certain
measures snd bills, amongst others House
bill No. 127, now on its third reading, to
grant State aid to the East Tennessee
aud Western North Carolina Railroad,
and now pending before his House and
Whereas, Under Zee ion 1897 of the
Code, it il made an ofsnse punishable
by imprisonment in the p~enitentiaFy for
not less than two nor more than ten
years, for any person to cOEruptly prom
ise, or give to any member of the Legis-
latuTe, any gift, grRtuity or other thing
of value, with intent to in6usnce any
MEMBERS act, vote, opinion, decision or
Judgment, on any matter which may be
then pending, or which may be by law
brought before said member In his OH
oisi capacity therefore,
Re Il Fesoftycd I'M the HO7gSe of Peoro.
sentatiVes, That 3 committee Of five be
appointed, with power to send for per-
sous and papers, TO make an investiga-
ton into said report, as stated IN the pre-
ambls OF this resolution, and report at
as esTly q day ks practicatie, as to the
truth or falisty Of said report Of bribery
and coTrupsioDiaforesRid.
The rules were suspended and the res
/ olutICn adopted, and the following COM
NIT ee appointed Messrs. Bowles,
Brown, Cor@ell, Ryder and Thornburg.
UEFINIsHED BUSINESS OF SATURDAY.
Toe confederation of House bill to in-
corporate the Tennessee Agricultural As
ISOLATION cams up on second reading
from Saturday, the question being on
Mr.. McKinleyis amendment giving the
Gallstin, muTfreesbOrO and Lebanon
Railroad Company the power to extend
their line, with the same rights, privi-
leges, etc IS now provided by charter,
from GalIstin in the direction Of the
Kentucky State line, through Robertson
county, and connect with arg other
road at su3h point as the company may
deem bsst.
The amendment was adopted and the
bill, as heretofore amended, was passed
on second residing.
Mr.. SingletATy, chairman of the special
committee appointed to investigate GER
tain charges against +. 8. r richards and
other members OF the House, contained
in the report Of the School Fund Inyes.
tigatipg Committee, msde a report,
which will be found on our first page,
MIR. Doughty moved that the report be
o%0ncurred IL and the resolution recon-
mended by the committee be adopted.
Mr.. White, of Greene: The report had
tazsu quite a short cut in the matter,
Just as he had anticipated. How could
they Coms 10 q CORRECT conclusion just
from hearing the report read While
the reputation of Speaker Richards had
been brought in question in q grave
manner, it should also be remembered
that the interest Of thousands OF chill
dren IN this State were also in
volved, he saw plainly enough the
lodges which had been TesoTted to
for the purpose Of relieving the persons
. duplicated by the testimony Of Mr.. Rut-
ter AL hy their own letters and dis
patches. In the fesc!!niop offered 6y
him the other day he had held thai Ae
Richards was not, in view Of the testi-
mooy heretofore ELECTED, fit to preside
over this House and he believed so yet.
He was for at ones destroying the eauk-
or woTm-w which had 80 long been eating
an-aU the Hn0NosnN ufkul1 ~ fha GeafA
L looked very strange that these witness
es against Rutter had been brought
before this second Investigating Com
mittee, as II TO crush his testimony
by the very weight of numbers. Was
the party afraid to have the whole truth
known Was it rotten to the core that
the revelations thus made should not be
permitted 10 20 forth to the world? AS
for himself, he gas not ssrsid To have
his acts and motions laid bare, IN on
neciion With the legislative record, and
the House owed It TO ITSELF to show the
same willingness. He made full and
frequent reference 20 the admissions
made by Speaker Richards Ia his letters
to Nj. Rutter, rs overbalsnciDg, in his
Judgment at leSst, the testimony sub
mitJed by the former in his own behalf,
particularly with reference 10 the letter
written from Chiesge, In which Speaker
Richards intimates that be will recog-
nize Mr.. RutteT's kindness Sin q practi-
cal way.n While the rebels had carried
of the millions OF School Fund and rob-
bed the children OF the State, In 8 case OF
emergency, and for the purpose of car
i rying on 3 war against the Government,
these other gentlemen, these wolves IN
sleeps clothing, had snesked in and
stolen the rest. A mean man In one
party was as bad Is q mean man In an
other party. II they could not sustain
the Republican party without having 1t
full Of cut throsts, Of men who accept
brides and fitch the Legacy bequeathed
by the State to its children, then let the
party bufst-snd he was as much 3 Radi-
csl a. any body. AS regarded the falsely
termed eE pdfte nature of the testimony
submitted by the first committee (tVhfch
t0os composed Of men 40ho could not be
Unite mashed, tghO could not be bTi6ed
and did not SOGRt hats and gold headed
cdnes6 he would IS soon sccept the tes-
timony Of one cuLpTSt as OF another. Mr.
White evidently referred to the defense
OF Mr.. Richards, submitted this morning,
as compared with the testimony of Mr..
Rutter.l He hoped that the report Just
presented would not be adopted IS the