Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1869-03-04

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Kentucky case instead of being as +;
Senator Wisener says in his re-
port: F'This is q case in strict
analogy to the one before the Sen
ate, it is totally dissimilar and
unlike, in every feature and as
pect, without the least analogy to
the case before the Senate what
ever; and for all practical purpo-
ses of illustration, might as well
have been and as appropriately
introduced into each of the numer-
Gus embarrassing committee re-
ports upon the scbool-fund swim
die.
We quote from the report of
Senator Wisener; eff the pres
ent Speaker continues to be Gov
ernor only because he is in fact a
member of the Senate, then he
will cease to possess the power and
perform the duties of that Office,
on the first Thursday in August
next, for, at that time, his SEN
atorial term expires, and we would
be without a chief executive until
after the meeting Of the Legisla-
ture in October, when the votes
for his successor could be counted
and he inaugurated." In this
Senator Wisener is in error toto coz
10. The constitution of Tennes-
see provides that members of the
General Assembly, Senators and
Representatives shall be elected
for two years. The first election
for Senators and Representatives
under the present constitution,
was held on the first Thursday in
August, 1886. The members
elected at that time met and organ.
lied the Senate and House OF Rep.
lresentatives, as the General AS
sembly of the State of Tennessee,
on the first Monday In October,
1885, and from that day, and not
from the day of election, did their
term of two years begin to run.
and two years from that date, viz
on the first Monday in October,
1887, their term expired and an
other General Assembly came into
existence, and so on every two
years from that date. The mem
bers of the present General Assem-
bly,, including Senator Senter, were
elected on the first Thursday in
August, 1867, convened in the
capitol and organized as the Gen.
eral Assembly on the first Monday
in October, 1867, the constitution
al period for the commencement
of their two years term of legisla-
tive existence. Consequently the
term for which Senator Senter,
was elected will not expire before
the first Monday in October, 1869,
The Governor is also elected on
the first Monday in August, and
for two years and until his success
or is elected and qualified. But
his term does not commence until
October, after the meeting of the
Legislature. The Office of Gov
ernor being vacant, because of the
resignation of Brownlow, Mr.. Sen
ator Senter succeeding to the du-
ties of the Office by virtue of his
speakership, will legally and con-
stitutionally continue in the Office
until a Goveror shall be elected
and qualified.
Sheriffs, Clerks and other coun-
ty officers are elected on the first
Saturday of March in the designa-
ted years for stated periods, not
from the Gay of election, but from
the date of their induction into
Office. In November last, Tennes-
see and many other States elected
members of the 41st Congress, for
two years, not from the day of
election, but for two years from
The 4th of March, 1869, when the
term of the 41st Congress will CON-
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