Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1869-11-06
Tuesdays Proceedings.

~ .al ~ - SENATE. M, 80 \. ~, ~.
Bills were introduced by Mr..
Halves, to protect sherifis, and by
Mr.. Hall, requiring Insurance COM
panfes to deposit with the Comptrol-'
Ter 500, 900 as security.
Senate bill to restore Judge Thos.
N. Fraxier to the rights o. citizen
ship, was passed on its third reading.
~ HoUsEor REPRESENTATIVES,: ~
Bilis wereifitr6duced BY Mr.. knight
to repeal the act amending sections
2, 1886 to 2 1879, inclusive, of the Code;
by Mr.. Townsend, providing for the
registration of judgments and attach
ments by Mr.. Townsend, to repeal
section $50 of the Code by Mr.. Ev-
erett, TO repeal portions of the fran
chise law, so as To abolish the present
restrictions, and providing that judges
and clerks of elections shall hereafter
be appointed as before the late civil
war; ny, Mr.. Russell, of Rutherford
and Bedford, to repeal all franchise
acts by Mr.. Owen, to amend the
common school law 2 by Mr. Colyille,
to repeal the act compensating JUS
tees of the Peace md jurors; by Mr..
Colville, to repeal sections 8 and of
the act to amend section 21l4 of the
Code; by Mr.. King, to incorporate
the Bank of Jackson; by Mr.. Jones,
to facilitate the collection of the
claims of the State against the Ten
nessee National Bank of Memphis;
by Mr.. Tucker, to repeal subsection
of section 1921 of the Code, and to
extend the jurisdiction of the County
Courts; by Mr.. Nixon. to make fur
ther provision for the redemption of
making the notesreceivable for taxes
for only two years from July ], 1870;
and by Mr.. Harrison, to amend sub
section Of section Sal of the Code,
and also, sections 572 and 573.
Resolutions were offered by Mr..
Townsend, commencing as on enter
prise Of the greatest importance, the
Memphis and FL Paso route for the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and in
structing our Senators and requesting
our Representatives in Congress to
urge appropriations IN its behalf,
which was adopted; and by Mr.. Ev-
erett, appoint o joint committee to
thoroughly investigate the financial
condition of the State,
House resolution declaring the elec-
ton of United States Senator void on
account Of a provision of the consti-
tuition declaring that mo Senator or
Representative shall, during the time
for which he was elected, be eligible
to any Office or place of trust, the ap.
pointnlent to which Is vested In the
Executive or the General Assembly,
except to the Office of trustee of a liter
AIRY instution," was taken up and
the House by a vote of % to "a refused
to refer the resolution to the Judici-
AIRY Committee, and then the resolu-
ton was laid upon the table by the
following Note MA vgETQt9
AyEs-Messrs. Barton, Boyett,
Brown; Bryant Casey, Clark Of Hay
wood, Colville, Dunlap, Eckle, En-
loe, Hamptnn; Harris, Harrison,
Hmkie, Jones, Kelly, King, Lackey,
Layman, Longacre, McBath, Me
Clary, McElwee, Morrison, Owen,
Parson, Rhea, Roach Russell OF
Hickman, Saunders, b Singletary,
Slimp, Snodderly, stephens, Towil-
send, Warren, Wilson and Yoakum-
NoEs- Messrs. Baber, Barry, Bright.
Cheathanl, Clark of Jack son, Curl,
Dillin, Everett, Glenn, Hornberger,
James Of Hamilton, Keniiey, Knight,
keeney, Mc3aughey Neil, Nicks,
Nixon Rosson, Russell Of Rutherr
ford and bedford, SaddIer. Scott
slack, Smith, Spears, Steele, West,
white, Young and Speaker Perkins
The two h9uses met In convention
aud elected Jones, Puryis 4 Co, re-
presenting the Union Il American
and Banner, Public Printers. The
vote stood as follows = ~, sl,A N. !,
For Jones, Purvis Il Go. ......... 90
\ -" j. Y, Helmss.....,...A.,. ~
-. u, NJ. Wisdom, ,..,,.,...,..,,., 4
sf" II. q. Russ .a...,........... 3