Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-27
Tennessee Legislature.

THURSDAY, February "a. = Senate.
The Senate met to-day at 8 a. m, Speaker
Senter in the chair. and nineteen mem
bers present. ;.
MI. Senter offered bill for the relief
of unfinished railroads, which passed first
reading
On motion Of Mr.. Frierson the Senate
bill on House amendments to incor-
porate the town of Columbia was taken
mn. aud the following amendments
adopted: To incorporate the town OF
Mount Pleasant; to incorporate the town
of Black Jack; 10 incorporate the Pu-
laski Liberty Association House amend
ment that the charter of the city of Nash
Vile ia hereby amended so that hereafter
no person shall be entitled to vote IN any
municipal election in the city of Nash
Vile for corporate officers thereof who is
not a bona Jfde resident of the ward in
which he shall offer his vote, and quail.
fed to vote for members of the General
Assembly under existing laws of theState,
and all laws and parts of laws comforting
the right to vote in any municipal cleo
ton in the city of Nashville upon non
residents of said city are hereby re-
pealed.
Mr.. Lindsey offered an amendment to
strike out all after the word State and
insert, "All nonresident property own
ers shall not be entitled to vote in said
elections unless they have owned the pro-
perty six months before they offer their
vote" Adopted. And the House amend
ment was concurred in.
Mr.. Wyatt offered an amendment that
the charter of the town of Winchester be
40 amended as to vest the corporate
authorities Of the town of Winchester, in
the county of Franklin, with all the
powers for the collection of all taxes
levied by said corporate authorities.
Adopted.
The hour having arrived for the in
auguration of the Acting Governor, the
Senate repaired to the House of Repre-
sentetives, aud on returning, Messrs.
Nelson and Frierson were nominated for
Speaker. -,
Senators voting for Mr.. Nelson were
Messrs. Aldridge, Cate, Eaton, Frierson,
Henderson, Keith, Lindsey, Mccall,
Patterson, Parker, Underwood, 'Wisener
and Wystt-l3.
Those voting for Mr.. Frierson were
Messrs Fuson, Garner, Nelson and Nor
man..
Mr.. Nelson having received majority
of the votes cast was declared elected
Speaker of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Garner, Messrs.
Wiseuer and Frierson were appointed a
committee to conduct the Speaker to the
chair. Mr.. Nelson, on taking the chair,
spoke as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE: l cannot
find words in the English language suffi-
cient to express my warmest gratitude to
the Senators for the high and responsible
duties which they have just conferred
upon me. Ihave to cay to you, gentlemen
of the Senate, that | AJAX your cordial co
operation in what we have to do. ! hope
that the time we have yet to remain will
pass off pleasantly, and that we will be
able to finish up creditably the business
vet before US.
Mr.. Lindsey moved that the House be
informed that new Speaker had been
elected.
Mr.. Cate said he would amend the mo-
ton by inserting Speaker pro tenn, as
he believed that the duties of Speaker of
the Senate still devolved on Mr.. Senter.
The Speaker said that by consent of
the Senate the House would be notified
as suggested. i,
To incorporate the Tennessee Dental
Association. Adopted
House bill to incorporate the Lebanon
Wooden Mills; also the LsbaHon and
Nashville Telegraph Company, was
taken up.
Mr.. Wisenef offered an amendment, TO
incorporate the Unionville and Chapel
Hill Turnpike Company. Adopted.
Mr.. Mccall offered an amendment to
incorporate the town of Mason, in Upton
county. Adopted.
The bill then passed its third reading,
as amended.
House bill to render the State peniten-
tiary self-sustaining was taken up on its
second reading.
Mr.. Wiscner moyed to strike out all the
bill Int the enacting clause, and insert
the following: THAT the act of 1866,
chapter "a, entitled An act to lesse opt
the penitentisry, and for other purposes,
be and the same is hereby repealed, aud
that this act take effect on the first day OF
July next" Adjourned.