Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-26
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.


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met to-day at 8 A. N. Speaker Sente
in the chair and 10 members present.
UNFINISHED RAILROADS.
Mr.. Senter offered bill for the relic
Of unfinished railroads. The bill pro
vides that the Knoxville and Kentucky
Knoxville and Charleston, and the Gin
cinnati, Cumberland Gap and Charleston
Railroad Companies shall each have thu
power to borrow such an amount o
money as may be necessary for the com
pletion of their respective roads, at any
rate Of interest not exceeding eight pei
cent. per annum, both interest and princi.
pal to be paid out of the first net earnings
of said roads. The bill further provides
that all contracts for work to be done by
the companies above named, shall be
subject to the satisfaction or rejection Of
the Governor, Comptroller and Secretary
of State or majority of them.
The bill passed first reading.
SENATE BILLS ON HOUSE AMENDMENTS.
On motion of Mr.. Frierson the Senate
bill on House amendments TO incorpe-
rate the town of Columbia was taken up
and the following amendments adopted /:
To incorporate the town Of Mt. Pleasant;
to incorporate the town of Black Jack.
Mr.. Garner offered an amendment to
incorporate the Pulaski Library Associ-
alton, which was adopted.
To incorporate the Franklin Benevo-
lent Colored Association.
To incorporate the town Of Belleville.
To compel the Revenue Collector of
Nashville to pay into the Treasury the
2 and per centum, as other revenue is
when collected.
Mr.. Lindsey offered an amendment
that the City Tax-eollector shall pay
into the Treasury the 20 per cent. dam
ages, as other revenue, when collected.
Adopted.
To change the town of Gallatin.
House amendment that the charter of
the city of Nashville is hereby amended
so that hereafter no person shall be en-
titled to vote in any municipal election
in the city of Nashville for corporate offi>
GERS thereof, who is not bono fde
resident of the ward in which he shall
offer his vote and qualified to vote for
members of the General Assembly under
existing laws of the State; ard all laws
and parts Of laws comforting the right to
vote in any municipal election in the city
of Nashville upon non~residents of said
city are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Lindsey offered an amendment to
strike out all after the word State and
insert "All nonresident property owners
shall not be entitled to vote in said cleo
tons unless they have owned the props
erty six months before they offer their
vote" Adopted. And the House
amendment was coneurred in.
Mr.. Wyatt offered an amendment that
the charter of the town Of Winchester
be so amended as to vest the corporate
authorities of the town of Winchester, in
the county of FRANKLIN, with all the pow
ers for the collection of all taxes levied
by said corporate authorities. Adopted.
The following House amendments to
Senate bill TO incorporate the Murfrees-
boro Insurance Company were adopted
10 incorporate the Nashville Hub
Spoke Company. l.se-..r .
To incorporate the Duck River Navi-
CATION Company,
INAUGURATION OF THE ACTING GOVERNOR,
The hour having arrived for the inaagu-
ration of the Acting Governor, the Senate
repaired to the House Of Representatives
and on returning Messrs. Nelson and
Frierson were nominated for Speaker.
Senators voting for Mr.. Nelson were
Messrs. Aldridge, Cate, Eaton, Friersos,
Henderson, Keith, Lindsey, Mccall, Pat
terson, Parker, Underwood, Wisener and
Wyatt-l3.
Those voting for Mr.. Frierson were
Messrs. Fuson, Garner, Nelson, and
Norman.
Mr.. Nelson having received majority
of the votes cast was declared elected
Speaker of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Garner Messrs.
Wisener and Frierson were appointed a
committee to conduct the Speaker to the
chair. Mr.. Nelson on taking the chair
spoke as follows:
SPEECH OF MR.. NELSON.
GENTLEMEN OF THE SENATE: | cannot
find words in the English language suffi-
Gent to express my warmest gratitude to
the Senators for the high and responsible
duties which they have just conferred
upon me. | have to say to you, gentle-
men of the Senate, that | ask your cor
dial 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 yet before us.
To NOTIFY THE HOUSE.
Mr.. Lindsey moved that the House
be informed that a new Speaker had
been elected. tat
Mr.. Cate said he would amend the
motion by inserting Speaker pro tenn,
as he believed that the duties of Speaker
of the Senate still devolved on Mr.. SEN
ter.
The Speaker said that by consent of
the Senate the House would be notified
as suggested.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS.
The consideration Of House amends
ment to Senate bill 344 was resumed.
To incorporate manufacturing COM
pany in Shelby county. Adopted.
To incorporate the Cumberland Lodge
No. 9, of the Sons of Ham ? in the city
of Nashville. Adopted.
To incorporate the Huntsville and
Jamestown Turnpike Company. Adopted.
To incorporate the Nashville City
Transfer Company. Non-concurred in.
To incorporate the Hunts Ferry
Turnpike Company in Sumner county.
Adopted.
To incorporate the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church in Murfreesboro.
Adopted.
To extend the charter of the town of
Dyersburg. Adopted.
To incorporate the Bethel Male and
Female Academy. Adopted.
To amend the Chattanooga Bridge
Company. Adopted.
To incorporate the Tennessee Dental
Association. Adopted.
To incorporate the Alumni Society of
the University of Nashville. Adopted.
LEBANON MILLS.
House bill to incorporate the Lebanon
Wooden Mills; also, the Lebanon and
Nashville Telegraph Company, was taken
up.
Mr.. Wisener 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 IFS third reading
as amended.
House hill to render tba State Pan;tan.