Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-02-17
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Condemned Report OfsatuFday's
Proceedings.

NASHVILLE, February 10, 1863.
Senate.
The Senate met ct ten am, Speaker
5snber IN the chair, and seventeen mem,
6ers present.
THE NEW STATE.
The resolution introduced by Senator
Mathews, to erect a new State out Of
East Tennessee, to bs composed Of thirty.
one counties, was taken up.
Mr.. Fuson thought that the resolution
was striking at the very yitsls OF the
State Government, and moved to refer
the resolution to the Committee on Fed
ecal Relations, Carried.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
The committee appointed to investl.
gate and ascertain the aggregate amount
OF school fund IN the state, reported
through it's chairman, MIR. Smith.
There being some objection to the in
completeness Of the report, Mr.. LiBdsley
offered the following resolution, Whieh
was adopted;
Resolved, That the report be referred
to TIE joint select committee, with in
structlQGs 10 report the counties iu which
county SCHOOLS nave been put Ia opera.
ton, the names of the County Superin-
t~endents, the date of their appointment.
and the amount paid TO each superin-
tendent.
Adjourned until Mondays at ten O'Clock.
House,
The House met at 10 o. M, Mr.. Pror-
ser, Spesker pro ten. In the chair, and
hfty-six members present.
! PAY OF
BY Mr.. Reeves: R9soIution providing
for the payment OF the witnesses in the
school fund investigation. Referred to
COMMITTEES on Finance and Ways and
Means.
AREELL.
Mr.. Taylor, of Carter aud johnson.
from the School Fund Investigation
Committee, submitted additional evil
dence, taken in the case Of 8. NJ. ArnelI.
THE NEW STATE.
By Mr.. Thornburg, Of Granger A
bill providing for the erection of q new
State OF East Tennessee out of the Il
ties embraced in the division Of the State
known as East Tennessee.
Considerable discussion ensued as 70
the reference Of the bill. It wss finally.
on motion of MI. Hacker, ssreferred To a
special joint committee Of five, on the
part Of the House, and - on the part
Of the Senatd.
PROTECTION OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Mr.. Hacker called up Senate bill for
the protection OF stockholders In rail-
roads, on third reading, Passed, ayes
Al, noesl7.
TIE CHARGES AGAINST SPEAKER RICH
ARDS.
TIE special order, which was the re-
port Of the special COMMITTEES appointed
to investigate the charges against Speak
er Richards, as contained in the report Of
the School Fund Investigating Commit
tse, was taken up.
Mr.. Hacker made an elaborate speech
on the merits of the question. He began
By tracing the foundation and purposes
Of the School Fund, referred to it's re-
mOvsI South during the wGr, and detailed
with much minuteness the means by
which, after its partial recovery and in
vestment in United States bonds, q
scheme had been eoncocted Of Washing
ton sRd carried cut here during the4ast
General Assembly for its employment.
The Tennessee National Bank had been
organized aud put in operation for this
distinct purpose. He argued, citing Ru-
tbOrities to sustain his conclusions that
the House had ample power to expel q
member for Odenses committed during q
p eceding session Of the Legislature. Mr..
Hacker read very freely from the sworn
testimony of Ru5tsr and Parhan, tessi-
mOny, which, he oOntendad, Waa amply
sufficient to convict Mr.. Richards OF
corrup5 completely IN jae School Find
embezzleRent. Referring to Parham.
he said that when that gentleman found
that his letters to Rutter were in the
hands Of the Committee, he exclaimed in
my present position" loFTnT' tue hahoua
banks of Tennessee" PaThamis tes.i- |
m1ny has mover baen ~impeachsd. He
dnes not contradict bimsalf once, and
yet he broadly sWesrs he gave q consid-
Grafton to Richards, ArDell and others to
secure their votes. At the conclusion of
his spsscb, Nr. Hacker submitted the TO-
lowing telegram as going to shCT that
Ome Of the most substsntisl men Ia
Memphis were willing to testify that
Rutter could be- believed on oath:
MEMPHIS, TENGn Feb. I3.-Fo George
z Rntter E, s. Davis, President First
National Bank; w. II. Cherry, Presi-
dent Merchants National Bank; jesse
Page, President Commercial Bank Jno. |
B. Robinson, an old citizsn, and others, |
stated to me yesterday that they would
readily believe yOu on oath. They ard
4 hundred others among the prominent |
citizens here would testify TO this effect. 4
r. l.. DALTON.
Mr.. Bosom followed in 4 Iabored effort
to prove that Mr.. Richards wss not
guilty. His remsrks took a wide range, |
and were extended to a late hour.
Mr.. Doughty moved the previous ques-
ton, which was sustained. The vote was
then taken on the motion to concur with
the report of the committee which re. |
commended the rejection of the resolu- |
ton calling for Mr.. Richards expulsion.
The following ia ths vote
Ayes-Messra, Agee, Allen, BAKER, |
Brown, Bisckmsn, Bosom, eagle, CRson, |
Corfell, Doughty, DOWdY, Dyer, Gal
braitb, Gilmore, Hale, Hamilton, JOr-
dap, Kerchivsl, Lilla-di Myers, MeKin-
ley, Morris, Mason, Puoket, Porter, Pros
SCI, Fleetwood, Ryder, Robinson, Single
tary, Sheppard, Sparkman, Taylor,
Thornburg CT Granger, WoOdcock and
Willisms-36.
Noss-Mes sTs. Anderson, Bowles, Crit
fifth, GfsysOn, Hunt. Hacker, Imam of
Cooke, IDman of Knox and Sewer,
McFsil, Murray, Mynatt, Pitts, Reeves,
REID, Roddy, Smith, Stone, TAYLOR OF
Carter, and Johnson, White Of Greene,
and Wsters-20.
MI. Prosser then invited Mr.. Richards
so take the Chair, he having been rein
stated 10 the SpeakeFship.
MI. Richards, on resuning his seat in
thu Chair, briefly remarked that at some
future time he would take occasion to
review the case and speak at length In
his own vindication, bat for the present, |
thanking the House, be would simply
say, "Let US have peace"
Adjourned until 10 O'clock Monday
morning.
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