Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-04
THE LEGISLATURE YESTERDAy.

sENAIE.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Hall. TO
prevent persons practicing medicine with
out diploma; by Mr.. Cubbin. providing
Tor the registration of certificates of re-
demption; by Mr.. Cubbin, providing that
when land is sold under a decree of the
Chancery Court, no notice or process shall
be served on the parties PURCHASING The
same and by MIR. Slaughter, to define the
quahhcatlons of jurors in certain cases
House blI calling Convention to amend
tne Constitution was taken I'D. when Mr..
Nelson OF Washington offered a bill in lien.
submitting the following amendments to a
yote Of the people:
AFticfe /, Sec /. That every male ner-
son, not indicted and rendered infamous
for crime, of the age of twenty-one wears,
being citizen of the United States. and OF
the county where he may offer his vote six
months next preceding the day of election.
shall be entitled to vote for members Of
the General Assembly and other civil Off
GERS Tor the county or district in which he
resides
Article III. Sec. l. The General Assem-
bly, OF the State of Tennessee shall have
power to grant reprieves and pardons in all
cases Of conviction under Impeachment
two-thirds Of both Houses concurring
therein.
The bill in lieu was rejected by the fol-
lowing vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Cason, Cooper of Bedford
Cooper of Davidson, Eason, Green. Lut-
trell, Morris, Nelson, Palmer and Pearson
10.
Noes-Messrs. Cubbin, Clementsop.
Etheridge, Faulkner, Hall, Hart. Hawes.
Martin Aillsaps, McFall, Peyton, Self.
Slaughter and Speaker Thomas-I4.
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, then offered the
following amendment to the House bill;
Be 1t further enacted, that said delegates
when assembled in convention. shall only
amend the constitution of the State. as il
now exists, SO far as the same has refer
ence TO the qualification of voters: to the
Judiciary, and to the regulation OF taxables
and towns and formation of new counties.
and on these cognate subjects they are
clothed with full power, but all the other
articles and provisions of the constitution
Of the State, as contained in the constit11-
ton of 1884, except SO far as they relate to
the former condition of slavery. shall he
preserved, and not amended. altered or
changed in any way whatever by said dele
gates.
This amendment was adopted by the
following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Cason, Cooper of David
son, Cooper of Bedford, Eason. Green.
Morris, Nelson, Palmer. Peyton. Pear.
son, Self, Slaughter and Speaker Thomas
-13.
Noes - MessIs. Clementson. Cubbin.
Etherdge, Faulkner, Hall, Hart, Halves,
Luttrell, Martin, Alillsaps and McFall-1l.
Mr. Self desired to change his vote,
but as 1t would change the result, he was
not permitted to DO SO. Mr.. Eason enter
ed a motion to reconsider the action of the
Senate IN adopting the amendment offered
10y Alr. Cooper of Bedford, but the bill was
passed on its second reading without
taking up the motion to reconsider, and the
amendment is therefore a part of the bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Hornberger offered a resolution pro-
ylding for joint select committee to in
Vestgate the management of the Memphis,
ClarksvlHe and Louisville, the Edgefield
and kentucky, the Nashville and North.
western, the Winchester and Alabama. the
southwestern, the Knoxville and Kentucky,
and the Knoxville and Charleston Railroads
While IN the hands Of receivers. which was
adopted.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Smith pro-
Vdlng for the reorganization, supervision
and maintenance Of common schools: and
10y Mr.. Kenny, to establish the county Of
Powell of East Tennessee.
Senate resolution against reputation and
IN favor of paying the State debt. was con
CURED in.
House resolution to make a thorough in
vestigation Of the school fund was adopted.
House resolution to ascertain whether the
state Is legally bound for the redemption OF
the notes Of the Bank of Tennessee. was
adopted