Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-16

To repeal section 9 of an act passed March. s.
1867, to amend section 2,ll4 of the Code.
Passed.
The Speaker here resumed the chair.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD BEADING.
Torepeal all laws establishing q Board of
County Commissioners for Davidson county.
Unanimously passed under call OF the ayes
and noes.
transmission of the bill TO the Senate was or
dered. 7
To repeal the act creating the Office Of County
Judge for Anderson county; Passed. a..
To abolish the Board Of County Commission
ers for Madison county. Passed.
SENATE BILL ON SECOND READING.
To repeal the legal advertising law enacted
February IA, 1868, Passed,
THE STATE TREASURER.
Mr.. Spears moved that the charger preferred
by A. Gattinger against State Treasurer Rust
be referred to q special joint committee ofthree
on the part of the House, add on the part Of the
Senate.
Mr.. Agee remarked that joint committee
could not be raised By a motion, and that
jOintresolution would be required for the pur-
pose.
Mr.. Cheatham suggessed that as the securi-
ties OF Mr.. Rust would, in day or two, call
vestigation Of Mr.. Rust's official conduct, the
matter had better be deferred for the present.
Agreed to.
ROBERTSON COUNTY FAIR,
Mr.. Agee asked to be relieved from the COM
mittee to visit the Robertson county fair on ae
count of other engagements.
Mr.. Cheatham said be would promise all the
members OF the General Assembly a cordial
aud hospitable reception if they would attend
the Robertson county fair tomorrow. Robert
son county was famed the world over for its
pretty women and good whisky.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
On motion of Mr.. Rhea. Senate bill to abolish
the Board of Davidson County Commissioners
repeating the amendments to the charter of Nc
Mlnnyille, and sboIlshing the Boards Of County
son counties was then taken up and passed on
its first reading.
CONTESTED ELECTION.
Mr.. Cheatham suggested that as the House
would not probably be in session to morrow. the
day fixed for considering the case of Grayson,
from Carter and johnson county, it would be
well to postpone the matter to some day next
week. say next Wednesdsy; He would therefore
Mr.. Hornberger inquired whether the special
committee on Elections, to whom the case had
been referred, could report Tomorrow.
Mr., White said that as the special Committee
had been discharged by the action Of the Honse,
and as the case had been referred to the stand
ing Committee on the same subject. there could
of course be no further action by the former
The motion of Mr.. Cheatham to defer until
next Wednesday was then agreed to.
THE STATE TIRE sURER AGAIN.
Mr.. Hor berger referred to the charges
against the State Treasurer, urging that q full
Investigation ought to be made with out delay.
Mr.. Cheatham was aware of certain eircum
stances which it would not perhaps be proper
to mention at this time, but which demaude
that there should be no hasty action in the mat
ter-particulaTly when Mr.. Rust's securities lad
engaged to bring the whole facts in the
case before the House in day or two.
Mr. Spears introduced jeint resolution for
the appointment of special joint committee OF
three on the part of the House and - on
the part of the Senate to investigate the charges
Adopted under a suspension OF the rules.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Spears.
Hornberger and Caldwell as the members Of
said committee on the part Of the House.
ADJOURNED TO TUEsDAY,
Mr.. Cheatham moved to adjourn until 1890 A.
" next Tuesday. He was aware that there
might be considerable doubt IN the minds OF
members as o the prOpriefy of such adjourn.
ment but his experience in the Legislature had
convinced him that at this stage OF the session
when over one hundred important measures
tually be saved by allowing members an OppOr-
tunity to examine and digest the various pro-
positions presented. There was no probability
of a quorum being present Monday. even II the
House adjourned 70 that day. The day for bun
combe was passed, and if the General Assembly
would take plenty of time to consider the busl-
ness it had in hand, no fault would be found by
their constituents. ,
The House then agreed 10 Mr.. Cheatham s
motion and adjourned TO l0:9OA. N. next Tues
day