Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-20
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

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; Mess1s Cooper, of Davidson, Peyton an
I Faulkner recorded their votes in the affirm
| alive, upon the resolution in relation to th
public debt, which was adopted yesterday
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Cooper of Bedford: A resolutio
providing for the election of United State
Senator at 12 NJ Adopted, under suspen
sion of the rules.
BY Mr.. Faulkner, resolution:
Whereas, Certain letter-writers in Ten
nessee have more than intimated that Their
is party in the State Legislature who ia
vor reputation, and more recently inter
rogatories have been propounded to severa
aspirants to the United States Senate b,
members of the Representative branch o
this Legislature, and one of these interrog
atories is, whether or not the aspirant,
for the United States Senate favor the doc
trine of reputation, all tending to Great,
a suspicion that there may be portion o
the Legislature that favor that doctrine
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, Whilst we ad
NIT that there may have been some of the
State bonds that were issued within the LAS
four years, improperly used or injudiciously
appropriated, still we look upon the States
officials that issued said bonds, as the le-
gally constituted authorities so to do, and
that we recognize the same obligation to pay
what is called the new bonds that we do the
old, and that we believe with the rapidly
increasing production of the fertile soil Of
our State, and increasing manufacturing
and mercantile interests and con-
sequent increased business of our
several railroads, the States liabilities
can be met at an early day and further,
we do not think it desirable to increase the
States Indebtedness at our present session,
and that we do most solemnly oppose the
doctrine of reputation. Laid over under
| the rules.
By Mr.. Hall A bill to do justice to the
people and save the public money The
bill provides that the Chancery Court of
Gibson and Dyer counties shall be held by
the Chancellor of the ninth chancery divi-
| sion, and that the Chancery Court of Madi-
son and Haywood counties shall be held by
the Chancellor of the sixth division Passed
first reading.
By Mr.. Hall: A bill providing that here
after appeals shall lie from the decision of
Mayors or Recorders of all incorporated
towns and cities in the State in all cases
where appeals would lie if the decision had
been made by a Justice of the Peace.
Passed first reading and referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
By Mr. Cubbm: A bill to incorporate
the Loosa Hatchie Navigation Company.
Passed first reading and referred to the
Committee on Private Interpretations.
By Mr.. Slaughter: A bill to repeal sew
eral sections of bill to protect mechanics.
Passed first reading and referred to Judi
ciary Committee.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
The resolution, appointing a commit ee
of two on the part of the Senate and on
the part of the other house to investiga te
the school fund frauds, was adopted and
ordered to be Immediately transmitted to
the house. MessTs. Greene and Morris
were appointed on the part of the Senate.
CITY PAPERS.
The resolution offered yesterday to fur
nish the members with two city papers was
adopted
RAILROAD RECEIVERS.
Senate bill on its third reading to change
the mode of appointing railroad receivers
on delinquent railroads was taken up.
Mr.. Faulkner moved to strike the sum
of 800, 900, the requisite bond, and insert
$50, 900 which proposition was voted down
by Is to 8. The bill then passed its last
reading by vote of % to l, Mr.. Eason
voting in the negative.
RECESS.
The Senate then, on motion of Mr.
Cooper, of Bedford, took a recess until 10
minutes to - o'clock.
THE BALLOTISG FOR Z. s. SENATOR.
The Senate, afer taking recess of about
80 miutes, was called TO order, and upon
Il. L IL ~
swered to their names
The clerk then read the resolution pro
viding for the election of a United States
Senator.
The Speaker announced that nomina-
tons were in order, when the following
nominations were made:
Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, in plac ing the
name Of Andrew Johnson in nomination.
said:
Mr.. SPEAKER / rise, sir, to nominate as
asuitable person for Senator in Congress
from this State Andrew Johnson. of the
County of Greene, whose reputation as a
statesman of broad and comprehensive
views and of Incompatible integrity and
untinching courage, is co-eXtensive with
the courts of the United States.
Mr. Nelson nominated Baihe Peyton. of
Sumner county.
Mr. Cubbin nominated Emmerson Ethe-
ridge, of Weakley county.
Mr. McFall nominated Edwin H. Ewing
of Rutherford county.
There being no other nominate ons. the
Senate then proceeded to ballot. The first
ballot vas taken and resulted as follows
johnson IL; Etheridge eight; Peyton four;
Ewing one; Henry Cooper, Of Davidson,
one
The Senators voting for Mr.. johnson
were Messrs. Bryant, Clement son, Cooper
of Bedford, Faulkner, Greene, Hart, Halves.
Luttrell, AIillsaps, Palmer and Self-ll
For Mr. Etheridge Messrs Cason,
Cubbins Eason, Hall, Norris Peyton,
Pearson and Slaughter-8.
For Mr. Peyton-Messrs. Cooper of Da-
wilson, Etheridge, Martin and Nelson.
For MIR. Ewing: Mr.. McFall-1
For Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson: Speaker
Thomas.
Mr. Faulkner moved to proceed to an
other ballot
Mr. Hall said that would be acting con-
trary to the law.
Mr. Cooper. OF Bedford. said that there
was nothing in the act of Congress prohib-
iting the General Assembly from balloting
as long and as often as they pleased, if they,
IN their wisdom, deem it advisable thus TO
proceed. He then read the act referred to.
Mr.. Cooper, of Davidson, moved to ad-
journ until tomorrow at IL A. NJ. upon which
motion the ayes and noes were called, and
the motion prevailed-ayes, 16; noes, 3.
FIRST BALLOT
Members voting for Andrew Johnson
Messrs. Barton, Boyd, Bright, Casey,
Cheatham, Clark Of jackson, Colville, Cox,
Everett, Fleming, Glenn, Harrison, Horn
berger, James Of Hamilton, Keeney, Ken
ney, Knight McGaughey, Neil, Nicks,
Nixon, Rosson, Scott, Slack, Smith, Spears,
Steele, Stephens, Tucker West, White and
Young-32
Members voting for Emerson Etherdge
Messrs. Boyett, Brashear, Bryant, Caldwell,
Enloe, Hinkle, Jones' Lackey, Longacre,
| McClary, McElwee, Pearson, Roach, Rus
| sell of Hickman, Sherrod, Taylor, Town
| send Warren, Wilson and Speaker Per
| kins-2O.
Members voting for A. J. Fletcher
Messrs Agee, Baker, Brown, Eckel, Hun
ley, Layman, McBatb, Mcconnell, Single
| tary, Slimp, Snodderly and Yoakum-l2.
Members voting for Neil S. Brown:
Messrs Dunlap, Hampton, Morrison, Rhea,
Rose, Saunders and Walker.
Members voting for Edwin II. Ewing
Messrs. Dillin, Kelly, Russell of Bedford
| and Rutherford, and Thomas.
Members voting for Bale Peyton: Messrs.
Baber, Barry and James of Smith,.
Members voting for Milton Brown:
| MessrS Clark of HAYWOOD and King