Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-06

MIR. FusOn introduced OIL W restoi'
the County Commissioners Court e
Warren county. Passed 6rst reading
and referred to the Judiciary Committee
House bill to amend the Constellation
by imposing taxes on the negro popula'
lion passed its second reading aud wat
recommitted to the Judiciary Committee
Senate bill repeating the law establish
|! ing the Metropolitan Police in Chntta
nooga created good deal Of discussion
The House of Representatives amended
the bill provided that Chattanooga would
secure the State the money advanced the
police sometime since.
Mr.. Cate moved TO non-concur In the
amendment. Carried. Ayes, IL; noes, Z.
Colonel Bayles nomination, ms Di-
rector of the peniteaiiary, was with
drawn.
Senate bill requiring telegraph com.
panies TO take out seml-annuai license
was amended so as to read the first OF
January and July, aud passed its second
reading
Adjourned until tomorrow at ten
o'clock.
House.-The House was called to or
der at 10 am, Speaker Richards in the
Chair, and sixty.three members present
Msssrs. Pickett, Hodges and Walker
were granted leaves Of absence for va
rious periods.
The Speaker announced the following
Committee Of Conference on Senate
amendment to House bill TO incorporate
the Soldiers and Sailors Bank of Mem
phis: Messrs. Waters, Anderson and
Ryder
By Mr.. Bowles--Rssolutio as follows:
That in spite of the continued depreda.
tons by the Ku-Klux Khan or other enc
mics of the State, in Overton county, we
demand that the services Of that true
patriot and scout, the representative of
that county, be and is hereby permitted
TO raise regiment of independent
scsuts, believing, as we do, that his
knowledge of the country and his past
experience during the late rebellion, is
source of guarantee that no enemies of
the State will exist in that direction after
we get fairly started.
The resolution was laid over.
Mr.. Grsyson offered joint resolution
to the effect that as John Eaton, Jr.,
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton, was in the employ of Rutter, and
received pay for his services and inhu-
ence in defrauding the State out of the
School Fund, and is not, therefore, a
proper custodian of said fund, the Con-
troler shall withhold from said Eaton
any fands in his hands belonging to the |
State until the charges and implications
in the report of the School Fund Inves-
tigating Committee are invested and re-
ported upob also providing for the ap
pointment of a joint committee of three
on the part of the House, and on the part |
Of the Senate be appointed to make the
investigation suggested in their joint
resolution. Il
After some debate Mr.. Grayson desired |
to withdraw the resolution, but objection
was made and considerable discussion |
eBsued.
Mr.. Shepherd made motion in lieu to |
refer the resolution to the special com.
mittee appointed yesterday under Mr.. |
Singletary's resolution. Carried.
The remainder of the proceedings are |
fully reported in another column of this
page.
Adjourned to 2 pm.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
New business being stilliu order, Mr.. |
Poston introduced a resolution providing |
fer amending the Constitution so as to
make new county out of portions of the |
counties of Haywood, Gibson and Dyer.
Laid over.
Mr.. Brown introduced the following
resolution:
WHEREAS, Grave charges have been
made against the Secretary Of State and
the Controller of this State as to the mis-
appropriation of or the misapplication of
large amount of money belonging to
the Agricultural College Fund, fund
appropriated by the Congress of the
United States to this State for the estab-
lishment of an Agricultural College for
the education of the children of the
State and
WEEREAs, 1t is necessary that the
truth or falsiiy of said charges should be
known, both ia the protection Of the in
teres, Of the Slate, and the fair fame of
The officers implicated therefore be it
Resolred By The House Of Repressn-
tafires, That q committee Of three be
appointed TO examine into and report as
70 the truth or fslsity of said charges.
Be further rssolVed, That should it
appear 70 the satisfaction Of said com
niitss that Illegal OF unlawful use has
been made Of said funds, or any Of them,
By raid officers or either Of them, the said
eoznittss Be and they are hereby in
Ftructed 70 report articles Of impeach-
nsui sgsiost said officers or either Of
then, aud present the same for the con.
sidersiiob Of the House with their re-
port
kF. COrdeli moved 10 lay the resolu-
ton oa the table, eontsnaing that it was
promoted By private and personal ami
mostly. Lest, ayes q, noes 36.
Mr.. WOodcock made some feeling and
Earnest remarks on the resolution, assert
ing tha, there sas not an iote Of testi-
uouT On which 70 base such charges,
and that il vosld be just as pertinent
aud proper 70 srrsign for impeachment
Governor BrosnloE himself What
right has the House 10 entertain ssri-
ously charges OF resolutions which their
face makes apparent 10 be prompted By
sinister motives, without any regard TO
facts or tesiimoby7 be hoped the reso-
luton would not be adopted.
The resolution was lost By ayes 20,
noes 81. The folloviBg is The vote A.:
Ayes-BoEIsS, Brown, Doughty, Gil
mer, Hammer. Innsp, Of Knox and Sc
Vier, Julian, KsrchiEsl, Meyers, McKin-
ley, Morris. Hyast, Mason, .Prosser.
Reeves, Rider, Sheppard, Taylor, Of
Carter and johnson. White, Walker.
Noel-Allen. Anderson. Baker. Bos-
son, Brewer, Carter, Cary. cssls, Csson,
Csrdell, Dame, Do1dy, Dyer, Fsulkner,
Grsyson, Hale, Hodgerf, InnsB. Of
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