Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-08
the deliberations with prayer. The rules we're
suspended AID the resolutions adopted.
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Mr.. Baker offered the following resolution:
n | Be it Resolved by the House of Represent
q tiEes. That the Comptroller is hereby aatho
5 lied and directed to issue his warrant upon &
his per diem for three days as Dcor-keep
during the organization of this House,
Q Mr.. Agee moved to amend the RESOLUTION
: inserting the names Of j. M. Cordell, ii. n.
/ Davis. Kussworm and J ID Sumner. a
temporary officers. The amendment was agree
to and the resolution adopted, under a suspel
lion Of the rules.
NEW COMMITTEE.
, adopted: - = :,
Resolved, That a regular standing commi
tee, to be designated the Committee on Con
mercs. be appointed By the Speaker OF tn
PUBLIC PRINTER.
Mr.. Caldwell offered the following preambl
Whereas, The Code of Tennessee provide
each session Of the General Assembly, by join
ballot OF both Houses" and further. that 9Th
Public Printer shall hold his Office for two year
and no longer" which provisions of the Cod
have not been repealed or modified; and,
Whereas, On the I'd Of May. 1865, a Publ
Printer was elected for Two years then ensuing
and on the 10Th Of February. 1867. a Publ
the term of the (then) present incumbent" O.
till May 2. 1869: and on the 10th Of November
1seS, Public Printer was elected for two
1
Them present incumbent" or till May, 2 1871
| and. -
Whereas. These several elections have as
sumed to provide Public Printer for this Gen.
| usage; therefore,
Resolved. by the General Assembly of the
state OF tennessee. That it is the sense of thi:
1 General Assembly that no previous election
assuming to provide Printer for this body K
| valid or binding and that the two Houses meet
| in convention in the hall. on the Sth day of 0e-
| to6er, 1859, for the purpose of appointing 8
Pubhc Printer according to law.
A motion TO suspend the rules in order to the
adoption ofthe resolution. created considerable
discussion. =
rules, and suggested that the adoption of the
resolution involved very difficult legal ques-
ton, requiring serious investigation on the one
hand, and tho counsel and endorsement of the
best legal talent of the House. They were
called upon by final and precipitate vote to
settle the question as TO whether the General
Assembly have Public Printer. 1t was as
sumcd that it had no Public Printer. This was
not presumptive question. 1t had a de faoto
Printer who had been recognized and COM
pensated for what he had done. He did not
fnd@ IN opinion I, with the gentleman
tle election Of a Public Printer, but be
thought the House should be fully informed
upon the subject before definite action should
be taken. The present incumbent was entitled
to voice in regard to the matter by law and
justice. and he was willing TO allow him that
privilege. If not entitled to it, his successor
should be elected. The present incumbent
should not be cast out before the House was
prepared TO say whether he was entitled to anv
rights upon that floor. lie hoped therules would
not be suspended.
The motion to suspend the rules, being ad.
hered TO. was rejected. The resolution therefore
lies over.
cONTEsTING STATS.
Mr.. Fleming presented memorial from VIM.
w. HOllingswOrth, contestant for q seat from
Vol
and fraud in the manner Of holding the election
in the first and twelfth districts, and the mob
violence in the ninth district Of said county,
Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. W nite presented petition from j. W.
NJ. GraysOn. contestant for a seat from johnson
aud Carter counties. on the ground that the
Commissioners of Registration gave Capt. j. r.
Boyd, his competitor. five moro votes than he
was entitled to and more than he acutually re-
ceived; and that his competitor received from
thirty to Iorty votes from electors not entitled TO
vote. Laid over under the rules.
Mr.. Roach presented the petition of Shadraeh
ii. lnman, contestant for the seat of Cooke
county, on the ground of the manipulation of
votes by the Commissioner of Registration in
favor of the contestants competitor, James p
Taylor.
Mr.. James II. NeiIl also presented petition
from Eli }. Fleming, contestant for the seat from
Rutherford county, on the ground of fraud used
in behalf of Joseph X. Dillin, his competitor,
and the illegally Of many of the votes cast in
favor of the latter. Laid over,
MIR. Steele moved that committee of three
be appointed to investigate the credentials of
every member upon the floor, and that the me-
MORALS just received be referred thereto.
Adopted.
COMMITTEE ON RULES.
The Speaker here announced rs the Commits
tse on Rules and Regulations, Messrs. Roach,
Brashear. Cheatham, White and Fleming.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and
passed on their first reading:
By Mr.. Fleming To restore justice 10 the
press of Tennessee. The bill provides for the
repeal of an act passed February II, 1868. enti-
tied an act to regulate the publication Of legal
notices.
By Mr.. Cheatham: To amend the revenue
laws of the State. The bill has for its object the
reduction of taxes on merchants.
Mr.. james, of Hamilton, moved that $50
copies of the bill be printed. Carried.
By Mr.. Smith To abolish the Criminal Court
in the first judicial district. Referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Barry To provide for the calling of
convention and to provide for the repeal Of the
test oath. 1t provides:
That a convention shall be called, consisting
of lO9 members, who shall be elected on the -
Monday in November, 1869. in the same man
ner and under the same rules. regulations and
restrictions that members of the General Assem-
bly, are now elected; that the delegates elected
shall meet at Nashville on the - Monday of
- next, to revise. amend and alter the present
or form a new constitution; that each one of the
twenty-five senatorial districts shall compose a
district and elect each one delegate to the said
convention, and the votes of the same shall be
compared at the several places now required
by law for the comparison OF the votes
east for Senators in the last State election; that
each one of the representative districts in the
State as now established by law shall constitute
p district. and shall eleJt and send to said con-
ventiOn exactly the same number Of delegates
as they now have Representatives in the pres
ent General Assembly. The votes in these sew
oral districts shall be compared at the several
ark,aEa Nhn Wra.saa
resentatives in the last August election; that
each one Of the fioaterial districts, now estab-
lished by law, shall constitute q district, AMI
elect and send to said convention enc delegate,
and the vote in the several fOaterial districts
shall be compared at the several places where
the votes we're compared for fOaters elected TO
the General Assembly; that the law requiring
the test oath, passed May 3, 1866. and all other
laws requiring test oaths, in order TO procure
certificates to constitute persons electors. and
10 enable them to become candidates for ONCE,
shall be repealed; that in case of the
death, resignation, refusal to serve or
removal from this state of any delegate to the
convention, the vacancy OccasiOned there by
shall be filed id the manner provided by law
by the Cling the vacancies in representation to
the General Assembly; that 1t shall and may be
lawful for the Comptroller and Treasurer OF
Site to pay the said delegates the same per
diem allowance which is now allowed by law to
members of the General Assembly; that this act
shall take effect from and after its passage. Re
ferred TO the Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.; Walker-TO repeal sll laws establish
ing Board of County COmmi5.l Oners Tor the
| county OF Davidson. -. E g..
The bill provides that chapter IS of the acts
Of Tennessee, passed March II, 1863 entitled
An act to establi b a Board of County Com
missioners for the County of Davidson" shall
be repealed that sections 20. % D. ., and "a OF
| an act passed March IL, 1885, entitled, an Act
| to comprise in one ali the acts and amend
| ments to the charter of the town of McMinn-
vile, and for other purposes, shall be repealed
| that the Magistrates of Davidson county shall
hereafter hold their Quarterly Courts at the
4 times now prescribed by law; provided, how
1 the passage of this act on the first Monday II
1 November. 1869.
| Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
| By Mr.. james, of IlamiltOn-To repeal thu
law passed November %. 1866. defining the a al-
4 hcatlOns OF jurors.
| By Mr. James, Of HamiItOn-To rcpeal an act
| entitled IAN act to preserve the pubic peace,
| passed September 10. 1865. commonly known a:
the 'kuklux law" Referred to the Judiciary
By MIR. James of Hamilton: To incorporate
the Young Mems Society of Chattanooga Re
ferr, d.
BY Mr.. Barry; To repeal all laws ESTABLISHING
Boards Of County Commissioners.
| amended school law, passed March II, 1865.
By Mr.. Knight: For the management OF the
Winchester and Alabama railroad.
| The bill provides that, as the rOad had been
| in the hands of receiver for two years past ans
| no money paid into the Treasury from thu
earnings of said road, and as the same is re
| ported largely in debt beyond its earnings, tn!
Governor be directed to turn over SAID roa9
| road-beds, depOts, rolling stock and material
| TO the President and Directors of said road. L
| be managed by said President and Directors to
the benefit of the State; that the President o
| said road shall at the time of turning over, O.
delivery, to him of said road deposit IN the ONO
of the Comptroller of the State conditional II
f the penal sum Of $1,000, binding. the sac
, | President 10 pay into the treasury OF the Stat
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