Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-10
NASHVILLE.
General Synopsis of Legislative Pre-
ceediHgs.
Bills to Incorporate Industrial AssO-
Citations.
Passage of the Constitutional Con-
ventiOH Bill in the Senate.
The Vote in the Senate on its AdOp-
iiOn.
NASHVILLE.
The House Refuses 10 Concur in the
Amendment.

SPECIAL TO THE MEMPHIS APPEAL.
NASHVILLE, November 9.-In the
Senate Mr.. Cubbins introduced bills
to incorporate the Grader Cotton Gin
Mandatory; to incorporate the Mem
phis Gruelti Society; to incorporate
the Memphis and Vicksburg Packet
Company.
The House bill 70 abolish the Fay
cite County Commissioners passed its
first reading.
The Senate bill to protect citizens of
the State from being compelled by
law to again pay debts heretofore due
and owing to the Bank of Tennessee,
was taken up.
Mr.. Hall offered an amendment, as
follows: Unless they have paid in
Confederate money!" which was re-
jected. The bill then passed its third
reading-22 to 4.
The House bill providing for a Con-
vention to amend the Constitution
was taken up, and the motion to re-
consider the vote rejecting thesubsti-
tute offered by the minority of the
Judiciary Committee was, ON motion
of Mr.. Etheridge, laid on the table by
the following vote: Ayes-Bryant,
Clemerson, Cubbins, EasOn, Ether
idge, Faulkner, Hall, Hart, Luttrell,
Martin, Millsaps, McFall,. Palmer,
Self, Slaughter, and Speaker Thomas
-l6. Noes-Cason, Cooper of Bed
ford, Cooper of Davidson, Greene,
Morris, Nelson, and Pearson-7.
The vote adopting the amendment
of Mr.. Cooper, of Bedford, limiting
the subjects to be acted on by the Con-
vention, was then reconsidered and
the amendment rejected. The bill was
then amended so as to limit the
delegates to fifty, and was then passed
on its third reading by the following
vote: Ayes - Bryant, Clemenson,
Cooper, of Bedford, Cooper, of David
son, Cubbins, EasOn, Etheridge,
Faulkner, Greene, Hall, Hart, Tut
nell, Martin, Millsaps, Morris, Nc
Fall, Nelson, Palmer, Pearson, Self,
Slaughter and Speaker Thomas-22.
Nays-EasOn-1.
In the House, Speaker Perkins intro
dueed bill to issue coupon bonds of
the State, to run twenty years, to fund
old issues outstanding of the Bank of
Tennessee.
The House bill recognizing the
County Court Of Shelby county passed
its third reading.
The Senate amendment to the House
bill providing for a Constitutional
Convention and limiting the number
of delegates to fifty, was taken up, and
the House refused to concur, by the
following vote: Ayes-Baxter, Bar
ton, Brown, Bryant, Caldwell,
Clark of Haywood, ColwelI, Cox,
Curl, Dillon, Eckle, Enloe, Har-
risOn, Hinkle, Hornberger, and
James, of Smith, Kelly, Layman,
Longaere, McBath, McCleary, 1IcCon-
nell, Morrison, Owen, Pearson, Rhea,
Roach and Russell, of Hickman,
Smith, Warren, Wilson, Young
Noes-Agee, Baler, Barry, Casey,
Hunly and James, of Hamilton,
keeney, Kedney, King, Knight,
Lackey, McElwee, McGaughey,
Neil. Hicks, Nixon-three. Mr..
Russell, of Rutherford, and Bed
ford, SaddIer, Saunders, Scott, Sher-
rod, Slack, Snodderly, Spears, Steele,
Stephens, Thomas, Townsend, Walker,
West, Noakunf, Speaker Perkins-3333.
Pending further consideration, adj
journed.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH.
NASHVILLE, November 9.-The
Convention bill passed the Senate to-
day, amended so as to reduce the
number of members 10 fifty. The
House did not act on the amend
ment.