Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-24
NEW BUSINESS

By Mr.. Mckinley Bill to incorporate
the Douglas Ridge Turnpike Company in
Sumner county.
by Mr. Gilmer Bill to change the
county lines of Maury, Hickman and
Perry counties
By Mr.. Singletary: Bill to decrease
the current expenses of the State
BY Mr.. Hewett Bill to appoint A. e.
Boone an agent, etc.
By Mr. Welsh-Bill relinquishing the
collection of so much Of the taxes as are
due Sullivan county for the years
IS60I61.
By Mr. Allen Bill to amend an act
passed March ID, 1868, to extend the ex,
emption laws.
BY MIR. Moore: Bill to incorporate the
brownsville and Dyer County Railroad
Company.
By Mr.. Mckinley: Bill to provide for
the election of JailOr for the county of
Sumner.
BY Mr.. Mynatt; Bill to aid in the COM
pletion of the Knoxville and Kentucky
railroad, providing for the Endorsement mt
by the State of bonds to be issued by the
company, in consideration of which the
company is to give lien on the road.
Mr.. BOwles moved to lay the bill on
the table. Lost ayes 81, noes %.
The bill was then passed on its first
reading.
By Mr.. PrOsser Resolution to pay W.
NJ. Randolph for legal assistance to the
Attorney General of Shelby county. Laid
over.
BY Mr.. Kerchival: Bill to authorize
elections by stockholders in certain
cases
By Mr.. Shepherd Resolution for the
benefit of Dix Alexander. Referred to
the Committee on Finance and WAYS and
Means.
THE HOUE IMPEACHMENT CASE.
House joint resolution looking to the
impeachment of Judge Houk, for alleged
habitual drunkenness, leWdness and in
fidelity, came up for consideration.
Mr. Cordell said he represented four
out of six of the counties in Judge
HOuk's judicial district, and he had res
ceiyed no limitations whatever as to
there being any foundation for the
charges preferred in the petition recently
presented. lie moved that the whole
matter be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Doughty thought that 80 grave a
question ought not to be disposed Of in
snch a manner. The charges had been
made by some Of the most respectable
men in the State. Even Justice to Judge
Houk demanded that the charges should
be investigated
Mr.. Williams had reason to know that
enough facts could be developed at the
very beginning of the investigation to
warrant the charges being at once indefi,
nitely postponed Besides the State
Treasury was not now in a condition
undergo the enormous expense incident
to an impeachment trial He read letters
from various persons in the seventeenth
Judicial district indicating Judge HOuk
Mr.. Stone was emphatic in the opinion
that it was but simple justice to the pc
titiOners in Judge Houk's district, no less
than to Judge Houk himself that the
matter should be referred to committee
to be thoroughly Investigated
Mr., BOwles was in favor Of indefinite
postponement, on the ground that if
Judge Houk was fond Of women and
whisky, as he was, still he was no worse
than most of the members of the House,
and consequently they shouldn't be hard
on him.
Mr.. Agee said the gentlemen signing
the petition were the most respectable
and responsible in Houk's district, and,
the grave charges preferred
would not the House be acting strangely
culpable to refuse to have the case fully
investigated
MIR. WEIGH was opposed to an investi-
CATION, contending that the charges pre-
ferred against the Judge did not justify
such course.
Mr.. Doughty earnestly eontended for
an investigating committee, saying the
charges against Judge Houk did not
come from rebels, but from the best
Radicals in his district
Mr.. eagle thought the matter too trivial
to have it referred to committee, espe~
cially bearing in mind that an investiga-
ton and trial would cost the State at
least twenty-five hundred dollars
AT last the motion to indefinitely posts
pene the resolution was carried by a
vote of "a to %
Adjourned until 10 o'clock Monday
morning.