Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-09
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3 | DAtn ana Jones.
Lunatlc Asylum-Messrs. Cheatham. Yves
Russell, of Rutherford and Bedford, Clark, I
: Slimp. N
McGaughey. Wilson. Slimp. Celyille. Russell
of Hickman, Clark. of Haywood, Lackey, Pear
a son, Everett and Rosson.
!. Claims-Messrs Thomas, West, Young. Pear
son. King, Brown. MeCleary, Kenney. Harri
J Federal Reiations-Messrs. James. of Ham
ilton, Warren Steele, Russell, of RUTHERFORD
and Bedford, Baber. Baker, Scott, Enloe anC
Military oAaairs.Mes,rs. Spears. NiOks
Boyd. Walker, Oven M and dp Mcconnell .' NO'SO
or BankS-Messg. Barry. Cheatham, Dillin
SLACK. McGaughey. Eckel. Brashear, Bryant
Public Roads-Messrs. Longacre, Jones, War,
rem. Hinsle. Sanders, Dunlap. Casey. LaymaD
| Hunley and Keeney.
New Counties and County Lines-Messrs.
| Slack, Boyett, Roach. SherrOd, Morrison. Sad
Ter, Glenn. Lsyman, Mcconnell, Kenny. james
| Of Smith and Brashear. .l
Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Nixon. Everett.
CLARK, Of Jackson, fEnloe, Hurris, MeElwee.
Public Grounds and Buildings Messrs. Jones.
Enloe, Sanders, Cheatham, Cox. Morrison.
James, of Hamilton and Cowan;
Thomas. Cheatham, Hampton. Townsend, Bra
shear, and Boyett.
| Agriculture and Manufacture-Messrs Neil,
Il DdDeEs hUS6s DAILOus IedreOn, Jones, Lackey,
Glenn, Mcoleary. stephens. Brown and knight.
/ lICommerce-Messrs. Rhea, Colyille, Wilson,
Cheatham, Townsend. Brashier, Bryant.
1 Spears, McElwee and Baker.
Tipping and Tipping Houses-Messrs. Bar
ton, Dunlap. Russell. Of Hickman, Boyett, Har
ris, King, Eckle, SnOdderly and Stephens.
4 Observation-Disclosures Walker. Bright, Baber.
| McBath,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Warren, Clark. of
Haywood. Clark. jackson. Brown, Singletary
and Curl.
The, Speaker also announced the following
4 special committees:
ElectiOns7-Messrs. White. Neil. Thomas.
Warren and McBath.
To confer with ministers as to opening the
House with prayer-Messrs, Nixon. Rhea AID
1 Roach.
MI; Cheatham moved that 500 copies of the
list OF standing committees be printed for the
use of the House. Agreed to.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Hinkle: To repeal the Common
School law passed March IA, 1868. Passed and
referred to Committee on Education and Com
mon Schools.
BY Mr.. Hinkle: To repeal the acts with re-
gard to organizing and equipping the State
Guard, and the act to enforce the laws of the
State. Passed and referred to Committee on
By Mr.. Hinkle: To repeal the act of March
u, 1868, to further sntend the exemption laws
otthe State. Passed and referred to Committee
By Mr., Fleming: Resolution tlat the State
IS bound for the payment of the interest on the
East Tennessee University College Fund. and
that the Comptroller be directed to pay the in
forest regularly on January l and July /. Re-
ferred to Committee on Judiciary.
By Mr.. Smith-Resolution that the Comp
trOller issue his warrant 10 each member for his
mileage and per diem as applied for, the same
to be included IN the appropriation bill. Laid
over.
the Manhattan Savings Bank to the Manhattan
Bank. Passed.
By Mr.. ToWnsend-To incorporate the Mem
phiS Fire and Relief Association. Passed.
By Mr.. Clark, of JscksOn-To repeal section
10 of the act creating Board of County Com
missiOners for Hickman county. The bill
abOlishes the Board of Commissioners of Jack
son county. Passed and referred to Committee
on Judiciary. -E-" arc.
By Mr.. Clark. Of Haywood-To reduce the
corporate limits OfBrownSville. Passed.
By Mr.: Lackey: To amend the act to incor-
pOrate the Knoxville Manufacturing Com
pany. Inc bill provides that section Il
Of said act shall be amended so as to
read via Friendship to Troy Station, point
in ObiOn county, on the Mobile and Ohio rail-
road" permits the Brownsville and Dyersburg
Railroad Company to organize upon a subscriP-
ton Of 500 600 stock, and appoints ID. Smith,
j. +. Denelan and ID. L. Carter Commissioners,
instead of former incumbents. Passed and re-
ferred to Committee on Internal Improve
mentS.
the act incorporating the town Of Shelbyyille.
Passed first reading,
By Mr.. Neil: Resolution that tho Door
keeper be instructed TO set apart portion of
excluded from all other parts of the gallery.
Laid over.
By Mr.. ColyiIle: To repeal the act of March
ID, 1865. making the rules of evidence uniform.
Passed and referred TO judiciary Committee.
By Mr.. Walker: To incorporate the Tennes-
see Patent Artificial Fuel Company of Nash
vile. Passed and referred to Committee on
Internal improvements. ....
THE STATE TREASURER.
Mr.. Rhea offered the following resolutions:
Be it resolved by the General Assembly of the i
State OF Tennessee. That the Speaker nominate /
committee of five members Of this House to
examine the charges brought by A. Gattinger |
against j. T. Rust, Treasurer of the State. II
Be it further resolved, That A. Gattenger be
released of his accession to the bond of J E /
Rust, Treasurer of the State, and of all labili-
tics resulting from the same.
The resolutions were accompanied by the fol-
lowing petition:
petition with request for immediate action up
on the same. 4
1t is proven beyond the limits of any doubt Il
that the Treasurer of the State of Tennessee,
Rust. is violating the laws of the State of L
tennessee and transgressing the limit of his Il
official functions in a degree which makes him
guilty of misdemeanor in office. L
Your petitioner respectfully asks the General i
Assembly to release him Of his liabilities rs one
of the securities of j L. Rust, Treasurer of the
State, and TO institute such proceedings against
parchment, as the General Assembly may in i
their regard for the public good, see fit to do.
Your most obedient petitioner,
Mr.. Cheatham thought the matter contained
in the resolution was SO important as to demand /
immediate action. He, therefore, moved a sus-
pension Of the rules, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Steele did not think the propositions were /
in proper shape. A security could hardly be l
released by resolution. A bill would be required
for that purpose. He suggested that it would 1
k.NN NLnNN ahn alnA
so that a separate vote could be taken on each /
proposition. and therefore motion TO that et-
feet.
ST OuId be referred 10 the Judiciary Committee. |
The House should take no action which would /
imply that it regards the charges as well found
ed before full investigation had been made
before a committee. He was confident that en- Il
investigation would show that there was moth
ing in the charge.
Mr.. Steele withdrew his motion to divide the
question,
Mr.. Hornberger held that if the subject was
to be referred to the judiciary Committee pow
er should be given to send for persons and pa
pers. This was the only way the charges could
be sifted to the very bottom. As for releasing
the security, there was time enough for that.
The fist Of the security was on the bond IN
question, and there 1t should remain until 1t
was known whether the State had suffered or
The whole matter was then referred to the Ju-
dietary Committee. with power to seed for perS
sons and papers.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Rhea; To abolish the Metropolitan
Police Board of Nashville, TO re-estabhsh the
Recorders Court, and to authorize the City
Council to elect three Police Commissioners for
one. two and three years respectively. Passed
first reading
BY sir. W nite-ResoIution for convention
of the Senate and House at Il m. next Thursday,
the 18th. for the purpose OF eleeting Libra
rian. Laid over.
BY Mr.. Brashear-Bill chansing the fifth
Chancery district, attaching Lawrence county
to the fifth district, and Carroll county. TO the
seventh district. It also provides for the cleo
ton of a Chancellor for the fifth disric as
soon as possible.
By Mr.. Characterization for convention of
both Houses on October II 10 elect Public
Printer and Librarian. Laid over.
By Mr. Townsend-TO amend the act 10 make
the rules of evidence in the State and federal
courts uniform, passed March Is, 1868. Passed
brst reading and referred to judiciary Com
mi,tee.
By Mr.. Warren-TO incorporate the Inda-
pendent Detective Force of Tennessee, 10 be 10
Gated at NJ emphis. Passed first reading.
RULES.
Mr.. Roach, from the Committee on Rules. re-
ported series Of rules for the government of
of the House. They are, IN all import ant re-
spects the same us those IN use at the at the last
session.
| coived and adopted and go copies yrinted,
Mr. Caldwell moved to amend by providing
that to the printed copy OF the rules be APP
pended the United States cOnst tuition and
| amendments and the constitution and amend
| ments of Tennessee. Agreed to.
Mr.. Cneatham moved TO amend by printing
| 500 copies. Carried.
III motion as amended was then agreed to.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
ByMr Kelly: Resolution that the standing
committees OF the House consist of three mem