Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-18
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

! TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
/ WEDNESDAY,, Feb. IL, lS69.-The SEN
ate met at 10 A. M, Speaker Senter
in the chair and quorum present.
THE SCHOOL FUND.
Mr.. Smith, chairman of the committee
| appointed to ascertain the aggregate
amount of school fund in the State and
how much had been paid to county SUI.
perintendents since their appointments,
submitted a lengthy report which was
received and two thousand copies ordered
to be printed.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The bill which was under considera-
tion at the time Of adjournment yester-l
day, was again taken up and the follow
ing amendments offered:
By Mr.. Garner: Authorizing the
County Commissioners of Lawrence
county to elect jailer. Adopted.
By Mr.. Eaton: Incorporating the
American Mining Manufacturing Compas
ny. Adopted. +
By Mr.. Garner: To amend the act
known as the Ku-Klux law, by striking
out all after the word disguise" in the
9th line, to the word con-" in the 9th
line. Adopted.
By Mr.. Smith; Providing for the APP
pointment of Jail physician for Shelby
county. Rejected. 1s
By Mr.. Mathews: To incorporate the
State of Tennessee. Ruled out of order
by the Speaker.
CHARTERS.
The bill then passed its third reading.
House bill to amend the private acts Of
1858.
Mr.. Cate offered an amendment to in>
corporate the Chattanooga Iron Mills
Company, to have capital stock of
100000. Adopted.
(The Speaker then announced that the
time had arrived to repair to the Repre-
sentative Hall to elect Comptroller and
upon their returning to the Senate
Chamber) Mr.. Normaq offered the follow
ing amendment
Be it further enacted, That it shall be |
the duty Of the Governor upon the COM
pletion Of each section of ten miles of the |
branch of the Nashville and Northwest
ern railroad from Huntington to Jackson, |
to issue the bonds of the State to the |
Nashville and Northwestern Railroad |
Company to the amount of $4,000 per |
mile as provided in the charter to be ex~
pended exclusively upon said branch,
provided that nothing herein contained |
shall be so construed as to grant any ad-
diiional aid to said branch. Adopted.
Pending the further consideration ofthe
bill, the Senate adjourned until to-mor,
row at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1.-THE House
met at 9 A. NJ, Speaker Richards in the
chair, and sixty members present.
NEw BILLS.
By Mr.. Thompson Bill to prevent
marriage between first cousins. Passed
first reading.
ARNELL.
The resolution offered yesterday to
permit s. NJ. Arnell to address the House
after the report of the committee in his
case was, read and ruled out Of order.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS.
House Resolution authorizing the Re-
ceiVer of the ROgersville and Jefferson
Railroad TO pay the employees for work
done before the road passed into the
hands Of the State, was laid on the table.
House resolution to pay the witnesses
in the School Fund investiga-
ton case was rejected. A motion was
subsequently entered by Mr.. Reeves TO
reconsider the vote.
THE PENITENTIARY.
House bill to make the Penitentiary
self-sustaining, on second reading.
Mr.. Waters moved to amend by allow
ing the keeper Of the Penitentiary to
hire out the convict labor. Adopted.
Mr.. Agee moved to make the keepers
term of Office FOUR instead Of "ten"
years. Adopted.
The bill was then passed on its second
reading and referred to the Standing Com
mittee on tI,Penitentiary.
COMPTROLLER BLACKBURN.
The Speaker presented a communica-
ing the report that he had received fees
for signing the Agricultural College scrip.
FOR BENEFIT OF A RAILROAD.
House bill to protect the interest Of
the State in the Memphis, GAINESVILLE and
Nashville railroad.
Mr.. Sparkman offered an amendment,
extending to five years the lease Of the
McMinnville and Manchester road, made
by D. E. Davenport, Receiver, to Messrs.
& Price; also appointing either
Mr.. Higgins or Mr.. Price Receiver of
the road, on condition of requiring no
salary as such. Withdrawn.
The bill was then passed on its final
reading
CORPORATIONS.
Senate bill to incorporate the TennesN
see Manufacturing Company.
Amendments Incorporating the Gala
tin Branch Turnpike Company, the
Home Savings Bank Of Memphis. the
Sparta Mills Company, and locating the
Sewer Bank at Chattanooga, were adop-
ted, after which the bill passed its final
reading.
ELECTION OF COMPTROLLER.
The two branches of the General As
sembly met in convention at I'm. to
elect Comptroller for the next official
term.
Mr. Medlin nominated James L. Wing
field, of Haywood county.
Senator Frierson nominated G.. W
Of Maury county, the present
Senator Mathews nominated ", A. |
Helm, of McMinn county.
Mr.. Blackburn was elected on the first
ballot by the following vote: Blackburn,
81; Helm, 20; Wingfeld, IA.
Afternoon Session,
ARNELL wHITEwAsHeD.
Mr.. Singletary, from the committee
appointed to investigate the School Fund
charges against Congressman Aruell,
submitted report accompanied by tes~
timony. The report exonerates Mr. |
Arnell, claiming that the official journal
of the Legislature Of which Mr.. Arnell |
was member, showed nothing to prove
that he was corruptly influenced in his
votes. The committee acknowledge that |
the House has no jurisdiction in the
case, but recommend that five thousand |
copies of the report be printed.
The testimony was almost entirely |
made up of certificates Of character from |
persons in Maury county, to the effect |
that Mr.. Arnell was reliable and could
he believed on oath. One witness. J. Z. |