Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-14
THE NEW STATE.

| in the chair and seventeen membe
present.
THE NEW STATE.
The resolution introduced by Senat,
Mathews to erect a new State out
East Tennessee, to be composed
thirty-one counties, was taken up.
Mr.. Fuson thought that the resolutio
was striking at the very yitals Of u
State government, and moved to ref
the resolution to the Committee on FED
eral Relations. Carried.
- THE SCHOOL FUND.
! The committee appointed to invest
gate and ascertain the aggregate amour
of school fund in the State, reporte
through its Chairman, Mr.. Smith.
! There being some objection to the in
completeness of the report, Mr.. Lndsle
offered the following resolution whic
was adopted;
Resolved, That the report be re
referred to the joint select committee
with instructions to report the countie
| in which county schools have been put i
operation, the names of the Count,
Superintendent, the date Of their appoint
ment, and the amount paid to eacl
superintendent.
Adjourned until Monday at 10 O'Clock
HOUSE.
SATURDAY, Feb. l3.-The House me
at 10 A. NJ, Mr.. Prosser, Speaker Prt
tenn in the chair, and fifty six members
present. .-..a.
PAY OF WITNESSES.
By Mr.. Reeves Resolution providing
for the payment of the witnesses in the
school fund investigation. Referred tC
Committee on Finance and Ways and
Means.
ARNELL
Mr.. Taylor, of Carter and johnson,
from the School Fund Investigating
Committee, submitted additional evil
dence, taken in the case of s. NJ. Arnell.
THE NEW STATE.
By Mr.. Thornburg, of Granger A
bill providing for the erection of a new
State Of East Tennessee out of the counN
ties embraced in the division of the State
known as East Tennessee.
Considerable discussion ensued as to
the reference Of the bill. 1t was finally,
on motion of Mr.. Hacker, referred to q
special joint committee of five, on the
part of the House, and - on the part
of the Senate.
PROTECTION OF STOCKHOLDERS.
Mr.. Hacker called up Senate bill for
the protection of stockholders in rail-
roads, on third reading. Passed, ayes
Al, noes IL.
THE CHARGES AGAINST SPEAKER RICH
ARDS.
The special order, which was the res
port of the special committee appointed
to investigate the charges against Speak
er Richards, as contained in the report Of
tho School Fund Investigating Commit
tee, was taken up.
MIR. Hacker made an elaborate speech
on the merits Of the question He began
by tracing the foundation and purposes
OF the School Fund, referred to its re-
moval South during the war, and detailed
with much minuteness the means by
which, after its partial recovery and in
vestment in United States bonds, a
scheme had been concocted at Washing
ton and carried out here during the last
General Assembly for its employment.
The Tennessee National Bank had been
and put in operation f0r this
distinct purpose. He argued, citing au.
thorities to sustain his conclusions that
the House had ample power to expel
member for OtfenseS committed during
preceding session Of the Legislature.
Mr.. Hacker read very freely from the
sworn testimony OF Rutter and Parham,
testimony which, he contended, was
amply sufficient to convict Mr.. Richards
Of corrupt completely 10 the School Fund
Referring to Parham, he
said that when that gentleman found
that his letters to Rutter were in the
hands Of the committee, he exclaimed in
utter amazement, | would not be in
my present position for all the national
banks in Tennessee" Parham's tests
mony has never been impeached. He does
not contradict himself once and yet he
broadly swears he gave consideration
to Richards, Arnell, and others to secure
their votes. At the conclusion of his
speech, Mr.. Hacker submitted the follow
ing telegram as going to show that some
of the most substantial men in Memphis
were willing to testify that Rutter could
be believed on oath
-
r. Rutter F. 5 Davis, President First
National Bank W. H. Cherry, Presi.
dent Merchants National Bank Jesse
Page, President Commercial Bank; John
B. Robinson, an old citizen, and others
stated to me yesterday that they would
readily believe you on oath They and
4 hundred others ameng the prominent
citizens here would testify to this effect.
r l.. DALTON
Mr.. Bosom followed in a labored effort
to prove that Mr. Richards was not
guilty His remarks took a wide range,
and were extended to late hour
Mr. Doughty moved the previous ques!
ton, which was sustained. The vote was
then taken on the motion to concur with
the report Of the committee which res
the rejection of the resolus
ton calling for MIR. Richards expulsion
The following is the vote
Ayes-Messrs Agee, Allen, Baker,
Brown, Blackman, Bosom eagle, Cason,
Cordell, Doughty, Dowdy, Dyer, Gal
braith, Gilmore, Hale, Hamilton, Jordan,
Kerehival Lillard. Myers, Mckinley,
Morris, Mason, Pucket, Porter, Prosser,
Priesthood, Ryder, Robinson, Singletary
Sparkman, Taylor, Thornburg
of Granger Wo0dcock and Williams
80.
Noes-Messrs Anderson, Bowles, Griie
fifth, Grayson, Hunt, Hacker, lnman of
Cooke, Inman of Knox and Sewer, Nc
Fall, Murray, Mynatt, Pitts, Reeves,
Reed, Roddy, Smith, Stone, Taylor Of
Carter and johnson, White Of Greene,
and WateTs-20
Mr.. Prosser then invited Mr. Richards
to take the Chair, he having been rein-
stated in the Speakership.
Mr. Richards, on Tesuming his seat IN
the chair, briefly remarked that at some
future time he would take occasion to
review the case and speak at length in
his own vindicatiOn, but for the present,
the House, he would simply say,
Let US have peace.
Adjourned until 10 clock Monday
morning.
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