Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-02-02
NASHVILLE.
Proceedings Of the Senate and House
Yesterday.
Progress of the Constitutional Convention.
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reading.
Also, Senate bin incorporating tn
Memphis and Vicksburg Raiiroa'
Company.
The House amendments to Senat
bill allowing Brownsville to issu
bonds for railroad purposes, were ta
bled.
Speaker Thomas offered a resolution
requesting the Committee on Fedora
Relations, to whom was referred tn
action of the House on the XVI
Amendment, to report thereon a
soon as possible. Deierred by rule.
H0ase.-The report OF the commit
tee appointed to examine the account
of the late Quartermaster- General 0
the State, shows them to be correct a
far as examined. His accounts show
the amount expended for militia pur
poses to have been 1924, ,756.
By q vote Of 80 to 81 the House in
sisted on adhering to its amendment
to the Senate biH To make the peEi
Jenuary sell-susJaining.
The bill incorporating the Gayos,
Club Of Memphis passed third reading
The Committee OF Conference o.
fiscal repositories recommend tha
the second section Of said bill be ),
amended As 70 change the Memphi;
depository from the Fast N4CIOHdl
Bank 10 the Union and Planter.
Bank. Report deferred.
CJHCeutiOH.-In the Convention Mr.
Gibus presented petition ASKING ina,
a new county be tormed Out oi Dyer
ODiUn and Gibson.
A resolution was offered by Mr.
HeiskeL expressing il a5 the sense Ol
the Convention that the Constitution
be submitted to the people al the
March election. The resolution gave
rise to a lengthy ami animated dis
cussi0n us TO whether the time thus
offered would De SUN lent tot the psJ
pie u examine tie Constitution and
vUte thereon uldersldGdIugly, UI
whether the Convention could naish
its labOrs In time 10 submit ths result
to the people aI the March election.
Ia iieE Of Mr.. HeiskeIIs proposition,
Mr. Gardner, Of Weakiey, offered q
resolution asking the Legislature to
change the time Of the elections for
county officers 10 the lth Saturday in
Marcn. Both resolutions were re-
1erreG.
The committee appointed to con-
slider the case OF Judge Thomas n.
Frazier, iuIpeached III 1867, submitted
a report cOndemIIng the impeacn-
menU proceeding, and recommending
the addition OF section to the tiiJn
article OF the Constitution, giving the
Legislature power 70 relieve from the
penalties imposed any person disquaI-
ided by the jud gneuG % court Ol in
peachment. The recommendation
was adopted.
An amendment to the Constitution
yas offered by Mr.. Gaut, and referred,
giving tlG Legislat ture power 10 aG-
thorize the people ot Gates, town
and districts. by vote OF such mum
Der OF qualified citizens Is the Leg,s-
laJure may prescribe, to prohibit gge
sale OF Intoxicating liquors IN their
midst.
1he resolution Of Mr.. Nicholson,
declaring it the judgment OF the Con
venliOn that the various offices now
held by Supreme Jud yes, Criminal
and Circuit Judges, Reporter iGr the
State and District Attorney, shall be
vacated after the ratification Of the
new Constitution, at such time as may
be therein prescribed. Adopted, IS
70 l9.
A resolution providing for the ap-
pOlntment Of Judges, attorneys, etc,
BY the Governor, with the consent Of
the Senate, being under consideration,
Mr. Gibson moved to amend by add
Ing that 10 delegate Of the Convention
shall be eligible TO any Office to be
filled.
The amendment was ta5led-6l to
II.
a resolution in lieu, offered by Kirk
patrick, providing for the election Of
Judges by the people, WAS adopted by
Il to 3.
The amendment Of Stephens, pro-
vidilg that Clerks oi Courts be elected
for six years, was adopted.
The Convention then proceeded 10
the consideration ct the majority re-
port OF the Judiciary Committee.
Hill, Of Gibson, ,,0ffered a report in
lieu, pending which, the Convention
adjourned till tomorrow.
The freight blockade on the Nash
vile and Chattanooga Railroad was
removed to day, aud an immense
shipment Of grain aud live stock is
now being made.
Interments in the Nashville Gene
terry, for the month ending January
3lst, Is whites and 10 blacks.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH.
NASHVILLE, February IA resolu-
lion was adopted TO day relating 20
Georgia since the passage OF the last
act Of Congress concerning that State.
A resolution was adopted in the
Senate to-day calling on the Commit
tee on Federal Relations to report on
the XVIII Amendment.
The Constitutional Convention to-
day adopted a resolution that all
Judges, Chancellors, aud other Judicial
officers should resign on the ratifica-
ton Of the amendment of the Consti-
tuition.
Gov. Senter announces that he will
take steps to bring to punishment ali
parties " no have taken part in mob
ping, or otherwise violating the law.
Ona Week from nv liaree.