Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-10-10
RESOLUTIONS.


RESOLUTIONS ga -.e-5-
Mr.. Staley offered the following: ~ -
Resolved, That the Comptroller of the
Treasury be and he is hereby requested to
report TO the General Assembly now in ses-
sion whether any bills or notes of the Bank
Of Tennessee, issued after the 9th day of
May. 1851, have been paid into the Treasu-
~ Of the State In discharge of taxes or
other dues to the State; if so, when, how
much, under what circumstances, and by
what authority. Lies over.
BY Speaker Vaughn-Resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of Tennes-
see, That the conduct of the Hon. Connal-
" F. Trigg, one of the District Judges OF
the United States, In his judicial capacity
has the hearty approval Of this General As
senbly, and that while he has brought to
the bench talent, industry and learning, he
has also, ia the discharge of his official du-
ties, done much by his personal bearing and
administration of the law to allay and soften
the bitter feelings growing out of the late
civil war, especially in East Tennessee.
Lies over.
-s CONCEALED wEAPoNs.is q :. ys q
The resolution to authorize the Clerk of
the Senale to procure a certified copy of the
decision of the Supreme Court at Jackson,
giving effect to the act relating to the carry
ing Of concealed weapons, was adopted.
SENATE BILLS on SECOND READING.
To- fix the hour for trials In Justices courts.
Passed.
To amend the Revenue laws respecting
scalps of wild cats and red foxes. Passed.
To repeal section 2456 of the Code, re-
lating to divorce. Passed.
PUBLIC PRINTING.
Mr. TolIey submitted the following:
Whereas, the 10th inst. has been fixed
for the election of Public Printer; and,
whereas, it is important that the General
Assembly be informed as TO the conclusions
arrived at by the Joint COMMITTEES on the
alleged fraud by the Public Printers for the
State before said election; therefore, be it
Resolved by the General Assembly of the
State Of Tennessee, That the Joint COM
mittee on the alleged printing frauds be,
and they are hereby instructed to report on
or before the 10th inst.
MIR. Staley moved that the resolution be
amended by adding TO it the words s'if prac-
ticable" Carried.
Mr.. Gibson said he was pleased that this
amendment had been adopted, for the COM
mittee had no small amount of work before
them. They had to scrutinize accounts in
yOlying $4,000, the three statute books of
the last General Assembly, the three jour
mails of each House, the appendix of each
House and the last volume of the COldwen
Reports This was work Of great magni-
tude and uncommon labor, and it would be
impossible for the Joint Committee, which
had only been appointed this morning, in
anything short of three weeks or month
TO make any report which would do justice
TO the subject and would satisfy the conf
dence which this house reposed in the COM
mittee; but as it was meant to be reported
II practicable, he has no objection TO the
resolution. The committee would do what
was in the bounds Of possibility to make
some sort of a report on or before the 10th.
Mr.. Tolley said that he could not con-
ceive that the task was Of such immense
magnitude as the Senator had depicted, and
he was induced to this conclusion very
greatly by the source whence emanated the
charges against the Public Printers. These
charges had not come from any legislative
committee, or from any action Of the Leg
islatUlre. or from any State official whatever.
They came from source that at once Sug-
gested suspicious and doubts as TO there be-
ING any ground whatever to found them
upon, and he submitted 10 the candid con-
alteration Of Senators if they were not rath-
er lowering the dignity of this body to at
tach so much importance 10 these charges,
coming from the source they did, as the
Senator would have them believe. Any
committee ufgunbiased and unprecedented
gentlemen, as he had no doubt this joint
committee was composed of, could in
less than, three days, only occupying
their leisure moments during that time
IN the investigation of those charges, could
at once come to a correct conclusion as to
there being any justice in the charges or any
grounds upon which 10 found them. He
was so well convinced in advance as to the
nature of these charges that he thought
they were wasting time, and the committee
would be wasting time TO devote more than
their leisure moments during two days in
considering them. He thought it highly inn
pOrtant that the Assembly should have the
report Of the committee before the election
for their printer, that was fixed for the 10th
inst, and it was to spur up this committee
70 make a report prior TO the election that
he had introduced this resolution. He was
very anxious that the Senate should pass up
on the charges before the day of election.
Mr.. Sewer said he would consider him
self recreant to his duty if he did not say
that Mr.. Baxter was man of incorruptible
integrity. and that he had as much conf
dence in that genlleuan's honor as he had
in any mans. He (Mr. Sevier) said this,
without taking any part in this quarrel.
The gentlemen concerned in these difficult
ties were his personal friends, yet he would
be recreant TO every impulse of his nature
81 he failed to say this much. =
Mr.. Ridley said the charges were specific
and pointed, and IL seemed TO him that 1t
would not be such heavy work to report
as 10 their accuracy or inaccuracy. He
hoped there would be no disposition to
slur over the matter. EF EUTEE
The resolution as amended was adopted.
- LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
= Dir. HAYES obtained leave of absence for