Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-10


The Court was called to order at half
past ten o'clock yesterday morning, Judge
Turner in the chair.
Squire Baskette offered the following
resolution: .-. .-y :
Resolved, That the County Trustee, in
settling with the LIST district. in distributing
the school fund, shall balance the account
on his books with said district in accord
snce with the order of the County Com
missioners made in April, 1863.
The resolution was referred TO the Fl
nance Committee and tbs Committee on
on Schools.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
The following members of the Court
were placed in nomination for election az
Railroad Commissioners; Gas contemplated
IN Squire Meaehams resolutions adopted
Wednesday,.
Esquires Gleaves, Neylan, Everett, Da-
wilson, Paul, Grey, Hooper, Marcy, Ewing,
McOarley, Meacham.
Squire Maxey withdrew his name.
The name of Judge Whitworth was
placed IN nomination, but the Court de-
elded that, in accordance with the amend
nent which was adopted to Squire Mea-
CHAINS resolutions, no one who was not
member of the Court could be a eandi-
date.
Squire Sumner moved that the hind
most candidate be dropped after the first
ballot. Amended so as to drop after the
third ballot
The candidates then retired without the
bar. On a call Of the roll 43 members
were found within the bar, and it was an
nounced that 30 would be required to
elect.
The Court then proceeded to ballot for
Commissioners.
On the first ballot there was no election.
The name of Squire McCarley was with
drawn.
On the second ballot the vote stood
Gleayes, 30; Neylsy, IL; Everett, g.:
Davidson, IS; Paul, 5 Grey. 2; Hooper,
8; Ewing, II; Mesoham, 10 +; Whitworth,
II; Treppard, T.
On the third ballot the vote stood;
Davidson, 81; Everett, 8; Ewing, IL.
Gleaves, %; Grey, 2; Hooper, 5; Mea-
cham, Is; Neylan, u; Paul, 8; Trey
pard, 6; Whitworth, 16; scattering 5.
/ The names of Messrs. Paul and Everett
were withdrawn. LEI.
Some lively discussion here ensued as
to whether Judge Whitworth could be a
candidate
Judge Turner declared, that under the
resolution, Judge Whitworth coald not be
a candidate.
Squire Everett then stated that he had
been requested on two or three occasions
to wishdraw Judge Whitworth's name, by
Judge Whitworth himself, who had stated
that he was not a candidate.
The name Of Grey was dropped, and On
the fourth ballot the vote stood Davidson
%, Ewing 81, Gleaves 81, Hooper 4,
Meaeham %, Neylan ID, Treppard 10,
scattering 10.
The name of Squire Hooper was then
dropped.
On the fifth ballot there was no election,
and Squire Treppard's name was dropped.
On the sixth ballot the vote stood: Da-
wilson 26, Ewing "a, GleaYes 80, Meacham
"a, Reylan 10.
Squire Gleaves was declared duly
elected Railroad C Commissioner
The name Of Squire Neylan having been
dropped, the only candidates were Messrs.
Davidson, Ewing and Meaeham.
Motion was made to declare these three
candidates unanimously elected, when OBJ
lection was made, and the Judge decided
that the ballot must be proceeded with
On the seventh ballot the vote stood:
Davidson Sc, Meaeham "a, Ewing 81, and
Squire Davidson was elected.
On motion the nominations were re-
opened, and the following were the can
didates on the eighth ballot. Esquires
Meachsm, Ewing and Wherry; but there
was no election on account of scattering
votes.
On the ninth ballot Squire Mesehsrn
was elected, having received sc votes.
The nominations were again re-opened,
and ballot succeeded ballot until thirteen
ballots had been taken without electing
any additional Commissioners.
Motion was made to adjourn until this
morning, when Squire Maxey moved in
lieu to adjourn ustil the April term.
Squire Maxey's resolution was lost bya
very decided vots.
Having elected Benz. f. Gleaves, John
s. @. Davidson and W. F. Meachan as
Railroad Commissioners, and finding it
impossible to elect another, owing to the
fact that many of the magistrates whose
votes would have secured an election had
obtained leave to retire, the court adjourn
ed I'LL ten o'clock this morning.
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