Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-24
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


SATURDAY, March 23.-The House met
at 10 A. NJ, Speaker Richardson in the chair
and sixty-six members present.
Messrs. McGlothlin and Allison, of Smith,
were granted leave Of absence on account of
sickness.
PROTEST.
Mr.. Nowlin presented a protest against
the action of the House in passing the Con-
gressiOnal apportionment bill, which was or
dered to be spread upon the journal.
LEAVE TO RECORD VOTES.
Messrs. Guild and Leach recorded their
votes against the Congressional apportion-
ment bill.
CANCELLATION OF BONDS.
Mr.. Wilson from the joint committee APP
pointed for the purpose, reported that the
committee had examined the report Of the
Commissioners who had cancelled the
bonds deposited in the Comptroller's office
and had found the same to be correct. The
report concluded with a resolution to pay
John S. Wilkes $500 for having acted as
clerk to the Commissioners, which was
adopted.
LAND OFFICES.
A brief message from the Governor, rela-
tive to vacancies in the land ofiices,was sub
mitted and referred to the Committee on
Section Z.
HOUSE BILL ON SENATE AMENDMENT.
House bill authorizing the election Of a
County Judge for Carroll county was taken
up on Senate amendment, and the amend
ment, as amended by the Committee on
section 8, cOncurred in.
PER DIEM IN STATE WARRANTS.
By Mr.. Ferguson: Join. resolution to pay
the officers and members of the General
! Assembly in State warrants, instead OF cur
rency. Laid on the table.
Mr.. Spears moved to reconsider the vote
by which the resolution was tabled.
Mr.. Harris moved to lay the motion to
reconsider on the table. CarTied-ayes A,
noes 10.
SETTLEMENT WITH RAILROAD RECEIVERS.
By Mr.. Gordon: Joint Resolution au-
thOrizing the State Railroad Commissioners
to settle with the Receivers Of delinquent
railroads. Laid over.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. OdOm: To diminish the public
! debt of the State. Passed.
By Mr.. Gift: To change the location OF
the land Office of the Mountain District
from Sparta to McMinnville. Passed.
SENATE BILL ON SECOND READING.
To amend the act to redstrict the State
into Senatorial and Representative districts.
! Passed.
LINE BETWEEN VIRGINIA AND TENNES-
SEE.
| Senate Joint resolution declining to reopen
/ the dispute concerning the boundary line
/ between the States Of Virginia and Tennes-
/ see was taken up.
/ Mr.. EnlOe offered the following as a sub
stitute for that portion Of the resolution
which referred to the proposition to unset
| tie OF disestablish the line as 'misChievous
! and wanton:"
Resolved further, that said boundary line,
! having been so long legally settled and es-
tablished, it is the deliberate judgment Of
| this General Assembly that any action on
| our part tending to unsettle or disestablish
! said boundary line, or even to awaken a
| doubt as TO its perfect validity and inviOla-
bility. is in direct conflict with the vested
rights of the State of Tennessee, and such
action is and of right ought to be discOun
tenanced by this General Assembly.
Several members insisted that the Ian
guage used in the Senate resolution wa:
disrespectfllI to Virginia, and ought to bt
either modified or stricken out. Others
held that the General Assembly could moi
use language too strong in expressing it:
disapprobation of the demand made by
Virginia, which was arbitrary, unjust ant
1 --rithnnt substantial foundation.
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