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


TO sell delinquent railroads TO perfect the
title Of the Winchester and McMlnnVilie
Railroad, etc. Passed.
To provide for the speedy hearing OF cases
in the Circuit and Supreme Courts. re-
jected.
To change the line between the counties
Of Putnam and Oyerton. Rejected Ior want
Of jurisdiction.
To dividet the State into three land office dis
tricts and provide for registrars therein.
Passed.
Toprovide for the holding ofelections to de-
1 eide the question of raising school taxes IN
school districts where the County Courts
have failed to levy such taxes. rejected Tor
want of jurisdiction.
To amend the act relative to the sale Of
the Tennessee and Pacific railroad. Passed.
THE REDIsTRIoTING BILL.
Senate bill to apportion the representa-
ton of Tennessee in the Congress Of the
United States was taken up on second
reading.
Mr.. Warren moved that the House bill
reported by the Redistricting Committee be
adoptedin lieu.
Mr.. Brandon hoped the House bill would
not be adopted, not that he had any Objec-
ton to being thrown into the same district
with West Tennesseeans, but because he
was opposed to having the middle section
sold out to West Tennessee. 1t was de-
hberate attempt to defraud MiddleT Tennessee
of member of Congress. He was willing |
to accept a compromise.
Mr.. TOley said he would offer him one by |
a simple motion. He suggested that fur
Their consideration of the redistricting ques- /
ton be suspended till channel could be |
cut across the northern boundary Of the |
State of Mississippi to drain the Tennessee
river to the Mississippi, and that the whole
Irish nation be employed to demolish the
Cumberland Mountains, thus removing the
lines of demarkation now existing between
the three sections of the State, and settling
questions which have long vexed the com
Mr.. Brandon continued protesting
against the attempt on the part of West
to defraud Middle Tennessee of
a member. BE proposed as compromise
that McNairy county be taken from the
seventh district and added to the ninth.
That would make the districts more equal.
In the bill reported by the committee the
ninth district had 35,481, the eighth
l95, 123 and the seventh 14S, 706.
Mr.. Coulter said the honorable gentle
nan had made a mistake in adding up the
igures of the seventh district The actual
population was 1861. Taking McNairy
rom it and adding it to the ninth district
would give 1857 to the seventh and
-49, AS to the ninth district. He asked if
hat was not more sectional than the dis !
riots as laid down in the bill reported by
he committee? BE referred to the diff
iculty which the Redistricting Committee
lad met with in framing a suitable bill, and
loped the Senate would adopt it.
A motion TO adjourn till the afternoon
vas voted down.
Mr.. DuBose submitted figures to show
hat the ninth district as laid off by the
House bill would give the Democrats a ]
majority of only three hundred in the whole {
iStrict. All that be desired was to make
be district thoroughly Democratic. !
Mr.. Warren said he was not quite salts {
ed with the bill. He knew the people
you'd not approve of it, and if be had been
n the committee he would have endeavor- I
d to form the district otherwise. But he /
anne in spirit of compromise and was
Killing to accept the bill reported by the S
ommittee. He quoted from the Memphis t
apers to show that they, at least, approved c
{ that bill, and he believed they were the '
est opponents Of Democratic principles in
Vest Tennessee.
MIR. DuBose denied that there was a {
urely Democratic paper in Memphis.
Mr.. Earnest said he would not vote for
ny bill which would hazard the success of '
re Democratic party in any district of the G
tate. He did not think the ninth district t
as doubtful, as represented by the Senator a
ON Shelby. a
After some further discussion Mr.. Tolley
sised the point Of order that a House bill
ould not be substitud in lieu of a Senate
III. /
The chair ruled the point of order well
ken.
Mr.. Tharpe appealed from the decision of il
Re chair.
No quorum voting the roll was called r
nd twenty-One Senators answered to their
ames. s
A second division was taken, and resulted L
reversing the rnling of the chair. Ayes,
noes, 10. Q
The motion to adopt the House bill in
ell was carried on the following division: il
Ayes-Messrs. Bugg, Cooper, Coulter, I
arrest, Hughes, Pope, Porter, Tharpe, t
olley, Warren, and Speaker Vaughn-11.
NOes-Messrs. Brandon, DuBose, Gibson,
awes, Mcconnell, Staley, Windle, and n
oung-S. a
The bill then passed on second reading,
I'D the Senate adjourned till 10 A. NJ. Mon a
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