Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-29
the CALLED SESSION.
THIRTEsNTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS OF
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

was resumed
Mr.. Earnest moved that, in order to
obviate the difficulty arising from
having adopted the house bill in Lieu
of the senate bill on second reading,
the house bill be taken up on first
reading as If no action had been taken
upon it.
After discussion the motion was
ruled out of order, and consideration
OF the bill was resumed.
Speaker Vaughn, Mr.. Porter in the
chair, denied being an aspirant for
the honor of an election to Congress
in the Third District. He denied that
there was any intention or desire on
the part O. the Democratic members
to legislate Maynard out Of Congress.
From the speech delivered in the SEN
ate any one could perceive that the
Senator from Campbell and Gibson
was a disappointed aspirant to Con-
gress. That was the whole secret OF
bis opposition to the bill.
The Senator from Shelby. though
he had objected TO the formation OF
the Ninth District, had not opposed
the plan Of redistTicting East TenneS-
see, and there was not truer Demo-
erat in the State than the honorable
Senator. He had served his people
and party faithfully and with ability
while a member on this floor. The
unjust assaults of the Memphis papers
against him would only strengthen
him with all the honest men Of the
party in Shelby county.
Mr.. Vaughan referred to the at
tscks which had been made against
him since the last session by his enc
mics In East Tennessee. He pro-
nOunced them as false as hell Itself,
and denounced those who uttered
them as liars and towards, and he
held himself responsible for what he
said.
after some further discussion the
Senate took a recess.
On reassembling the house bill to
amend the act for the more efficient
management of the State prison was
taken up on its third reading. 1t was
amended so as to provide that the
warden shall reside at the peniten-
tiary and be furnished with suitable
apartments; also by fixing his
salary at one Thousand dollars
a wear, with fuel, etc, and
one hundred dollars for the board of
an assistant warden also reviving the
office of assistant warden, to be ap-
pointed by the Governor; and the bill
as amended passed.
The House bill providing for the
more speedy hearing Of cases in the
Chancery Courts Of the State, passed a
third reading.
The debate on the redistrieting bill
was then resumed.
Mr.. Clark spoke against the bill and
Mr.. Patterson in support Of it.
Mr.. Gibson moved to transfer White
county from the second to the Third
District.
The motion had no second, but the
Senator proceeded to talk against
time. his speech was a repetition Of
the one he delivered the other even
ing, diluted with verbiage, till the
senate was Hauseated almost beyond
endurance.
After an hour and half OF it, Sem
ator Talley offered a second amend
ment and offered to vote for it If he
would dry up.
Senator Gibson accepted the ar
rsngement and brought his speech to
a close.
Senator Bugg made a brief reply to
the speech, aud vote was taken on
the amendment. Lost-ayes 6,
noes IA.
The report on the management of
the penitentiary was adopted, and
two hundred copies ordered printed.
The bill then passed on its third and
final reading on the following divis-
ion:
Ayes -Brigg, Cooper, Coulter, Earn
est. Greene, Hughes, Patterson, Pope,
Porter, Ridley, Thorpe, Talley, War
Ten, Windle and Speaker Vaughn.
Fifteen.
Noes-Clark, Gibson, Mcconnell,
Merritt and Staley. Five.
A motion to reconsider the vote was
laid on the table. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
In the House, the question Of the
disputed boundary line between Ten
nessee and Virginia was taken up,
and the motion TO consider Enlow'5
substitute for the Senate resolution
was tabled, and a series of resolutions
were adopted as they came from the
Senate.
Several House and Senate bills were
advanced a stage.
The House Joint resolution allowing
the turnpike commissioners ten per
cent. on all amounts collected by
them instead OF Eve per cent. as is at
present allowed, was laid on the
table.
Tne House adopted unanimously a
Joint resolution OF thanks to the Gov
ernor for his courteous demeanor, both
personal and official, toward the men,
bers of the General Assembly.
Messrs. Paine and Freeman's reSo-
lutions respecting the recent exhibit
ton of the mob law in Nashville,
were taken up.
Mr.. Paines resolutions were adopted.
In the discussion Of Mr.. Freeman's
resolution the city authorities of
Nashville were severely censured by
some and defended by others. No one
blamed the Governor.
Mr.. Freeman condemned the con-
duct of the jailor, and did not retract
one word on learning that the official
was a negro and Radical.
Mr.. ROsson charged Mr.. Freeman
with having for his sole object, In Of
fering the resolutions, the making Of
political capital.
Mr.. Freeman denied the charge, and
eOntended that all who failed to do
their duty toward saving the prisoner
deserved the penitentiaTy for life.
Pending the discussion the House
adjourned.