Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-29

slider the vote by which the House adopted
last Saturday, Senate joint resolution rela
tive TO the disputed boundary line betwee
Tennessee and Virginia, as amended by th
adoption of Mr. Enloe's substitute.
Mr.. Richardson (of Dyer and Lauder
daie) moved TO lay the motion to reconside
on the table. Lost-ayes "a, noes 81.
The motion TO reconsider was theI
adOpted-ayes Sc, noes %.
Mr. freeman moved to reconsider The
vote by which Mr.. Enloe's substitute wa,
adopted.
Mr.. Hinkle moved TO lay the motion Oh
the table. Lost-ayes 10, noes 40.
Mr. Cross moved to lay Mr.. Enloe's sub
stitute on the table. Agreed to-ayes So
noes %.
The Senate resolution was then concur
red in as it came fromthat body-ayes 45
noes IA.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD HEADING.
To amend the act to reapportion the Sen
atorial and Representative Districts. Passed.
| To repeal certain rules and sections OF
| the act to revise the rules of Chancery
| practice. Passed.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
| To authorize the State Railroad Commits
| sioners to receive the balance due from the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
| on account of the purchase of the Memphis,
GAINESVILLE and Louisville railroad. Passed
To change the time of holdingthe Circuit
Courts of the Fifth Judicial Circuit. Passed.
MANAGEMENT OF THE PENITENTIARY.
The report submitted yesterday by Mr..
Enioe, Chairman oft the committee appoint
id to investigate the management of the
Penitentiary, was adopted and two hundred
copies were ordered printed for the use Of
the house.
REVISED STATUTES.
The House joint resolution looking to
the revision and republication of the statutes
was taken up on Senate amendments,
which were non-cOncurred in.
PAY OF TURNPIKE COMMISSIONERS
House joint resolution allowing the
Turnpike Commissioners 10 per cent. on
the amounts collected by them, instead of
per cent, as is at present allowed, was
laid on the table.
THANKS TO THE GOVERNOR.
The House adopted unanimously House
joint resolution of thanks to the Governor
for his courteous demeanOr, personal and
official, toward the members of the General
Assembly.
AN OMISSION SUPPLIED.
Mr. Walters moved to reconsider the vote
by which the House concurred, Yesterday,
in Senate amendment to House bill for the
resale of lands heretofore sold for taxes.
The motion to reconsider prevailed, after
which MIR. Walters offered an amendment
to the Senate amendment, fixing the time
at which the Land Commissioners shall be
elected by the County Courts.
The amendment was adopted and the
Senate amendment, as amended, was COLI
Cured in.
LYNCH LAW.
The joint resolution offered on last Tues
day by Mr.. Paine, and the series offered
yesterday by Mr.. Freeman, concerning the
disturbance in this city ON last Monday
night were taken up.
Mr.. Paine's resolution was adopted with
out discussion.
Mr.. Spears denied that the statements
made in Mr.. Freeman's resolutions were
founded in fact.
Mr.. Freeman diselaimed any intention to
reflect upon Gov. Brown, but he remarked
that he did intend to reflect upon the au-
thoTities of Nashville, whose course had
been disgraceful. They received at least
one hours notice that the Jail was to be
attacked and refused to take steps to pre-
vent it.
Mr.. Hinkle asked who the Tailor was,and
What were his color and politics.
MIR. Freeman didn't care who he was. He
ought to be in the penitentiary the rest of
his life, for neglecting to protect a prisoner
from being murdered in cold blood.
Mr.. Spears was most decidedly opposed
to the General Assembly taking any action
or even expressing any opinion concerning
so grave matter without more specific |
proof than that afforded in the statements
Of the newspapers.
MIR. Gordon was as much opposed to |
mob law as any man, but, in the present !
case, 1t had been clearly shown that the au-
thorlties had made every possible effort to |
prevent the disturbance. The Mayor had |
gone so far as to apply to- the commandant |
OF the post for troops, and the sheriff had !
been knocked down while endeavoring to |
protect the prisoner. He believed that the |
authorities in Davidson county andin Nash |
vile were ready and willing to do their
whole duty in vindicating aud executing |
the law as far as lay in their power.
Mr.. Allison (of Williamson) believed that |
the accounts published by the city papers
were substan, tally correct. These accounts
the fact that the Mayor and 9th
er authorities had used their utmost exer-
ions to prevent the lynching, but the mob
had concentrated so rapidly that measures
could not be taken to resist its attack.
Mr.. Ross0n commented upon Mr.. Free
mans admission that he had been at the
Maxwell House fully an hour before the at
.ack, while the mob was gathering for that
purpose. Why, as public official, con-
lecJed with the law-making power of the
state, did he not raise the hue and cry,
trlke straight shirt-tail for the Governors
Dom and inform him of what was about
o happen? That would have been better
han coming into the House with his great
ong string of resolutions of sweeping and
condemnation. But he (Mr,
}OssOn) knew what the member from Hay
wood was after, and how much political
apltal he counted upon manufacturing out
II this affair, having heard him remark,
When drawing up the resolution, that they
you'd cut both Ways-if the House adopted
hem, it was all he wanted, and ifthey were
Oted down, still better.
Mr.. Rice indicated the action of the
iayOr and other officials whose course was
Ondemued so unqualiiedly in the resOlU-
ions. They were conservative, law-abiding
len. 1t was shown in the newspaper &C
cunts that the notice which they received
7as too short to permit of steps being taken
D Illustrate the intention of the mob. The
iayor had acted with as much promptness
nd decision as the emergency permitted.
low did he know that sufficient resistance
IOuld not be offered at the jail, and was it
OF a fact that he had no right to remove a
rsOner? The Sheriff and Jailor were
1ere, doing their best, and the police went, r
the risk of their lives, to the rescue of =
ne prisoner. He assured the House that no :
len in the State, of any party, were more r
rOngly disposed to uphold the law and put /
own mob violence than the authorities of
davidson county and of Nashville. The f
louise had already adopted resolution con-
amnatOry of such proceedings, and it was
and unjust to demand that {
leSe officials should be censured without I
whence that they had come short of their s
lty. I
Mr.. Freeman denied that his object was J
make political capital. There were some
,casiOns on which he deemed it his duty 6
divest himself OF partisan feeling-and /
lis was one. Every man who had failed 2