Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-14
FROM NASHVILLE.
sa urday's Proceedings i'm the Senate.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. II, 1875.

| Sa uf0ay'S PrOceeOinEs III tHe SentSe'
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. II, 1878.
According to promise, will endeavor to
give you general history of the proceed
ings of the General Assembly this day. Sat-
urday). Petitions being in order, Mr.. Pat
ton, of Washington county, presented one
signed by 40 members of Teachers Insti-
tute of the above county, praying for the
enactment of the Free School law. Refer
red to the committee on Common Schools
and Education. "a
Resolutions and bills being in order, Mr..
Mcconnell, of Trousdale, moved that a
committee of five be appointed on corpor-
atiOns, which was agreed to. ,...-
Mr.. Coulter then offered that a commit
tee of two on the part of the Senate and =
on the part of the House, to examine the
accounts of the Comptroller and Treasurer.
Agreed to. Messrs. Coulter and Morgan
were appointed on the part of the Senate.
Bills on first reading by Smithson, al
lowing parties charged with criminal Of
lenses to testify in their own behalf, was
referred to the Judiciary Committee, as
were also bills by Morgan to repeal the act
authorizing parties dependent, in certain
cases to sever. Mcconnell, to establish
Insurance Bureau, in connection with the
Comptroller's office. Hughes, to amend
the code, all of which were referred to the
Judiciary Committee.
1t was resolved by Coulter to appoint a
joint committee TO prepare rules for the
two bodies of the General Assembly when
in convention, which was adopted. Rich
ardson and Morgan were appointed OIL the
part of the Senate.
The report of the Superintendent of the
DrH>s TO-, har.
rem moved that it be received without read
ing and that = number be printed for the
use of the Senate and House, which was
sent to the House and the number placed
at 500.
Joint resolution, No. 7, concerning lot
terics. for the benefit of agricultural sOcie-
ties, was introduced by Mr.. Allison. There
was considerable discussion by Allison,
James, Speaker Lacey, and others. The
main object of this bill is to request the
Governor to pardon all cases in courts
where the people have bought and sold
lottery tickets or in other words, for our
citizens to ask the Governors pardon for
that which the last Legislature gave them
the privilege of doing. Referred to Judi
ciary Committee.
On Thursday Il resolution was brought
before the House, asking the Speaker to
invite Ministers of the gospel to open both
Houses with prayer, asking for Gods
help upon the deliberations of the various
business transactions i'll the Assembly.
This caused Il great deal of dissatisfaction
among the Jewish citizens of Nashville,
and card was published in one of the city
papers, signed by them to the effect "that
they did not think the Legislature did
right i'll excluding their rabbis from the
same privileges granted to ministers of
the gospel" and motion was made to re-
consider the resolution, and another res
OlutIon passed on first reading, after the
rules were suspended, to invite all to come
and participate in the opening. Your
Representatives. in both Houses stood bold
ly up and wished it strictly understood
that they wanted men to come there and
pray to the Most High, not deeming it
necessary they should belong to any par
ticular sect or form, as also did Mr. James,
of Chattanooga, and Jones of Davidson and
other prominent members of the Senate.
The Senate adjourned t. meet the House
to count the votes for Governor. a COM
mlttee OF two from the Senate and three
from the House We're appointed tellers.
The vote was 81, 700 for Brown and 81, O89
for Freeman, Gov. Brown was then an
nounced as being legally and constitution
ally elected, and a committee of three were
appointed to wait upon the Governor and
inform him of his election, and also to find
out when it would be his wish to be inau-
gurated as Governor of the State.
The convention then adjourned to meet
at their respective rooms. CO.,.
The House and Senate both adjourned to
meet at 1880 O'Clock, Monday. ID. j. Il.