Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-26

over for the present, after considerable dis
cussion.
THE REVENUE BILL,
The Revenue bill, having been made the
special order for II O'Clock, the Senate
went into Committee of the Whole for the
purpose of considering it, Mr.. Richardson
in the chair.
On motion of Mr.. McC onnell, off Trous-
dale, the bill was taken up section by Sec
ton.
Mr.. Tillman moved that subcommittee
be appointed to consider all the bills pre-
sented on the subject Of revenue, and pre-
sent report to the Committee Of the
Whole.
The Chair decided the motion out of
order.
The committee then rose, reported pro-
gress and asked leave to sit again.
Adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
House OF Representatives.
The House met at 1870 o'clock, Speaker
McGaughey in the chair.
PETITIONS
Mr.. Lindsey presented a petition from
citizens of Nashville asking that the tax On
express wagons, hacks, ETC., be reduced.
Also petition from the City Council of
Nashville, asking that enough of Capitol
ground be devoted TO the public interest to
make Gay street reasonably wide thor
oughfare.
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Williamson-To amend the act
passed Feb. "a, 1870, allowing parties in
interest to civil suits to testify in their own
behalf.
By Mr.. Kerr-To abolish printers rates
for pubic documents. The purpose of this
bill is to allow printers to regulate their own
charges for their own work.
By Mr.. Wood To change the line be-
tween Cannon and Wilson.
By Mr.. L;ndsley-To render medical ser
vices performed during the last illness Of
decedents preferred claim in the settle
ment of their estates.
By Mr.. Moore, of Franklin-To regulate
the compensation of Attorneys General.
By Mr.. Wilson-To change the time of
holding the Chancery Court in Moore
county.
CENTENNIAL AGAIN.
The further consideration of the Centen-
NAL Celebration resolution, which was the
special order for II O'Clock, was resumed
on motion to reconsider the vote adopt
ing the resolution in lieu, offered by Mr.
Tlousdale.
Mr.. Cummings moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table. L0st-ayes,
81; nays, 43.
The previous question on the motion to
reconsider the resolution in lieu was called
To- 10 Id
The question next required on the original
Senate resolution of MIR. James, which
directs our representatives in Congress to
votel for an appropriation for the centen-
NAL.
Mr.. Snyder offered the following resolu-
ton in lieu:
Be it ReSolced by the General Assembly
of The State of Tennessee, That it is the
sense Of this body that the One Hundredth
Anniversary of American Independence
should be celebrated by appropriate cers-
monies; and that the proposition to hold
on that occasion a National aud Interna-
tional Exposition of arts, manufactures,
and the products of the soil and the mine,
thereby showing century of national pro
gress, and making a favorable display of
the resources of the country, Is most COM
mendable; and that it is especially desira-
BILE that the funds necessary to carry out
such plan be secured by Congressional
appropriation, to the end that the proposed
celebration and exhibition be national in
character, and worthy alike of the people
and the occasion.
Mr.. Houk wanted no wiring in and
wiring out, and leaving the people still in
doubt. lie wanted squsre and manly
vote, and if member was against the Sem
ate resolution let him so record his vote;
and if member was in favor Of it, let him
make it known. ......... -
Mr.. Elder took the position that the mem
bers had no right nor authority to instruct
their Representatives in tbs National Legis-
lature.
Mr.. Patton wanted no compromise at all
on question involving the regard he had
for his country.
Mr.. B. N. Tillman thought the question
of patriotism was not the issue involved
in the preference for or against the resolu-
ton. He could vie with anybody in his
love for the Government.
Mr.. Cummins wanted to know where
the promised message of the Governor was,
and wanted to know what 'stock.jobbing
appropriation" had to do with national pat
riotism.
Mr.. Tate thought they had already had
too much discussion on this subject; they
had already exhausted the greater part OF
one day in the discussion of this resolution,
and had quite an outburst of eloquence and
display of patriotism. They had only
twenty-four days of the session left, and
important measures had yet to lie acted
upon. They had yet to say whether the
children of the State should be educated or
not; important financial questions awaited
their action, and therefore he was opposed
to occupying the public time in the discus
sion of these unimportant measures. He
therefore moved the previous question.
Mr.. Steger said that il had been previ
ously announced that no appropriation was
asked. Then the orator who represented
the Commission of Tennessee had asked
for an appropriation before the members of
the House. Yes, he had actually asked
for something like 5000 from the depleted
pocket of our State Treasurer. He would
oppose the whole affair.
MIR. Spyder's resolution in lieu was lost,
ayes 20, noes "a, and the original Senate
resolution was adopted ny the following
vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Beals, Bleyins, Bowden,
Brooks, Brown, Carnes, Cottrell, Couch,
Duncan, Eckel, Ferguson, Head, Houk,
Hughes, Hyder, Jeup, Keeble, Kerr, Lat
tin, Lindsey, Magill, Jesse Martin, b. &.
Moore, Mcleod, Patton, Peake, Perkins,
Raglan, Rutledge, Snyder, Tate, Ward,
Washington, West, Wester, Williamson and
Speaker McGaugbey-37.
Nees-Messrs. Board, j. R. Bond, Cum
minis, Denny, Elder, Harris, Haynes, Jami-
SOL; Leach, Moffitt, McAdoo, McCollum,
McOampbell, Mcfarland, Noblitt, On,
Overton, Pearson, Preston, Steger, B. M.
STl:II nv-a,s1afo nd Mood "a