Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-01-15

NASHVILLE. TENN. Jan. H. 1879

NASHVILLE, TENN, Jan. ii, 1873.
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.
Resolutions and bills being in order, Mr..
Mcconnell, of Trousdale, moved that
committee of five be appointed on corpor-
atoms, which was agreed to.
Mr.. Coulter then offered that commit
tee OF two on the part of the Senate and -
OH the part Of the House, to examine the
accounts of the Comptroller and Treasurer.
Agreed to. Messrs. Coulter and Morgan
We're appointed on the part of the Senate.
Bills Oh first reading by Smithson, III
lowing parties charged with criminal of
fenses 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 10
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 OH the
part of the Senate,
The report of the Superintendent of the
Penitentiary being received, Senator War
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.
Join. resolution, No. Z, concerning lot
teries. 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 a 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 in the Assembly.
This caused Il great deal of dissatisfaction
among the Jewish citizens of Nashville,
and II card was published in one of the city
papers, signed by them TO the effect that
they did not think the Legislature did
right in 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
~ 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 aud Jones, of Davidson aud
other prominent members of the Senate.
The Senate adjourned t. meet the House
to count the votes for Governor. A COM
mittee of two from the Senate and three
! from the House were appointed tellers.
! The vote was 81, 200 for Brown and 81, OS9
| for Freeman, Gov. Brown was then an
nounced as being legally and constitution
! ally elected, and committee of three were
! appointed to wait upoH the Governor and
! inform him of his election, anG also to find
out when it would be his wish to be inGu-
gurated as Governor of the State.
| The convention then adjourned to meet
at their respective rooms.
The House and Senate both adjourned to
meet at 1880 o'clock, Monday. j. j. II.