Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-05-14
THE I.EGISLATURE.
!. nrnR,~M PRESENT.

LITTLE Rock. Nay IA quorum OF
bofh houses OF the Legislature is now in
.sessiop-fourteen members IN the senate
md fortv-five in the house, and proceed
ing with business.
NTHE SENATE.
The senate met at ten O'Clock this
,,orofng. fourteen members Ia quorum)
Isino, present. The senate proceeded TO
,,Tgs6 ize. Senator ]. q. Frierson was
elected temporary president. Secretary
WV. tDriek was present.
Ar A. kew gave notice that he would
an carly day offer bill providing for
tba asseub!Sng OF a constitutional con-
vention.
A committee of three was appointed
IN wait on the house and inform that
body that q e serate was ready to pro-
eeed TO business.
the afternoon.
IN THE HOUSE
Eorty-six members answered to their
ushnes. A quorum being present, aIter
,,ro,-ar the house proceeded to organize,
Nv fiIIin 2 temporarily positions of Off
cars who .Sre absent Hon. J. II. Berry,
~ Rauton. was elected temporary
,realer and c. c. Reed was elected
gbief clerk. The Office of sergeant-at-
,rros Was declared vacant, by reason Of
tba ramova! OF that officer from the
Ststa and Dr. J. B. Bond wss elected
10 ne vacancy. A committee OF three
was appointed to iUfOrm the senate that
the house was organized and resdy for
business. All the regular committees OF
-f p house were eXeused ana the speaker /
au.' .'horized 10 appoint new ones. A JOINT 1
reso luton was passed appointing a CON-
10. GanQfa and three I
CON, +,,e house to notify Governor BaX-
Ter that the general assembly had met .
1Inon MIS- call for an extraordinary ses-
SION and were ready to receive any mes
-aga he Laight desire to communicate.
A motion was adopted providing for sta
,ioperv an d the usual number OF news
.-,sT,aTs apo' the house then took a recess 1
tiIi four O'clock in the afternoon.
LATER.
The legislat Qre, this evening, appoint /
ed a ioint cominittee, to prepare resOlu- /
tious to send 10 the President in refer I
ence TO the present difficulties. The I
house passed a resolution calling on |
Governor Baxter 10 know wbetn er or not
Brooks had complied with the PROPOSE
ton Of Baxter, 10 remove from the
.statebouse, and leave the legisla-
ture 10 settle the present trouble.
MFR. Pindall made speech taking the
position that the legislature has eXclu-
live Jurisdiction in cases Of a contest for
sbe Office OF governor; that they knew
~ and could recognize no governor but
Rsxter. He favored the reception and
consideration OF any petition that
might be presented, except such as were
presented at the point OF the bayonet.
These remarks were loudly applauded.
THERE il TO be a new anh-fashion
convention at Vineland, and the mana
,yers nope they viii be treated more fair
" bv the reporters than were those VINO
t0ok part in the last convention. 1he
MIN Graphic, however, ought to have
their appreciation, for its sketches OF the
last Vineland convention were msde on
tIa snot. aud their truthfulness was 30
,bvious As 10 defy contradiction.
-, nee the death Of All Pashs In the
=. - art OF 1871, there have been six
.a.,ol 55 III, ri, 'e7s, in succession In Turkey
Eba Iau1 nrssent sleI me, Hussein Avrid Pasha,
!sIg ne 80 - he tbs best general officer IN
i5s = sal1 Ottoman S1 Ug seTvic, He was minister
of-war under the last at ''ii'
Instituted the reform in the army