Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-04
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE

SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, March 8.-The Senat
was called to order by the Speaker at Il
o'clock.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures In,
Board Of Trustees Of the Insane ASYLUM
TO investigate and adjust the claims Of the
Bank Of Tennessee for s., 845, for the years
lo6l-2, and also their minor claims. Lie
over.
NEW BILLS.
| By Mr.. Emmert-TO increase the CON-
mon school fund Of the State by tax on
bachelors. Referred 70 a special committee
consisting Of Messrs. Buchanan, Wade,
Wilson and Logan.
By Mr.. Observation-Disclosures for the es-
adjustment Of a nOrmSl school or schools
A QUESTION OF COURTESY.
Senate resolution looking to expediting
the busidess Cf both bodies, and paying
due Difference on part Of the Senate to
measures coming from the House, was
taken up. Considerable discussion ensued,
which was participated in by Messrs. Wade,
Jones, Hodges, OvertOn, Ragland, Wilson
ard Quarles.
Mr.. Wilson read from the report Of yes
terday's proceedings Of the Senate in the
morning papers, and said that be did not
intend 70 reflect at all upon the House from
his own knOWledge, not having a personal
cOgniZance Of how business was transacted
in the lower house Of the General Assem-
bly,. The quoted remarks did not Origi-
nate with him, but care from members of
the House.
sLANDER o. THE SHELBY DELEGATION.
Mr.. OFertOn, rising to a question of priv
ilege, sent to the Clerks desk the following
communication:
"OCr attention has been called to state
ment published by the Nel5 Orleans Times
Of the 18th Of February, and copied into
the Memphis appeal and EUening Ledger.
The article referred to is in these words:
in letter published IN another column
Andrew johnson says that be put his trust
in the people, but does got say how much
1t cost in greenbacks 10 get the Shelby
county, Tennessee, delegation, numbering
about fifteen, to stick to him from first to
last; nor does be state that he maneuvered
a written pledge from them before their
election to support him; but such was the
case nevertheless, aud il is said that it cost
him something like ten thousand dollars TO
work that delegation alone 1t Is due to
personally, and to our position
as members Of the Senate, to denOunce the |
statement, in whole and in part, as a wan |
ton, unmitigated and malignant SANDER, /
false, wickedly false, in every respect. Yet |
We cannot do less, in view Of the character |
Of this slanderOus charge, than to ask the !
Senate to investigate the matter to the full |
est possible extent and with the severest |
scrutiny. JOIN OvERTON, JR.,
A. b. HAYNES.
March 3, 1875.
Messrs. Wilson, Wade, Logan, Mayre |
and Quarles denounced the charge as moth
ing less than infamous, and said that the l
character Of the Senators was |
a sufficient refutation Of the vile charge in /
the Nelg Orleans Times. Finally, the /
Senates adopted the following resolution /
offered by Mr.. Wade:
Whereas, an extract from q New Or /
leans paper has been copied into /
the daily papers Of Memphis and /
Nashville, which extract is Of a slanderOus /
nature and reflects upon the honor and in
-egrity Of Senators OvertOn and Haynes,
Of this honorable body, from the
county Of Shelby; and
Whereas, it is the sense of this body that i
said extract is utterly false aud without
foundation in fact; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, that a committee
Of FIVE be appointed 10 report a resolution
expressive Of the sense OF the Senate as to
he slandeIous nature and falsity of the
extract from the New Orleans paper re-
eTed to in the communication addressed |
10 the Senate by Messrs. Haynes and Over
on, Of Shelby.
CONVENTIONAL INTEREST.
Mr.. Blizzard moved to take up his mo-
ion to reconsider the action Of the Senate,
rejecting Senate bill repeal the law au-
hOrizing a conventional rate of interest,
which motion prevailed.
Mr.. Hodges said he apprehended that the
senate did not desire to pass a bill which,
rom the manner Of its passage, was unc0n-
titutiOnal. 1t would be remenb red that on
asst Friday the Senate had rejected the
House bill on this subject, and that the
Constitution prohibited the passage Of
another bill on the same subject
.fter one had been rejected BE there
ore moved in lieu to take up the motion
o reconsider the vote rejecting the House
pill.
Tie discussion which ensued developed
he facs that an agreement had been enter
d into, BIZ which the House bill vas TO re-
ain its present status until action was
AIKEN OH Senate bill. During the debate,
Mr.. Logan repeated the words ''parliamen-
AIRY juggling used by him on Friday
asst.
Mr.. Wade called the Senator to order,
,biecting to the language as rejecting upon
senators. The Clerk recorded the words
objected to, and the Speaker decided that
he words had been used in no sense as re-
lecling on Senators at the time Of the OBJ
ection being takeU 10 them, and therefore
we're not supplementary.
Finally, Mr.. Hodges withdrew his mo-
ion in lieu, and the Senate reCOusidered its
ctiOn rejecting Senate bill.
Mr.. Wade offered a bill in lieu.
Mr.. Folk also offered bill in lieu, and
ppealed to Mr.. Wade TO allow his bill to |
ave preference, to which Mr.. Wade assent
d and withdrew his and the Senate then
elected the bill in lieu which authorized a
rate Of interest az 8 per
ent.
QUEsTIONsOF ORDER.
The bill was then put on its final pas
age and the result was about to be an
Ounced, when Mr.. Quarjes asked that the
Deaker withhold the announcement, as
wO Senators were absent in the library.
Mr.. OvertOn objected and made the point
{ order that the announcement Of the re-
ult could not be postponed, and the
peaker decided the point well taken, and
nnOunced the result Of the vote as 10 for
o II against, and declared the bill Te-
scted.
At this juncture, the absent Senators ap-
cared within the bar of the Senate cham
er, and Mr.. Quarles said the Senators,
Iessrs. Marye and Wilson, were now pre-
ent, and asked that they be allowed to
Ote.
The Speaker asked: Shall the Senators
e allowed to record their votes?
Mr.. Haynes objected and made the point
{ order that the Senators not having been
-ithin the bar Of the Senate Chamber
rhen the question was put, the roll called,
nd the result announced, had no right to
ecord their votes without the consent Of
be Senate.
The Speaker decided the point Of order
Tell taken.
Mr. Quarles thereupOn appealed from the
ecision, which caused an animated dis
ussion. Finally, SIR. OvertOn said the
pponeuts Of the bill withdrew all Objec-
Ons to the Senators recording their votes,
nd Mr.. Quarles withdrew his appe ].
The Clerk recorded the two votes for the
III. and the result was announced as II