Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-09

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A. NJ, Speaker Bond in the chair and IS
members present.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. Shelton.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Speaker announced the following
standing committees:
Finance, Ways and Means.-East, Hurt,
Finley, Peters, Newbern, Orr, West, Nc
Millin, Bowers, Cross, Fowler, James and
Barnard.
Claims.-McGlothlin, Bullen, Carson,
TreWhitt, Starnes, McClaIn, Noblitt, Nor
gan, Parker, March, JamisOn, Brooks and
Herring.
Education and Common Schools.-Fin-
ley, Gibson, Adams, Timberlake, Ledger
wood, Harris, Giers, West, Myers, McMil-
Ian, Glenn, GOber and James.
Judiciary.-Gardenhire, Lea, Finley,
East, Cooper, Gibson, Head, lCummins,
Gates, Peters, Neal, LedgerWOod and Cole.
Internal Improvements. Cooper, Ander-
son, JamisOn, Zeal, Gates, Mathss, ROUsh,
MITCHELL Walker, Bell, Parish, Fowler and
Trewhitt.
Military Affairs. - Ledgerwood, Nc
Glothlin, Rice, (of Lauderdale), Mitchell,
Parker, Harwell, Walker, Morgan, Shackle-
ford, Odell, Pollard, Patton, Starnes and
Galloway.
New Counties and County Lines.-Rice,
(of Lauderdale), Harris, DedsOn, Leeper,
Martin, Norman, Bell, Bowers, Myers, Pat
ton, Brooks, Newbern and ROush.
Penitentiary.-Hu SmallwOOd, Spears,
East, Finley, Galloway, Mathes, Ledger
wood, Taylor, Barnard, Perkins, Head and
West.
Banks.-Neal, Anderson, Wynne, Greer,
Jamison, Northington, Pond, ShacklefOUd,
Herring, Parker, Fowler, Leeper and
Odell.
Federal Relations.-Cates, Greer, East,
Gibson, Lea, Gardenhire, Neal, Mcmillan,
Hurt, Adams, Harris, Herring and Bowers.
Public ROads.-Pond, Leeper, Carson,
Paris, DodsOn, Mcmillan, Parish, Parker,
SmallwOOd, Norman, Pollard, TOon and
Wynne.
Enrolled Bills-Gibson, Mcmillan, ia
mison, Spears and Head.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Orr,
Giers, Cummins, Gates, Harris, Noblitt,
Starnes, Trewhitt, Rice (Of Madison),
James, Timberlake, Rice (Of Lauderdale),
and Cole (of Henry.
Charitable InStitutiOns-West, North
ington, Bowers, Mitchell, SmallwOOd, Mob
lit, Newburn, Rice (of Madison), East,
Cross, Greer, and Mathews.
Agriculture and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Leeper, DOdson, Burnett, Martin, Paris,
Myers, Norman, Pond, Rice (of Madison),
McGlOthlin, Wynn, and Parish.
Tipping and Tipping household,
Giers, Pond, Fowler, Taylor, Cole, and
Cummins.
IncorpOrations-Lea, Peters, McClain,
Cooper, Adams, and LedgerwoOd-
ElectiOns-Head, Patton, March, Tim
berlake, Herring, Martin, and Walker.
COmmerce-Peters, James, Glenn, Go
Der, Cross, TOOn, and Anderson.
immigration - Giers, On, Norman,
ROush, Taylor, Barrett, and Howell.
Retrenchment and RefOrm-Anderson
Lea, Mathes, Rice (Of Madison), Fowler,
Harris, Gardenhire, CUmmins, and Barrett.
NEW RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Newbern-AppOinting a joint
committee to wait upon Mrs. James K.
Polk and communicate 10 her the desire OF
the members Of the General Assembly to
visit the tomb Of her illustriOus departed
husband.
Judge Lea said that Mrs. Polk hadssent
for him the other day, and told him that
for the compliments that had been paid her
by the various General Assemblies for the
past ten years, she was very grateful and
thankful, but she would prefer that no such
resolution would be offered, as she would
beg to be excused from any public demon
stration. She also told him that it would
afford her the greatest pleasure, at any
time, to see the members Of the Legislature
in separate parties.
Mr.. NewbeTn said that he thought it was
a duty the Legislature owed Mrs. Polk, in
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band. He would not withdraw the resO-
luton, and it was laid over.
By Mr. WeSt-Whereas, by a general law
of the United States, enacted 25th day Of
July, 1866, providing fer the election Of
Senators, the Legislature Of each State
which shall be chosen next preceding the
expiration Of the time for which any Sena-
tor was elected to represent said State in
Congress, shall on the second Tuesday af-
ter the meeting and organization thereof,
to elect a Senator in Congress, inthe place
of such Senator going out of Office; and
whereas, The time for which the Hon. w.
G. BrOwnlOW was elected to represent the
State of Tennessee a Senator in Congress
Of the Uuited States expires on the 4th day
Of March, 1875; and whereas, the present
General Assembly was organized on the
9Th day Of January, 1875; be It therefore
Resolved, That on Tuesday 10Th day of
January, 1915, this House, in pursuance Of
said act Of Congress, will openly by a viva
voce vote Of each member present, name
one person for Senator in Congress from
this State, and whose term Of Office shall
commence onthe 4th day CT March, 1915.
Be it further resolved, that on Wednes-
day, the 10th day Of January, 1875, al II
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convene with the members of the Senate in
joint assembly in this hall, for the purpose
of comparing the vote cast for Senator in
each house, on the day preceding; but if the
same person shall not have received ma