Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-05
ERGISLATIYE;GOSSIP.

senatorial GOssiP-PrObable OrSanf-
satiOn OF Bath Houses TO-day-The
Governors 1lessaEe-W Where Re-
tIenehment and Reform Came fn
YesteE tay-POfnts About the Organ
tzasfOn OF the Last General Assem-
At the hotels, last night, the stir and ex-
element was quite as great as heretofore
reported, and the usual amount Of 6uzzing
and buttOn-holing was carried on by the
candidates for the remainder Of the offices
70 be filed
Two meetings of Senators ('.stSialy
priyate'') were smelled out by a UNION
AND AMERICAN reporter, yesterdays at the
Maxwell House. One was held in the
gentleraen's parlor, before the Senate met,
at VIII ch Messrs. Blizzard and Paine were
announced as candidates for Speaker. 1t
was stated that the meeting was called to
devise some means by which an Organiza-
tion could have been effected yesterday, but
our report Of the Senate proceedings
shows that this object was not ac-
cOmplished. Another meeting was held
in Senator OvertOn's room, last night, at
which there were about fifteen or twenty
Senators. The reporter was told that It
was of a social character, though various
measures and propositions, which will
probably be introduced at the present ses-
sion, were discussed. These social"
meetings are becoming quite frequent, and
it seems to take Senators most all Of their
spare time to scrape up an acquaintance
with each other.
It is thought that the two houses viii
perfect an organization to-day. If they do
the Governor viii be notified at once, and
it is surmised that his message will soon be
forthcoming.
All the members Of the Senate are pre-
sent and all Of the Representatives but
three, who will probably arrive to-day.
Gen. B. Z. Cheatham, Col. JnO. l.,
Williams, Hon. Dorsey B. Thomas and
Hon. Jordan Stokes were on the floor Of
the House yesterday.
The n.trenchment resolution adopted by
the House, cuts down the salaries OF
| last session as follows: Principal Clerk
| from 50 to s.; Assistant and EngrOssing
Clerks, from Sc to 81; Principal Door
keeper, 81, no change; Assistant Door
keeper, from 81 to s.; two pOrters at s.
each, reduced to one porter, at Sl.5O.
When the Senate adjourned yesterday,
Mr.. BLIZZARD was within one vote Of the
| Speakership.
This is the third House that has elected
Neil S. Brown, jr., its Principal Clers
| Such a man is an absolute necessity in any
well regulated parliamentary body.
The following Legislative jOttings are o.
interest just now:
Attic last session of the General Assem-
/ bly the Senate organized, elected a Speaker
on the forty fourth ballot, Tuesday after
noon. The Principal Clerk was elected
/ the same afternoon on the first ballot
The Engrossing Clerk was also elected the
| same afternoon on the first ballot. The DOol
Keeper was elected Wednesday morning
/ on the tenth ballot, and the Clerk wa;
/ directed to notify the House Of the organi
cation Of the Senate.
In the House, the Speaker was elected
| Wednesday afternoon on the twenty-fOuTtl
/ ballot. The Clerk was elected the samt
! afternoon on the first ballot. The Assis
| tant Clerk was elected that afternoon on the
fourth ballot. The EngEOssing Clerk wa:
| also elected that afternoon on the fifth bal
lot. The DOOr-keeper was elected Thurs
day morning on the seventeenth ballot
| TIE Assistant DOor-keeper was elected the
same morning on the second ballot, and The
| Clerk was directed to notify the Senate
that the House had completed its Organiza
ton. The Governors message was sent il
! 70 both houses Thursday afternoon.
The Governor was inaugurated Wednes
| dav, Jan. %.
The Secretary of State was ELECTED on th'
| thirteenth ballot Jan. Is, and went into
Office the 1St day Of February.
The Comptroller was elected on the thiT
ty-sixth ballot Tuesday, Jan. q, and wen
| into office Feb. 4.
! The Treasurer was elected on the frs
ballot Jan. p, and, being his own success
sor, simply continued in Office.
Balloting for the election Of successor t
! United States Senator Fowler commenced
on Tuesday, Oct. 70, 1863, in each house
| On Oct 20, the two houses met in eOnyen
ton and ballOted twice without result
! Four ballots were had on Oct. p. The
| seventh and final ballot occurred on Oct
p, with the following RESULT Henri
| Cooper, 50; Andrew Johnson, 81.