Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-06
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

FRIDAY. March O.-lle House met at
$50 a. n, Speaker Bend in the chair and
seventy-One members present.
COUNTY COSTS.
House bill requiring counties to pay their
own costs in criminal cases passed its third
reading.
THE GOVERNORS VITO.
Senate bill to tax the losing party with
Jury fees in civil cases was taken up on the
message of the Governor ye5Oing the bill.
On motion of Mr.. Finlay the message
was read, and he then moved to reconsider
its action. In making the motion, be said
that mach time had been spent in consider
ing this question; that il was apparent
from the tenor Of the Governors veto that
there were no constitutional objection to it,;
that the mind Of the House had been
thoroughly made up and that there was no
necessity for further delay.
Mr. Cummins moved to postpone the
further consideration Of the matter until
the l9th inst, by which time a bill, now
pending in the Senate, embodying certain
provisions, which would Obviate the obiec-
lions suggested by the Governor, would
probably pass.
Mr.. Gibson opposed UISeemly haste as
oveTStepping the bounds Of courtesy 20 the
Executive. He insisted that the COnstitu-
ton required the House to reconsider. and
that it took time to reconsider. If the
friends Of this bill wOuld agree to pass an
other bill meeting the Governors objections,
that would satisfy everybody.
Mr.. Speaker Bond favored immediate re-
consideration, because he believed the, bill
to be within the proper scope Of legitimate
retrenchmeEt. The objection to its present
reconsideration was the idea that such ac-
ton would be disrespectful to the Governor
he believed, however, sUppOsiEg such to be
IA. = case. that a clear sense Of duty should
not o,'--e way to simple matter of personal
difference: but he did not think disrespect
70 The Governor at all involved in the pro-
,,oea5 immediate passage Of the bill; on
the contrary. in 10 ether way could the re-
Concentrations of the Governor be incOr-
r,orated into the measure. Refuse TO pass
the bill ard the whole matter would pass
from ont the control Of the General Assem-
bly: mass it. and immediate steps would be
taken. BY means of an amendaJOTy Dill, TO
show their perfect Difference to the Gov
eru0r. embOdying all Of his proposed i'm
rrcvaments. Tie Governor raised no con-
stitutional objection, and for nothing less
shOuld so beneficial a measure, as &C
knowledged on all hands, be allowed to
perish.
Mr.. Cooper said fthab when be felt re-
spect for the Governor it was unpleasant to
hear so much said out Of respect 10 that
Official. Where respect was felt, where
honesty was possessed, it was unnecessary
to aver and reiterate the fact. The tiIst
dav the House was organized, before the
Speaker had got snugly into his seat, the
gentleman from Campbell (Mr. GibsOn)
the authority on the question Of ''respect,"
on the present occasion, appealed from the
decision Of the clair. Upon another &C.
casiOn. when an appeal had been taken the
same gentleman arose and said that if was
ogreat disrespect and would perhaps end in
the dissolution Of the body The gentle
man from Campbell was not, by any
means, the best authority on
fbe question Of respect Mr.. Cooper
then moved, in lieu, that the cues
lion be postponed until the 10Th inst.
i'm order that the bill might not be slaugh-
tered by undue pOstpOnement.
Mr.. Spears said it had been remarked
that there was a bill pending in the Senate
on this subject, but when seventeen men,
hers of that body had voted to pass the bill
over the Governors veto, it did not look
like they would pass another