Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-05
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.


SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. AT u O'Clock, Clay
Roberts, Assistant Clerk Of the last Senate
called the Senate to order, and invited Rev.
DR.. Shelton to open the proceedings with
prayer.
On motion Of Mr.. Overton, Mr.. Wade
was called to the chair temporarily until an
| organization should be effected.
SENATORS PRESENT AND ABSENT.
The following Senators then appeared
and were sworn in by Judge Baxter Of the
| Circuit Court of Davidson county:
First District-JOhnsOn, Carter, Wash
ington and Greene. w. G. Emmert.
Second District - Sullivan, Hawkins,
Hamblen, Hancock and Claiborne. James
G. Hodges.
Third DistIict-Cocl0e, Jefferson, SEWER
and Blount. J. c. lis.
Fourth Dissatisfaction, Granger, An
derson and Knox. w. II. Turley.
Fifth District - Campbell, Morgan,
Scott, Roane, Fentress, Overton, White,
Putnam and Cumberland. G.. Marehbanks.
Sixth Dissatisfaction, Monroe, Nc
MINI, Meigs, Bradley and Polk. A.
Blizzard.
Eighth District-Waren, Coffee, De-
Kalb and Cannon. James A. Jones.
Ninth District-Macon, Smith, Clay and
TrOusdale. Thomas II. Butler.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures and Bedford.
Thomas G. Mosley.
Eleventh Dissatisfaction. Joseph
D. Wade.
Twelfth Bistrict-Wilson and Davidson.
Fl. r. Buchanan.
Thirteenth District-Marshall, Franklin
and Lincoln = A Wilson,
Fourteenth District-WilliamsOn and
MauryR a. 7. Boyd.
Fifteenth District-Giles, Lawrence,
Wayneand Lewis. 7. B. Logan.
Sixteenth Distriet-Hickman, Perry,
Humphreys, Dickson, Cheatham and Hous-
ton. Mitchell TrotteT.
Seventeenth District-RObertsOn, Mont
gomery and Stewart. William A. Quarles.
Eighteenth District-Hardin, Decatur,
Benton, McNairy and Henderson. ThOs.
II. Paine.
Nineteenth District-CarrOll and Gibson.
NJ. D. L. Jordan.
Twentieth District-1fenry, Weakley,
ObiOn and Lake. Clinton Alden.
Twenty-first District Madison and Har-
deman. Horace AksPOlk.
Twenty-second District-HayWoOd, Lau-
derdale and Dyer. F. B. Ragland.
Twenty-third District-Shelby, Fayette
and Upton. PeytOn J. Smith.
Twenty-foUrth DiStriet-Shelby. "A. b.
Haynes.
Twenty-ffth DisEiS-Shelby. John
OvertOn, JT.
Mr.. L. S. Mayre, the Senator from the
Seventh District, was absent.
Mr.. Quaries said that he had a dispatch
from Mr.. Mayre, stating that he had been |
left BY the train.
The Chairman (Alr. Wade) stated that
for Speaker were in order. |
No nominations being made,
Mr.. Overton moved that the Senate pro-
coed to ballot for Speaker
BALLOTING FOR SPEAKER
First BallOt-For Haynes 4, Blizzard z, |
Mosely ?, Wade ?, Paine Z, wilson 2. No |
election.
Second Ballot-FOr Haynes 5, Paine 3, |
Blizzard 6, MOsely /, Wilson 1, Wade 4.
No election.
Mr.. Quarles, by request, withdrew the |
name Of Mr.. Blizzard.
Third Ballot-Paine @, Haynes 4, Biz |
zard 3, OvertOn 3, MOsely l, Wade >, Viii |
son /, logan ?. No election.
Mr.. Blizzard stated that il was evident /
Senators had Lot made up their minds as to /
the Speakership, and with view to give /
an opportunity to confer together /
on the subject, ne moved to adjourn TO 10 |
o'clock tomorrow morning. Rejected.
Mr.. EmmeTt moved to adjourn to 8 |
o'clock this afternoon. Rejected.
Fourth BallOt-Payne g, Haynes 4, Biz /
zard 4, Overton 2, Hodges !, Wade l, Msyre 1
l, Wilson 1, Logan 4. No election.
Mr.. Mr.. L. ). MayTe, the Senator from
the Seventh District--cOmpOsed Of the |
counties Of Rhea, james, Hamilton, Bled-
soc, SequatGhie, Marion, Grundy and Van
in the Senate chamber
and was qualified by Judge Baxter.
Fifth Ballot-For Haynes 3, Paine 6,
,, Blizzard 3, Logan l, Wade
1, Overton 3, MOselyt 1, Qua:les 1, Turley
2. No election.
Sixth BallOt-FOT> Haynes 2, Paine 6,
AIarchbanks ?, Blizzard 4, Logan 6, Mosely
l, Turley 2, Ragland2. No election.
Seventh BallOt-For Haynes 8, Paine 5,
1, Blizzard G, Mosely l,
Quarles /, Turly ,. No election.
Eighth Ballot-For Blizzard Z, Haynes
?, Logan ?, NarchOanks 1, Paine :. Quar- es
?, Ragland !, TTOtteT 1, Turley ], Wilson 1.
No election.
Ninth BallOt-FOr Blizzard 10, Logan 2,
AIarchbanks l, Paine >, Quarles 4, Ragland
l, Trotter l, Wilson l. No election.
Tenth BallOt-FOT Blizzard y, Quarles
(, Logan l, Paine s. No election.
And then at 1-20 p. NJ, on motion Of Mr..
Butler, the Senate adjourned TO ten o'clock
tomorrow morning.