Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-01-18

Senate and House to count and COM
pare the vote for Governor.
After the usual formaiities Sena- !
tors Wilson and Lands and Repre- |
Msnson, Mathis and
were aF pointed joint COM
mittee to count the vote.
The following was presented as
the report of the committee
Number of votes for Marks s,95s
Number of votes for Edwards ............-I5,l5 3
Number OF votes for Wight. ...42, PSI
Number of votes for Tillman. l6
On motion of Representative
Bryan the following members were
appointed committee to wait upon
Gov. Marks, apprise him of his
election and ascertain at what time
it may suit his convenience to be
inaugurated.
Coinmittee-Senat Tolley and
Bledsoe. Representatives-Bryan,
Watkins and Duggan.
AFTERNOON SESSION OF THE HOUSE.
The Speaker announced Messrs.
Poston, Snodgrass, Butler and Gard
ner as the Committee for the House
ON Litigation in Supreme Court.
House joint resolution to appoint
a committee to investigate the eX-
penditure of public funds since 1865
was called up by Mr.. Lyle end
adopted.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Mr.. Pickett moved that the Senate
bill to reduce the Governors salary
to So, 900 be taken up. Carried.
Mr.. Butler moved to refer thebi
to the judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Gregg moved to lay the mo-
ton on the table.
Mr.. Butler called for the ayes and
noes, and the motion was carried by
a vote of As 10 26.
Mr. Lyle then called for the pre-
Vious question, which was not sus-
! tanned.
Messrs. Butler, Maccabe, Lester,
Hawkins and Hall spoke against
the passage Of the bill, and Messrs.
| Andrews, Buchanan, Beasley,
Driver and Warner for it. The bill
J was passed by the following vote {:
Ayes-AimisOn, Alexander, AL
stOn, Anderson, Andrews, Baker,
Ballafant, Beasley, Brickell, Brink
ley, Browder, Bryan, Buchanan,
Burnett, Cain, Garden, Cunning
ham, Dining, Driver, Duggan,
Duncan, Dyer, Gardner, Gregg,
Harwell, Haynes, Haynie, Hearn,
| Holman. Jones, Ledbetter, Low
cry of Bradley, Lowry of Warren,
| Lyle, Manson, McQuary, Nixon,
Ogilvie, Pearson, Pickett, Poston,
Ramsey, Reynolds, ROark, Sam
piles, StOvall, Shute, Smith, Snod-
grass, Sugg, Tyson, Warner, Wat
kins, Wiltze, Wright, Yancy, York,
Speaker Fowlkes. Total, 90.
Noes-Bearden, Butler, Hall,
Hawkins, Lester, Lewis, League,
Maccabe, Mahoney, MatheS, Nc
Gaughey, Ordway, ROOsa, Shelley,
Trent, Wilson. Total, 16.
Not voting-Mr. Ross.
The bill was sent to the Senate
subsequently signed by the two
| Speakers and sent to Gov. Porter.
Mr.. Nixon offered House joint
resolution to appointa committee tC
inquire into the condition of the
Bank of Tennessee. Lies over.
The following new bills were then
reported, besides several others of q
merely local concern:
By Mr.. POston To enact a local
option law. Passed first reading
and referred.
BY Mr.. Pickett-TO reduce the
salary of the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction from 200 to 81 800
Lies over.
BY Mr.. Smith-To annul tht
charter of Memphis and re nanC
the territory an inhabitants there
of to the Governor Of the State
Passed first reading and referred.
By NJ. Warner-To allow magis
trates to take the privy examination
of married women without CON
mission from a Clerk. Passed frs
reading and referred.
BY Mr.. Maccabe-To create de
:, partment of public works. Passed
!. first reading and referred.
! BY Mr.. Maccabe-TO require rail
roads and steamers to use certain
colors and lamps. Passed first read
ing and referred.