The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-01-26
TIE 1EonLArURE LAST WEEK

icl<ness, appeared ana was SWorh
n by the Speaker. Senate joint re
solution to appoint committee to
Investigate and report upon the new
ssue Of the Bank of Tennessee, was
adopted. The time having arrived
for the inaugural ceremonies, the
Senate repaired to the hall OF the
House of Representatives. The floor
lobby and galleries of the House |
were crowded with ladies and gen
tIemen, white and colored. After |
the Senators had taken seats around
the Speakers stand, Gov. Marks and
Governor Hawkins, accompan-
led by ex-Governors Jas. ID. Porter
and NELL S. Brown, the Supreme
Court and State officers appeared
and were escorted to the Speaker
stand by the committee Of arrange
ments. Gov. Marks was then intro
duced by the Speaker of the Senate
and delivered his valedictory. Gov.
Hawkins followed with his inaugu-
raj address, which was brief and in
excellent taste. After which Chief
Justice Deaderick administered the
oath of office to Gov. Hawkins, and
the Senate retired to its chamber and
adjourned till tomorrow. In the
House, among other new bills intro
duced were, By Mr.. McAnally, To
regulate the sale Of spirituous, vim
GUS and malt liquors; By Mr.. Nc
Andrew, To give the consent of the
Legislature to the formation of the
State Of East Tennessee. Pending
the consideration of House joint re
solution to pay the State Railroad
Tax Assessors 81, ASP, as recommen-
ded by the committee on Finance,
Ways and Means, the House ad-
iourned till tomorrow.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr..
Coleman introduced a bill to amend
an act to prohibit the sale Of liquors
near institutions of learning.
ELECTION OF U. S. SENATOR.
Twelve o'clock, the hour for the
election of United States Senator,
having arrived, on motion Of Mr..
Perkins, the Senate proceeded to
ballot without formality of nOmi-
nation. So the ballot was begun,
each Senator giving the name for
! which he voted as the roll was call
ed in regular order. The result OF
| the ballot was as follows:
For Horace Mdyadrd-Mess
Brown. CasOn. Dupran. CASTOR, Hill
Huddleston, Smith Of Shelby, and
Watson, s.
For James E. Bailey-Messrs
Bell, Daniel, Perkins and Ragland, 5.
For John II. ,SaUage-Messrs. AL
exander, Bib, Carter, Mccullough,
Smallman and Mr.. Speaker Morgan,
6.
For w B. Bate-Messrs. Mat
thews and Tillman, 2. -..
For Th0S. c. MuSe-Messrs. Bar
rett and Taylor, 2.
For Robert L. TayZor-N(r. Cole
man, l.
For 3. 4. Jaues-Mr. Smith of
Fentress, l.
In the House, at the same hour.
ballot was had, without nomina-
tons, with the following result:
For Horace Maynard-Agee, An
derson, Austin, Baker, Boyd Of Lau-
derdale, Boyd of Upton, Butler,
Buttram, Cassels, Dawson, Eaton,
Grisham, Hall, Harrison, Jarvis,
Kennedy, Lewis, McAnally, Mean
drews, McKenna, McLemore, Nc
Teer, Owings, Poston, Reeder, Rog-
ers, Smith, Sykes, Trimble, Vernon,
Wilson, Wiltse, and Mr.. Speaker
Ramsey, 80.
For James E. BaHey-BagwelI,
Buquo, Cochran, Cole, Cooper, Coul-
ter, Dulany, Jackson, Jones, Lester,
Martin, Pillow, Plummer, Rhodes,
Watkins, Wilkes and Woodward, II.
For j. II. Sarage-Allen, Beas-
ley, Brooks, Davis, Driver, Gass,
Hash, Haynes, Haynie, Head, Hous-
ton, Jones, Manson, Means, Stewart,
Steele and Thompson, II.
For z. c. MuSe-Hawkins, Muir
ray, Nicely and Norris, 4.
For John N, Bright-Ezen and
Higgins, 2.
For r. NJ. Decentralization. /.
For F. II. Observation-Disclosures, l.
The House consumed the after
noon flibustering over the Stewart
Foute contested seat, the committee
on Elections making a majority and
minority report. The majority re
port recommending a new election
in Polk and Bradley, and the min
ority insisting that Stewart is emit
tied to keep his seat.
In the Senate, on the 18th, Mr.
Perkins gave notice of the contest
for Mr.. Barret's seat, and the COM
mittee on Elections was authorized
to take evidence. In the House, the
of the Stewart-Foute COM
mittee was read, which elected a
lasting till the hour fixed |
for joint convention Of the two hous-
es to elect a Senator. In convention
a letter was read from Col Savage,
those who voted foT him, |
and declaring that while he wished |
Tor the eleclOn- OF a Democrat he |
was not candidate. The 9Th bal
OF for Senator resulted as follows:
Bailey, q; Maynard, 80; Bate, IA
Harrison, 4; Wilson, l; Taylor, 2;
Smith, 5; Marks, 6; Martin, /; r. E.
Thompson, 5; Bright, 2; Edwards,
:; James, l.; Muse, 4
Nineteeth ballot: Maynard As,
Bate %, Barley %, r. L. Taylor 3,
smith 2, Edwards l, Harrison l,
,olon e. Rose l.
Twentieth ballot: Maynard A,
Iate SO, Bailey p, Taylor 2, Smith
Harrison I, Rose ], Judge R. L. I,
'aruthers l.
The low-tax Democrats hold a
aucus Saturday and determined to
Ill stick to Gen. Bate as their can
idate for Senator.