Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-08-15
DOMESTIC.
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The Loan Office Bill. after being lie.
committed 10 select joint committee,
aud reported with amendments, SO as 10
transform il into charter Tor State
Bank, has been passed the second read
ing III the Senate, and sent to the House
OF Representatives. where il has again
been much amended, principally at the
instance OF MIR. Mitchell, and las been
passed on the third and last reading in
that House and sent 10 The Senate. The
principal alteration made by the House
OF Representatives, was 10 alter that part
which contemplated The establishment OF
two banks, one al Nashville and The other
al Knoxville, so as 20 have but one rrin-
cIpal Bank al the Seat of Government.
The contemplated capital of this Bank is
to be one million Of doifars. and 10 be, in
part, founded upon the same basis as the
Loan Office.
The members, generally, seem desi-
rous of affording relief TO the people
and we know the people are looking up
TO their proceedings. with confident
eXpec alton that Somo.hing soiU be done.
In a few days The dye will be cast, IND
the people will then know what they
have to depend on. Notwithstanding tile
great variety of conflicting opinions in
both Houses of the legislature, upon the
mode OF ailordimg relief, we are fully per-
suaded that majority are in favor of
ameli0rating measures. And as The OBJ
Ject Is the same, we hope 10 see union
enough prevail, 10 carry sUale aleviaiing
plan into effect. The people expect il,
and we hope their wishes and expectations
will not be disappointed. [Cem,ier.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
HE clerk OF the house of representatives,
delivered IN at the speakers table, "A Iemon.
STRANGE OF sundry citizenS OF Davidson county,
expressive of their opinion on the Loan Office
Blu, now before the Legislature, aud repre-
sentihg HAT theprovislons of the said bill, were
in street violation of tile constitution of tue
Utited States, which instrument The members
OF the legislature are bound by an oath TO
support and also, that the provisions OF the
said bill were inexpedicnt, and in their opn.
ION. would be rninOuS III their consequences.
MIR. Hunfsmdn moved to lay the said memo
rial on tue table until the first day Of January,
1871: On the question for laying tue said me-
mortal on the table the yeas aud pays being
required, II was deter mined in the affI native
Those who voted in the affi, native are,
Messrs, Atkinson, Blair, Brewer. Douglass,
harris, Hunisnan, Lowry, Miller, Reynolds,
Wallace aud Williams, Ii.
These iO voted in the negative are. Messrs.
Bnnch, EdmstOD, Moore, Parish and Standi-
fer, 5.
On motion of MIR. Huntsmau, ordered o. at
the following reasons of himself aud Mr.. Wal.
lace, Tor the above vote, be entered on the
Journals.
We, the undersigned, being members of the
Senate, who thought proper 10 vote tor LAYING
memorial signed by Gen. ANDREW JACKSON,
Col. EDWARD WARD aud others, on the table
resort TO their constitutional right of express
ing our reasons, and spreading them on the
Journals, in order that the good people
OF TINS state, may justly estimate the motives
by which their Judgments were regulated, in
forming the determination of The above vote
and as a few preliminary remarks NAV not be
unnecessary, they beg leave Ia observe that it
Is the pride * boast OF the undersigned that they
1--we ina iand OF liberty, where every individual
I'D society has an equality OF right secured by
a sacred constitution which next TO securing
him his political aud religious privileges rsar.
antees TO the citizens tue inv aluable aud ii.sti-
mable right OF peaceably assembling themselves
together TO consult and confer pom heir Is uts,
wishes aud grievances, and to petition their
representatives upOn any subject that the
legislative department. of The government has
the right TO excercise; and All encroa cbment
upon this Invaluable right, when exercised in
The manner contemplated by the constitution,
Ito Wit in mild, temperate, Ies pectfuI manner !
acknowledgment both as tiiizens Of the COM
muiity, aud representatives of the people
would resist with their lives aud property as
they believe free and temperate EXPRESSION
OF sentiment by the citizens 10 the Legislature,
preserved iuseperable from our political ex-
isieBce. The undersigned. think, after giving
due weight TO the above reas ons az well az
Tile constitution, that the above memorial is
extremely exceptioDabIe aud ndecorous in us
terms aud language, aud especially in the
following particular.
" For the purpose Of exhibiting 10 yOnr honorable
bodies TIE nigh and amfi responsibility Imposed up
on you on this OCCASION me Undersigned take the ill.,
eTfy Of soliciting gonr attention to The oath trhich
you hare taken as the tgisdiUe agents Of ne state
AZ IS under article o, sect I'd. and in these Vords l.
n ~ do sofemnty sSredr or affirm that as member
Of the gen,raE assembly, IEiH in ell appointments
Vdfe uh0nfDanOr, aDfcfiOH, PGrtiaHty0r prejudice,
or resolution uhich shdH appear TO me i'urfonS 10
fhe Peopte or consent to aHg thing trhafeVeT
fhdt shaH hare Tendency 10 lessen 06ridse their
rights and privileges dictated By the constitution
81 This state. pheH your honorable bodies nefibc-
Tafefy rcheet upon tie SOiemnifV If his Odth, and
compare the defaits Of ne ADORE blu NTH the
obligations here imposed the nHdsrsigned cannot
persuade th,mSeiDeS h0t you possibly assent q
itS passage"
The undersigned cannot but recollect, and
that too with the most upfeigned regret, tina
one OF the distinguished characters, who ap.
pears TO have been actively jealous in produce
ing Tile above memorial. but few days since,
at tile seat of government, and in the presence
OF some members Of the legislature, iR tbe
most indecOtons manner stated, that anu mem
Der Tho rOted for IL UOuM perjure himself, ana
that Dhe tue did pass, fveire honest jurymen upon
oath UOutd cOHrict HOSe tciiO UOted for lie meu-
| SIRE u perjury. The above statement, last
aforesaid, taken III connection with the memo
| rial, the undersigned think is direct and nm
warraHtabIe attack upon the diguity OF III,
senate, and a strong personal implication o
perjury against those members vino believed /
| theft duty TO vote for the passage OF The Laws
1heyfurtIer think that the insiRuati on Of pes
! Inry IN said memorial is neither reason nor ar
gament to convince any rational mind Of an.
pFineirle whatever sndiafthernoie, the up