Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-13
SENATE-AFTERsooN SESSION.
THURSDAY. Jan. II.


THURSDAY, Jan. H.
Mr. REID withdrew his resolution offered this
| morning, and offered the following:
Resolved by the Senate. That the Governor has no
power to withdraw his nomination of Inspectors
of the Penitentiary, and the Senate ought not to
permit him to do so, after his nomination has been
fairly confirmed by the Senate.
Mr. FARoUHARsoN moved to amend by adding the
following:
Resolved further, That, in the opinion of the SEN
! ate the Governor had the constitutional right to
withdraw the names of George L. Sloan, Samuel
P .Ament, and George W. Smith, after their con-
frmation had been fairly re-considered by the
I Senate
| These motions gave rise TO short debate, in
which Messrs. Farquharson and Bell, defended, and
Mr.. Reid as8ailed the action of the Governor.
Mr. DUNLAP, of Henry, moved to make the reso-
luton and amendment the special order for the 4th
of July next which motion prevailed. Ayes, b.
| roes, TO-
The Senate spent the remainder of the session in
considering the amendments by the Committee of
the Whole to the bill to re-organize the Judiciary
of the State; and before concluding the report, adj
journed until to morrow morning at 10 O'Clock.
HOUSE-AFTERNooN SESSION.
THURSDAY, Jan. II.
The Chair appointed on the CocIrill Medal Com
mittee. Messrs. Clemens, Smith, of Davidson and
Cheatham.
On the committee on Buncombe, Messrs House,
Greer, Sykes, Hubbard and Wood, of Cannon.
Messrs. Hubbard and Greer asked to be excused;
request not granted
Mr. CHAMBLss moved to reconsider the vote;
agreed to.
The question recurring on excusing the gentle
men above named, was lost
1t was moved to add Mr.. Chambliss to the COM
mittee; which was agreed to-
Mr.. HEBB thought the committee should be dvi-
ded between Buncombe and anti-Buncombe. The |
CHAIR said he had so considered it.
The House again took up the special ORDER Mr..
Sykes having the floor.
Mr.. S. This subject was too important to be |
treated with levity After the eloquent speech of /
the gentlemen from Wilson, it is unnecessary to say
anything about the necessity of doing something. |
The present system is evidently defective, and in /
the opinion of many, is doing more harm than good.
Mr. s. said he intended to discuss the question on
facts and figures He alluded to the distinguished .
statesman who said that Massachusetts needed no
eulogy. Blackwoods and the Edinburgh Review
have tainted with our deficiency in this respect
attributng it to our slave Institutions And whilst
we expanding money for charitable Institutions
and in the erection of this noble edifce he would
be glad that the first Legislature that sat under its
roof would do something for schools, which would
raise more enduring monument than these mas
sve walls; whilst we advancing in improve
ments with Railroads. &c, let US be as we were on
the tate field first in the ranks to establish good
system OF Common Schools. Mr. s. argued in ia
vor of free schools matter Of economy.
If every child could be educated whether rich or
poor, population would flock in instead Of going
away and land would increase in value. Build the
school house,-t church will grow up beside it
and land will increase in value. | would be glad to
see but free schools in this State of all degrees
from the lowest to the highest-it only costs about
one third the amount expended in subscription
schools as experience has proved Men of property
IRE the very who should favor taxation for this
it cannot be accomplished without
axation;-this is no wild chinera, but matter of
experience. Educate the people and you have better