Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-18
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE-MoRx1ye Session.

SENAJE-MoRNlNG SESsloN
TUESDAY, Jan. Il.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
The minutes of yesterday were read.
Mr. Bell presented petition from sundry citi-
zens of Sewer county, praying for the repeal of an
act passed 18th February, 1852. Read and trans
mitted to the House.
Mr.. Bewley presented memorial from the coun-
ty court Of Jefferson county, praying that the one
per cent sinking fund may be applied to orinvested
in their own bonds instead OF State tonds. Read
and transmitted to the House.
Mr. Reid, Chairman of the Committee on en-
rolled bills, reported number of bills as correctly
enrolled.
ELLIS on THIRD READING.
Bill to amend the law in relation to school lands
in Polk county. Read third time and passed.
Bill to alter the time of holding the Circuit
courts in the county of Warren. Read third time
and passed.
Bill to incorporate the Mechanics Library and
Institute Read third time.
Mr.. Rogers offered an amendment to extend the
corporate limits of the town Of jackson, and to
amend the charter in other particulars, which was
adopted, and bill passed
Bill to incorporate the Tennessee Presbytery 5
board of foreign and domestic missions Read third
time and passed.
Mr.. Nave offered an amendment to incorporate
the bill passed
Bill to review and amend an act passed January,
1916, to incorporate the Sewer turnpike road. Read
third time.
Mr. Jones offered an amendment to incorporate
the Marshall central turnpike company, and for 9TH
er purposes which was adopted, and the bill
passed.
Bill to authorize the citizens of the town OF
Monroe in Overton county to elect an additional
g IL PaoH ri md
cd.
Bill to authorize the President and Directors OF
the Bank of Tennessee to burn the deiaced notes
of said Bank and branches.
Mr. Perkins offered an amendment requiring
them to procure list of the bills by their denom-
nations, which was adopted and the bill passed Its
third reading.
A bill for the relief of Daniel Mclean; read third
time, amended and passed.
A bill to incorporate the Mississippi River Levee
| Company-and the Forked-deer and Obion River:
Levee Company; read third time, amended anc
passed
Mr.. Bowles moved to take up the Message o
| the Governor, nominating Commissioners for thu
Penitentiary; which was agreed to.
Mr.. Reid moved to pass it over to the first o
| July.
Mr.. Bell moved the previous question, which cal
! was sustained
|
had; the question was then taken, and carried
| ayes, II; noes, 10.
Mr.. Bell then moved reconsideration, and ca!iet
the ayes and noes the Senate refused to reconsider
Mr.. Nixon moved to take mp the unfinished
business of yesterday; 1t being the bill to reorganlz
the Judiciary OF the State of Tennessee.
The question being on the adoption of the b
offered by Nixon, in lieu of the organized bill.
Mr.. Nixon spoke in favor Of the adoption of hi
bill lieu He said that the objections to the orr
ginal bill were all obvated in the proposed amend
meut &c.
Mr. Hall offered an amendment to the amend
ment, which was adopted.
Mr.. Farguharson moved to refer all bills ant
amendments on the subject to the committee on tn
Judiciary, with the instructions by him submtte
with his motion: upon which Nessrs. Farquharson
| Nixon. Dunlap Of Shelby, and Hall, took part; al
ter which the bill in. lieu was adopted, and the bl
passed its second reading, and was referred to tn
judiciary Committee.
On motion, the the Senate adjourned until ha
past > o'clock, T. NJ.