Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-22
TENNESSEE LEt.isLATURE.
SENATE-MoRNING Session.
SATURDAY, Jan 2
he Senate met purSuanI % auJourIIIIeH'
Vile mnufes Of yesterllaV were read.

SATURDAY, Jan Il.
The Senate met pursuant 10 adjournment.
The minutes Of yesterday were read.
MIR. Northcutt presented 2 memorial from sundry
citizens of Warren county, praying for the estab-
Eshment Of State Board OF Agriculture referred;
and also petition from sundry citizens of the SAME
county, praying that the General Assembly char
ter Railroad from McMinuville TO Dechard's, &C.;
read and referred
Mr. Bowles introduced bill to release the State
Tax in Scott county to said county for the next
ten years for county purposes; read and referred.
Mr.. Dunlap of Henry, introduced bill to incor-
porate the Padueah and Tennessee Railroad Com
pany; read first time and passed
Bill concerning public Administrators was then
taken up. The question being on the amendment
offered yesterday, by Mr.. Farquharson, the amend
ment was rejected Mr.. -- called the previous
question; which was sustained, and the bill put on
lis passage and rejected.
On motion Of Mr. Reagan the Senate tool; up
the bill to amend au act Incorporating the Hiwassee
College; read and passed second time.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bill to secure Landlords by giving len on the
growing crops OF their tenants; read and passed.
Bill to amend the charter of Tennessee and Ala
bama Railroad Compensated, and Mr.. Nixon
took the floor and spoke at some length in opposi
ton to the bill He thought that the bill before
the Senate proposing to amend this charter, was
too broad-that it was as broad as the northern
boundary of Alabama and he questioned the right
of the Legislature to make such radical change in
the charter without the consent of the stockholders
and at the close of his remaks he offered an amend
ment to that effect
Mr. Perkins then took the floor and made
speech against the amendment and in favor of the
bill. He gave succinct history of the getting up
and management Of the various projects connnec-
ted with this road On the close of their debate
the question was taken on the amendment offered
by Mr.. Nixon, which was re ected- Ayes, H. noes
u. Mr.. Perkins then offered an amendment Civ
ing the company power to build branches, &c;
which was adopted. Mr.. Nixon offered to amend
so as to restrict the road to cross the Tennessee
line west of the military road which was adopted
Mr.. Polk moved to pass the bill over and make it
the special order for Monday next which was
agreed to.
Bill to amend an act passed Both December 1849
chapter l07-read and Mr. Farquharson moved
reference of the bill TO the Judiciary Committee;
which was agreed to-
Mr.. Moore moved to reconsider the vote passing
bill to authorize Grand Jures to call witnesses be-
fore them in certain cases. and to pay witnesses that
are summoned before Grand Juries other wit
nesses, &c; the vote was reconsidered; and Mr.
Bowles moved theprevious question: which motion
was not sustained Mr.. Farquharson offered to
amend by providing if they should be inattendance
one day or more
Mr.. Dunlap thought the amendment amounted
to nothing they could not attend less then day if
they attend at all, and thought the whole thing was
wrong the amendment was adopted. Mr.. Bell Of
fered an amendment which was adopted. Mr.. Per-
kins moved the Indefinite postponement of the bill
as amended; which motion prevailed, and the bill
indefinitely postponed. And on motion the
Senate adjourned until 10 o'clock, Monday morn
ing.