The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-21
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOV. 81.
Legislative Summary.


from citizens of Shelby county was presented
by Mr.. Palmore, relative to Merchants License.
Bills were introduced: by Mr.. Atkins, to amend
the act incorporating the Mississippi and Fork
ed Deer River Levee Company; by Mr. Ballew,
TO improve the Hiwassee River, appropriating
$4,000; by Mr.. Caldwell, releasing the inter
est of the State in the Forked Deer Turnpike
Company; by Mr.. Turney, to amend the char
ter of the Southwestern Railroad Company,
giving that company two years further time to
come within the provisions of the Internal I'm
provement act; by Mr.. Whitthorne, for the
benefit of the Public Printers; also resolution
raising committee to examine the books of
the Comptroller and Treasurer, and to report
the amount Of dividends received by the Gov
ernor from stock in the Union and Planters
Bank, under theact Of 1854. Mr.. Ellis return.
ed Senate Bill introduced by him early in the
session, TO regulate the rate of interest, and
subsequently withdrawn for amendment, and
proposed a bill in lieu, establishing conven-
tional interest of ten per cent. Mr.. Ellis sup
ported this bill at some length in an able, ar
gumentative and forcible speech. He was fol-
lowed by Messrs. She'd and Whitthorne, in
opposti ton to the bill. Mr.. Caldwell advoca-
ted q conventional Interest, but objected to the
provisions of the bill before the Senate. The
bill, amendment, and bill in lieu, were finally
recommtted to the Judiciary Committee. The
bill TO incorporate the Holston Conference
Preachers Aid Society, discussed at length on
Monday, passed ID reading-ayes 1G, noes 8.
Senate Bill granting further time to the Muir
freesboro' and Liberty Turnpike Company and
giving other privileges, passed Sd reading
House Bill granting further time to the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad Company TO Sc
cure State aid, passed lst reading. House bill
TO change the line between the counties Of
DeKalk, Putnam and Cannon, passed Sd read
ing The bill for the relief of the securities Of
VIM B. Holden, teSherif of Marshall county,
was taken up from the table and recommitted
to the Judiciary Committee.
In the evening, the conventional interest bill
was reported back with a recommendation
that it pass. The bill in lieu was rejected and
the original bill passed second reading. The
Senate non concurred in all of House amend.
ments to Senate resolution appointing Com.
missoners to investigate the condition Of the
Bank Of Tennessee and Branches
In the House, in the morning, bills Of gen.
eral character were introduced: by Mr.. Wilson,
of Marshall requiring Trustees to close Trust
Deeds upon their expiration; by Mr. Pogue, to
allow persons to keep Race Tracks; by Mr..
Holmes, to regulate the tax on Merchants, and
others and by Mr.. Ward, to extend the benefits
of the act for the benefit of the Widows and
Orphans of the soldiers Of the Mexican War, to
those of the officers and soldiers of other wars.
The resolutions appointing commissioners to
examine into the connition Of the Bank of
Tennessee and Branches, was taken up, further
amended and adopted.
The afternoon session was mainly devoted to
the consideration of Bills on their second read
ing.
40 The Democratic Herald Of Columbia is
in the habit of copying original matter from
the columns of that "torn down Know
Nothing" sheet, the True Wing, without Civ.
ing the proper credit. We presume it is only
ahabit-one, however, not considered exactly
proper among the "press gang" generally.
LOUISIANA ELECTIoN.-The Bulletin, Of the
18th say:
The smoke has at length cleared away little
and we are enabled to discover who the living
and who the dead. The returns publish thi
morning are pretty decisive, and indicate that the
"unterrfei" have again triumphed in the Stat,
generally, including the Governor, Lieut. Governor
Secretary Of State, Auditor, Attorney General Su
periutendent Of Public T. uration, and majority IL
both branches of the Legislature. In regard 4
Congress the result is scarcely less doubtful tire
Democrats have almost TO a certainty, been return
ed 20 Congress, and one American, viz Geo. Eusti-
Jr., Am, LIST district; Miles Taylor, Dem, 2d dis
trict; T. q. Davidson, Dem, Sd district, and j. NJ
Sandidge, Dem, 4th district. The only distriC
about which there can be any doubt is the Sd Pond
Am, runs Davidson very hard. Davidson is onl
about 80 votes ahead, with Tensis to hear from.
Is barely possible that Pond is elected but scarcel
probable So far as the political complexion Of IN
Congressional election is concerned, therefore, /
case Pond is not elected, there has been no chang,
The delegation in the last Congress stood Democrat
3, American !.
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