The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-03
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Nov. 2

ShlDAls NV. Z
Mr.. Steele, from The Committee on New Counties
and County Lines, reported back bill to alter the
dividing line between McMinn and Monroe: passed
% reading.
Mr. Hail. from Committee on WAYS and Means,
reported back the bill to exempt from taxation Ma
sonic, Odd Fellows aud Temperance Halls, with an
amendment in lieu
Mr.. Atkins moved to lay the bill and amendment
on the table, which motion failed
Mr. WhitthOrne offered all amendment which ex
enpts buildings of these Institutions from taxation
only when they are exclusively occupied by said
societies.
An extended debate arose as to the merits CT the
bill, and proposed amendment by Mr Whittb0rne,
IN WHICH Aessrs. Stokes Rodgers, Hail. Whitthorne,
Baliew, Atkins and Caldwell took part In the course
OF the debate, Temperance and the course pursued
by AIR. White, the distinguished Temperance Ora
tor, were freely discussed
The amendment offered by Mr.. Whitthorne was
adopted and
The amendment offered by the committee, as
amended, being before the Senate, it was negatived
by vote Of 81 to ..
Mr. Stokes entered a motion to reconsider said
vote.
Mr. Stokes, from Committee on Banks, reported
back the bill to establish the Ducktown Bank, aud
recommended its rejection.
Pending the action of the Senate on the recon-
inendatOn oil the committee,
The Senate adjourned TO O'Clock, Z. N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Stokes resumed the floor and proceeded to
give his views on the subject of charterng the
Ducktown Bank. He opposed chartering any more
stock banks.
Mr. Havron advocated the claims Of the commu.
nifty to Bank, WHO are petitioning for this charter.
The bill was then put upon its second reading
and rejected-l9 TO 3.
On motion, the bill to change the mode of eec-
ting the Keeper of the Penitentiary was taken up,
and
Mr.. Stokes supported the bill in extended re-
marks. He examined the minority report of the
Senator from Coffee, Mr. Sheid) repudiated the i'm
putation cast upon the majority that their action
would have been different, if Col Gentry had been
elected Governor, and said the object Of the COM
mittee was to take the power from tyrant and
bring it nearer to the people, by committing this
election TO their immediate representatives.
Mr.. Carter offered amendment, providing that
the Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum be here
after elected by the Legislature.
Mr.. She'd sustained the position he had taken in
the minority report, which has been published.
Mr.. Rodgers raised point of order as to the pro-
prety of making amendment TO bill Oh its I'D
readng-the amendment being irrelavent to the
subject matter Of the bill.
Mr. Carter said he arose 10 say that before this
debate shall be ended he would show up the action
Of members on the opposite (Amercan) side Of the
Senate. He would show the origin of this Know
Nothing party, but he would discuss the matter
this evening.
Mr.. Baew was opposed to any change of the
of the appointing power from one department of
the Government to another. II lie had no partially
for the mode OF electng officers by the legislature
for barter aud trade sometimes seen to govern
here.
The Senate adjourned to o'clock, P NJ.