The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-11-05
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

SATURDAY, Nov. s.
Mr. Bowles presented bill to amend an act to
charter the Stones River Turnpike Company-pass-
ed 1st reading.
Mr.. Fletcher returned the bill to authorize the
election of additional Justices of the Peace in
tain cases-passed Sd reading.
NJ. Atkins returned the bill to establish Com
mon Law and Chancery Court west of Reel Foot
Lake, with bill in lieu which leaves out the Chan
Gerry feature from the court. The bill in lieu was
adopted, and then the bill passed its Sd reading.
Mr.. Ellis returned several bills correctly en-
crossed.
Mr.. Turney called up the bill to establish the
county of Cumberland-passed3 Sd reading.
Mr.. Turney introduced the following resolutions !:
Resolved 6y the General Assembly of the STATE Of
Tennessee. That our Senators in Congress be in
structed and our Representatives in Congress be
requested, to use all honorable means to modify
our naturalization laws offering friendly protection
10 the honest emigrant but to prevent the trans
mission to our shores of felons and paupers. That
they extend the time of naturalization so that for
eigners shall be able to speak our language and be-
come acquainted with our institutions. That they
enact uniform law to prevent the States individual
y from admitting foreigners to vote before they are
naturalized And that they repeal all laws making
grants in future to unnaturalized foreigners and so
to provide that the native Americans shall retain
the power of administering the government without
being overwhelmed by the rush OF foreign popula
ton constantly landing upon our shores.
Resolved That it is the sense OF this General AS
semby that no person, of whatever creed or sect,
who holds to the supremacy of any other power,
king potentate pontIff, pope, as being superior
to our laws and principles OF government ought to
hold any Office under the General Government-ex-
ecutive, legislative or diplomatic-and that native
Americans should be appointed to all offices in the
General Government And il is further the sense
of this General Assembly, that Congress ought not
to legisate upon the subject of slavery either in
the States or Territories; but that slavery is mu-
nicipa regulation, and should be governed by the
States and Territories respectively, as they may
deem proper; and to prevent further excitement
upon this subject this General Assembly raties in
good faith the compromise of this exciting question
by Congress in 1850
ResoiUed, That this General Assembly con-
dennis the principle of appointing persons Of foreign
birth to foreign missions, and recommends the ap
pointment OF well qualified native citizens who have
the better feeling and greater interest in our nsti
tutions.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson, the order of the day
was taken up-which is the bill to change the mode
of electing the Keeper of the Penitentiary.
Mr.. Carter said the Reporter of the Banner had
misunderstood his remark, when he reported him as
saying she would show up the action Of members
on the opposite side of the Senate" He said what
he did say, or intended to say, was that he would
review the position of gentlemen on the other side
of the Senate. The Reporter makes this corrcc
ton with the greatest pleasure as he will correct any
error into which he may fall.
Mr.. Whitthornc obtained the floor, and addressed
the Senate at length. Before concluding his re
marks, he gave way to a motion to adjourn to
Monday morning, 10 o'clock-which motion carried.