The Daily Nashville true Whig. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1851-1855, 1855-10-24
Legislative Summary.


In the Senate, in the morning, Mr.. Palmore
explained that bis vote had been incorrectly re-
corded, from misunderstanding of the Clerk,
upon bill to repeal all laws authorizing horse
racing in this State-that he voted for the bill,
and not against it. The journals were correc-
ted, and the said bill was declared passed on
its second reading. Mr.. Baew moved that
the minority report of the Committee on the
Penitentiary adverse to the passage of the bill
changing the mode of eecting the Keeper of
the Penitentary by bringing it before the Le-
gislature, be spread upon the journals. A de-
bate sprung up upon this proposition, which
consumed the entire morning session. The
movement is unprecedented for the report Of O
minority of committee to be spread upon the
journals, where no report in writing has been
made by the majority of the same committee.
Mr. She'd, the authOr Of the report, placed his
request that it should go upon the journals up
on the ground that the journals left hin in the
attitude of fsvoring the bill, he being mem
Der of the committee. This ground is entirely
fallacious, for the newspaper record shows,
land we presume the journals Of the Senate
show the same thing,) that when the report
was made by the majority, Mr.. SHED offered
an amendment to the bill as reported, to make
the Keeper of the Penitentiary elective by the
qualified voters of the State, aud voted for
that amendment; and also voted for an amend !
ment offered by Mr.. WhtthOrne, providing
that the bill should not go into effect until
1857; and also voted to lay the bill on the ia
bic; and finally, poted against the BILL Further,
the gentleman, (Mr. Sheid,) who is SC sensitive
lest his constituents shall be under the impress
sion that he favored this bill, is on the journals
as having presented minority report adUerSe
TO the passage of the bill But all this is not
enough. The report which, by the way, very
indecorously and appropriately goes out OF
the way to impugn the motives of the rarity
supporting il, must fOrsooth go upon the jour
nals. In order that those JON nails may be made !
an electioneering document-that they may |
record the partizan opinions of anti American !
members, of their opponents, who, this report |
saws. have introduced this bill to secure the
distribution of Offices. The proposition is in
accordance with the arrogance and absurd pre-
tensions of this socalled Democratic party,
who assume for themselves all the honesty
and decency in the country, and impute to
their opponents all the corruption. Fortu
na ely for the country, they have not the power
to make these absurd and ridiculous preten-
sons part OF the State records-though their
newspapers may demean themselves by CIV
ing them circulation.
In the course of the debate upon the ques-
ton as to spreading this report upon the jour
nails, Col Jonson asked and obtained leave to
make personal explanation. He had been
charged in the Union and american newspa-
per, with being an ofice-seeker. He pronOun-
ced the charge false, wherever and by whom
soever uttered, and he demonstrated, by refer
ence to bis career, since he had been a citizen
Of Davidson county, ffty-fve years, the truth
sf his statements, and the falsity of those made
by his slanderers. His offence, in the estima-
ion of those who aspersed him, consisted in
he fact that he had joined the American par.
y. He had Joined that party deliberately, and
after having thoroughly studied its principles,
md he believed sincerely that they were the
only principles, and the policy of that party
he only policy that offered q safeguard to the
American Union. His speech was a scorching
md whitening rebuke to the Democratic par
y, which he charged with having deserted the
I'D landmarks and disgraced themselves as a
'arty, by panderiDg to the elevation of men /
With lying and slanderous tongues. Mr.. Tur-
ley INDICATED himself also from the statement !
hat he was an ofice-seeker. He regarded it {
5 the idle wind, and consoled himself that he
ould rise above all such petty SANDERS
The Senate adjourned for dinner, pending q
he discussion.
In the evening, the unfinished business of
londay, the bill to increase the compensation
f jurors to one dollar and half per day, was
esumed, and the bill indefinitely postponed.
enate bill to secure to the widow her dover /.
] lands mortgaged by the husband, the said
Mortgage foreclosing after his death, passed its
educe the number of Directors in the Branches I
t the Union Bank to seven passed third read
~. The Senate took up House bills on first {
eading and disposed of several, the titles of
which will be found in the minutes
In tie House, the day was spent in consider ]
NJ resolution proposing a convention of the
wo Houses on Friday, the 26th inst, to elect
Treasurer, Comptroller, and Secretary of !
tate, which w as finally adopted. ,