The true Democrat., 1856-12-16
Monday, Dec. 9th.
The Senate convened.

Monday, Dec. 8th.
 The Senate convened
 Prayer by the chaplain.
 Mir. Watkins, from a select committee, to whom was referred House bill Mo- 10, to be entitled "An act to repeal an act declaring Kings river in Carroll county a navigable stream," reported the same back and recom- mended its passage.
 On motion of Mir. Watkins the rules were suspended, and said bill read third time and passed.
 MT. Floyd introduced Senate bill No. "A, to be entitled "An act to arrest in part the opera tions of the present laws upon the subject of the swamp and overhowed lands," which was read the first and second times, and referred to the committee of the whole and made the order of the day for Tuesday, 9th inst.
 On motion of MT. Floyd, the secretary of the Senate was requested to have 100 copies of said bill lrinted for the use of the Senate
 On motion of MT. Floyd, Senate bill No. 5, to be entitled "An act to provide for the consolidation of railroad companies" was ta- ken up when,
 Mir. Floyd offered to amend the second sec tion thereof, by adding the following proviso: "P,ouided, ho,oever, That such new corpora tion shall not have or exercise within this State, greater or further franchises or powers than may have already been heretofore conferred by law, upon the said contracting corporations.''
 Which amendment was adopted.
 MT. Floyd offered to amend said bill further, as follows:
 Be tt further enacted, That no railroad com panies that avail themselves of the provisions and privileges of this act by consolidating with any other railroad company, shall, on no ac- count, issue any bill of credit, nor deal in ex- change; and shall not emit or issue any certi- fcate of deposit nor issue any thing on paper or any other device that shall be deemed and regarded as currency, nor shall have or con- trol any agency wst}in this State under any banking charter or Sanking privileges of any other State territory, or dominion whatever, for the purpose of banking; or discount on the loan on any paper or bills of credit that may be issued by any other railroad company or bank charter, whatever; nor shall any such con- solldated railroad company be allowed to do or perform any act that would in any manner put in circulation any paper currency of any kind, manner or description whatever, within this State, contrary to the laws thereof.
 Which amendment was adopted
 On motion of Mr. Ferguson the bill as amended was reeommitted to the committee on internal improvements.
 On motion of Mir. Stinnan, House bill No. 125, to be entitled An act to change the time of holding the circuit courts in Perry county was taken up and read second time.
 On the further motion of Mr. Stirman, the rules were suspended, the bill read third time and passed. tAs t'e
 On motion of MT. Hammond, the amend ments of the House, to Senate bill No 39, to be entitled "An act to make an appropriation to pay N B. Burrow and Thomas Johnson for their services as special attorneys for the State, in certain cause," were taken up and read. as follows: 8 Ilel
 Amend by striking out the words 1.-two hun dred" in the first section of said bill. and inser the words -four hundred dollars'' in lier thereof. h N0iIENR has. r4 T-w t-
 Amend also by striking out the words ons