Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-12
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURR.
SENATE.
THrnsnAr. De-. DO. lel

THURSDAY, Dec ~, 1907.
MrWELCKER, from the Committee on Agricultur,
and Manufactures, returned the bill to locate tn,
Middle Division Fair at Columbia and recommended
its rejection.
MrWHlrTHORNEp resenteda petition from citizens
Of Mt. Pleasant, asking the establishment of turn
| pike road
Mr. GOoDPAsTURE offered the following resolu
ton, which lies over
RssolDsd, Tha: the system Of banking in Tennessee
Is founded in error and that its practical effects are
detrimental to the interest Of the people, but that the
present is not an suspicious time for winding up tbs
State Bank and its branches. That legislation by
the present Legislature, further than repeating the
free bsnking.law, would be useless and futile
ResotUsd, That we should leave the banks and note
each by existing laws, and in panic like the pres
emit it is absurd for the people to look to the Legs
lature for relief
Mr. BRATCHER offered the following resolution,
which lies over:
Resolped That the Secretary of State, as SuperiD-
tendcat of Internal Improvements, report te the
Senate the condition of the several Internal Improve
ment Companies in this State, as required by the
act Of 1886, ch. o. sec g.
Mr. WHITTH0RNE introduced bill to regulate
taxes in incorporate towns Passed first reading
Mr. WHITTHORNE: a bill to incorporate the Mt
Pleasant aud Big Bigby Turnpike Company, and for
other purposes. Passed the first reading
male Institute, tLewisburg. Passed the first read
ing.
Mr. DAVIS: billtO change the rate Of interest in
certain cases. that the interest on money actually
loaned may be at any rate not exceeding 10 per cent
Passed first ding.
The resolution to adjourn Dec 2lst sens die was
On motion by Mr. WHITTH0RNE, laid on the
table.
The special order, the resolution in relation to
Federal politics, was postponed until Thursday next
The other special order, the bill to regulate the
Bank of Tennessee and other banks during the time
of their suspension, was postponed until Tuesday
next
Mr. HEISKELL offered resolution that the Legis-
lature dOurn Dec. 2lst until JAN 4th 1858 Lies
over.
Mr. JONES called up the bill to establish the
University of the South; which passed the third
reading.
Mr. WRIGHT called up the bill to incorporate the
Yellow Spring Company, in Blount county; which
passed the third reading
Mr. DAVIS called up the bill to incorporate Bear
Creek Church in Marshall county, which passed the
third reading.
MIR McCONNICO introduced bill to incorporate
the Thompson and Bethesda Turnpike Company;
passed FIRST reading.
Mr. HEISKELL offered the following resolution,
which lies over:
ResoIued. That the President of the Bank of Ten
nesse, Is President of the Board of Common School
Commissioners; be requested, TO examine with the
aid Of such board and report as practicable
the particulars Of the common school fund Of this
State showing of what each item in the report of the
Bank of Tennesseeis composed. Whether the amount
collected from MeSemore and Campbell, 81, 960.33;
old State Bank debts collected SO, $685. do So 900
shown in the report of the Comptroller, 1857, is
included in any sum shown in the bank report Of
1857.
Also of the "excess of the,U. S. Lands" lover the
Il H.
S5,l79. 50 are so included and where,
Also how the U. S. Lands reported in Bank report
of l847 at Sll,703 81, comes in 1866, l1,075.32,
making a difference of S62S.00
What becomes of this in the statement of 1857,
and how the sum of S4,7l46S, as o. S. Land fund
is derived.
How the sum of $3.50, 48145 reported in Bank
report Of 1867, becomes in the ComptrOllers report
of 1856, S267, 29642
Whether the Ocoee lands mentioned in Comptrol-
lers report of 1856 and 1857 be part of the Common
School fund, if it belong to local schools, S60I
02445.
What becomes of said. fund in the report of 1857.
Has it any connection with the sum of $3.50, 784 "A,
reported as 0coee school fund in said report.
What is the amount Of error in school fund men
toned in report of Comptroller of 1853
And generally what is the amount of said fund
from all at the present time, its constituent
parts and investment.
Mr. HIFTHORNE introduced bill to regulate
the system of banking, which was ordered to be
printed and made the special order for Tuesday
House Bill TO amend the criminal laws in regard
to slaves, was taken up and occupied much time in
discussion. The bill makes the burning of dwelling
house or barn, punishable with death.
Messrs HEISKELL, WHITTH0RNE, BROWN,
BRATCHER G00DPASTURE and MUNDAY took
part in the debate, pending which,
Senate took a recess until D. m.