Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-19

On motion by Mr. ROWLES, the House now took
up be special order--he consideration of Mr. Polk
bill -55I and amendments thereto.
Mr. RONLES in a few words desired the adoption
| Of his bill in lieu.
Mr. DAVIDSON preferred that the House should
have me for consideration. 1t had not been more
than fifteen minutes since the printed bills had been
laid on our tables. He was himself, however ready
| TO proceed.
MIR VAUGHN called attention to the fact, that two
additional sections offered by the gentleman from
! Williamson and himself, we're not printed
! Mr. THOMPSON These sections added to
the tenth section of the bill, and failed with it.
! The SPEAKER. The question is the adoption
of the substitute offered by the gentleman from
| Bradley.
! Mr. EOWLES had presented his bill, not entirely
agreeing with all its provisions, but perhaps the
best basis that could be successfully proposed He
called for the yeas and nays on the question of its
adoption.
MIR KING preferred the original bill He had OBJ
served two or three provisions in the substitute, in
conflict with vested right on the part of the banks
over which the Legislature have control. He
moved to lay the substitute the table; but with
drew it for
Mr. POLK who would like to hear a statement
of the difference between the two propositions. 1t
was his impression, that too much haste for the
question, would crush the bill of the gentleman
from Bradley, against which he did not know that
he should make any strenuous objection.
Mr. ROWLES alleged again the Importance OF
prompt action upon this question. He was uuWlll-
ing, on his part take the responsibility Of delay.
lie thought the gentleman from Maury must be well
satisfied that the House would not adopt his bill in
its present shape.
Mr. POLK. He wanted action; but the country
did not require that this House should adopt the
dicta Of any gentleman, without examination.
Mr. ST. JOHN preferred poStponement till to-
morrow.
Mr. BAYLESS thought it best to take the vote on
the adoption Of the bill in lieu 1t would look like
trfing with the most important question likely to
before US, TO put this matter off any longer
he would take at least step tot day.
Mr. KING hoped that step would be taken efec- |
lively, by laying the substitute the table.
Mr. BAYLESS preferred the vote on the adoption
of the substitute.
Mr. ROwLES called for the question, and the
same being taken by yeas and nays, resulted-yeas
IS NAYS 39-as follow:
Teas-Messrs Algee, Anderson, Bicknell, Brazel-
ton, Carter of Carter, Cooper, Davie, DodsOn, Dun
lap Ewing, Goaday, lvie, keeney, King, Lloyd,
Ne wbern, Randolph, Roul2ton, ReDshaw, Richard-
son, Saunders, Senter, Shrewsbury, Stanton,
Thompson, White of knox, and Naughn.-2S.
NGg~.-Messrs Bate, Bayless, Benton, Blackburn,
Bradford, Bulloch, Caldwell, Carter of Hardin,
Copeland, Davidson, Dobson Estes, Frazer, Fulton,
Cannon, Hamilton, Harvey, Holmes, johnson,
Lamb, Low, Mars, Mickey, Newman, Polk, RO-
berts, Rose, Rowles, st. John, Schmittou, Smart,
ner, Williams, Wilson, Wood, and Speaker DOnel-
son.-39
So. the House refused to lay on the table; and
The question REQUIRED en- The adoption of Mr. ROwles
amendment
Mr. POLK The principal difference between
hese bills was in the second section of the substi-
ute, containing the peculiar provisions of the
from Bradley, which the House had
already voted down. He went on to reason against
hose provisions, and to allege, from the terms of
hem, that they would operate a re-oharter of
1t should, perhaps, be noted, that the gentleman
rom Smith, who processes ignorance of a usage as
I'D writing speeches, was himself one OF the ,
irst OF the session, to write out and print ! ,
peeCh in one Of the city papers. The gentle
mans friend, also, Mr. Stanton, who sits at the
anne desk has repeatedly favored the readers Of
his paper with wel-wrien abstracts Of his remarks
{ is a fact, also, that five members of the gentle
mans party, have put their hand into these reports
IhereaS precisely Hve members, Democrats, have
ayored the reader, and This reporter in the same
ray, under the usage above referred 10. Whatever
nay be his knowledge Of this usage, the gentleman
rom smith, Is not wholly insensible TO the sdyan
ages Of the press, as a medium of communication (
0 - his constituents may be further certainly :
Inferred from his speech on the Liquor question, j
rinted in the Republican Banner of the l7th From a
he preface that speech 1t is manifest that the
eople Of Smith county, to attribute. that very
eadabe production TO certain words IN these re- 8
orts jOtIed Ct our desk on the lltb INST.