Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-06
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE

SENATE.
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 1853.
Mr. ROSS presented petition from citizens Of
/ Henderson county, asking su amendment OF the
Constitution IN relation 10 The disposition OF the
/ School Fund Referred.
! BIr BRATCHER introduced bill to establish a
Chancery Court a. MaynardsTille, in Union county
! Passed first reading
Mr. BULLEN: bin to continue the law in regard
to the Cincinnati, Cumberland Gar, and Charleston
! Railrlad Company. Referred
/ Mr. DENTON: "A bill TO release al Deaf and Dumb
persons in this State from poll tax. Passed first
readng.
I Mr. JONES: the following resolution, which lies
/ over under the rule
/ JVLereas The people oe the Territory Of Kansas,
through their delegates assembled in convention At
/ Lecompton. did on the 9TH day Of November e53,
/ form constitution preparatory to the admission Of
Kansas "a state into the Union, on an equal foot
ing with the original States And JchsrsGs the legal
/ voters OF Kansas, did, on the twenty-hrst day OF
December u;imO, ratify and adopt said constitution
as the organic law of and for the future State OF
Kansas in pursuance Of and by the terms prescribed
in. the schedule ID said constitution; and 'Chreas
| said constitution is republican, therefore,
Be 10 rssoIUed Jg the General Assembly Of the State
OfTfHCssss, That cur Senators IN Congress De IN
structed and our Representatives requested, TO vote
for the admission Of Kansas into the Union unler
said Constitution equal footing with the orlgi-
! nal States.
The unfinished business at the adjournment, the
( consideration of House amendments 10 the Bank
/ bill was passed over informally forthe present
Mr. HEISkELL'S resolution directing the state
Colleges 10 makerep in relation said Colleges
| as required by law, was adopted
MrMENEES resolution, raising committee TO
investigate the affairs Of the State Bank adopt
ed by the following vote:
Teu.-Alessrs Hratcher, Bulleu. GofF, G0Odn5r,
Harris, Heiskel IIul, Jones, Menees, MCOnnico,
NDougal, Ross, Wecker, NhiJthOTne, WIightand
Mr. SPEAKER Burch--lU.
Naus-Messrs. Davis and Dent n.
MrJONES when his name WAS called, said Mr..
Speaker 1 would ask the Senator from Robertson,
il this Is the resolution iuIToduC5d at the suggestion
Of the President Of the Bank OF Tennessee.
Mr. MENEES repId that is was.
MrJONES. If the resolution had been offered
udependaut of such suggestion, l expect / should
vote against it. az have very little confidence N he
efficacy Of Investigations Of that character but nas
much rs this investigation is demanded by the OIL
GERS Of the Bank, shall, matter Of justice and
right TO them, vote Aye.
House bill to reduce into one. all laws eXemPting
properly from execution, passed the third anu last
reading:
Ieas-Messrs. Brateher, Davis, Denton, Gof
Goodner, Jones' Menees McConnicU, Ross Wright,
and Mr. Speaker BUrch-l2.
NyUs-Messrs. Bullen, Harris, ueiskeN, Hin,
Welcker. and Whitthorne--6.
Mr. JONES said When his name was called, that
he objected u the limitation Of value placed upon
certain articles in the bill and he also objected to
some other features of the bill, but he believed it
much better law than the present, perhaps the best
we can get during the setting Of tie Legislature,
and he would, therefore, 4gs.