Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-24
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
IN SENATE.
FRmAT, March ls, 1853

THE cAPIToL-THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
House bill to provide for the completion Of the
Capitol (the pnappropriated fund may be expended
in its compleiiOn) was taken up.
Mr. MCCONNELL moved to strike out the words:
" Provided no portion Of the unappropriation shall
be used to purchase additional grounds" Prevailed;
yeas TO, nays9.
Mr. HEISKELL moved to add: ''That the Secrs-
tary Of State upon making settlement with each
Internal improvement Company Of fhis State, shall
certify the amount due from such company to the
Comptroller who shall authorize the same to be
paid into the treasury by the company.
Mr. DAVIS offered an Amendments in lieu as fol-
lows: {" That he duties now imposed upon the Sec
rotary Of State in relation to Turnpike Companies
shall hereafter be performed by the Treasurer Of the
State, who shall hereafter receive the compensation
allowed by law"
The Treasurer to give additional bond, as EOW re-
CURED Of the Secretary Of State.
The amendment was adopted in lieu, and then
rejected by the following vote
Yeas.-Messrs Bullen, Davis, Denton, Harris,
Jones, Menees, Munday, and Whitthorne-S.
Nays-Mess7s Bratcher, Brown, Goodner, Good
pasture, Heiskell, McCOnnicO, Roach, walker ana
Weleker-9.
The bill passed the third reading; yeas II, nays
NFMPHs AND OHIO B. R.
The message returning Senate bill to amend the
charter Of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Co
was taken up, and House amendment providing that
the subscription taken by the county Of Henry to
the Memphis and Ohio Railroad Co. be cancelled,
was non-conourred in
TIE CODE.
The message returning Senate bill TO provide for
the printing Of the Code was taken up, and House
amendment authorizing the Reyisers, if in their
opinion it be advisable to do so, to have the work
stereotyped was non-cOncurred in.
Senate adjourned until % o'clock, to morrow.
IN SENATE.
SATURDAY, March 90, 1858.
EXPLANATION.
Mr. MoDOUGAL had leave to spread the following
upon the journal:
The undersigned being confined by sickness at
the time the general appropriation bill was passed,
and finding that the time computed for him IN SAID
bill embraces the time Of the Christmas Holidays
adjourned, enters release Of all his per diem over
and above one hundred and ffty-seven days.
A. g. MCDoUaAL.
TIE MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
| The message returning with bill in lieu Senate
bill transferring the $40 900 appropriated to locate
the Middle Division Fair TO the Mechanics lnsti-
tute Of the State of Tennessee, was taken up.
The bill in lieu is very similar to the original BILL
but provides that the transfer and application Of the
appropriation shall meet approval Of the Agricutu-
raj Bureau. COncurred in yeas IA, nays o.
EXPLANATION.
Mr. AIENEES made the following explanation:
find in the published report Of the Joint Select
Committee appointed TO examine and report to the
Legislature the condition Of the Bank Of Tennessee
which was laid on my table yesterday, an omission
on the 9th page On that page, as published, find
the following sentence viz I" The committee FUR
Their state that they have propounded list Of inter
rogatores to the officers, with the answers to the
] same are hereto annexed"
Now in the original manuscript, which have be-
| fore me- (having just procured 1t from the Public
| Printer) the sentence reads: The committee
further state that portion Of the committee have
propounded list of iRterrogatories to the officers,
SC" It will be observed that in the report pub
lished that the words "a portion Of the" as occur
ring before "cOmmittee" is omitted. In justice to
all parties simply wish to have the error corrected
called on the Public Printer, who informed me that
/ in consequence Of press Of business, they were
| compelled to have the work performed at another
/ office, and that they did not commit the error.
mean no reflection on any one by calling attention
10 this omission, suppOsng 1t to be typographical
error but simply wish a matter Of justice to call
attention to the fact and ask that this statement be
] spread upon the journal
CIRCUIT COURT.
| The Senate then proceeded into convention for
the purpose Of electing Entrytaker and Register
for the Ocoee District after the convention was dis
solved and the Senate had returned TO its chamber.
House bills to systematic and prescribe the times
| Of holding the Chancery and Circuit Courts we're
! taken up and passed the third reading.
/ EXPLANATION.
! Mr. MUNDAY made the following explanation
! was. on the part of the Senate Of the Joint
Select Committee appointed to investigate and report
/ upon the condition of the Bank Of Tennessee at
Nashville, though my name does not appear to the
report, it having been returned in my absence.
After examining the condition Of the Bank far as
we we're enabled to do, from the liabilities exhibited
to the committee, was one Of that portion Of the
committee, who thought it advisable, and demanded
by the interest Of the State and in justification of
the Bank itself that suitable and respectful inter
rogatores ought to be prOpOunded TO the officers Of
the Bank. I therefore with the assistance Of Messrs.
! Thompson and Turner members Of the committee on
the part Of the House of Representatives prepared
! and submitted to the officers the interrogatories
contained in the report Of the committee There
was portion perhaps a majority, the committee,
who did not desire to submit any interrOgatOries at
ALL but 1t was agreed that they should 60 to the Off
GERS.
W. S. MUNDAT.
THE PENITENTIARY.
Touse hill To regulate the salaries Of the officers