Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-08
HOUSE OF REPR EsENrATIvEs.

THURSDAY, Jan. T. 1853.
Mr. White. of Knox, tition from citiz of
Knox in reeari the li,hiii Of railroad CON pa
MES for stock killed. Referred.
INTRODUCED.
By Mr. Bicknel, for the benefit of Blouut
county.
Mr. Larkey, to incorporate the town of Ripl, v,
in L ud-rdale county.
Mr. Newman, to protect constitutes from prose-
cuton by rec ivers, allowing dollar for levying
execution, &c.
Mr. Ken rick, to repeal part of the 81 section
of the ct of IA, en- 90.
Mr.. Frazier, to incorporate L. anon Lodge No.
90, of Free Masons.
Mr.. B ale, to am nd the law with regard to steam
mills
Mr. V 'ugbn, granting TO Cumb rland Lodge No
8, Free Mason, OF Nashville, the privilege of issu-
ing bond for the purpo of bull ing.
Mr. Roberts, resolution to raise Special Com
mitter the Fee Bill.
Mr Rosles called up Senate bill granting relief
against escheats, and it passed. I'd reading
The House receded from its a endment to Sem
ate bill to incorporate the Men lis and o 10 Tell
egraph Company.
House concur d in Senate amendment to House
II to amend the Nv in regard 10 the coll cton OF
debts against couriies;
Srnat- amendment House hill to amend III
Criminal law in lard to the punishn Mt OF slaves
concurred in.
Senat ame dment, striking out the indivi lual
liability clause TO Hous bill to Incorporate the L h.
anon and loves Fry urppike Company, was
concurred In.
Senate resolution to raise a c mmittea TO inves.
tgate the condition of the nix OF Tennessee,
came up, and Mr. Thompson opposed il as useless.
tarclcal and an unaviiling exp ndiure of labor aud
money-the invesu alton must b. SUBJ CT to the
representations and shOA ing of the officers AMI
could not amount TO more an was alrea y known
from the reports of he Bank officers
Messrs. Divie AMI Rowles support d tn reSoiu-
ton as matter OF ju-tic- 10 the ofic rs of tue
Bank, whose policy hal been arrai- ned. Mr.. r
said il might that of these officers int nd
ed to r sign, and il due them that they ould
be allowed to show il tn y could do SO with clean
hands.
Ar. Kendrick offered an amen iment providing
that the committee could IN k thu investigation,
II the public interest qnir e IT, without the pres
ence or as i-tance of the ,nk officers.
Mr. Newman oppose { e aoue ndment aud sup
ported the original resolution.
Mr.. FIR ri r Offered nmehdment provi ling that
no memb'r or members of the committee should
De allowed 10 20 Into the vaults OF thu bauk
alone. [Liu-hter.]
Alter eomr discussion Mr. Ken1rck, withdr w
his amendm, ut, ami Mr.. Duulap def-n l. i the Pr.
sIdent OF tie bank, against any ACTIONS upon
MS ot1cial CO. duct, and uiogz hin as an un,elf
ish patriot and pure and honor BILE man.
Mr.. Williams followed in the same str in Ne-srs
Williams and Thomson explained that while they
mad denounced banks as swim lirg shops, an
thieving machin 8, an the sup nsion. an at
OF Dad faith, they intended no ref ction upon
bank officers
hr. Kendrick thought the discrimination a very
nice one, taking it for granted that bank officers
understood their business
Mr. Richardson hal no OH ction TO the passage
oil the resolution, though he thought it woull
amount to nothing.
The real Question at issue was, did the Leeisla-
ture approve the susp nson of the nix of Tn
nessee. The President have submitted this ques
ton to this body, and made resumption ,ujant
upon their disspproval Of suspension. Then why
not meet the question face to face?
The resolution was adopted, ayes 81, noes 4.
Adjourned to NJ.