Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-13
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE
M0NDay, Jan. II, 1888.
RreuRra OF COMMITTEE.

Gina J.
MoyDag, Jan. n, 1853.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
NrDAVIS from the Committee on Internal In
I proyemeuts reIuraed House bill 10 lheofpQfal'
/ 4renaessees Valley. Georgia, anu Selma Railroad
I Company. and recommended its passage
Also Senate petition Of citizens OF Putnam county,
asking TO be allowed 10 have the control Oh hel
railroad stock and railroad taxes; aud astei 10 o'
discharged from its further consideration Granted
Also Senate bli 10 aHend tle charter oil me Mem
mis-. GAINESVILLE and Louisville ha-ioao company
/ and recommended It's rejection
! Also Senate bill, 70 consolidate he Memphis and
| Obl, ard fbe Memphis GAINESVILLE. and Louisvill,
| Railroad Company; and recommended It's rejection
Resolutions.
Mr. THATCHER offered resolution ilstructiu2
The de egaIon in CougIoss IRON TINS STATE, 10 ala il
! having lie postage laws 80 ameuled as 20 allow
members of ile State Legislatures to write theil
names On al documents they may send TO theil
constituents, after paying the postage charged iol
such printed matter without being subject 10 ths
tines and penalties imposed by law as at present
Mr. CULLEN offered aICs5iU,i0n ia lieu similar &c
ihe ouo Of Mr. BtaJcAer, but providing Lat any ouI
may write his name upon such matter; WLich reao
luton was adopted III leu and then adopted py The
Senate, aud ordered TO I've transmitted 10 Le House
Of Representative.
MrCOODPAsTURE offered the following resolu
Z
Rao.reE That sec. T. lrIcle "a OF the Consiltu'
the State Of Tennessee, he so amended as {.
read alter HE words 'aud forever thereafter eiec
lions ryr members OF ,le Genera. Assembly small
be held oaea in four yrsgs, on the hs Thursday IN
AUGUST. SAID e.tC,Ials Do t,TtliuI.t t-t same y
t.asy..I Ina. sac c.i, article I'd, re 80 amended
rs 90 read alter the Trts ''Il- Jose ever IheIgiteI,
-.tAe Geuc.al assembly sA-u.es oaCe IA lo',r years
on the list Monday IN October, next eusLiug
election"
Rsygirrz Tia, sec Alb, article 81, be so amended
as 10 read '.Ihe Governor shall hold bis 'thce Tor
four years and until ms successor shall be elect ed
aud qualified b a shall act De eligible n-re than
eight years 10 sny Term o, Twelve
Dir MUADAl'o bill 20 regulate the banks an"
The business Cd banking IN the safe I'll Tennessee,
was taken up ard rejected
Yeas. -Messrs Bulleu. Heiskeu MuEday, Ross,
Travis Wli,Jhorue Wright and Speaker buIcI-o.
Mus -Alessvs BrJICAuT. Davis, Denton, Con,
GDUuuer G0odpasime, Harris, Jones, hc, ohAl;o'
MsDOuEaI, Reid Roach and Nelck-r-l2.
MrHARhIS entered d motion 10 reconsider.
The bin TO locate the Middle Division far al
Columbia, tennessee, was laAeu up.
Mr. MJNDAI moved 20 amend by substituting
"Galaun" Tor Columbia
Mr. GUFF moved Go substitute NASHVILLE.
MIR NuIITHOBNE spoke il favor OI The original
proposition, and
Mir MUNDAT spoke in favor Of his amendment.
Messrs DAVIS and GUUDAEE spoke Ia oppoi-
lion It's beng located, and ia ayor Of the present
plan ofhayiBg he Division .ir IA different counties
each year
Dir I'LL moved tha- lie bill and amendments be
Indefinitely postponed, v-lch prevailed.
IeJs-Ncssrs DratchcI, Buieu, Davis, Denton
Goodner, GoodpastUe. Harris, Hal, NCDoug1l, helo,
Roach, Travis and helcEeT-l5.
Nays-Mcssrs GOf, Heiskell, jones, Nunday
McConnico, Ross, Whitlhorue, Wright and spea.e
buTCh-J.
Senate took recess until > o'clock p. N.