Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-14
THE LEGISI.ATrRE

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bill to refund to VIM. Moore two hundred and TWEEN
" dollars, the amount paid by him in consequence
Of a forfeiture incurred as surety for William R.
Moore in the Criminal Court Of Davidson county;
Mr.. MUNDAy's bill TO amend the charter and acts
amendatory thereto of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company, so as to allow the company to
change their bonds from post bonds to incoming
bonds, and to give further time to complete the
bridge across Cumberland river, was rejected.
Several bills were passed OF second reading
The resolution in reference to the course Of Hon.
JOHN BELL on the Kansas Nebraska bill. was dis
cusscd by Messrs. WALKER, Corr, and JoyEs; and
without coming to any final action, the further dis
cussion postponed until to-day
The House Of Representatives. passed Mr. MAns'
breturning to the provisions Of the act Of 1851
for protection against stock killing by railroads.
and passed and otherwise disposed Of numerous
PropOsitonsas viii be duly detailed in our reports
Hr. WILLIAMS rule, requiring unanimous consent
20 take up any proposition out Of order is adopted
Mr.. BULLoCH has a bill to authorize the State
Bank to issue one million Of dollars in post notes.
payable twelve months after date and apporioned
amongst bank and branches according to charter
''three fourths for the discounts Of notes and the
remainder for the purchase Of bills"
A Senate message rebearsed the amendments Of
the bank bill in that body, and returned the same
for the concurrence Of the House Of Representatives
as follows.
The Senate has uon-concUrred in House amend
ment No I, fixing The day Of resumption on the LIST
day Of January 1853. In lieu OF the words inserted
in the 9TH line of the first section, after the word
''bauk, by House amendment No . the Senate
has adopted the following words: "agent person or
corporation licensed or chartered to do d banking
or brokerage business shall be permitted TO pay out
for circulation the note Of any corporation or asso.
citation Of individuals which has not been chartered
by The State of Tennessee; a violation Of this pro-
vision shall be misdemeauor, and any person
or corporation convicted thereof shall be fined not
less than five hundred nor more than two thousand
dollars; and has concurred il said House amend
meut as amended.
The Senate has non-concurred in House amend
ment No 3, which inserts in the ninth line Of the
first section the words cor branches"
The Senate amended House amendment to the
fourth section lNo A. by adding to 1t the following
pr0vis0: Provided, that no bank which has failed
10 deposit the second call Of 10 per cent additional
bonds shall withdraw more than so per cent. in
bonds Of the amount Of notes withdrawn from cir
culalou and deposited with the Comptroller" and
has c7ncurred in said House amendment as thus
amended.
The Senate has amended House amendment to the
sixth section 90. 81 by striking CUT after the word
provided" the words ''such -apportionmeut shall
not take place until the stock Of the State in the
Union and Planters Banks transferred to the Bank
OF tennessee is sold and ifs rroca.ds aafr5- f -
and has added 10 the said amendment the frrou,ir
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o' .is N'a.e 10 the Union ana PLANTERS Banks IS |
7o-- OF the proceeds thereof ia any manner realized
10y the Bank of TENNESSEE the same shall he dfvf- |
'''l' ''' "ll''''''D'l among '1e branches ol SAID
oaiN "e'.i''AE 10 lA' proportion directed 20 be |
observed 10y said bank In dividing her original /
capital
Tho -.roro has non ..,,,.,-l g.: rr.-.5 /
All .- '" '''"7g amend /
"ei- No ~. 10 l1s seventh section
4 HEALTHY SENTIMENT FROM N1rEpus !
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A-1 DE- 'o'f WITH I
'"- BANKS 'Ae memphis iH,a. makes Tie tal- /
lowing sensible and wellumed remarks The sem
ffr.ar.r- OF rF5r Na-,r.ffs sr.r,.,r,,,- ~
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.-e 9.'.' anu s-'UI ne no longer iempouzc1 with.
BE believe That abroad Tennessee currency stands
lowel boz the scale than that 0f any other State fr
the Union. We were yesterday shown a letter from
Washington City in Response 10 q remittance .
Tennessee ra.n.g DO which rhe wri.ar-lF. be- ,.lr4
mot dispose 60 10 there for less .l4I 20 non. CON.
discount Even here IT, our own height arE...3 fu +
the cities both above and below MS will which ~.
have a-s.y auA intimate commercial intercourse
our bes. Tennessee money is at "a discount Of from
five ra fem per cent This is an unreasonable and
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