Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-19
IN SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, March Il, 1858.

IN SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, March II, 1858.
A RESOLUTION.
Mr. BULLEN offered resolution directing the
Secretary of State to preserve all articles, such as
stationery, carpets, &C., for the next General As
sembly. Adopted.
DEAF AND DUMB.
House bill DIr White's,) for the benefit of the
Asylum of the Deaf and Dumb and to provide for the
Nashville House Of Industry Tgiving $500 annually
for each pauper pupil Of the Asylum, and $4,000 for
building work shops, and to give $500 worth Of
furniture out of the penitentiary to the Nashville
House Of Industry passed the second reading
yeas u, nays I.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
House bill to amend the act of 1849-5O, Oh. II,
Sec 2, in the absence Of county Surveyor to give
the courts power to appoint ore to lay on dover,
passed the third reading yeas 10, nays 3
House bill to amend the act of 1874, CHI 49, in re
ation to the sale of land for taxes passed the third
reading, yeas II, nays 0.
House bill for the inspection Of -four in Nashville
and Cla.ksville Tcounty court may appoint an in.
spectorJ passed the third reading.
House bill limiting State aid to Railroads, was
rejected, yeas g. nays g.
House bill to increase the jurisdiction of justices
of the peace, was indefinitely postponed.
House bill to authorize the people to call con-
the State TeleciOn to be held September next pas
sed the third reading, yeas 10, nays g.
House bill to amend the criminal laws (making
the iniuring OF sinking of any fat boat misde,
meanor) passed the third reading yeas Is, nays 0.
House bill directory to Clerks and Assessors,
passed the third reading; yeas y, nays 6.
House bill to provide for the distribution of dece
dents estates, passed the third reading.
ADJOURNMENT.
House resolution to adjourn sine dis on the 22d
instant, was taken up and adopted yeas II, nays
10.
FREE BANKS.
Mr. WALKER presented the following
REPORT.
The Senate Committee on Banks, who were di-
rected by resolution, No. Ill, passed March 10,
cat once to enquire into the mode in which the
curties of several Free Banks have been managed
in the Office Of the Comptroller whether any changes
have been made in the securities, how and by what
authority and how the accounts Of said banks have
been kept in said Office respectfully report that the
Committee proceeded to the COmprOller's office,
found the late Comptroller J. c. Luttrell, absent at
his residence in Knoxville, and addressed him let
er requiring his immediate presence, and addressed
a note to his Clerk in this city, Mr.. Mosby which
was promptly responded to by his presence.
Your Committee with the information given them,
made partial examination of the several matters Of
enquiry committed to them they were satisfied that
Grafton of the Representatives of Tennessee, and
thorough and critical examination Of the mode and
manner, in which the books Of that Office have been
kept, SC. This enquiry and report ought not to be
made in the absence Of the late Comptroller, and
could not be concluded under any circumstances,
before the time fixed by both Houses Of the General
Assembly for adjournment.
The Committee for these reasons respectfully ask
to be discharged from the further consideration Of
the resolution.
J. KNOX WALKER, Chm.
Laid on the table for the present.
Senate took recess until p p. N.
IN SENATE-EvENING SESSION.
WEDNESDAY, March II, 1858.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
The following House bills were passed on the first
reading:
To Secure to married women the use and enjoy
ment of their separate property.
To amend the bastardy law.
To give Justices of the Peace equity jurisdiction
in certain cases, and to insure collecting officers
their commissions.
To provide for the completion Of the Capitol
To amend the act entitled AN act to prevent in
competent persons from teaching Free Schools
THE STATE BANK.
Mr. Speaker BURCH (NIr Whitthorne in the cbair)
returned Senate BILL To put into liquidation the
Bank of Tennessee, and for other purposes" He
proposed sUudry amendments; among others that
the act should not 60 into operation until the first Of
July 1859 He was not welded TO the particular
measure specified for hquidating the Bank. He
thought that plan might be improved; and if the
bill passed the second reading he should propose q
change in that respect. He doubted the cOnstitu-
tionaitv of the institution and felt confident Of es-
tabishing its inexpedency by reference to the re-
ports Of the various Presidents Of the Bank and
Governors of the State, since the organization of the
Bank.
On motion by Mr. WALKER, the bill and amend
ments we're indefinitely postponed.
Senate then adiour ned until 80 o'clock A. NJ, to-
morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WEDNESDAY, March, Il, 1858.
The Journal Of yesterday was read.
MEMPHIS AND OHIO RAILROAD.
The House resumed the unfinished business, viz:
Mr. Davies amendment to the Senate's amendment
the bill III. r. 1867 repeating State aid on the
Memphis and Ohio Railroad from Paris to the Ten
nessee river.
Mr. Davie demanded the yeas and nays, and they
we're ordered.
Mr. STOVALL opposed. If this aid were repealed |
the Hatehie Bridge aid should be repealed also
He was not prepared to such injustice to the
people of Henry county.
Mr. LAMB. The gentleman from Montgomery /
was upon the record voting for this very provision
when il came up the first time There was aidsony |
upon one route The location should be left to the
Directory Of the road.
Mr. DAVE agreed that the Directory should To-
cate. The bridge aid was fully discussed: the aid /
from Paris to the river was not discussed He voted
to defeat the bill: it was defeated and then recon
sidered and passed in his absence.
Mr. ROWLES was constrained to vote against new /
aid.
Mr. STOYALL. It was old aid transferred
The vote on the amendment resulted-yeas 81, /
nays 20; that the amendment was adopted
Mr. LAMB proposed TO amend further, by addiD