Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-30
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10 the Senate on Monday, Mr. SrASTox's bill to re
esirt nries in SANDER suits toexpain their vericts
WAS 5ected on its third reaeing by ayes G. noes IS
Mr. HsRS's bin to amend the stay laws, by re
guirug sayors to give an inventory of their proper
y and making the staying of an execution lien up
On their property rejected its third reading
IA the House, Mr.. FORD submitted proposition
for amending the constitution that the Legis-
latare shah meet once in four years. instead Of once
in I'VE; to make the Governors term four years
and the Comptroller and Treasurer for the same
terra
In thss Senate on Tuesday, Mr.. LANE introduced a
bin 70 authorise the disposal of the suspended debts
- tie bank Of Tennessee and Branches, thepassage
of = lfish has been recommended by the Committee
on Banks of that body.
Mr.. TEMPLE introduced bill to establish the Ten
nesse Asylum for destitute orphan children, which
provides that the institution shall be located near
Nashville and shall be supported at the expense of
the State.
Mr. HHDRErts bill to prevent indictments and
presentments ia certain cases. which provided that
for a single act of drunkenness man. if he commit
other offence againsgthe law shall not be indicted
rejected its third reading by..ayes s. noes Is
. When the bill to incorporate the Tennessee Iron
Company of Chattanooga up on its third reading
in the Senate on Tuesday, Mr.. Hm.DLETH offered an
amendment providing that the individual property
of the stockholders shall be liable to the extent Of
their stock for the debts of the company, and re-
serving to the Legislature the power to alter, amend
or repeal the charter The amendment was rejected,
ayes 8, noes II.
On Tuesday Gov HARRIS sent into both houses his
nominations for Directors of the Bank of Tennessee
rs follows Granville P. Smith, Willo. Williams,
James johnson, VIM Stocked, Samuel R. Anderson,
Edward S. Gardner and R. F. Nevins, of Davidson
county; NJ C. II. Puryear, of Williamson; E. a.
KeebIe of Rutherford John F. DOak, of Wilson; W.
S. Massie, of Cannon; Hugh II. Bradley, of Smith;
Elish OgIesby, of Macon ThOs. Boyers, of Sumner;
and Thos- Menees, Of Robertson.
On Wednesday the message was taken up in the
Senate and the nominations confirmed by the fol-
lowing vote
Ayes-Messrs Hildreth, Hunter Lane, Mickey,
MINIS, Mcclellan. Payne, Peters, StOval- Thompson,
Wood and Speaker Newman-l2
Noes-Messrs Allen. Boyd, Bradford, Bumpass
Horn. Nash Richardson, Stanton, Stoke 5, Stokely,
and Trimble-ll.
In the House on Friday, the nominations were Ia
ken up and acted upon separately, and confirmed
In the House on Tuesday, Mr.. SENTER offered a
resolution providing that the Committee on the State
Capitol be instructed ascertain the number of hands
employed upon the same. and at what salary, and
report the same to the House at as early day as
practicable. The resolution subsequently ad-
opted by the both houses.
Mr.. BAYLEss introduced series of resolutions in
regard to the Harpers Ferry Insurreetion, which
close with an acknowledgment of - our apprecia-
ton of the prompness with which the National Ad-
ministration took steps check the recent conspi-
racy before il obtained the huge dimension of rev
olution"
In the Senate on Wednesday, House bill giving the
further time Of twenty months to perfect land ii
ties, was passed on its third reading and is now
law.
Mr. STANTON offered resolution to adjourn sine die
Aln the 10Th of December, which was laid upon the
lle, ayes Is, noes 10.
ne contested election case from the Eighth Sena-
District having beenmade the special order for
hesday, Mr.. TRmBLE offered the following
solutiOn:
Resolye4 In the matter Of the contested election I
now before the Senate the contestants each be al
lowed TO employ counsel learned in the law TO ap-
pear before the Senate and argue their respective
and thatthe expense thereof be paid out OF the
treasury of the state.
The Senate having refused to suspendth the ruleso as
totaksup the resolution Immediately the further
Thursday al ten o'clock.
On Thursday Mr.. TRNBLE's resolution after being
amended, on motion of'Mr. HuDRsTH. to strike
out so much as provided that the fees of counsel
should be paid of the treasury Of the State, was
rS7opted.
The further consideration of the contested election
case was then on motion Of Mr. BR,DsoED, postpon-
ed to Wednesday the 4th of November.
In the House on Wednesday Mr.. SENTER
offered aserios of resolutions instructing our
Senators and requesting Representatives
in Congress to endeavor to secure the pas
sage of a law giving ''to each soldier of the War
of 1872 with Great Britain. and all the Indian wars
Of that date. who served as long three months,
six hundred and forty of land. to be located in
any part of the public domain not otherwise appro-
priated, or a full pay pension OIL five years instead
thereof at the opinion Of the soldier. On Thursday
the resolutions were adopted by the House of Rep
resentatiyes.
In the Senate, on Thursday, Mr.. ALLEN offered a
resolution calling the President of the Bank Of
Tennessee to furnish to the Senate. full and com
plete account of money loaned or paid directly or
indirectly for the General Government for the trans
portation Of the mails otherwise.
Mr. STATIONS bill to require misers to pay taxes
on all moneys $3.50. not invested, was rejected
on its third reading ayes Z, noes l6
Mr. Srov,II's bill to refund to Gov HARRIS $4,000
advanced by him to the Commissioners for marking
the line between Tennessee and Kentucky, was
passed on its third reading.
Mr.. THouPsoN's bill to release the Bank of Tenne!-
see from tie counter note system until 1868, and
until the Union and Planters Banks accept the pro-
visions Of the act of January Is, 1858, rejected
on lis second reading.
In the House on Thursday, Mr.. WILLIAMS, Of Hick-
man. offered the following resolutions, which were
adopted:
Resoluef That the President of the Bank of Ten
ncssee be. and is hereby requested TO inform TINS
House how much was the capital Of the parent Bank
and each Branch of the Bank of Tennessee. as well
as the crcuiatian payable at each on the first day
Of this month.
RssoIoef tiyfIcr. That the President Of the Bank
of Tennessee furnish this House with copies Of all
the official correspondence between the Bank OF
Tennessee and the Union and Planters Banks since
the first day Of January last, in regard to the re
demption OF their branch notes. and the manner OF
settling their daily and weekly accounts and bal
ances and the operation of the counter note system
Of banking: and also that he furnish to this House
the Of discounts, deposits specie ana clrGu-
laton of the Bank of Tennessee and branches on the
first day of October, 1889
Mr. HEBB offered resolution providing for the
appointment Of a select committee to inquire if any
office row held by persons in the employ of the state
can be dispensed with to bring about retrench-
ment and reform. necessary to the taxpayers OF
she State.
The resolution offered by Mr., BCENEII on the Path
inst that resolution to amend the Constitution
can be entertained by this General Assembly, was
after considerable discussion, rejected on Thursday.
In the Senate Friday, Mr.. MCCLELLAN intro
ueeed bill to reduce the State tax property to
cents on the 500, and on polls to twenty-five
rents.
Mr. RrCHARpsox offered resolution, which has
not been acted upon, instructing the Committee on
WAYS and Means to take into consideration the pro
priety Of reducing the tax on merchants, and to re
port a bill 70 tins effect
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