Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-09

TEN. I'll bill Of the Committee. while it enables 3
few banks to pay mt the bills Of .ihe Bank OF
Tennessee does not enable them TO pay any
other bills excepbose reeemAble at their counters.
This is difficulty which my bill sieuces, for under
its provisions, they ay pay out the notes Of any
specie paying bank in the State. But notes issued
By them must still be payable at their own counters
IA very material snd important ference TO trade
and commerce.
Now if this bill is passed, all tie relief will be
given, in my opinion, which the Legislature can
afford TO banks 10 this particular and all. perhaps,
which il ought TO afford II uuth the hands of the
banks and enables tn am TO aor all the facilities
to trade and commerce. which trey are enabled to,
from the capital nve sed. l be leye that no one is
disposed TO extend relief to one bank which they
are net equally willing to ext md to all This can
be done, think, by the passage Of this bill.
hope that have been .derstood this sub
ject. Il ia q subject that reg ures much thought
more than have been able to give it, But such
thoughts as l have, l have ende4Yored, though
briefly, to present in int eligible manner Ii
have made clear the distinction between the bills,
have done all that 1 cOnl wish.
Mr. PAYNE desired TO ask the Senator why the
law lad operated badly ON the Bank of Tennessee?
Mr. RICHARDSON sal that he did not know the
reason, but thar the resident of the Bank had
stated such to be the fat He thought it must act
unlavorably upon all TO banks.
The question recurring upon the adoption of the
bill in lieu, .s...s ann t t-.s 80 ftfi
Mr. STOKES demAn led the ayes and noes, which
were ordered and take as follows:
Ayss-Messrs. Ale n, Boyd, Bradford Bumpass,
Horn, johnson, Lans, Minus, Nash, Richardson,
Stokes, Ssokely, aud Trimble-l3.
Noes-Messrs. HEdreth, Hunter, Mickey, Nc
Cieil4n, MeNeilly. Payne, Peters, and Speaker New.
mans
SO the bill in lieu was adopted
The QUESTION then recurring upon the passage of
,asI -
was passed, ayes II. noes .. as follows:
Ayes -Messrs Allen, Boyd. bradford, HOra,
Johnson, LaRe, Minis, Nash, KicL ardson, Stokes,
Stokely, and TIlnbe--l2.
Noes--MessIs. Bumpass. Hildreth, Hunter, Mick
ley. Mcclellan, McNeiliy, Payne, Peters, and Speak
er Newman-9.
Mr.. Laae moved TO reconsider tae vote passing
the bill, and moved to lay that ioa upon the la
BILE, which was agreed TO.
SENATE BILLS Oh THIRD READING
No. 6S-TO prevenI indictments and prssentments
Rejected, ayes s, noes II, as follows:
dges-MessTs Bumpass, Hildreth, Horn, Hunter
johnson, Payne, Peters, snd Speaker NeWman--8.
| NOss-Alessrs. Alleu Boyd, Bradford, Lane Min
mis-, Mickey, McNelly, Nash, Richardson, Stokes,
Stokely, aud IIimbie-l2 t-
Mr. McNEILLY entered motion to reconsids r
the vote rejecting The bill. -
On motion of Mr. HILDRETH, the motion to re-
consider was taken up, AMI the vote rejecting the
sbih was reconsidered 4 -.-r f-
The question again recurring upon the passage OF
the bil
Mr. HILDRETH offered q bill in lieu, to give
grand juries discretion to make presentments for
PrOfaue cursing AM Swearing, which was adopted
and then, . b, ~ $500. r
The bill adopted in lieu vas passed on its third
reading, ayes Is, noes 5, as follows:
Ayss-Messrs. Bradford, Bompass, Hildretb,
Horn, HIN er, johnson, Lane Mickey, MINIS,
Mcclellan, McNeilly, Payne, P.ters, SsOkely aud
Speaker Newman-l5
NOes-Messrs Allen, Boyd, Nash, Stokes and
Trmble-5 s.s .a.
No. 64-TO amtnd section ,69l of The Code.
The passage of the bill was advocated by Msssrs.
Allen and Payne.
Mr. Stokes said, after the appeals from the
Se9aters who had preceded him, he could not vote
against the BILL but before be could vote for it, he
proposed TO amend it, he was unwilling to confer
upon juries the discretionary power which the bill
gave them. He suggested that the bill be with
drawn by its friends, and amended SO as to meet
their views.
On motion of Mr.. TRIMBLE, the bill vas refer
red to the Committee on the Judiciary with insiruc-
lions to report bill in lieu.
No. 1910 remove the Chattanooga Savings In
stitutiOn 10 Memphis. Passed.
REPORT OF THE STATE GEoLodIsT.
A message was received from the House of Rep
resentatves, transmitting apreiminary report from
the Stale GeolGgist
On motion of Mr.. STOKES, the report was re-
ceived and laid upon the table, and it IVES ordered
that FIVE hundred copies be printed for the use of
the Senate, F.e
ADDITION TO JUDICIARY CoMMITTEE.
On motion of Mr.. STOKES, Mr.. Stokely was
added to the Committee on the Judiciary.
NorI5E OF RESOLUTION
Mr.. STOKES gave notice that on tomorrow
morning he should inroduce resolution to abolish
the Special Committee on the Code.
AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
On motion Of Mr.. PAYNE. the several PROPOSE
tons before the Senate to amend the Constitution Of
the State were m de the special order for Thurs,
day, the LIST Of December.
On motion Of Mr.. PETERS, the Senate ad-
journed.