Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-11
The LegisIa,ure--Tensh Week.


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The LegisIature--Tenth Week.
In the Senate on Monday, message receiv-
ed from the Governor nominating Gen. w. G.
HARnBa, JoHS OvERToN, Esq, and Dr. JOIN d.
WusroS, Cthe present BOard,) Inspectors of the
Penitentiary and the nominations were unanimous
" confirmed. Subsequently Mr.. OvERroS resigned,
and RUSSELL HoUsUoN, Esq, was nominated and CON
frmed to fill his place-House resolutions calling
upon the officers Of the Bank of Tennessee and the
Union and Planters Banks for statement Of their
discounts, as to the amount and to whom loaned, !
was laid upon the table-Mr. TRnBIE introduced
q bill to amend the act establishing the Tennessee
State Agricultural Bureau, which is very impor-
tant proposition. Its provisions are-lst, repeats
so mnch Of section 27l of the Code requires the
Bureau to award and pay premiums at the State
Fairs animals manufactures, and productions
Of the State alone ana the Bureau is instructed TO
invite competition from other States I'd amends
section 296, So rs to allow any county society to
draw the bounty Of S200 by showing that tlle SO
ccty is the owner in fee Of real este held for fair
grounds with unencumbored title, equal in value to
$500 now required to be kept loaned at interest
3d. that the Safe Fair at Nashville shall be deemed
a substitute for the Division Fair of Middle Ten
tons hereafter made for the same; 4th, authorizes
the Bureau to take possession and control of the
Hermitage and hold the same subject to such fu-
ture legislation as may be deemed expedient-to
make appropriate regulations to show the same to
strangers and to repair and preserve the Hermitage
buildings, and the tomb of General Jackson; 9Th,
authorizes the Bureau to establish Agricul-
tural College az the Hermitage, and empowers
the Bureau, to sell - acres of the tract lying
west Of a lane, and thus detached from the main
Hermitage tract and with the proceeds thereof car
~ into operation the plan set forth 9th, extends
the time given the General Government to accept
the Hermitage as q branch of the National Mill
tary Academy to the lst of September 1860; 9TH,
authorizes the Bureau appoint learned geologi-
cal and agricultural chemist whose duty it shall be
10 make an agricultural end geological survey Of
the State Sth authorizes the Bureau 70 draw
warrant upon tiie Comptroller every six months for
S-to pay the salary cf said chemist 9th, au-
thorizes the Bureau to erect power hall for the
use Of mechanics aIsi to make other necessary inn
provcments and 20 enable it to do the aPpropria-
ton heletolore l..adc. purchase grounds fer the
Middle Division !air Is aEs;GTrcd TO the Bureau
10Th authorize the Bureau to form agricultural
cabinet of soils seeds minerals drawings and mod
els of implements n. hg~aandry pictures of animals,
likcHezs.s 90. .,.slu-o57hei agricultural men, &cr
AMI To- urahajI:H Er.cau 10 preserve the same, the
,mui-sIoasrs # the capitol authorized to set
apart a room for the same,
Ia IN. Haus. an Monday the Committees bill for
the expulsion OF irg, persons OF color from this
State was considered on i's SECOND es,tlHs, ANA
amended Sd That tGt tund accruing from the sale
Of all fc pen aon. af color under the provisions Of
the ac. shall go into the general common school
fund and pha DC distributed according to scholastic
population by Yeas J5. nays 26, as follows: }e4s
--Messrs. Barl.r of Iv1y, hay less, lncEneL Bicd
zoe Bralel,an Bri.fan. Butler. Caldwell. Davidson
Farley Fraz.er.-Gurnan. Greene Harris, llayron.
Hurt. johnson. Kcnnyl Eincaid, of Claiborne, Lock
hart. NayRcld. MCabc, Morphis Norman, Pickett,
Richardson Russell SsntCr. Shrewsbury. Soweii
Trewhitt Tgevitt Williams of FRANKLIN Williams,
of Knox and Speaker Whitthorne- -, Mugs
Nessras Baker. OF Weal,ley, Barksdale Beatty Ben
nett. Cowien Crit nual,, Dudley Ewing. farelly.
Ford Grant GUY Hchb. Ingram Jones, kincaid Of
Anderson Lea, Nall. Porter. Roberts, Vaughan,
White of Davidson. White, of Dickson, Williams OF
Hickman and Wiliamson-26 The further consd-
grafton Of the subject was postponed till Thursday
Of next wcek-l5th inst
In the Senate on Tuesday, Mr.. STATIONS PROPOSE
ton to amend the constitution so a. to give the eec
ZION of Clerks and Masters 10 the people, passed on
itsysecond reading, by ayes L. noes Senate
bill TO allow tax collectors clerks of courts. county
trustees and registers until the LIST Of April in eacf
wear to make settlements, was passed on It's thir,
Yeadng.--House amendment tor the heQeht u tn'
Central Southern Railroad Company providing tha
the COMPANY shall receive $1,000 per mile additiona
oid having heretofore received SO 600 per mile
was concurrcd in. by ayes II. noes 8.
In the House, Tuesday. Mr. GoRNAN intr
duced a bill 10 deprive owners of slaves of tn
,igbt IN Sc, Them frec,-Mr. LEA introduced
bill TO prevent preaching by slaves--Mr. DA
vrss bill. POI, fit pauper deaf, dumb am
blind children with an amendment making the a
lowsnce of each pupil admitted in this Institut
$500 per annum. passed its third and last reading
the House of Representatives by yeas o. nays non'
Mr. BAKER of Pcrrys resolution. offered Satul
- dav. proposing to adjourn from Wednesday the 81
inst. to Monday the % of January, was taken irol
the files and adopted by ygas 40 nays 20
In the Senate on Wednesday, the greater porto
Of the day was takea up in the consideration 4
committee Of the whole Of Mr., THoNHSoN's bill I
establish a general banking law in this State. an
Mr.. Jouysoys bill to reform --and regulate the bus
ness of banking. The chairman instructed
renort Mr. THoNrSoN's bin TO the Senate and recon
mend its rejection
In the House on Wednesday Senator WooDS bII
TO incorporate Bcershcba Springs Company. BE
Lomond Company. in Warren county, Bon A
Springs Company in the county of White, Looko'
House Company. in Hamilton county. and the Star
Springs Company NcNmn county, and an amen
ment incorporating the Ekmont Springs Compan
Of Giles county, with quasi individual clause W'
rejected by yeas u.s. nays 4s.--Senator HoEN 5
,l,. fI,a minis Clark
willie and Louisville Railroad Company. the Scna
amendment was concurred in.-The Committee
Banks bill lprinted ON page IS2 of the LEGIsI,rr'
UNIoN AND American and offered Nov l5) in lieu
Senator RlcHAEn>oNs. was passed the second rea
ing by yeas 30. nays -.
In the Senate on Thursday, House resolution
adjourn from the 2lst inst. to the ID of Januar
1850. was concurrcd in. 10y ayes IA. noes S.---N
JoHNsON's bill to reform and regulate the busine
of banking in this State. again taken up in co
mit,ee of the whole, and having been considered
,ectjons. was adopted, and the chairman INSTRUCT
20 rsDort the same to the senate and recommend
passage.
In the Senate on Friday. Mr.. RIcHARDsoN ofirre,
resolution. which was referred to tiie Commit
on the Judiciary. providing for the redemption
,re state of Tie outstanding notes Of the Exchar
Rank at Nurfrecsboro.-Mr Mr.. JouNsoNs bill
reform and regulate the business OF banking in {
Etatp WAS passcd on its second reading by ayes
noes T. as follows
A,,ss-Nessrs. Allen, Boyd. Bradford, Bumps
Horn johnson Lane, MINIS, McOieilan' McNeI
Nash PAYNE Richardson Stokes and Irmble-
Vass .Wessrs Uldreth Hunter, Mickey, Pet,
Stokely stoyail Thompson and Speaker Ne"in