Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-06

whe LeeIsiatE Ee--Fiftn Week.
On Monday the death of Ex-Gov. JoNzs was an
pounced in the Senate and House Of Representatives
ana both houses adjourned as token of respect to
the nerlory of the deceased.
In The Senate on Tuesday, the yarions PROPOSE
tons to amend the Constitution before that body,
were made the special order for Wednesday, the
the 10th inst
Mr.. Stokes offered resolution which was adopt
ed. providing that the Committee on Ways and
Means of the two Houses, be constituted Joint com
mittee to examine into the condition of the Herri-
taee property, and the old Asylum buildings and
grounds, and report to the General Assembly what
ought 70 be done with the same, accompanying their
report with a bill to carry out such recommenda-
lions as they may think proper to embrace inthei,
report The resolution was concurred by the House
ON Wednesday.
In the House on Tuesday, Mr.. BAKER, Of Weakey,
introduced bill to repeal all laws authorizing coun-
ty subscriptions to railroad companies
In the Senate On Wednesday, Mr.. SroKEIY offer
ed the following resolution, which was taken up on
Thursday and adopted: - - Raa as 3
Resolved That the President of the Bank Of Ten
nessee inform the Senate at as early day possible
what per cent has been made BY the Bank OF Ten
nessee on its capitalist for the last year. ID for
the lat two years; Sd for the last six years over
and above ali expenses Of the said Bank and world
the said Bank have made as much money FOR the
State If her capital should have been Withdrawn and
invested IN State Bonds, provided the State could
have purchased her bonds at ninety cents to the
dollar, s .ist
Mr.. MRnBr bill to withdraw the Bank of Memphis
and establish in lieu thereof branch OF the Bank
of Chattanooga at Memphis was passed on its third
reading in the Senate on "Wednesday, by ayes y
noes g. E
The resolution adopted by the House of Repre-
sentatiYes, instructng Senators and requesting
our Representatives in Congress to aid in getting
law passed gran ting pension to the soldiers of the
war of 1872, was concurred in by the Senate.
The contested election case from the Eighth sena
torial District was taken up in the Senate on We'd
nesaay and discussed by Messrs. NASH and STANTON
in favor of Mr.. TBBs claim, and by Mr.. MDiSis IN
defense of his right to retain his seat.
/ On Thursday, after brief speeches by Messrs
SroKEIY, NASH, and STANTON, the following resoiu
ton offered by the majority of the select committee
! to whom the subject was referred, was adopted
! ResoIeed, That John A. Minis was duly and con
stiutonally elected Senator Of the Eighth senate
rial District OF Tennessee on the first Thursday II
| body as such Senator.
The vote upon the adoption of the resolution was
/ as follows;
/ Ayes- Messrs Hildreth, Hunter Johnson, Lane
| Mickey Mcclellan, McNeiIly. Payne, Peters Stovah
] Thompson Wood and Speaker Newman-l3.
! Noes-Messrs Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Bumpass
| Horn, Nash, Richardson. Stanton, Stoke, StoKeiy
and Trimble-ll, -
In the House on Wednesday, Mr.. WnuTHoRNE of
fered a resolution which was adopted, instructor:
the Committee on Banks to inquire whether the ex
listing enaetments of the Code in relation to Banks
and banking, repeal modify the act of the Gener
al Assembly of the State of Tennessee, passed Jan
uary 2s 1858, entitled, An act to enforce the re
sumption of specie payments by the suspended bank
and to offer for their acceptance certain amendment
to their charters and for other purposes and othe
acts passed at the same session Of the General As
sembly amendatory thereto and if said acts ar
repealed thereby, what effect the acceptance of thu
provisions of said acts by the Banks of this Stat
have upon their charters and if said acts be not re
pealed, whether an act releasing one of the Bank
of this State from their provisions would be consti
tutional or if constitutional, whether such releas
would not operate in favor of all Banks that hav'
accepted the provisions Of said act. ~ ,
In the Senate on Thursday, House BILL No. 81, &
secure rhe rights of widows dissenting from thei
husbands wills, was passed on its third and las
reading, - ss-b
Mr.. TRMBLE introduced bill to renew and ex
tend to 1889 the charter of the Planters Bank o
Tennessee. sss. =. 49,:
On Thursday, Gov. HARRIS was inaugurated il
presence of the two Houses Previous to taking tn
oath of Office, he delivered the following address
Gentlemen Of the Senate and of the House Of, Repre-
] seEdtiUeS; am here for the purpose of taking TIA
oathes required by the Constitution of the Cover
nor Of Tennessee. Having discharged the duties Q
that Office. for the last two years, 10 the extent
such poor abilities as possess, the highest guaran
tees that can offer for the future TO be found
the history of my past administration. believing
as do. that the highest reward ever meted out t
public servants, is found in the approval of thOs
| whom they have labOPed TO serve, am the bette
prepared to appreciate deeply, the compliment an,
the honor found in the fact of being again called. b.
the people of Tennessee, TO this high position. anl
the discharge of the high duties that devolve upol
it.
As my position and opinions are known by all VIII
have any desire to know them, with regard to al
the questions of public policy, through my MESA
pes and nv public addresses, deem it unnecessary
! to enter upon the discussion here and shall there
| fore, decline doing so.
/ have. i'll conclusion to tender to the people O
| Tennessee, through you their representatives, tn
deep sense of gratitude with which / am impressed
for the honor they have conferred and evidenced il
their continued confidence in calling me again tC
the discharge of the high duties OF this position.
| am now ready to take the oath Of office, pre-
scribod by the Constitution and enter upon the pc
\ sitiOn assigned me.
On Friday, the Speaker laid before the Senate
communication frem the President of the Bank o
Tennessee in response to resolution calling for Sc;
complete statement of the amount of money loanej
or paid directly or indirectly for the General Gov
ernment for the transportation of the mails 9th
erwise dating that the amount OF notes discounted
at the Bank of Tennessee on account of Post Office
warrants is So, lO432.
The bill to punish slaves or free persons of color
by hanging for placing obstruction upon railroads
passed its third reading in the Senate on Friday.
Senator NEwMAN's bill to pay Clerks Of the Cireui
Courts for cT-otciO services, rejected by aye:
/ 2, noes 20. .,.--,.-..... a..
Senator ALIENS bill authorizing the Clerks of the
various Courts in this State to allow attorneys tC
take papers in suits in which they are employed out
of their Offices for specified time, rejected by
ayes !, noes IL Is
In the House on Friday, various propositions tC
amend the constitution were rejected,
Mr.. DUDLEY's resolution, offered on Wednesday
instructng the Committee on Finance to investigate
and report the per cent paid to the State by the
| Turnpike Companies and whether or not IN then
opinion, it would be the policy of the State to sci
its interest in those Companies, taken up and
adopted
The following resolutions, offered by Mr. CAID
WE'LL on Wednesday were taken mp on Friday and
adopted: .-H,e-e -~-r- f-.
ReSOlred, That the Speaker of the House appoint
select committee of five, to act in conjunction with
such committee as may be appointed by the Senate
whose duty it shall be to investigate and report to
! the General Assembly .
First Whether or not the 9th section of the 25th
chapter of an act passed 2Sth of January 1855 con
templated, or can be construed so as to mean that
any Branch Of the Bank of Tennessee, should be
required to charge off an amount of suspended debt
| greater than the amount of capital given to said
Branch, in the apportionment provided for in that
section. -a- ....-. .....s .. t-...
Second: Whether by virtue of said act, the CAPT
tai stock Of any Bank has been diminished, and il
! So how much, and whether the duninuton has been
made by the voluntary action of the Board of Di-
rectors of said Branch by the direction and au-
thGrity of the Board or President of the Bank at
Nashville s-.
Third: If the capital of any Bank has been di-
innnfrar,v IN tho wish IF