Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-22
TREAsURER's OFFIcE.

NASHVILLE, Nov II, 1859.
Hon. TAz W. NEWMAN Speaker of the Senate;
Sir: In reply to Senate resolution Nc. s54 the
ed 18th inst. directory to the Comptroller of the
Treasury, Secretary Of State, ard State Treasurer
relative to the perquistes attached to their respec-
tive Offices Caside from their regular salaries as hx-
ed By low for the last year and for the entire term
of said Off ces, the Treasurer would beg leave 10
state that there perquistes attaching 20 bis
flee, except as Treasurer of the Insane Hosplt"'.
He receives hree-fOurtbs Of one per cent upon IN
recipts and disbursements Of said institution, Whlob
for the last year. amounted to about three hundred
and thirtyseVen dollars and for the last entire tern
of two years about seven hundred and ten dollars,
which amount will be greatly reduced for the next
two years, and will not probably amount to more
than two hundred and fifty dollars per annum.
W. F. McGREGeR.
On molten of Mr. STANTON, it was ordered ths'
the LEI, er be spread upon the journal.
The SPEAKER pro tenn. also laid before the SEN
ste letter from the Secretary Of State, which was
read as follows:
SECRETARY OF SrsTE's OFFICE,
Nashville Nov. 81, 1853.
To The Speaker Of the Senate,
Sir: In answer to Senate resolution No "a re-
ouestirg the Comptroller Of the Treasury, the Sec
r4tary Of State and the State Treasurer to report
0 the Senate, as near as practicable, the amount
# psrqusites attaching to their respective en- see
Independent Of the salary fixed by law, would
especially state TO your honorable body that am
not prepared TO report accurately the amount OF
fees attaching 10 my ofioe, during the entire time
have been in Office; but as near as can apprcxl-
mate il, have realized about five hundred and hfy
dollars per annum. Respectfully submitted,
j. E. R. Ray, Secretary.
On motion OF Mr. STANTON, 1t was ordered that
the letter be spread upon the journal.
BILL INTRODUCED.
By Mr. STANTON: Nc. 1l9-TO reduce the
State tax and to increase the Common School fund
Passed first reading.
HOUSE BILL On FIRST READING.
No. 500 incorporate the Memphis and st.
Louis Packet Company. Passed.
SENATE BILLS on SECOND READING.
ll5-To authorize Attorneys General to celebrate
the bonds of matrimoDy. Passed.
Il6-To allow, NotAries Public to take dispositions
in any county in this State. Passed and referred
to the Committee on the judiciary.
1I7-To change the time of holding the Circuit
Courts in Henry and Humphreys counties in this
State. Passed.
CALL OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. BUMPASS demanded call of the Senate,
which was had, when it appeared that the SLOWING
Senators we're absent: Messrs. Bradford Johnson,
Mcclellan, Payne, Richardson, StOkely, Wood, and
Speaker Newman.
Inere DelnR quorum present. Lns Oeuate pro-
ceeded to the consideration Of
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
No. 9l-To enable the Nashville and Northwes-
tern Railroad Company to unite with or lease the
Mississippi Central Rsilr Jsd.
Mr.. ALLEN said he WAC struck with sstonishment
when the Committee o. Internal improvements re-
ported against the passage of this bill. The propo
sition was q modest one, and the road could
Come in competition with any other. lie was aware
.lo-P |,
asked for, proposition was maze to charge the
responsibility from one comp Iuy to another. But in
tkis lse he asked nothing but sheer justice to his
constituents. He thought there might have been
something before the Committee onluternal improve
mens tending to show that tue enterprise would come
in competition with Memphis, which lie utsd in an
report upon the bill. He did not fnd
fault with the Senator from Shelby mir PayIe) for
guarding vgilantly the interests of mis- constituents
He only regretted that that gentleman had taken
wrong view of the subject. The aid he asked for
the road was great deal less than that already
granted to the Mississippi Central Railroad TWAS
proposed to take the $3.50 ask for in this bill
in lieu of thst granted to the Mississippi Central
Railroad, and he thought that was an indueement
for the Legislature tU pass the bill He read from
the acts to show that the Mississippi Central Rail
road was granted aid for sxty-fve miles at $4,000
per MILE besides 100000 for e bridge the
Tennessee river By the passage Of this BILL the
Nashville aud Northwestern and the Mississippi
Central Railroads would be enabled to consolidate.
and by that they would accept the provision of
his BILL which would save the issuance Of the bond
of the State to the amount of $3.50 000 and thus les
sen the indebtedness Of the State TO that amount
The question recurring upon the passage of the
bill, the ayes and noes were taken follows:
Ayss.-Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bumpsss, Hildreth,
Horn, Hunter, Lane, Mickey, Minnis McNeilly,
Nash, Peters, Stanton and Thompson.-l4.
NoeS.-Messrs Stokes and StOVall-2.
So there was not quorum voting.
On motion of Mr.. STOKES, the Senate adjourn
ed for want Of quorum.