Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-08
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.


Mr.. RUSSELL had leave to record his vote in the
the Christmas Holiday resolution, yesterday amer
noon.
LIQUOR FoS SLAVES.
Mr.. CAN'T presented a memorial from certain
citizens Of Maury county, upon the subject Of the
liquor traffic wis slaves, which was referred to the
Committee on Free Negroes and Slave Population,
without reading.
RUTHERFORD AND DAVIDSON.
The Committee on New Counties and Comfy
Lines iatrOduced bill, S59, to change the line be-
tween Rutherford aud Davidson counties, which
was read and passed the first reading
SPRINGS COMPANIES.
Or motion By Mr.. CHEATHAM Senator Woods
BILL 40. to incorporate Bsersheba Springs Company,
Ben Lomond Company, in Warren county, Bon
Springs Company, in thu county Of White, Lookout
House Company, In Hamilton county. and the
Stars Springs Company, McMina county was
taken FROM the fe., under dispensston of the
rules and read
Mr. CAN'T offered an amendment incorporating
the Elkmont Springs Company, Of Giles county,
with quasi Individual liability clause, which gave
rice to discussion by gentlemen locally interested
in the bill
Aa Intellectual motion was made by Mr.. SHE'D
to lay tue amendment on the table, yeas IA, nays
80.
Mr. SHE'D moved to amend the amendment. by
striking out the individual liability clause. so far
as it would affect the Bsersheba Springs COMPANY.
Mr.. BEAlY made igetf .ocaal motion 10 lay
the amendment 20 the amendment on The table, yeas
20, Rays 80.
The amendment to the amendment was rejected
by yeas 10, Rays Al
Tae amendm ,nt was adopted By yeas 80, nays 81:
Yeas -Messrs. Baker, of Perry, Baker, of Weak
ley, Bsrksdale, Bayless, Beatty, Bedsse, Britton,
Batter, Cowden, Cntz Davis, WILSON, Dudley,
Eajl. Ewing, Frsztr, Can't. German, Grf enc, Guy,
II Irris. I"g'am, Jones, Mr.. Johnson had paired
of with Mr. Clea.ham, Lea L1ckbaIt, Mayfsld,
NIll Porter, Ro0elts Sneid, Shrewsbury, So well,
Trevi;t, Vaughan, White of Dickson, Williams, Of
Hickman, Woods, Woodland ana Speaker Whit
lhoTne.-39.
Nays.-Msssrs Armstrong Blcknell, Caldwell,
Doak, Farley, Fsrrelly, Ford HaVron, Hebb, Hurt,
Kincaid, of Anderson, Kincaid, Of Claiborne Nc
Csbe, Morphis, Norman Russell, Senter, Trewhitt
W oits, Of Davidson, Williams, OF Knox, and Will
lIemson.-2l.
Ma. LEA believed all ouch interpretations these
to be contrary to the spirit of the constitution II
moved to striSe cut the word perpetual and in
ser; ''tWeny years
At the suggestion Of Mr.. SHE'D he modified his
amendment, 80 thst it should read - fifteen " in
stead of twenty years
The amendment was agreed TO-
The bill amended taen failed to pass the Sc
cond reading byyels ls, nays 4G.
MEMPHIS, GAINESVILLE AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD
Mr. SENTER called up for consideration Senator
Horns bill [ $. 80 to amend the charter Of the
Memphis, ClIrks7ll.e and l. JusVille Raiarosd Com
papy, and it read with the Senate amendment,
which was CONQUERED IN.
THE COUNTER NOTE SYSTEM
The SPEAKER announced the special order to
be Senator richardson's bill rs. III which is as
folloRsi
Re- II s,arfsJ h, tbs H.,sroJ ,,.Jy,, 81 IL. Co.,
of Tennessee, That 50 much OF S C. 1914 OF the
Code prohibits aoy Bsuk from payiag out the
notss OF any other Bank be and tn. 10 here by
repealed-ani that uereafer, any Bank may pay
out the notes Of any specie paying banks chartered
/ by this State"
bill in leL presented November Is, and printed GA
page 1872 OF ,he Legislative Union and American.
Mr.. CAN'T believed in the sOundaess Of the
oouuter-rOte systematic effect Of which was to
make the paper dollar the gold dollar iDstantane-
oIsy. He hoped gentlemen would feel themselves
called upon to abide it. He should vote against III
amendment 10 the bill in lieu, and advocated the
passage of the bill in lieu without amsudment.
Mr.. DUDLEY moved 30 amend the bill ia lieu, by
striking cut thu first section and inserting the fol-
loving:
Be IL enacted That no banks shall issue any
! bill note not payable on its taoo at the counter
! whore issued; provided any principal bank may
pay cut notes payable their face its branches
which il may have reserved III due course OF trade
but the prircIal bank shall ais be liza lie TO re-
deem all of the branches; provided, fur
ther, any branch may pay cut the NOES payable at
the principal bank which IL may have received III
due OF trade bus thing hereil ooniained
shall aut lOrze bIaaca - pay out the NOES of
another auch OF the same Institution, nor shall
aay branch pay out tn Of any other branch"
Mr.. BENNETT desired that ali osnkg as well as
inaisiculs should be placed upon an equality. He
gave way for the Tecsss.
AID then
On motion the House took recess till ? O'clock