Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-07
senate.
TnnrspAY. October 8. 1s5o.
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rxrIT1ox-BAsk or KNOXVILLE.

PsTITIoS--BARK or KNOXVILLE.
Mr. TRIMBLE presented petition from Dyer
Pearl and G Pearl, owners Of the City Bank Of
Nashvus and the Bank Of Knoxville, praying the
Legislature to grant them the privilege OF merging
the Bank Of Knoxville into TIE City Bank Of Nash
VILE and on his notion it vas referred to the Com
mittee on Banks.
STATE AoRICUETURAL FAIR.
Thu SPEAKER announced that he requested
nv the Secretary Of the State Agricultural Burea 10
preerns to the members and officers Of the Senate
sdmissiop tickets to the Fair Of the Bureau, COM
meucne on d sndsy, the IOsh inst, aud he directed
the Messenger to distribute the tickets
srANDIEG COMMITTEES.
The SPEAKER announced the Standing Com
miIees of she Senate as fotlews:
On Rsys and Asans.-Asssrs Wood, McNeilly,
Bradford, and McClsllss
On CIaims-Msssrs. TFimbls, HunteE, johnson,
Bradford and Hildreth.
q. Edneahon and Common SchooIs-Messrs Nc
McNeilly, Stokes, MoClellaa snd Pstsrs.
On Judiciary MinaiI, McEellly, Stokes,
Trimble, Hildre,h, Payne, snd Stanton.
On Internal KngSoVemsnfs-Nessrs Psyne, Rich
! Ardson, Stokely McNeilly, and Wood.
On Military l6dirs--Messrs. Mcclellan, Bumpa,s.
| and Nash.
On New Cosaties and County Lizes--Messrs. Hun
tor, Stsvall, Boyd, Bampass. aud Mickey
On Peailsntiary-Me StoVsll, Johnson, Boyd,
! Trimble, and Wood
On BGnks-MesHs Lane, Wood, Boyd, Mickey,
Allen, Peters. and ThonpiOu.
| On Fsdsrag RsIGtoHS-Alessrj Peters, Payne,
| Richardson. Thompson, and Nash.
On Psbtie Roads--AoIErs. StOksly, johnson, and
o. EaroHcd BiHs-N essrs. Mickey, Bradford,
| and Hildreth.
On Public Grounds hessrs johnson, Horn, and
\ Lane.
On LGaatic AsyEgm.--Messrs. Thompson, Peters,
! Richardson, and Hunter
| On Agriculture and AGngfactsres- Boyd,
Mickey, johnson, stOkely. and Mcclellan.
On TpEisS and TIPPING HoUsss-Messrs. Bradford,
! Horn, johnson, StoVAu, and Hunter.
On PriVGts POrGtSns-Mesas Hlbreth,
| Stokes, Wood, and MIARis
| AHENDMsNT OF THR coasTIrvrIos
Mr. staRtOn's resolution providing for an amend
ment Of the constitution SO a. to elect Clerk and
Masters by ihe people, coming up for confederation
Mr.. STANTON begged leave to withdraw the
Olution for amendment and leave was granted &C
eordingly.
sUPPRESsIoH OF exALB MOTHS.
Mr.. WOOD introduced bill to suppress the cir
sulsoH in this State Of small bank notes Of other
States on aud After the let Of January 1862 which
passed its Grss reading and was referred to the
| Committee On Banks.
PUBLIC PRIzTHa.
| Mr. THOMPSON sfsrsd 9 rs.olutiOA providing
thas the Senate will meet tAS House Wednesday,
she l3Ih inst, for the purpose Of slsoiing Public
Printer for the ensuing sVO years. and the rule be-
lag suspended, che resOluioH vas adopted.
Mr.. SToKELY offered ths relieving resolution:
| ResoIOe1, That she various Dzblishins houses in
the CITY Of Nashville be notified that the Senate sed
| House Of Representatives meet in oonVSation On
Wednesday, the l2Ih inst, At eleven o'clock, A. ID
for the purpose Of elscting Public Printer fer the
next two years, Aad that the various publishing
houses allowed named are hereby requested to mako
Known 10 said conVenlioH the terms upon which
they will do the public prlStIBs for said tdm Of
| two years.
| Mr.. ST0KELT moved suspension of the rule
requiring resolutions to lie one day, but tue
Senate refused 20 suspend the rule and abe resOlu-
tion Was placed upon the calendar.
| THR CODE.
Mr. MoNEILLY intredasea . bill to repeal sac
tion 6s7e Of the COdo-vAish relates to the taking
| Of dePosi!ions in criminal oAsss.
The bill passed On its Arst reading aad was refer
/ red to abe Committee On The Judiciary.
| MIR. PAYNE oGeFei the foll0 via resolutioa:
Resolpsd ThRt o mittSe Of Shrss be appointed
the part Of The SeaAie, 70 act with such commit
| toe n1y be spEointe on she part Of the HOUSE.
whose du Y il shall be to report upon snendmsnte
to the Code aud also Suggest suth other legslssioR
| Ss may he deemed DesessarJ 20 Remove the defects
Of said OK
The resstuiion was adopted under suspension of
/ the rnle and
| III. SPE iKER appointed Messes. Payne, Trimhle
! and MONeIly the cemmlItsO on the Part Of the
Senate
| GEORGIA WRIGHT FGNALB INSTITUTE.
| Mr.. PETERS htr .ddosd 6 bill to oharle: II Q
! Georgia Wright Feu4le Iustilu.e in McNsiry ceun-
| ~, which vas read The first time and passed.
| WILLIAMSON FAIR.
| Ga motion Of Mr.. RICHARDSON. the SPEAKER
| appointed The following committee so attend the
williamson County Agricultural and Mechanical
Fair, to vii MessP1 richardson, Mcclellan, Peters
| Stokes, and Mickey
On motion Of Mr.. TRINBLE the Senate adj urn
| ed TO tea solCsk tomorrow nsrniBg.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
THURsDAT October @, 1859.