Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-14

The Ssnets was called to order a. niue O'Clock by !
be Spsak-r, aud was oFeaed with prayer by the |
Rev Mr.. Smith.
HOUSE iAxEsDMEsrs TO SENATE BILL.
House amendments to Ssn4te hill No, SO to char |
ter the EIgl willie and Chapel Hill Turnpike O. M
uany were taken MP and severally coucurrtd 10, |
EXCEPT the amendment to charter the G4d denand
Gag v: le Turnpike Company and the >Bellsille.
Cagsvile and Friendship Plank Road Company,
which was L0n-concuTred in.
MEMPHIS AND ST. LOUIS PACKET COMPANY.
On motion Of Mr.. MINIS the Senate look up
Mr. Wo,da % 1lion to reconsider tue vote refusing
co strike cut the ninth section Of House bill No.
10 Incorporate the Memphis and st luis Packet
Company.
The vot. was then reconsiiered snd the question
recurring upon the motion to strike out the ninth
section,
MIR. LANE d marded the ayes ard noes, which
we're taken ami resulted ayes 10, noes IL as FOL
lows:
Aya-Messrs Alien Boyd, Bradford, Buppass,
Hunter. Johnson MINIS, Nash, Payne, Richard
san, Stokes stovall, Trmble, and Wood
NOes-MeGsrs. Illldreth, Mickey, Meme liy, Pc
leIs, Stokely, Thompson, and Speaker Newman
So the section was stricken out
The preston then required upon the motion TO
strike out the tenth section, upon which, rs
Mr. LANE demanded the ayes ald noes, which
we're taken aud resulted ayes 10, noes IL. es iOl.
lows;
Agss-Aessrs. Allen, Hoyd, buDpafs, Hunter,
hasou, Nash. Payne, Richardson, Stokes. and
Trimbie-lO
NoCs--Messrs. Bradford Hldreh L9Le, Mi ;kley,
Minly, MeNsily, Peters, s:eKely, Ssavail, TaoEl-
son, Wo ID, and Speaker Newman-l2.-
the Senate refused to strike cat The tenth sec
Mr.. MINIS ffered the following amendment in
! lieu of the ninth section
Be il further enacted That for the FRO ection Of
the cred tors of the CONF ales hereby CHI rieTd, it
shall be the duty Of the So compapi-s before they
! declare dividend to set apart suth;ient of sol
vent assets to ray the debts Of said com paues AMI
thai dividends shall only be declared out OF the net
| Or f after the payment o. all liabilities"
Mr.. LANE IF red al amendment to the amend
ment folloTs:
Be IL further enacted, That NJ dividend shall, at
any time be declared until the enjire lIab les Of
said companies are asHfed
Mr. sTOKELY novel t. lay both an nimeDt'
/ upon the table
MIR. MINIS demanded a division CT the quss
tim, which was ordered.
The Senate fused to lIy the amendment tered
by MIR. Mirnis on the table, without division
Mr. LANE demanded the ayes and noes on the
motion t. lay his amendment upon the table, which
were taken and resulted ayes l3, noes 10, as fol-
| lows:
Aya-N;essrs Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Bumraas
Hunter johnson, Minnis Nash, p yne. Ric d.
son, Stokes, Siogall anu Trim ,ls.-13.
Noes-Messrs. Eiidreh, HOrn Lane Mickey.
McNeily, PeeVs, StOkely, Thompson, Wool and
| Speaker Newman.-1O.
So the amendment was laid on The table.
Mr. MINIS amendment Was then adopted, and
! The question recurring upon the passage OF the
bill as amended, the ayes aud noes were taken and
resulted, ayes Is, noes 8, as follow:
yss-MessTs Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Bumpass'
Horn, Hunter, Johnson, MINUS, Nah, Payne.
Richardson, Sokes, StOVall, Trimble and Wood
! 10.
Noss-Messrs Hildretb, Lane, Mickey, McNeitly,
PEERS, Stokely, Thompson, and Speaker Newman
8.
So the bill passed its third reading In the sen'te.
STATE BINDS. .....
Mr. RICHARDSON called up his resolution, IN
troduced some tine siuca, whicl was a. fJlloWs
RsEolUed 6V the General Assembly Of The State Of
Tennessee That in view Of the deprecated c1ndi y
of Sta hoods tina, il will be uawise and impoliic
in this General Assembly to authorize The issuance
! Of any STATE bonds for sny purpose whatever,
The Committee on Ways aud Nesus, TO whom the
resolution had been referred recommended The pa
sage of the resolu ion, after adding: Except for
the completion of such works as have already m
msnced."
Mr. RICHARDSON offered the following in lieu
| Of the original Tesoui n.
RssolUsd BIZ the General As'embly Of the STATE o.
Tennessee That this General Assembly will not au
thorze the issuance of any State bonds for any pur-
pose uhatever, except for the completion of works
already begun and for the completion Of which the
faith of t5e State is already pledged.
Messrs STOKELY, HORN and PAYNE opposed
the adoption Of the resolution, and
Mes-rs. L CHARDS0N, STOKES and NEWMAN
(Mr. MICKEY in the cha ~ advocated its adoption
Pending the further consideration of the resOlu-
! ton
o. motion Of Mr. LANE, the Senate adjourned to
two o'clock.