Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-30
SENATE BILLS OK THIRD READING.


No. lll-To incorporate the Southern Express
COMPANY of Tennessee
The Committee on Private interpretations recon-
mended the passage of the bill after striking out the
eighth section which reads as follows:
"SSc. g. Be It further enacted, That SAID corpora
tion shall have the power TO make collections OF
notes bonds, bills and Otl4eF evidences OF debt TO
draw checks charging reasonable premium ior
the same as exchange; to receive deposits and qis
count securities"
The recommendation Of the Committee was con
Cured in and the eighth section was stricken out
Mr. HI, DRETH offered an amendment to the bill
subjectng the Company to such general laws as 'ie
Legislature may hereafter pass upon the subject
The amendment was adopted, and then,
The bill Is amended, passed, ayes II, noes D ~
follows: D.
Horn Lane. Mcclellan, Nash, Payne, Richardson
Thompson. Trimble and Woods -
Noes-Messrs Hildreth, Mickey, McNeilly, Stovaii'
and Speaker Newman-5.
No. ll7-To change the time of holding the Clr-
cult Courts in Henry and Humphreys counties in this
Mr., ALLEN said he had introduced the bill by re
ouest of the Hon. VIM. Fitzgerald, the presiding
Judge in that Circuit.
over informally, for the present he understooq
the change did not meet the views OF all the alioF-
news praeticing in that circuit and he hAd Iakel
steps to be advised in regard to this matter;
was the Judge only who desired me cualSg' ne He9
that the Legislature should not make IT. lie desired
more information in regard to the matter before the
bill was put upon its passage, and II the senator
from Carroll Mr. Allen would not consent 70 us
being passed over informally, he hoped the Senate
would not pass it A. r,o+
ter He repeated that he had introduced 1t by re-
0uest of Judge Fitzgerald and he knew that 1t met
the views of tie lawyers living in the circuit ne
had agreed to its being passed over lnlornaig or'
other day for the accommodated 81 inc [
1Nr StoyallO and he was willing to do So Ggaln' put
Se cave notice that when it came up he Should AZ
sist upon It's being acted upon by the Senate.
IN motion of Mr.. STOVALL, the consideration OF
the bill was made the special order for Neahesoay'
the eth of December. - &C.,
No I2O-To amend the ehsrief ~ 3iis w man
town Plank Road COMPANY Passed MI
No I9IETo grant the right of way 10 the ripley
Railroad Company. Passed. -, g H.
No ls0-To amand the corporation laws o. tnS
town of Dover in StsEsrt county. rassea'
HOUSE, BILLS IN FIRST READING
No ,o1 10 ,r,o,1 the laws relative to special
Criminal Courts and also to amend the Jaws FelA-
tive 10 bills of costs in criminal cases ASSET
No Lotto incorporate jamestown Academy ana
for other purposes. Passed.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Mr., RICHARDSON offered the following preamble
and resolutions.
WHEREAS. The State of Tennessee has by legisla-
tons with her sister States tending to cement their
union bv commercial interest and to develope their
respective sources of wealth to the especial bene-
fit of each for the good ct the whole; and whereas
also through the patriotic generosity Of the States
living west of the Mississippi River, and of the Gov
| eminent of the United States, continuous line OF
railroad from the termini of the Tennessee railways
at Memphis and from other ports on the Mississippi
river has been provided for as far as the eastern
boundary line OF the State of Texas: and Texas has
nobly granted to an incorporation known as the
Southern Pacific Railroad, the right of way and au-
thority to construct a railroad from the eastern
boundary of that State to FL Paso on the Rio Grande
| on the confines of the United States Territory of
Arizona and to enable it TO complete the same has
granted to said company in fee simple sixteen sec
tons Of land and loan for ten years of $4,000 for
every mile thereof constructed, thus completing
half the distance from the Mississippi river 10 the
Pacific ocean; and whereas, for extending this road
to the Pacific ocean, the extent OF line across ire
Territory of Arizona, distance of 5T2 miles, and
over California Of 260 miles, making the total as
lance from 81 Paso to the Pacific ocean SSS miles,
means are az YET unproYidsd; and whereas, by cl,
q q b aast- ss.t s.