Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-19

ing Law the state OF tennessee.
FouRrH PAeE-Church Music; The Great Easterns
Failure; Spain and Morocco; A Mothers Grave
The Family of JOE SMITH " A Sea Of UpturnedS
Faces >" The California Senatorship.
The LegisIature-Seventh week.
In the Senate on Monday, Mr.. LANE introduced a
iii to amend the free banking law, which provides
lst that any bank in this State organized under the
act Of 1852, shall have the right, it shall deliver
its circulation notes to the Comptroller to be can
celled to receive from the Comptroller bonds de-
posted corresponding with the amount Of notes re-
turned for cancellation provided the Comptroller
shall retain sufficient amount of bonds TO keep the
outstanding circulation of such bank at par; I'd I
that each bank ayailing itself of the foregoing pro
vision shall until the expiration of its charter, con
Time to pay the State the same bonus it now pays
for the common school fund, and shall have thel
right in the transaction of its business TO pay OUT
the notes of any specie paying bank in this State
The bill came up its third reading on Thursday
and on motion of Mr.. RICHARDSON, laid upon thes
table. Subsequently motion was made to recon
slider the vote laying the bill upon the table, but mo-
further action has been had uponit.
In the House on Monday. Mr.. FARREIY s resolution,
appointing a joint committee of inquiry on the:
subject Of purchasing an executive mansion fori
the Governor of the State, offered the Monday pre-
vious, was adopted. Subsequently the SpeakerI
made the Committee on the part of the House toi
consist of Representatives FARRETLY, GILLESPIE,
SaKID, POTTER and J0HNsoN-Mr. Morris bin tol
repeal sections 1919 and 1920 of the Code relating
to the common school system. considered Re
representatives. BICKNEII- HEBB SENTER and NAYFELD.I
advocated its passage, and KENNEDY TREyTr, Ew-I
ING and TREwHITT opposed. The bill failed opassl
the second reading by yeas 26, nays 37,-Mr
JOHNSON jbiIfO abolish the State GeOlogist and Min
ero,Ogist was considered. Representative MoRPHIs
advocated and Representatives EwING, CALDWELL
WHITE Of Davidson and beatty opposed its passage.
The bill passed the second reading by years 3D.
nays 81.
In the Senate on Tuesday Mr.. STOKES offered Al
series of resolutions providing for the printing of
$500 copies of the final report of the State Geolo
gist. which were adopted.
In the House Tuesday, Senator MINIS bill to
authorize the Chattanooga Savings Institution to
move their Office to Memphis, was passed the third
reading. Committee on Banks reported bill
establishing the counter note system; preventing
Banks from paying out any notes but their own; al
lowing principal banks pay out the notes of their
branches; making branch notes payable at the prin
cipal bank as well at the counter where issued;
compelling the principal bank to keep its branches
supplied with circulation proportionate to their cap
ital; and causing transmission Of accounts between
the parent and branch bank Oftenas once month
Mr.. WHTMoRE's bill was made the special Orderi
for Wednesday. the 2Sd ins:.-Mr. Dudley : bill toI
paySwners fslaves for slaves executed, was amend
eddy Speaker WHTmoRNE so As 10 provide that.
where an owner shall transfer a slave beyond Ju-
ssdction he shall be fined in the discretion Of the,
court and be liable in civil action for the benefit
f the party injured. to the extent OF the full value
of the slave.-Mr. CAN'T had leave to incorporate
the following section in his bill on banking: BE Il
further euriel. That hanks and the business OF bank
ing in this State shall be subject to such general laws
as the Legislature cray. from time to time, enact
touching the same-Seyeral resolutions proposing
amendments to the CONSTITUTION. which were the
special order for Tuesday. were postponed to the ia
inst-Mr FOBB's bill 30 do away with pistol gal
ferries failed pass the second reading by yeas -
nays 39.--Mr VAUGH,N's bill to repeal inqElsorlal
powers granted urics in certain failed to ass
the second reading by yeas L. nays 5O.M Mr.,
GREENS bill to increase the pay Of witnesses who 20
out of their county. failed to pass the second read
ing-Mr. RICHARDSON'S bill TO repeal part Of sec
ton 296 of the Code which requires agricultural so
eees to raise and loan $500 before obtaining State
aid failed to pass the second reading by yeas 81
AZ
In the Senate on Wednesday, Mr.. TRIvmE present
ed memorials from the Planters and Union Banks.
praying renewal of their charters for twenty years
from the LIST Of January 1868; and introduced bill
20 revive and extend the charters of these Banks, ii
accordance with the prayer Of the petitions - Mr.
WsOD introduced bill to prevent tlR sale and man
facture of adulterated liquors. The bill provides
that any person detected and found guilty of tn,
practice of adulterating liquors, selling liquors
Audited shall be subject to fine and Imprisonment
that it shall not be lawful for any person to sell al
coholic or spirtuous liquors without first appearing
before the County Court Clerk Of the county wher
such liquors may be offered for sale, and taking al
oath not to mix or aduterate the liquors offered 70
sale and provides for the prevention of the manu-
facture of adulteraed iquer and for the election
a competent chemist or Inspector, who shall hol
his Office for two years. who shall inspect all liquor
offered for sale in his county, and give certificate
70 those persons who sell only pure liquors; alsC
that the inspector shall make inspection one
every month, and if he discover any adulterate
Iouors he shall inform the District Attorney Of tn
fact who shall prefer a bill of Indictment agains
persons offering such adultcrated liquors for SALT
Mr.. PETERS bill 10 prevent the annoyance of fire
negroes travelling the railroads in this STATE
coming MP for consideration on its third reading tn
Committee on the Judiciary recommended a bill J
lieu which was adopted, " to aIGcnd the laws I
force in relation to omancipstcd slaves and free pei
sons of color" which contains very stringent pr'
visions in regard to those classes. This bill wa
made the special order for the lst of December
Mr.. SrovAL's bill to increase the salaries Of Stat
Treasurer and Secretary Of State to $500 yea
was rejected on its third reading, by ayes s, noe
n Ig The vote rejecting the bill was reeonsi'
ered and the bill Withdrawn by its author tl
amendment who returned it Friday and it wa
made the special ordered for the 22d instan
In the House on Wednesday, Mr. BAEGSnAlE iro
the Committee on Free Negroes and Slave Iopul'
ton. returned House bills 10 and 80 with a bi
lieu of the two which provides that no free pers'
of color between the ages of twenty-one ana M
wears shall reside in this State after the Isl day
Nav. 1860 : for the arrest of free persons OF colo
between the ages mentioned in section lSt- and u
the Attorney General shall prefer indictments e
of8cio. and also the eondemning Of the same by u
-onrt and sale to the highest bidder; for the sa
the Clerk for cash and no free person OF colo
bsU he allowed TO purchase at the sale or after Gu
same. for the paying Of all costs accruing by II
soLs out of the proceeds, and the remainder OF u
proceeds paid into the common Sehoo' iunu u =
county; for the hiring out Of all free persons
color over ten and under tWenty-one until the san
arrive at twenty-one; for minors when they aIri'
at txenty-one and thstth same shall leave te o'''
IN three months thereafter; that this act sila
not interfere with the law OF The Oo'
which allows voluntary enslavementi anu =
the payment of officers acting under thlS a
The vote on Tuesday rejecting by yeas zV' ma.
%. Mr. FoRBs bill repealing sections ZSi ana q q
of the Code, giving $4,000 year to each OF the
vision fairs, was reconsidered Bep:esentatF'
VAUGHAN and JOKES advocated and Representa'N'
SHE'D BrcKNEfL. HURT LEA, Ewing aud WILLIAMS
Hickman. opposed its passage. The bill passed u