Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-12
TENNESSEE LEcnsLAruRE.
SENATE.

SENATE.
FRIDAY, November II, 1859.
The Senate was called TO order at nine o'clock by
The Speaker, and was opened with prayer by the
Rev. Mr. Hayes.
REPORTS FROM sTANDIEG COMMITTEES.
Mr.. PAYNE, from the CcmmIitse oa Irt,rnal
Improrements returned Senate bill No. 81. f5r the
benefit Of the Louisville and Nashville and the
Edgefeld and Kentucky Rsilrosd Companies, AMI
for other Companies, AID recommended IT'S passage;
also, Senate bill No 81, 10 enable the Nashville and
Northwestern Rsilroad Company 60 unite With or
lease the Mississippi Central Railroad, and recon-
mended The rejection Of She bill
Mr. LANE, from the Committee on Banks, re-
turned Senate bill No. 75 TO establish an once OF
deposit, discount and exehange st Knoxville. with
the Recommendation Of majority of the Commit
tee that the bill pass.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING s..
No. ss-To insure sherifs their fees in certain
cases
The amendment recommended by the Committee
on Ways and Means was adopted, and then the bill
passed.
No. 9l-To enable the Nashville and Northwest
Mississippi Central Railroad.
Mr.. ALLEN asked and obtained leave to With
draw the bill for amendment
No, 75-To establish an Office of deposit, discount
and exchange at Knoxville Passed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
No S4-To protect the slave properly ofmarried
women and to secure the rights OF their creditors.
Mr. PETERS moved to strike out 50 much of The
second section suthorists the wife TO dispose or
her slaves by will 80. -.
The motion was agreed TO, and then the blll pass
ed, ayes 49, noes A. as follows: ~
ayes Mestrs Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Bampess,
Horn Hun.er Lane, Miekley, Minis, McNehiy,
Nash PAYNE Peters, charisoD, Stokes, St9kely,
Thompson, Trimble and Speaker Newmau-l9
Nges.-Messrs. Hildreth, johnson, Mcclellan and
Wood ~ = st
No. SOTO transfer causes from one court 10
another in certain cases. Passed, ayes IL, noes
10, as follows: -
Ava-Messrs. Allen, Bdmpass, johnson. Laae,
MINUS, Mcclellan, McNeilly, Payne, Peters, Rich
ardson, Stokes, Thompson, and Speaker Newman,
ID
.Noes-Messrs. Boyd, Bradford, Hildreth, H,rn
Hunter Mickey, Nash, Stokely, Trimble and WOOD
No. 80 For the benefit Of the louisville and
Nashville and the Elgefeld and Kentucky Rsilr 'ad
Companies, and other Companies. IAnthcrses the
Governor to issue 600 Of State Binds to me
com panies named for the completion Of the bridge
over the Cumberland river
Mr.. HILDRETH asked leave to withdraw the bill
for amendment, ITO mske an appropriation for the
Improvement of river in his district an l leave
not being granted he moved make its further COZ
siderston the special order for Tuesdsy, the
22d inst, which motion was not agreed to-
q The passage Of the bill vas advocated by Messrs
Payne Stokes, Richardson, M3Neilly, Horn aud
Allen, on the ground that the State was bound IL
the nature of contract by previous act OF the
Legislature to make such further appropriation as
was neces Sarv TO complete the bridge.
The passage of the bill opposed by Messrs.
Hildrelh, Stokely, and Lane, on the ground that
they not satisfied as TO the justice OF the ap-
preparation demanded.
Mr.. ST0KELY offered an amendment providing
that the Governor issue the bonds If he and the
Attorney General for the State are Satisfied that the
companies have complied with the set OF 1896,
chapter 227, sections 10 and IL.
The amendment was rejected.
Mr.. NEWMAN (Mr. Wood in the chair upon read
ing the BILL discovered thsthe Companies we're not
bound to pay the interest upon the Bonds proposed
TO beissued, nor TO pay them at maturi y, and he
offered an amendment to the bill, providing that the
companies be bound by the restrictions of the act of
February II 1852, and the acls amendatery thereof
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. LANE moved to make the further oQnsidera-
ton of the bill the special order for the let Of De-
cember, which motion was net agreed to.
Mr.. NEWMAN moved 10 lay the bill on the table,
aud upon that motion he demanded the ayes and
noes, which were ordered and taken as followsi
Avg-Messrs Hildreth, Lane, Mickey, Peters
Eoes-Messrs Allen. Boyd, Bumpass Horn,
Hunter, Johnson, MINIS. MeNeilly, Nash, Payne,
Stokes, StOkely, Thompson, qrimhle
and Wood.-l6.
So the Senate refused to lay the bill upon the
table. sr u I
The question then recurring upon the passage Of |
The bill upon its third reading it was passed, ayes
IA, noes T. as follows: =
AyeS-Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bumpsss, Horn,
Hunter, johnson, MINIS, McNeilly, Payne, RICH
lrdson, Stokes, Thompson, Trimble and WOod.-l4
Noss:v-Messrs. Hildreth, Lane, Mickey, Nash,
Peters, Stokely and Speaker Newman.-7 -t'+
No. S7-TO fix the compensation of the State Lii
'rsrian, and for other purposes
The Committee on Ways and Means recommended
hat the second section (allowipg the Comptroller
$500 yeSr for clerk hire) be stricken out, which
Was CONQUERED in, and the section
tricken out.
The bill as thus amended, passed, ayes 10, noes
, as follows;
Ayss--Messrz Allen, Boyd, Bumpass, Horn, Hun
er, johnson, Minis, McNeilly, Payne, Peters,
Stokes, Trimble, Wood, and Speaker
IeWman-l5. .F Gt-
Noes Messrs. Hildreth, Lane, Mickey, Nash,
nd Thompsen-5. -r.--..
No. 500 authorize the taking of the bonds of
uardians, executors and administrators by Clerks
vacation.
On motion of Mr.. ALIEN, the bill was indef- ,
itely postponed
No. 92-To allow the Tax Collector of Maury ,
ounty 10 appoint two deputies. Passed, ayes 20,
Oes 0, as followsj
AysS-Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Bumpsss, ,
idreth, Horn, Hunter, johnson, Lane, Mckley, .
inns, McNeilIy, Nash, Payne, Peters, Richardson,
lOkes, Thompson, Wood, aad Speaker Newman :
30
Noss-None.
No. 96-To change the time Of holding the Cir :
lit Court Of Robertson county, Passed.
BANK OF TENNESsEE, '
Mr.. LANE said that on yesterday he had entered e
motion to reconsider the vote rejecting House Z
solution No. &c. He desired that thst motion be
ken up. ?
The motion was taken up, and the vote rejecting
10 resolution reconsidered, and then 9
The RESOLUTION was adopted. t
On motion of Mr.. WOOD, it was ordered that the
mmttee to be appointed under the resolution, or p
e part of the Senate, consist of three. d
Ga motion Of Mr.. RICHARDSON, the Senate Q
journed.