Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-23

Noes. None
No 1i3-To amend the charter Of The University
Of the South. Passed.
No. ll7--To change time Of holding the Circuit
Courts IN Henry and Humphrey counties. Passed
On motion of Mr.. RICHARDSON, the Senate ad-
6OurRed
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
TgEsrAr, November %, 1859.
The session was opened With prayer by Rev. Mr..
Bardwell.
CUMBERLAND GAP AND cncTENArI RAILROAD.
On motion of Mr. SENTER the rules we're sus-
pended and his bill [H. R. 621 giving time ~
years. to the Cumberland Gap, and Cincinnati Rail-
rosd, TO complete the first section, was taken FROM
the files read and passed the bird and last reading
i'm the House Of Representatives.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were INTRODUCED, by leave
read aud passed to the second reading:
By Mr.. JONES, Sls, to supply all Justices of the
Peace in this State with the Code
By Mr.. TREWHITT, 3l4, for the relief of John
Ia. Paiue
By Mr. CALDWELL. sI5, to change the name
If TocOcee Mining Company, and for other Pur-
poses.
BY Mr. NORMAN, SIG, to authorize Justices of
the Peace in this State to issue executions in Ger
tain cases.
Pie Bank OF Tennessee.
VIRGINIA, TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA RAIL
ROAD.
On motion By Mr.. BUTLER the rules were sus-
pended and his bill H. R. 294l to give State aid tO
Virginia, Tennessee and Norta Carolina Railroad
Tss taken from the files aud referred to the Com
oittee on Internal Improvements.
IEAGLEyILLE AND CHAPEL HILL TURNPIKE COMPANY
On motion of Mr. C0WDEN Senator Richardson's
bill s. 59l to charter the EagleVille and Chapel
lHiR Turnpike Company was taken from the file,
lander q dispensation, and read.
Mr. EWING moved to amend by providing the
manner in which the branch road from EagleVille
o Versailles may be bedded and graded.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. WISENER moved to amend by authorizing
the Nashville, Murfreesboro and Shslbyvile Turn
pike Company to change their tenth gate.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. WlSENER moved to further amend by su-
lthoriZing the Shelbyville, Pennington and Lewis
sOurgh Turnpike Company to change the number of
is Directory from fifteen to twelve Directors.
The amendment was adopted.
The bill as amended passed the second reading.
ACADEMY LAWS.
The Committee on Education reported a bill, 3lS
o amend the Academy Laws of this State, which
vas reaa and passed to the second reading.
BANK OF CHATTANOOGA.
The SPEAKER announced the order Of business
! o be the consideration Of the unfinished business
llf yesterday, being Senstor Minnis bill, rs s. n
70 Withdraw the Bank Of Memphis and establish 81
branch of the Bank of Chattanooga in its stead the
question being on Mr.. Loekhart's amendment sub
ijecng ihs Bank of Chattanooga to all general laws
eguIaSing Banks and Banking, that may hereafter
Abe passed By the Legislature.
Mr.. L0CKHART. Mr. Speaker: That gentlemenl
may know how stand, and why offered the amend
nent, would say, that if l am not mistaken, the
Bank of chattanooga is Of the institutions that
efused TO accept the restrictions imposed on banks
sby the Legislature two years ago. That Bank now
,sks this Legislature to amend her charter to enable
aer to establish branch at Memphis. l proposed
20 amend the bill so to make he Bank Of Chat
auoogl and branches subj eot to such general laws
10 the Legislature may from time to time enact to
srsgulste banks and banking, which if adopted be-
ZONES part Of her charter, provided she accepts
he proposition giving her authority to establish al
1 Oranch at Memphis | came here pledged to reform
md will vote for banking proposition that does
act lead in that direction; and inasmuch now
! have an opportunity to amend the charter Of the
! Sank Of Chattanooga and compel her to come with
q the provisions of general banking law and
nasmueh as the circulation Of that Bank will nol
1e increased by this act, | will With the view of
bringing that Bank into obedience to such laws as
smay be hereafter enacted regulating banks and
banking vote for the bill with my amendment, and
without it l will not. | have said this much in
Explanation Of the motives that PROMPT me in
Z fering the amendment and the vote shall give.
Tns amendment was adopted-yesa 80, nays 90
1 Las follows:
Ysas-Messrs. Baker of Perry, Baker Of Weakley
) Barksdale, BIyless, Beatty, Bcknell, Bedsoe, Bra
szelton, BrttOn, Ca dwell, COBden, Critx, Davis,
Davidson, Doak, FrsAier, CAN'T, Harris, Jones,
johnson, Kennedy, Kinoaid of Anderson, Lea, Lock
hart, Msyaeld, Morris, MOrphis, Nall, Roberts,
s5oTell, Trivitt, Vaughn, White Of Davidson, White
tof Dickson, Williams of Franklin, Williams Of
Hickman, Wisener, Woods, Woodland, and Speaker
sHhitthorne-40.
Nays-Messrs Armstrong, Butler, Est, Ewing,
sFarrely, Gillespie, GOrman, HavrOn. Kenner, Kin
scaid of Claiborne, Marti MeCabe, Norman, Pick
EFT, Porter, Richardson Russell, Sentsr, ShreWs-
bury, and Ire Whitt-20
Mf. BEATTY moved to amend by aiding clause
authorizing the Legislature to amend OF repeal the
act establishing the branch at Memphis.
Mr.. WHITE of Davidson hoped the friends Of
he bill would vote down all amendments, and for
he bill as il is. He moved to ley the amendment
ion the table.
The motion was rejec ed-yeas so, nays so.
Mr.. BEATTY did not offer the amendment to thEsrt
the passage Of the bill.
Mr. BICKNELL hoped that sl amendments had
been offered to the bill that would be offered sud
that this would be voted down.
The amendment was rejected-ysas 28, nays 81
IS follows:
Yea,-Mesgrs Baker, Of Perry, Baker, CT Weakley
BARK sjsle, Bsyless, Beatty, Bnit0n, CoWden Crilz,
davidson, DOsk, Frazier, Harris, Jones, johnson.
Kennedy Lea, LOckhart, May field. Nall, Roberts
SJEell, TdSitt, Vaughan, White, Of Dickson, Will
lams. Of franklin, Williams, Of Hickman, Woods
and Speaker Whit hOrne-25.
Nggs-Messrs. Armstrong. Bicknell, Bledsoe, Bra
gslton Butler, Davis Dudley, East, Ewing, Farrey,
Can't Gillespie German, Havron Kenner Kineaid,
rlai c(o ha
Picket, Porter, Richardson Russell, Sentsr, Shrews
bury, Trewhitt White, Of Davidson, Williamson,
Wisener, and Woodard-3l.
Mr. Morris, paird eff with Mr. Ford,
Mr.. LEA said that the capital stock Of the Bank
Of Chattanooga could yet be augmented SO, geo un
Ter the old charter. The Democrats had nOmin- &
al ajority here, but he would stand With them and
fight all such propositions as this enc to the end.
The bill was then passed the second reading by r
gess Sc, nays 22-ss follows:
Ys1s--Messrs. Armstrong, Bieknen Bledsoe. Bra z
.eton, Butler, Caldwell, Chesthsm, Davis, Dudley,
East, Ewing, Fa2rely, CAN'T, Gillespie, German,
H lrris, Jones Kenner, Kincaid of Anderson. Kin
,aid Of Claiborne Loekhart, Martin, MayGeld, NJ
Jahe, MoIpAis, Norman, Pickett, Porter, Richard
IN, RUSSELL Senter Shrewsbury, reWhitt, Vaughn,
White, of Davidson, Williams, Of Hickman, William
ION, Wsener, and Woodsrd-39.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, of Perry, Baker Of Weak
sy, Barksdale, Bsyless. Beatty, BrittOn, Cowden, =
JrltZ DaVlOSOn, DOak, frAZief, JOnnsOh5 heuIoSJi -
Lea Nall, Roberts, SoWell. Trivtt, White, ~ dick b
on, Williams of Franklin, WOods, aad SpeakerD
AMENDNKSYs 20 THE CONSTITUTION
The special order for this day being resolutions
,Fopesing to amend the Constitution vas taken up.
Mr.. Jones' resolutions ofered October I, printed
"a page % of LsgislGtiVs Union dal AmsrieGR, we're
cad, with an amendment Of MIR, Morphis, that the
legislature shall continue in session but sixty days
Mr. JONES opposed the amendment, bat spoke
o the principal questo involved. viz: Can & pro-
osili'R tr amend the constitution he submitted to
&c peOTle By this Legislaiure? He believed all
'ower was in the people, and that they were com
etent end ought to have the right to change their
orm Of government whenever they chose, and he
wanted the people to say whether tbey wanted
hese amendments or not
Mr. EWING was of opinion that the Legislature y
NO years ago did propose amendments to the con-
liiuton, and he read that part of the constitution
Thich provides that amendments to the ooustitu h
ion shall not be submitted 10 the people by the Lee
islature oftensr than once in six years. He saw E
hat Virginia vas about to return to annual sessions
f the Legislature instead Of biennial, which she
ad been trying on for some time; and he though 81
would be a sort of craW-fsh progression to adopt
quedreunial system in Tennessee, when one Of