The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-11-25
Legislative.
We'fnd the following am1ng the Leg.

,We'fnd the following amorg the Leg.
fslhtive proceedings of the 18th: AZ
In the Senate, Mr.. Peters offered res.
olutidn that it is unwisc, impolitic, and
unnecessary to- charter or rechhrter any
Bank during the PRESENT session of the
Legislature; and on his motion the rule
was suspended and the resolution brought
directly before the Senate. Mr.. Minms
moved its reference to the Committee on
Banks; and Mr.. Richardson hoped iii.
rect vote would be taken to test the sense
OF the Senate, which being taken, result
ed as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. ITildretb, McNcilly, Peters
Thompson, Wood, and Mr.. Speaker Newman.-6
Ndys-Mcssrs. Allen. Boyd. Bradford. Bum
pass, Hunter, johnson, Lane, Minis. Mcclellan,
Nash, Richardson, Stanton, Stokes, Dlakely Sto.
VAIL and Trimble.-l6.
The Nashville Daily News says this vote
may be regarded as signifcan tofthe sense
of the Senate upon the question of re-
chartcring the Planters and Union Banks
with some proper restrictions. 1t will be
seen that six democrats voted squately
against the radical resolution of Mr.. Pc
tiers, and We think these six democrats
may be regarded as having enough CON
servatism to vote against all the miserable
hard money humbugs that maybe pro-
posed on this side of the Senate.
Liyuor B,R.--A bill has been offered in
the Senate by Mr.. Bradford, of Jefferson.
to forbid the issuance of license to sell
spirituous or vinous liquors, until the vote
in the respective corporate towns have II
election decided in its favor. Passed.
Also, a bill has been introduced to au-
thorize Attorneys General--District and
State--to solemnize the rights of matri-
mony. Passed.
iChe Nashville Union and American
says
In the Senate, on Monday, Mr.. Lane
introduced a bill to amend the free bank
ing law, which provides, LIST, that any
bank in this State organized under the
act of 1882 shall have the right. as it
shall deliver Its circulation notes to the
Comptroller to be cancelled, to receive
from the Comptroller bonds deposited
corresponding with the amount of notes
returned for cancellation, provided the
Comptroller Shdll shall retain a sufficient
amount of bonds to keep the outstanding
circulation of such bank ut par: ID, that
each bank aYailing itself of 'the 'foregoing
provision, SHALL untiEthe expiration ofits
charter, continue to pay to the State the
same bonus it now pays for the common
school fund, and shall have the right in
the transaction Of its business, to pay out
the notes OF any specie paying bank in
this State. The bill came up on its third
reading on Thursday, and on motion of
Mr.. Richardson, was laid upon the table.
Subsequently motion was made TO recon
slider the vote laying the bill upon the ia
bic, but no further action has been had
upon it
B1nks.-In the House, on the 2lst. Sen
ate resolution instructing the Bank Com
mittees of the two Houses to consider the
of continuing the existence of
the present Banks, or of incorporating
others, also to ascertain the capital of the
Bank of Tennessee and its branches, and
whether the public interest demands the
continuance of that institution, and to re-
port by bill or otherwise, was adopted.
a@g~ Governor Willard, Of Indiana,
who is the brother-in-law of Cook, the