Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-18
.Orror-1rrn.1 PAIRS.

nOWSu.
AoKIcULTURAL PAIRS.
On nation Of Mr.. BUMPAss. Msssrs. Mcclellan I
and Allen were sdded 70 the committee 70 as'eh"
The Eastern Division Fair at Knoxville
On motion Of Mr. WOOD q COMMITTEES OF two was /
.nDo;ntpd 10 attend the Fair Of the Warren County
Agricultural and Mechanical Association, and
The SPEAKER appointed hessrs. Wood and
Lane said committee
az notion of Mr.. ST0VALL, q COMMITTEES OF Two
xas appoirted to attend the Fair Of the Weakiey
County Agricultural and Mechanical AssoeiatioH'
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. sOvall and
Horn said COMMITTEES. -,
The SPEAKER laid before the Sensts dispatch
TO Senator Mcclellan from Maj. C. Waliaes' tFeSi-
dsnto the East Tennessee sed Georgia Railroad en=
dsripe to the members Of the Senate who mey Vist
the Eastern Division Fair at Knoxville, nee PAS
ssge over that road.
LEAVE or ABSENCE.
On motion of Mr.. BRADFORD. leave Of absence
for week was granted Senator Boyd y
BANK OF NASHVILLE.
Mr.. TRIMBLE presented the following petition,
which, on his motion, was referred to the commit
tee on Banks: SIS 81
'sTo the Honorable Senate and House Of Repre-
sentativss Of the State Of Tennessee: The petition
of N. Hobson, President, of the Bank Of Nashville,
"
said Bank, would respectfully represent TO your
honorable bodies that under the act passed at the
last Legislature, entitled an act to authorize the
voluntary liquidation Of the Free Banks in this
state. they placed the said Bank of Nashville IN
liquidation on the LIST day Of April, 1888 as WI!
appear By reference to the Gomptollsrs DOCKS
Thew proceeded TO tae collection Of the assets
Of said Bank, and 70 epply the same to the
liquidation of its liabilities. They have reduced
the circulation of said Bank from STA 500 down 70
81, 800, all of which circulation so taken up has
been redeemed at par, amounting TO SIu9, '0O,
which has been burned by the Comptroller, as the
books of tho otice will show. And al other la
bilitiss have keen reduced spd paid in the same
ratio until the liabilities are ncF sHisti, With abund-
ant assets TO iquid8te the whole Indebtedness OF
said Bank, and handsome oyerplus left, For the
protection Of the circulation still out in the hands
of the people The Bank is ready end prepared to
nav in coin when presented, and 10 addition to this;
the Comptroller has remaining in bis hands as the
property OF the Bank, for the protection Of the
circulation Sc 600 in Tennessee State Bonds, issued
for che cspito and due and payable in about twelve
years, which, If disposed Of st the low figure Of
eighty cents per dclsr, would pay every dolls- Of
circulation now out In the hands Of the people.
Your petitioners believe it to be due to yoLr honofa-
BILE bodies to make this explanation and would most
respectfully petition your honorable bodies, by bill
or othnryise 10 revive renew the chartered rights
of the Bank OF Nashville for the space Of ten years
and no longer say, from lst January, 1860, until lst
January, 1870, with the capital Of fifty thousand
dollars to which ell the Free Banks have been re-
duced by law and for the privilege of said revival
of its charter the said Bank to pay annually 10 the
Comptroller or Treasurer, the usual commission ia
the same ratio as paid by The other Banks for the
use Of common schools and the Bank Of Nashville
to epjoy in it's renewal ali TIE rights privileges and
emoluments that the laws now grant to the other
Free Banks in this State, except the issuing of
notes. bills, certificates or checks to be used or
passed SIS paper circulation. FOUR petitioners would
respectfully represent to you they do not ask or de-
sire resiysl upon any such grounds, but solely as
Bank Ct discount and deposit, and not as Bank
Of Issue. n HoBscN. President
Nashville, Oct. Il, 1889 HoBsoN WIRELESS.
Mr.. TRIMBLE offered the following resolution:
Whereas, it is represented that the bonus due
from tie Bank of Nashville for tSe year 1857,
was paid to the Treasurer of the State G. G, Tor
bett and was afterwards, for the year. paid TO
W. F. McGregOr, Treasurer Of the State, by mis-
take,
ResolUs9, That it bereferred 10 joint committee
of three Senators and such number the House of
Representatives may appoint, to inquire, ascertain
and report upon the facts.
On motion of Mr.. TRTMDLE the rule was gus
pended and the resolution adopted.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. Trimble, Brad
ford, and Payne said committee on the part OF the
Senate.
MERCHANTs' TAX. O. .-.
Mr. PAYNE presented petition from sundry
merchants of Shelby county, praying reduct!on
of the tax merchants, which was re feTred 10 III
Committee on Ways and Means.
TAILOR OF WHITE COUNTY.
Mr.. STANTON offered resolution directing the
Comptroller TO issue his warrant TO Vim. R. Stewart
TAILOR Of White county for SlO4 20 for keeping Pas
chat Mann from the ID January, 1859, to the Slh
October, 1859
On molten Of Mr.. STANTON, the rule was sus-
pended, aud the resolution referred to the Commit
tee on Claims.
AMENDMENT or TIE CODE.
Mr.. HILDRETH introduced bill to repeal sec
ton go of the Code, which passed its first read
ing and YVES referred to the Committee on the Code
NASHVILLE MALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Mr.. TRLMBLE introduced bill to incorporate
an Orphan Asylum in near the city of Nashville,
for male children, to be called the Nashville Male
Orphan Asylum, which passed On its first reading
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR.
On motion Of Mr. ST0VALL. the Senate took q
recess for the purpose Of meeting the House in
Convention, to compare the vote cast for Governor
The Convention having adjourned, and the Sena-
tors returned
The SPEAKER called the Senate TO order
PAY OF WITNESSES.
Mr.. STOKELY introduced bill the better to
provide FOR the payment Of witnesses in certain
osses, which passed on its first reading.
On motion of Mr. STOVALL, the Senate ad-
j,urned to , o'clock P. NJ.