Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-27
.rhe NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Week.

nat there are no perQuisites attaching to ms ONCE
xcept as Treasurer of the Insane Hospital BE re-
elves threefourths OF one per cent upon the re- V
eiuts and disbursements of said institution, which
or the last year. amounted to about three hunareo =
md thirtvseven dollars and for the last entlre term
# two wears to about seven hundred and ten doarS'
which amount, he says wiz be greatly reduced Tor
he next two years and viii not probably amount 10
more than eyo hundred and fifty dollars per annum-
AI.o communication from J. f. r. RAY, Secretary
of stota in which he states that as near as he can
.,,oximate it. the perquisites of his Office amount
= .ho,t $3.50 per vear.-Mr. STANTON introduced
;. hin 70 reduce the State tax and to increase the
common school fund.
In the House ON Monday, resolution was adopt
I'D amounting joint committee to ascertain what
extension of the Pententiary is necessary the pro
basle cost, and what amount OF labor can be per
formed by the inmates of the prison; also to take
into consideration the propriety of binding sale
or store house. either within without the prison.
as NAV seem to the committee most proper also'
what appropriation will be necessary to be made by
the present Legislature for the completion OF the
same and report to the two houses at as early gay
"a practicable Representative RICHARDSON'S oAi
to incorporate the Foked Deer River Navigation Com
many was finally passed by yeas S2 nays zO---sei-
ator MrNIs' resolutions appointing JOINT commit
too an Banks offered Nov r. were rejected; recon-
s;deration of the vote rejecting them was ordered
and being taken resulted. yeas %, nays Y. Inc
resolutions were then adopted without DIVISION
Senator STOKES resolutions offered on the 18th inst
providng for printing the report of the State 1eoi
ovst. were amended by inserting the words by the
nnhljc printer in the first resolution, and rejected
bv yeas "a. nays, 80 as follows;
Yeas,-Messrs Armstrong, Bayless Blekneh, Brit
ton. Butler Cheatham, Cowden, Crltz DAVIS, Easb
Ewing. German, Havron Kincaid, OF CtaiDorhe'
Martin M'Cabe Norman. Porter, Richardson
Shrewsbury, Trewhtt, White, OF DaNiosoh' "00u-
ard and Speaker Whitthorne-2t
Nq,,s-Messrs Baker, of Perry, Baker OF W eaK-
rev Barksdale Beatty, Bledsoe, Davidson Doak, : ar
reilly FRAZIER Can't Harris, Jones' J0n1soB ~
Nor Kennedy Lea LoczhaTt Morris, Nail, flcKeU''
Roberts Russell Senter, Sowell. Treyitt Vaughan
White. of Dickson Williams, OF Hickman, ana WISE
ner-29.
Mr. Sneaker WBTrTHoRNE, when mis- name was call
ed said he voted to abolish the Office OF State Geoio
gist. because he thought the present incumbent
would finish his Iabors andembody them in areport'
and thus furnish knowledge by which further IN
ouries could be made by private enterprise ana Ia
order that this intention might be carried out he felt
compelled to vote aye Representative WI
Inns of Hickman, entered motion to reconsider
the vote inst taken--Senator MINIS bill to with
Sraw the Bank of Memphis and establish Branch
of the Bank of Chattanooga at Memphis, was con-
sidered. An Individual liability amendment was
rejected by yeas p, nays Is.
In the Senate on Tuesday, Mr. STANTON introduced
a bill to provide for the payment of officers and
printers for advertising and holding special cleo
tons. This bill provides that the Comptroller shall
fsspe warrants upon the Treasurer in favor of all
claims presented to him with the requisite accom-
panying vouchers. by such editors or printers as
were ordered to advertise the election of 1858, in
reference to a call of convention to amend the
State constitution; and also for like accounts here
toore accruing in the advertisement of the election
of Chancellors and Circuit Judges, and other spe-
cisl elections in this State and provides for the
payment of similar bills hereafter made.--Mr
SrovALIs bill to increase the salaries of Treasurer
and Secretary of State was amended SO as to give
each an increase of $500 year, and then passed
on IFS third reading 1t has yet to be acted upon
nv the House-Senate bill TO abolish the office
of Geoloeist and Mnerologist of the State, Ia
ken up and passed its third reading, by ayes
IL, noes 3.
In the House. on Tuesday, Senate bill (Nr Mn
o7sD to withdraw the Bank of Memphis and to es-
4ablisb Branch of the Bank of Chattanooga in its
stead was taken up its second reading ard
amended on motion of Mr.. LoCKHART, SO as TO sub
ject the Bank Of Chattanooga TO all general laws
regulating Banks and banking that may hereafter
be passed by The Legislature.-Mr JOKES resoui
lions TO amend the constitution so as to make mem
beers of the Legislature and Governor elective once
in four years were rejected A motion was subse
oueutlv entered by Mr.. DUDLEY to reconsider th'
vote rejecting these resolutions.--Mr. EAUdHANi
resolutions 20 amend the constitution so far as tC
make Clerks OF tie Chancery Courts elective by
the people was rejected by yeas %, nays 81
Senate bill (Alr. HoRNs) TO regulate tipping ant
tippling houses, was after being yariously amend
cd. on motion Of Mr.. CALDWELL indefinitely post
.poned by yeas 80. nays 81. A motion was subse
oueptly entered bv Mr. JONES L, reconsider the yot
indefinitely postponing.
In the Senate on Wednesday, Speaker NEWMAN IN
PRODUCED bill TO amend the charters Of the COUNT
Agricultural and Mechanical Societies The bill pro
vides that all County Agricultural Societies IN TIN
State which have been chartered by the Tennessee
State Agricultural Bureau, by the name Of the Ag
ricult,lra and Mechanical Society Of any county i
this State shall be good and valid to all intents an
nyynoses as if the same had been chartered by tn
name of the County Agricultural Society OF any eour
ty that where the Constitutions of such societies IA
4osnecifv the number of members necessary for tn
transaction Of their business thirty, or maJorlt.
of all te members of each society, shall constitute
a ouorum; and clothing such societies with as an
nile mower 10 carry out the objects of their creation
A. is conferred upon the STATE Bureau; and confer
ring upon them the power to appoint Marshais
IL, HasN
Marshals shall have, and exercise the power OF OoI
stables during the continuance OF such falFs'
After the transaction of the morning business, IN
death Of Maj. {. G. EASTMAN was announced by M
PAVE and the Senate adjourned.
In the House on Wednesday, after the transaction
Of the morning business, the death Of Mag. u Z
EASTMAN was announced by Speaker WHITroRNE
who was followed by Messrs. PICKETT, CHEArHAN
ARMSTRONG. and WILLIAMS, of Hickman, in eulogie
AZ tho deceased. after which the House adlourne
over to Friday
The senate met Thursday morning, but adJourne
after the reading Of the journal
In the Senate on Friday Mr.. Wood introduced
hill IN amend section Coo of the Code so as to CAV
pogyer to securities of absconding tax COLLECTORS
report lands and town lots for condemnation tor taA
e. due and unpaid; and makes 1t the ouiy
Circuit Judges 10 condemn such lands and toWh los
and direct Clerks to issue order of sale TO sue
securities. who shall sell the collectors ar
now authorised to do-Mr STOKES bill TO moor
porate the Middle Tennessee Insurance Company
Lebanon. was. on motion of Mr.. HmDRETH amende
90 as to subject the Company to such general law
as the Legislature may from time to time enact
regulating and restricting such corporations, AM
then passed on its third reading and ordered to D.
transmitted TO the House-Mr. STANToN's bill I
authorize Attorneys General 10 celebrate tho bond
of mstrmony, was, on motion of Mr.. ALLEN, lnde
fnitely postpOned-Mr JOHNsOS's bill to reform
and regulate the business of banking In this State
and Mr.. THoNPs0N's Bill 10 establish general bank
ING law in this State, were made the special orde
for Tuesday. the 9th of December.
The House was mainly occupied Friday and SAT
uraav with discussion Of Mr.. BArLEss' resolutions
in regard to the aarpers Ferry instruction otere
on the 2jth ult but no decision was had up to tn
hour Of adjournment
The Senate was not in session saturday