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

bank Of this State shall suspend specie payment the
noteholders thereof may present the same for pay
ment, and L payment is refused, said note-holder
may have such notes protested, and shall receive in
terest at the rate of six per cent per annum from
the date Of protesting, aed the cost of protesting.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES.
SATURDAY, December 10 1859
The session vas opened with prayer by Rev. DR..
Wilton.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
Mr. KENNER presented a memorial, which was
referred to the Committee Banks, without read
ing
Mr. BUTLER presented peti ion in relation to
the merehsn IS AK, which vas read AID referred t.
the special committee on that sutsc'.
MIR. kINCAlD Cf Anderson, pre- enteI petition
to char e the county line between Anderson aui
Campbell ssuniies, which was read and referred 10
the Committee on New Counties and County Lines.
MIGHT SESSIONS.
Mr. SENTER offered q resolution providing for
night s,ssOus Il the 2ls' inst,
The resolution lies on the table for one day under
the rule.
THE CAPITOL.
Mr. HEBB offered resolution, directed to the
Comptroller, enquiring the amount If aprrr pria-
tons made for The purchase of Capital Grouud' for
the construction Of the Etste House and the amour
Of lsbcr performed ny Particularly cOnvicis thtr on
The resolution lies on the table under The rules
INs'NE HOSPITAL.
Mr. FORD offered the foliowi0e:
WHgREAs, it appears fir IN the report Of The Bolrd
of Trustees of the TeQnesses Hospital for the In
sane. and from the Report Of Inc Supe iutendnnt
aud Trustees thereof taat there is farm belonging
TO said iaztitatiOa aiming four hundred and
seVenty-fve acres of lard; and whereas, slid re
ports show the receipts for said institution TO be
the sum of one huudred aud four thou}anl eight
I I e.. ~
$50 ST. from the following sources, to-wIt: Pay
ti1nts S37, Si7 SO; State TAX, S33 900 90; annual
appropriation, 10000 %; balance on hand, 81 DOB
40.
AND WHEREAS, It appears from sal report that
large eXpen iitures have been nude FOR provisions
&c, salaries goods, cutlery gsr3en seeds, Sc.
Aud WhgI ca, IL does nat appear to wat use mauy
CT the SAID articles we're putt AMI whereas, it does
net appear frou; said report how said farm was oul
iivated aud how mach il yields, lnl Of What pro
ductions aad how said productions used CON
s1nel
Therefore Be It resoIred Tha' the u3ees, Super
intend mt aud Treasurer, intern this House. al rs
early day practicable how much laad is IN cul-
tiv slion, bow the is culva ed whether by the
lsbour of the Ta.ients, by hired labor; also,
Whist are the products raised and what becomes
Of the also, how mach i5 PAID for salaries and
to what CfRe5; also, the rates at which pay pa
Gents are kept Per month; as1 how many
Pr06s and lab0rfIs Fere hired and 10 at were
they pI; also tlat they lain in detail what IS
meant by tn 'iteln." IN heir table Of disturse-
mentl Of .Cuertnt ETPtnsss;" also, how many eff
ard their respective sslr.es: and also to give
dstalsd explain Ition of the items charged in tho
table.
sLFrEEs LoE THE HALL
Mr.. Doak fer Mr. WOODS offered a resolution
requiring the Capitol Commissioners to remove the
r4Iirg behiGd The desks OF members aud replace it
with selteos or sofas, as ia tae Senate chamber.
The resolution lies on the table for one day under
the rules.
THANKS To THE EDGEFIELD AND KENTUCKY RAIL
ROAD
Mr.. GOKMAN offered a resolution of thanks to
the President of the igefsld and Kentucky Rail
road for free passes" furnished to members and
officers Of the House
The resolution lies on the table for one day un-
der the rules
NEW RULE
Mr.. LEA Offered resolution preventing any
member from speaking on both sides Of any one
question.
The res ,uton lies on The table for one day under
the rules
AIRICULTUR4L BUREAU.
Mr. DAVIS offered a r5so!u ion granting the Sd
preme Court reon for the uss 0: the State grcuI-
The res laion lies GA til, table for oae day uu-
Ter the rules
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced read and sew
orally passed. the fest ldiLg. without objection
By Mr.. HEBB 3G7, extending State aid TO the
Manchester an Al4bame Rlilroal
BY Mr.. White of d Gvid5 n, 1863, to regulate the
Of the Internal Improvement CJmmis-
iorer.
By Mr. FARRELLY 1863 to auth 7rize the read
ng of certified copies of deeds, ETC., in evidences
BY Mr.. WILLIAMS of Hickman, $40, to give
''ate aid to th- Columbia Centreville aud Pire
river RliIroaj Gomnany.
By Mr.. CHEATHAM, 81. to inoJrp 1rate the
franco American Mutual AID Socey of Nashville.
CHANGISG OF NAMES
On motion BIZ Mr.. FIR AZIER, his bill III. R. 81
o change the names Of } ohm and flowed n.
Torn, to John G. and Howell Eim0Dd7, was
AIKEN from the files and read the third time, under
dispens1tion ofthe rules.
Mr.. MARTIN objected to the passage Of this
ill
Mr.. wIsENER also objected on constitutional
rounds.
Mr.. FARRELLY moved to amend bv changers the
amu Ct Margaret Nesl Jewell to Margaret Neel
Taller.
TIE amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. BAFLESS uoved to change the rame CT
ivsdo Oliver to Olivado Kuhn. >
The amendment was agreed to. =
Mr.. BAKER Of Weekly, moved to amend by a
iaugir the name of Mzry Francis Throckmorton u
Mary Francis Parker.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. DUDLEY did not think the constitution ,
robi5itei the changing of thu names Of these
lildren. t
Mr.. MAYFIELD also advocated the passage Of p
lie bill.
Mr. EWING Mr.. Speaker: 1 wish to expl4in
Try briefly my reasons for voting negatively upon
lis bill. The question of lis c0Gstituiouslity has
zen raised l viii give opinion in reference to :
10 power Of this body II DO what is asked f r
2 this bill. II is power which has heretofore
zen exercised aud my find prec dents to justi 81
It's exetcise But l have other obi eetions 10 this
T. Previous legislation has lodged the power TO St
lange the names of citizens in the courts Of !he
uutry and l doubt the policy, If not the power, ~
this body TO exercise the authority delegaiS1 Vi
is unsafe ard likely 10 lead to mi7ohevJus con dl
quences for the Legislature to usurp he hor- p
delegated TO the courts of the country. Bat it VI
said the bequest to these children depends upon =
e contingency Of their names being changed by
yislative enactment. an sure the courts would
i this condition void, or that the decision of
. legally authorized tribunal would be ample and
ffcieat, and to all intents and purposes named in I
e bill equivalent to the action Of this body l 4
AL therefore beg to record my vote in the mega
The bill was then frally passed the third and 10
It reading in the House of Represent ativss by me
as 40, nays H. -
TAX COLLECTORS, CLERKS &C. die
On motion Of Mr. DUDLEY, the rules were sus- en-
lded aad Senator McN-lly'5 bill rs. 1881 for de,
benefit of cleTks. tex collectors. trustees, Sc.
thisI t. was taken from the Ges and read.
Hr WO0DARD moved to strike out the &c first wit
of May" aud insert the first day of April" me
The amendment was agrcedto.
The bill was then passed the second reading as Y
ended and referred to the Committee on Ways =
Means. Ais
LEAVE OF ABSENCE sui
NJ, rr.,,. low
vas grahIeu 10 Mes rs Williamson, Havron anu c
rIis. d
NON RESIDENT PROSECUTORS.
he House resumed the consideration of the I'M Y
shed business of yesterday being Mr.. Buffers and
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