Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-05

defendant is indicted for felony aud is acquit-
ted of the felony but convicted Of a msdemeanor
the statute Of imtstions of twelve months shall be
bar, the same ss it would have been if this in
dictment had been for q misdemssnor. This, in
the opinion of msjority Of the Committee, should
be So else there will be q want Of uniformity IN
the criminal law. The Committee recommend the
passage of this bill.
CITY SCHOOLS OF NEAIPHIs.
Mr.. PAYNE introduced bill, No Il, TO amend
the charter of Memphis City Schools, which passed
on its first reading and referred to the Commit,
tee on Education and Common Schools,
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND BEADING.
No. 66-Limiting the power Of the County
Courts. Reieoted. $50 E.Es
No. 69-To pay the expenses of the Investigation
of the affairs of the Comptroller and Secretary Of
State, by special COMMITTEE Of the last General
Assembly. Passed. $3.50. -...
No. 70-To Incorporate the United Synod OF the
Presbyterian GhGrch in the United States of Amsri-
ca Passed.
No. 72-TO authorize the Banks to pay out the
notes of each other. Passed. and - "a .#.
On motion of Mr.. MINNIS, the consideration Of
the bill its third reading made the special or
der for Tuesday morning the Sth inst, at 10 O'Clock
No 1910 amend SECTION 6,e22 Of the Code.
Passed.
No. 74-Regulatiug the salaries of the Treasurer
and Secretary of State Passed.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
No. I6-To amend section ,sI4, chapter 6, of the
Code. .--..
Tho Committee on Banks reported a bill in lieu,
entitled, "a bill for the relief Of the State Bank,
which was adopted. and then,
On motion of Mr. TRIMBLE, the further eonsid
Grafton of the bill was made the special order for
Tuesday morning, the 9Th inst, at ten o'clock
No, 26-TO provide for the payment Of witnesses
in certain cases
The Committee on the Judiciary reported bill
in lieu.
The SPEAKER. The bill reported by the Com
mittse on the Judiciary cannot be entertained, as
the bill under consideration is bill ad pied in
lieu Of the oFiginal
Mr.. MINIS moved to strike out all after the en-
aotiug clause and insert the bill reported by the
Committee on the judiciary, upon which motion
Mr. sTOKELY demanded the ayes and noes,
which were ordered and taken as follows;
Ayss-Messrs. Bumpass, Hildreth, Hunter, john
son, Mickey. Minnis, Mcclellan, McNeily, Payne,
Ri harrison, Stokes, StOvall, and Speaker Newman.
-l3.
Noes-Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bradford. Horn, Lane,
Nash, Peters, StOkely, and Trimble.-9.
So the amendment prevailed and then the bill
passed, ayes H. noes 10, as follows,
Ayes-Messrs Hid-eth HOrn Hunter, johnson,
Mickey, MINIS Mcclellan, McNeilly, Richardson.
Stokes and Stovall.-l1.
Payne, Peters, StOkely, Trimble, and Speaker New
man.-l0.
No 29--To amend the criminal laws of theState.
On motion of Mr.. PAYNE, the bill was amended
by inserting after the word 'slave," the words or
free person of COLOR" and then
The bill passed. ayes 81, noes 0.
No. 4T-To authorize the disposal Of the suspend
ed debt OF the Bank of Tennessee and Branches.
Mr. PAYNE offered an amendment to distribute
the proceeds between the Memphis Hospital, the
In sane Asylum, at Nashville, and the Deaf and
Duub lum, at Knoxville.
Mr. HILDRETH offered an amendment to distri-
butte the proceeds equally among all the county
On molten of Mr.. LANE, both amendmets were
laid upon the table,
Mr. PETERS moved to lay the bill upon the table,
which motion was lost on division, ayes 8, noes
IL.
Mr.. STOVALL moved to strike out the fourth and
th sections of the bill, directing the disposal of
the suspended debt of the Branches at Trenton and
Clarksv.lle) and 81
On motion of Mr.. HORN, that motion was lsid
upon the table.
On motion of Mr.. ALLEN, the bill was amended
so as pay the agents for the disposal of the
pended debt out of the proceeds.
Mr.. HILDRETH offered an amendment that the
proceeds Of the suspended debt of the Branch at
Sparta be distributed between the county academies
of 0verton, Morgan, Scott, Fsntress and DeKSlb,
which was sdopre3.
Mr., BRADFORD cff.red an amendment that the
proceeds of the suspended debt Of the Branch at
R0gersville be distributed between the county acsd
emiSs of the several counties composing the first
congressional DISTRICT which was adopted.
Mr. Sr0YALL offered an amendment that the
proceeds of the suspended debt of the Brsneh ct
Trenton be distributed between the county aosde-
mics of Henry, Weakley, 0bon, Carroll, Gibson aad
Dyer, which was adopted,
Mr. PETERS offered an amendment that the pro-
ceeds of the susp ended BIT Of tAe Branch at Som
ervIle be distributed between the county academies
of Fayette, Haywood, Hardeman, Upton and Lsu-
derda Q, which was adopted.
Mr.. STOKES offered an amen iment that the o.
ceeds Of the suspended debt of the Bank of Ten
nessee st .shVile, be distributed between the
county academies in Wilson, Rutherford and VIII
hanson, which was adopted.
Mr.. PAYNE offered an amendment that the pro-
ceeds Of the entire suspended debt Of the Bank Of
Tennessee and Branches be distributed equally be-
tween the Asylums for the Blind and the IGsane at
Nashville.
On motion of Mr.. STOKES, the amendm n. was
laid up N the table ,es
Mr. McNEILLY offered an amendment that the |
proceeds Of the suspended debt of the Branch at
Columbia be distributed between the county acadia
mics in that banking district, which was adopted |
On motion Of Mr.. RICHARDSON, the bill was |
Indefinitely postponed, syes II, noes 10, upon di-
vision.