Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-10-08
SENATE.
FRIDAY, October Z, 1853.

| Mr. WOOD, from the Committee on Rules, re
ported Rules for the goIernment of the Senate and
ont Rules for the action of the two Houses, which
report was adopted
On motion Of Mr. STOKELY, $50 copies of the
Senate Rules ordered to be printed for the use
of the Sena
STATE LIBRARY.
Mr. TRIMBLE presented the report of the State
Lihrarisn, and on his motion, 100 copies were or
dered to be printed for the use of the Senate
Mr. TRIMBLE offered a resolution providing for
the appointment of Joint Committee on the State
! Library, which was concurred in, and
| The SPEAKER appointed Messrs Trimole and
! Wood to constitute said committee ON 4he part Of
| the Stnae.
AMENDMENT OF The CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. STANTON offered the following resolution,
10 lieu Of the one Withdrawn yesterday by him for
| amendment:
ResolusF. 6y the Senate and House Of Rspresenta-
tVss That section IL ef article Of the Constitu-
tion Of the State Of Tennessee be so amended that
the legal voters Of each county wherein Chancery
Court is now or may hereafter be established sha
elect Clerk aud Master for said county in the same
manner that they elsct the Chancellor for said
Cour that they shall hold office for the term of six
years and the day Of said election shall be fixed an
regulated by the Legislature after the adoption Of
this amendment.
The resolution lies over, under the rule.
BANK OF TENNESSEE.
l. The SPEAKER presented the report of the Presi
| dent and Directors of the Bank of Tennessee
Mr.. TRIMBLE moved that the report lie on The
table and that the usual number of copies ba print
Jed for the use of the Senate, which motion was con-
lscurred in.
DAILY PAPERS FOR MEMBERS.
Mr.. McNEILLY offered resolution providing
that each member CT the Senate subscribe for two
of the daily papers of tho city during the session,
! end that the same be paid for out of the State
treasury. ny
On motion, the rule was suspended and the reso-
luton taken up.
Mr.. PAYNE moved to strike out two and insert
four.
Mr.. BUMPASS inquired of the Speaser if there
was any authority for subscribing and paying for
papers out of the State treasury for the use of
The SPEAKER Informed the Senator from Madi-
son (Mr Bumpsss) that he knew Of no authority.
II iimply cnttom.
Mr. BUMPASS knew it was CUSTOM but he
wished 10 reign members to the authority.
Mr. TRIMBLE 8, i'd for himself he believed he
took sll the daily papers in the city, and had 20
need Of them here but, it was sm Ill matter OF
expense aud he thought all the papers ought TO be
taken so as 10 ford che members all the light pos
sible.s
Mr. PAYNE said that in proposing the amend
ment, he governed by what had been the usage
the p lpers t. SEN tI Sis ituents, that they
might see whal tie lie ;i-l4 ne doing, snd he
eoulI subscribe hen Until tie StaIe paid its
Senator's teter sslar
The quest nrecu ring on the amendment,
Mr. HiLDRErH demanded The eyes and noes,
which we're or ertd qul ttken as follows:
dyes-Mes.rs. All q. Boyd, Bradford, Hunter,
J,hnsou, Lane, Mickey, Minnis Payne, and Trim
ble--l0
Noes-Me,s-s. 3 mpass, Hildreth, McNeilly,
NASH SiOkely, 81 vail, thompson, Wood, and
Speaker Newms5.-9
So ihe amendment was adopted, aud then the
question REQUIRES Oh the resolution as amended.
Mr. HTLDRETH demanded the ayes and noes,
which we're ordere 6nd taken as follows:
zyes -Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Hunter,
johnson, Laae, MINIS, McNeily, Payne and Trim
ble--l0.
Noes-Messrs. Bumpass, Hildreth, Nash, Stokely,
SiOvsll TbOmpson, Wood, aud Speaker New
So the resolution was adopted
TIE coDEl
Mr.. HILDRETH introduced bill to repeal Sec
1924 Of the Code, which passed its first reading
Mr.. ST0KELY introduced q bill to amend section
SOUS of the Code, which passed its first reading
PUBLIC PRINTER.
Mr.. Stokelys resolution to invite the Publishing
Houses of Nashville TO inform the Legislature the
terms they will do the public printing upon, COM
ing up,
MIR. PAYNE moved to make it the special order |
for Monday morning, which motion was CONQUERED |
in.
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR.
On motion of Mr.. MINNIs. the Senate took re-