Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-10-28
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
s ENATE e.
THURSDAY. Oct. u

THURSDAY, Oct. ~.
Reports of Standing and Select committees
ere read and receivt d.
Nr. Allen off rred resolution, that the
President of the Bank If Tennessee be re-
quested to furnish to the Senate a report OF
the amount of money loaned for the trans
portation of mails. Lies over.
Mr.. Richardson offered resolution that the
Senate meet al 9 o'clock. A. NJ, aud hold but
one session day. provided the session be
not necessarily prolonged beyo nd O'Clock
=. NJ. each day. Under a suspension of the
rules the resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Payne introduced a bill to regulate
the tax on Insurance Company Agents.
Pa sd f--t reading.
Mr.. Payne introduced bill requiring
Clerks of Courts to rnroH all proceedings of
said courts, Passed first reading.
Mr. Horn iDtroduc d hill to rep al Sec.
1913 of the Code. Passed first reading and
referred TO the committee on the Code.
The resolution off,rea 10y Mr.. Trimble, that
in matters relating to the contested election
case now before the Senate, each conIester
be authorized to secure learned counsel, The
expense of which to be paid by the State,
was taken up.
Mr.. Hildreih moved to strike out the sec
tion of the resolution requiring the expense
Of the counsel tn be paid for by the Stale.
Mr.. Stoval moved TO lay the resolution on
the table. v hich motion was lost.
Mr.. Hildreth's motion to strike out was
concurrrd in, and the resolution as amended
was adopted.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The bill to tax the nnInvested money Of
misers was read, aud
Mr.. Bumpass moved to strike out "miser''
and insert 4" sitizeu.' which motion pre-
vailed.
The question was then upon the adoption
OF The resolution, q SPIRITED discussions eneu-
ing between Messrs- Payne and stanton, aud
the ayes and Eoes were d. mandrd with the
following result: ayes Z, noes 10, and The
resolution Was dritat' d.
Mr. Ward ent, +, a motion to reconsider
the vote rel citing the resolution.
The Contested Election Case. made the
special ordcr tor 10 O'Clock this day, was
then taken up. aid .... 1854
On motion of Mr.. Bradford, it was post
poned TO 10 o'clock on Wednesday next, TO
be the special order for that day.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
Bill to transfer to Chattanooga Railroad.
the State aid granted To- Charleston & Mem
phis Road. Passed third reading aud trans
United to the House.
Bill to refund to Gov. |. G. Harris. money
advanced to State Line Commissioners
Passed third reading aud transmitted to the
House.
Bill to incorporate the town of Chestnut
Mound Passed third reading and transmit
ted to the House.
Bill TO charter GainesbOro' and Selma
Turnpike Co. Passed third reading and
transmitted to the Horse.
On motion OF Mr.. Payne, $50 copies of the
Report of the Memphis Hospital were order
ed to be printed.
. Bill TO amend Section 2lSl Of the Code
was cal ed up and passed Oh its third reading
and transmitted.
A number of Bills on second reading were
read and referred TO different committees.
The Bill 10 release Bank If Tennessee
from the counter note system was rejected on
the third reading.
The Seuate thea adjourned to O'Clock to-
morrow.