Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-13

N account Of sickness.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
No. 820-To charge the time Of holding elections
,or Jndqes ChsocellaTs aud District Attorneys.
Rejected ayes g. noes y, as follows:
Agss-Messrs. Allen, Hildreth, Horn, johnson, I
Trsmble and Wood-6.
Noss-MessJs. Bradford Buupass, Hunter, Mick
10y, MINIS MeClsllsa, Nash, Peters Richardson,
Stokely, Stovali aRd Speaker NsWman--l2
No 307-For the relief Of James MeGee, jailor /
Of Humphreys county. Passed, ayes 10, noes 3, as /
follows;
Ages -Messrs. Allsu bradford, Bnmpass, Hill /
dreth, HON, Hunter, johnson, Mickey, MINIS,
McClelIaa. Payne Stokes, stovall, Wood aud
Speaker Newman--l5.
Noes -bessrs Nash, Stokely and Tr:mbie---S.
HOUSE Bills ON THIRD EEADINa
No SOe-To provide for the disposition OF IN
claimed assets after seven years
On notion Of Mr. STOKES, 81 seven years was
stricken out and five year, inserted also, the
provise TO tie first section stricken out.
Mr. STOKES offered al amendment providing
that the security TO be given to The administrators
shall be approved by the County Court and the
boni filed with the Clerk Of said COur' and record
ed as administrators bonds are, which was adopted
The bill as amended was then passed on its third
reading ayes a. noes s. as follows;
Aves---Messrs. Aler, Bumpass, Hunter, johnson.
Mickey. Minis Mcclellan. Mesh, Payne, stanton,
Stokes. Stovall, Wood and Speaker Newman---l4.
Noes essrs. Bradford, Hildrsth, Richardson,
Stokely and Trimble.--J
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
No. SOTO incorporate the Memphis Gas Light
Company and for other purposes. Passed.
No 800 Directory to the Attorney General Of
.he State relative 10 the States interest IN the La
Grange and Memphis Railroad Company. Passed.
No. $3.50 modify section 1851 Of the Code
Passed and referredIo the Committee on the Judi
ciary.
No. 5000 amend the registry laws OF this STATE
and to re-enact the Law Of 1852. Passed.
No. 86S-TO regulate the settlements Of the IN
ternal Improvement Commissioner Passed.
No S75-To incorporate the Nashville aud Edge
field Bridge mpsny.
M. TRIMBLE offered an amendment providing
thai ifa pies bridge be bu.lt, s. &C" of two hun
dred feet shall % lsf, be he principal piers
and the hoLr shall be Que hundred aui feet high
aud in no case shall the bridge obstruct OaVgahou
also providing that lien shall be retained upon The
real estate Of the company until the BIS cou-
tracted in building the bridge shall De PaIi' |hich
was adopted.
Mr.. PAYNE offered an amendment to amend Inc
charter OF the DeSoto Insurance Company, which
was adopted.
The BIZ then passed its second reading
No 37G-To amend section , l45 Of tae g de.
Passed ami Ielerre u The COMMITTEES on the Judi
No. $3.50 amead the criminal laws Of this
State Passed aud referred 10 the Committee on
the Judiciary.
No. $50 TO DIVIDE slaves amoog joint owners.
Passed AMI referred 10 the Committee the Judi
ciary.
No 883-To facilitate public tca7el Pa sed
No 384-For he relief Of the citizens VI Dekalb
county. Passed
No $3.50 incorporate the State Female College,
in Shelby county. Passed.
No 39S-To iucOrp0ra.s the German Benevolent
Society Of Memphis. P4sssi.
No 401--To Lc1rpurate the IngOmer Lodge cf
| S,uy Of Malta at Memphi-. Passed
] No 4O2-To reduce the salaries Of bank officers
and save the unnecessary expenditure Of the peo-
PIES money. Passed.
/ Mr. NEWMAN (iIr Bog0 in The chair) offered an
amendment providing that the board of directors OF
the Branches ofthe Bank Of Tennessee at Sael5yvIe
and Memphis shall fix the salaries of the Presidents
Mr. RICHARDSON demanded the ayes aud noes
ca the amendment, whicl were taken AMI result ed
ayes / l, noes TO- as follows:
! Avss-Messrs. Bdmpa.s. Horn, Hunter, johnson
! Minus Mcclellan PayHe, Stanton, StoYall, wood
/ aud Speaker NeWRan-ll.
Noes-Nessrs Allen, Boyd, Bradford. Hildrtth,
MeNeiIly, Nash Richardson Stokes, Stoksly, and
/ Trimble-l0.
So the amendment Was adopted
NJ HORN offered Al amendment providing that
the Board Of rsct5rs the Branch Of the Bank Of
Tennessee at Clarksville shall fix the salaries Of
/ the president. cashier ant cle,k cf SAID brauch.
Mr. McNEILLY offered a bill 10 lieu Of tae arg
inal bill authrrising the directors Of the Bank Of
Tennessee to the salaries ofthe presidents Of the
! branches and 10 graduate the same according to
the amount OF labor required of them, butia no case
to exceed one thousand dOilsrs.
! Mr. RICHARDSON demanded the ayes and noes
which we're tak-n AMI resulted ayes Is, noes s, a.
| follow:
! Ayss-Messrs Bumpass Horn,, Hunter, Johns a.
| MINIS Mcclellan, McNeilly, Payne. stanton
Stova, Trimble, Wood and Speaker NeWman-l3
! N0ss-Messrs Allen. Boyd, Bradford, llildreth,
Nash, Richardson, Stokes and S'Oke'y-G.
SO the bill in lieu adopted
| Mr. BUMPASS demanded the ayes and moss 90
the pass 4ge Of the bill It's second reading which
we're taken and resulted ayes 10, noes IL, as TO-
| lows:
! Ayes-Messrs Huater johnson. MINIS Nc
| Clellsn. McNeilly, PAYNE. Stovlll, Trimbe, Wood
aud Speaker Nssmta-!0.
Noss-Messrs Allen Boyd, Bradford, Bdmpa-s
! Hildreth, Hora Nash Richardson, Stanton, Stokes
! and Stokely-ll
J So the bill vas rejected.
No. 404--- To ch lr,er re Tennessee Medical Be
| nevolent Society. Passed
No. 409----F0r the relief Of James Jones. sheriff
| Of Greene county. Passed.
No. 4l3----To amend the charter Of the Mutual
Protection Fire Insurance and Life and Trust Com
! pany of Trenton Passed.
! No. 4l7----To reduce tie tax the privilege Of
stauding stations and leks. Passed.
! No. 430----To amend the charter of he TaylOrs-
willie Turnpike Company, and for other purposes.
Passed
No. 48I----To incorporate Gay Street Railroad
Company of Rockville, and for other purposes
| Passed
No. 438----For the relief of the widow and heirs
of Arson Chapel. Passed
No 438----To relieve the soldiers of the wars Of
1872 and with Mexico from * 'ton in certsin cases
Passed.
No 446----To supply an omission of the Code
and for other purposes. REJECTED
HOUSE bills ON FIRST READING.
No 4I8----For the iuprOvsm snt OF Obed's river
in Feutre-s ami OyertOu cOuati2s AID fr other pur
poses. Passed
No. 1910 establish Common Law Court at
New Canton in Hawkins comfy. PASSED.
A RECESS
On motion Of Mr. PAYNE, the Senate TOOK re-
! cess until two o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MONDAY, March y, 1860.
The Journal Of Saturday was read sud RpJr5v i.
APETTIoN SC.
Mr.. DUDLEY presented petition from certain
citizens of Montgomery couuy, which referred
to the Committee on Agriculture. without reading.
Reports from Commit made BY Messrs.
TREwHITT, CAN'T, BRIrTON, aud MARTIN.
EXPENSES OF The LEGIsLATURE.
On motion by Mr. BICKNELL, tho rules we're sus-
pended mem. con-, and the Appropriate bill, with
the several amouatt appropriated lett blauk) from
the Committee on Finance, No. 564, to defray the
expenses Of the General Assembly Of the State u
Tennessee, with the report of the Committee FL
uance, was read aud passed the second reading,
without objection
To AMEND THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr. HEBB offered resolution which pruv:d,s
that all bills fer The appropriation Of m,ney for
Railroad or Bank purposes shall pass ~ simple
bills, &c.
The resolution lies the table for one Day under
the rules.
LOCAL MEASURES
Mr. Vaughn's resolution referring to tbs tWen'i
eth fractional township of Monroe csunry coming
up in Order was read.
Mr. BICKNELL offered an amendment, account
ing the same and referring the second fractional
township Of Blount county, which WAS agreed 10
The resolution, a. amended, was adopted.
FUGITVES PROM LABOR
.SMr Vaughn's resolutions offered February s. and
printed on page 429 of the LEGISLATIVE UNION
AND AMERICAN, iustruC ting our Senators ami Re-
questing our Representatives concerning the Cans
dian possessions coming up in order they were