Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-24
TENNESSEE LEGIsLArUEE.
SENATE
sThrs8ag's Proceedings C6ntiaued.

allr0ad company 70 urlle Win OF Ie 1se the MIS-
Issippi Central Railroad, we're taken up.
Mr. TRIMBLE moved that the Senate oouour in
be House bill n lieu.
Mr. ST0VALL demanded the ayes aad noes on
be motion. which we're taken aud resulted, ayes
4, noes IL, as follows
Ayss-Messrs. Allen. Boyd Bradford, Horn, /
Hunter, Mickey, Minnie, Mcclellan, MoNeilly, /
Wash, Peters, stanton, Stokes and Trimble-l4
Noss--Msssrs- BGmpsss, Hildr5th, Johnson |
Lane. Payne, stOkely, Ssovall. Wood and Speaker
NeWman-9.
so the Senate coucdrred ia the bill 10 lieu,
The amendment for the benefit Of the Atlantic,
Tennessee aud Ohio Railroad Company was taken up.
Mir. TRIMBLE moved that the Senats concur in
the amendment
Mr.. NEWMAN (SIr. BRADFoHD in the chair) Of
ferred al amendment 10 the amendment, that It is
not the intention Of the act to renew or extend
State aid to the road.
Mr.. TRIMBLE moved to lay the amendment on
the table.
Mr.. NEWMAN demanded the ayes and noes on
the motion, which we're taken and resulted ayes TO-
noes 9, as follows:
Ayss-Nessrs Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Hildreth,
Horn, Hunter, Miokley, Minnis, Mcclellan, Mcneil
", Nasa, Peters, Stanton, Stokes and Trimbe-l5.
Noes-Messrs Bumpass. Johnson, Lane, Payne,
Richardson. Stokely, StOvall, Wood AMI Speaker
NeWman-9.
So the amendment was laid on lhe table
The question thea recurring upOu the motion to
Mr.. NEWMAN demanded the ayes and noes,
which we're taken and resulted ayes 10, noes 9, as
follows:
4ves- iessrs. Allen Boyd Bradford, Hildreth,
Horn, Hunter, Mickey, MINIS, Mcclellan Mcneil
". Nash. Peters, Stanton, Stokes, and TrmNle-l5
Noss-Messrs. Bumpass, Johnson, Lane, Payne,
Richardson, Stokely, StOvalI, Wood and Speaker
NeWman-9
So the amendment vas oOncurrej in.
The amendment for the benefit Of the -C5Osa and
Cbaucogs River Railroad Company was then taken
up and concurred in, on molten Of Mr.. TRlMBLE,
by ayes IA, noes 10, follows:
Aves-Messrs Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Horn.
Hunter, Mickey. MINIS, Mcclellan, McNeilly,
Nash, Peters, Stanton, Stokes and Trimble-l4.
Noss-Messrs BuGpsss, Hildreth, Johnson, Lane,
Payne, Richardson, Stokely, StoVrll, Wood and
Speaker Newman-lO.
Mr. PRIAIBLE moved to reconsider the votes
concurring in the several amendments and to lay
that motion on the table. which motion prevailed
ayes Il, 8, ss fOllows:
dyes -Messrs Allen, Boyd, Bradford Horn Hun
ter, Mickey, Minnis Mcclellan, MsNeilly, Nash
Peters, stanton, Stokes and Trable-;4
Noes-Messrs. Bumpass, Eildreth, Johnson
PAYNE Richardson, Stokely, Stoyall aud Speaker
NeWman.-S
MEMPHIS MILITARY.
| House bill No. SS1, to incorporate the l54h Reg
U ~
ed on its third reading, ayes II, noes ,.
UNION AND PLANTERS BANK.
! Mr. PAYNE offered resolution to cOnstrue
resolution heretofore adopted in regard to the dis
missal of The suit against the Union and Planters
Banks, so as 70 require the Banks to pay the AuOr
ney Generals fee.
! On motion OF Mr. PAYNE, tae rule was suspend
ed and the resolution taken up and adopted.
HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILLS.
House amendments to Senate bill No lT8. to ez
tend tbs corporate limits Of the town of La Grange
aud for 0tGer purposes, we're coucurred in, excep
! that Whion authorizes the citizens Of Macon, il
Fsyette county, to tax the sale of liquor which wa
non-concurredin, ayes 10, noes Is, as fOllOws:
Aves. Messrs. Boyd Bradford, MINIS, Nash
/ Payne, Peters, Richardson, Stanton, Trimblo, an,
! WOOd-l0
Noes -Messrs. Bumpsss, Hrldreth. Horn, Hun
! ter, Johnson, Lane, Mickey, Mcclellan, McNeilly
! Stokes Stokely, StOYall and Speaker NeWm-n-l3
House amendments to Senate bill No. 1872 to il,
! corporate the Book and 1rsct Society Of the Mem
phis Conference Ct the Methodist Episcopal Churcl
South we're cOncurrei in.
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR MIDDLE TENNEssKE.
Mr.. Lanes motion to reconsider House amend
ment TO Senate bill no. llG, to allow Notares Pub
! lie TO take Dispositions the amendment authorship
the Governor 10 appoint a Notary Public for Mitdl
/ Tennessee co reside at Nashvlle, was taken vi
and the vote recOnsdered, ayes II, noes as fol
/ leWs:
/ 4vss-Messrs. Boyd, Bradford, Bumpss, Horn
Lane MINIS, Nash, Richardson, Stanton, Stokes
Stokely and Trimble-l2
N0es-Messrs. Allen, Hildreth, johnson, Mickey
! Mcclellan, MeNeilly, Payne, Peters, StOvall, Woo
and Speaker Newmsn-lI.
The amendment was then Ton-eOncurred in, sye
! 10, noes u, as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Hildreth. johnson, Mickey Nc
. IN III cod an
! Speaker NeWmsn-10.
Noss-Messrs Alien Boyd Bumpas, Horn, Lane
| MINIS. Nash, Richardson, Stanton, Stokes, Stoke
/ ly aud Trimbe-l2.
Mr.. BRADFORD, when his name was called
said he had agreed to pair off with Nlr. Hunter
THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL
House bill 10 defray the the expenses Of the Ger
eral Assembly, was taken up.
The amendments recommended by the Commit
tee on Ways and Means-among which was one t
pav Messiah Bull0ch, Joseph 3 Heiskell, and San
uei 7. BickneIl, $500 each fer their services 1pO
the special committee TO revise the Code-Were sex
orally adopted.
Mr. LANE offered al amendment levyiDg ia
of one cent on the one hundred dollars of taxabl
property in the State, to inclose and improve til
Capitol Square, and to make other improvements
which adopted
The bill having been perfected
Mr. STOKELY offered amendment 10 strik
out one hundred and seventy-six days-the numbe
Of DAYS Of attendance of mambers-aud insert on
hundred and firty-nine days, with a cOrresPOudiD
reduction of the amount in pay
Mr. STOKELY said: Mr. SPEAKER: l offe
this amendment in good faith, and because be
love it is right And l desire to say Wor
or two while have the floor. Because the othe
day when l offered = resolution, the object c
which was simply to pay each member for III
number Of days he had attended the sitting of tn
General Assembly, together with the number c
DAYS he had been absent on account OF Sickness
himself or family, my friend the Senator froI
Rutherford (Dr Rchsrdsou) made a short speech
in which he seemed 20 think that l was settin
myself up as q censor over other Senators, an
then moved to lay my resolution on the table
thereby giving me no chance to explain It, Not
I desire il to bedistinctly understood that in Of
fering this amendment l do not set myself up as
censor over other Senators. But being Senator o
the State l am hound to act for the State as well
for Senators aud the seventeen days propose t
strike out of the appropriation are the twelve day
At Cbristmas and the five of the Ohio trIp-all O
which time the General Assembly was adjourned
and every member thereof was at full liberty Il
attend to his own private business. l, IS Sena
tor for the State. cannot vote 10 pay members 10
these days in which we, y our own resolutions
determined to attend TO orr own private bushes
and pleasure and not that of tho ate. The Sen
stor from Shelby tMr PGyne) asks me if | hat
an overseer. snd he was to 60 off snd take holi
dav at Christmas, if l would pay him. tell hin
if had an overseer for hands and farm, and tina
he was to neglect my business and leave 1t fol
twelve or seventeen days without my consent, that
would not pay him for said time. And If he should
sue me for the pay for said time, and should EN-
ploy the Senator from Shelby as my counsel in thu
case, and be Ctbe Seustor) did not clear me d al
charles aud cost in the case, that l never Woul'
employ him again to manage a suit for me
see Mr.. Speaker, that this Amendment creates
considerable futtering among members, and ihey
are asking so many questions that l cannot speak
and the proposition is Sc plain that every man car
clearly understand it, without an explanation
/ So I will desist so can take the vote
Mr. ALLEN moved to ley the amendment on the
/ fable.
/ Mr. STOKELY demanded the ayes and noes or
/ the motion. which we're taken and resalIed ayes II
/ noes 4, as follows:
/ .!v@-Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bumpass, HidreIh
/ Hunter. Horn, Johnson Minuis Mcclellan, Mcneil
/ ". Payne Peters. Richardson. Stokes, S!ovan
I Wood and Speaker NeWman-lT
I Noes-Messrs Bradford, Lane Nash, aud Stoke
/ ly-4
Mr. STOEELY offered an amendment to strike
ont opposite is name one hundred and seTenty-siz
DAYS. and insert one hundred and ifty-nine days,
and that the Comptroller be directed to add the sum
of seventeen dollars to the common school fund Of
- - ,bo counties of Greene Cooke, Sewer and