Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-17
AFTERNOON SESSION.


The House resumed the consideration Of the or
der pending st the lime of taking the nom recess
The motion to strike "ten dollars" and insert
''fve dollars" agreed to by yeas AZ; nays 20.
The balance Of the amendment; excepting the
| Safe Bank which bank may Issue bills as low as
! the denomination Of FIVE dollars" rejected by
yeas "a; nays 44-as follows:
| Yeqs-Me5srs Armstrong, Baker, Of Perry, Bick-
NELL Bledsoe RraZslton, Butter Caldwell, Gillespie,
/ German, Greene Harris, HavroB, Hebb, Kennsr,
! Kucaid Of Claiborne, Mayfeld, McCsbe, Nor
! phis, Norman, Picket Russell, Seuter, TreEhitt,
! aud Vaughu-24
! Nqys-Mssrs Baker Of Weakley, 3arksdsls, Bay
! less, Beatty, Bennett, Britton, Cheaham. Cowden,
! Cri'z Davis Dodk, Dudley. East Ewing, Farley,
! Farrelly, Ford, Frazier, CAN'T, lGuy, Hebb, Hurt
! Ingram, jones johnson, Kennedy, La, Loekhart
] Norris Nall. Porter Richardson Roberts, She'd
SHREWSBURY. Smith, SoGell, TreviIt, White, of Da-
/ wilson, White, Of Dickson, WhismoTe Williams of
! Franklin, Williams of Hickman, Williamson, Wise
ner, Woods, Woodland, and speaker WhitthOrne-44.
The amendment to the amendmcn: was then re-
jectad.
Tue question recurring ca Mr. Shields amend
mcnL &c strike out Fen dollars" and insert 1--we dol
lara"
Nj. BICKNE L called for di7isiou upon stri-
king out aod inserting.
The question being on striking out
The word "t.n dJllarJ was struck out of the
section by yeas 45 nays 25.
Hr. S Ied's auendmeJt was adopted by yeas 81,
nays lg-as follows:
Peqs -Messrs Baker of Perry, Bayess, BrittOn,
Caldwell Caeaiham Coaden, Crilz Davis, Doak,
Dudley, E asst, Ewing Farley, FarreIy, Ford, Fra
zer, CAN'T, German, Greene, Guy, Hebh, Hurt,
Ingram Jones' Johnson Kenner Kenuedy, Kin
caid, of Anderson Kincad, of Claiborne, L3ckhart
Msyfeld, Meade, Nall, Pickett, Porter, Richard
son, Se0ter, Shield, Shrewsbury, Smith. SoEell
Trevitl, TreWhitt, White OF Davidson, White Of
Dickson, Williams, of Franklin Williams, Ct Hiok-
man, Williams, of Knox, Williamson, Wisener, Woods,
and Speaker Whitthorne-5l.
NqyS-Messrs Armstrong, Baker, OF Wcakley,
B=rksdale, Beatty, Biskneil, Bed5oe BrazeltOn, Blu
tier, Gillespie, Harris, H,vron, Lea Morris, Nor
phis, Norman, Russell, Vaughan, Whitmore, and
Woodald-I9.
Mr.. BICKNELL moved to amend By strekirg out
all in the section that relates to the issue OF any
particular denomination. His constituency demand
ed that the issue Of 81 bills be made awfu, and
a last resort he would maks this motion.
The amendment was rejected
Mr. HURT moved to strike out the words pro
vded that any principal bank may issue notes pay
able at its branches. but such notes shall be, by
law, payable on demand at the principal bank as
well as at the branch where made payable.
Mr.. CAN'T opposed the amendment.
Mr.. DUDLEY spoke in favor Of the amendment. |
He agreed that permitting the parent bank to pay /
cut us branch notes while branches we're confined /
to their own notes would oentraze all capital 1
branches. He favorel the counter nOs@ system, but
SAID il would require an increase Of ing cap.
ital 20 do the same business.
Mr.. CAN'T replied.
Nj. CALDWELL favored the amend-.,ut.
The amendment agreed to, by yeas 80. nays
80, as follows:
Yeas-Mesprs. Armstrong, Baker of Perry Bick-
nell Pledsoe, BrazeHol, Butler, Caldwell, Da-
Wis, Dudley, Ewing. Farley, Farrelly, Gillespie,
German, Greene, Harris, Havron, Hebb, Hurt,
Jones, johnson, Kennsr. KiIcaii Of Anderson, Kin
caid ef Claiborne, L5a, Lookhart, McCabe, Morris,
\ ormau, Porter, RUSSELL Senter, Shrewsbury,
Smith Trewhitt, williams Of Knox, Williamson,
Wiseuer and Speaker WhitJh0rne.-39
Nqys-Messrs Baker Of WeAkley, Barksdale,
Bayless Beatty, Britton, CoWdeD, Critz Doak, East,
Ford, Frazier, Can't Guy, Ingram, Keanedy, May
isd, Morphis, Nail Riohar8 sOn, Shield, Sowell Ire
7itt Vaughn, White Of Davidson, White Of Dickson,
Williams o. franklin, Williams Of Hick-
nan. Woods aud Woodland 80.
The third section read.
The fourth section read
Ga motion by Mr.. FARRELLY 5000, O00" vas
truck cut and " $500 900" inserted in lieu thereof
IS the maximum.
Mr. BICKNELL moved to strike out " $500, 900"
nd insert s' $50 900 as the maximum.
Mr.. SHED moved to amend the amendm ent, by
imply striking out $4,000
The amendment to the amendment was rejected,
" yeas % nays -, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Bickuell, Butler, Caldwell, Doak,
ord. Gillespie, German, Harris, Hebb, Kincaid Of
anderson, Kincaid Of Claiborne, May field, McCabe,
Iorrs, Morphis, Richardson RUSSELL Seuter, Sneid,
NTH, TreRhitt, Whits Of Davidson, Williams Of