Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-18
Mining Company vas agreed 70. the bin amended
and passed he second reading

Mining Company vas agreed 70, the Dill amended
and passed The second reading.
CONCERNING RAILROADS.
Mr.. Trewhitt's bin a. 3. 497) for the better Sc
ourity Of the lives Of passengers vas read, aud at
ter debate thereon rejected By yeas 25 nays 3d.
IN RELATIoE TO WITNESSES.
The motion TO reconsider the vote laying On the
table Senate Committee bill, l20, TO change the
law in relation to the competency Of witness in
certain eases, was called up.
Mr.. M0RPHEIS made 81 Intellectual motion
yeas 81 nays p, Ito lay that motion on the table.
The motion to reconsider vas agreed to b. yeas
%. nays 81
The question being on AIr Harris amendment in
lieu, reviving chapter 80 Of the act Of 1881
Mr. HAFR0N hoped the bill Woald not pass.
Mr. HARRIS hoped, under 40 consideration,
would the original bill, it from the Senate.
be adopted BY the House
Mr. qRE8HITT objected to the bill and to the
amendment in lieu
Mr.. EAST opposed the amendment IN lieu The
Law proposed to be revived applies only to the kill
ing Of stock.
Mr.. WIsENER offered a bin in lieu, repeating
that part Of section 69 Of the Code which prevents
Railroad employees from testifying es witnesses
in certain cases Of damages and allowing tho
other provisions Of this section to extend 10 all
cases Of damages resulting from accidents.
! Mr.. JOHNSON made Intellectual milton.
! yeas Is, nays 28-tO indefinitely postpone the
! bill and amendments
/ Ga rOtion by Mr.. SOWELL the bill sud amend
ments were laid on the table by yeas 81, nays 26.
| RANK OF TENNESSEE,
| Mr. MAYFIELD moved to reconsider The vote re-
| jecting senator Payne's bill $50, to benefit the
Bank Of Tennessee-directing the Comptroller to
reissue warrants which have been lost By the U
s. nails and allowing he Directors Of each Branch
10 fix the salary Of the President provided 1t does
not exceed the sum Of $1,000.
The motion agreed to by yeas Sc, nays -
Mr. Speaker WHITTH0RNE MIR. LISA Ia the
chair moved to reconsider the vote adopting the
amendment allowing directors to fix the salary Ct
President Of the branches. He was in favor Of the
amendment but desired to take it off the BILL which
vas meritoriOus one, in order that it may pass.
The motion TO reconsider was agreed to.
Ga motion by Mr.. Speaker WHI1THORNE Che
amendment was laid OF the table.
Mr. VAUGHAN was sustained by the House IL
his demand for the previous question.
The bill was ngain rejected by yes ZS' nays 80.
sEEATs BILLS ON SECOND EEADING
Under a regular order the House proceeded to
the consideration Of Senate bills on the second
reading
Senator Newmans l29, for the benefit of A. P
Smith and J. c Goodrich, was read and sssec
the secoed reading.
Senator Hildreths 2l9 to improve the naViga
tion OF the Clear or South Fork OF Cumberland riv
er. &c-appropriating $40 000-Was read.
Mr.. KINCAID. Of Anderson. offered an amend
inert appropriatiug 81, 600 for The clearing out o
Powell's river, and "a 600 for clearing out Clincl
raverand refusing to permit fish traps o. dam
to obst'uet navigation 10 either, which wa
! agreed 10.
Mr.. VAUGHN made an Intellectual motion-yesl
q, nays 2S-tO lay the bill and amendments on tn
table
After further debate
Mr. JONES made an ineffeotual demand f'r tn
previous question. ayes IA, nays 36.
Mr.. tLOCKHART offered Sn amendment appro-
pIiatinz S. 900 to aidin building works Of interus
Improvement in stewart county.
Mr.. DOAK offered an amendment to the amenl
meut appropriating $4,000 to aiG Rutherford couu
ty in bLilding road, which agreed to.
Nc WILLIAMS Of Hickman, offered "a amend
meut u the amendment appropriating $4,000
build bridge across Duck river which was agree
10.
Mr.. VAUGHAN offered an amendment to tn
amendment sppropriaiing So 900 to clear out Tell
90 river in the county of Monroe, ard repeating a
act allowing mill dam to be erected IN said river
which was agreed 10.
Mr. WILLIAMSON offered an amendment 10 tn
! amendment approprsting $4,000 for the clearing
out Of Big Sandy creek in Gibson county, which va
agreed &c.
ner county, and $4,000 to Jefferson county, Eer
agreed to.
The amendment as amended was rejected b
yeas IS, nays 81.
Mr. WILLIAMS, Of Hickman, offered an amend
ment appropriating 600 to build the Nashyill
and Centreville Turnpike road.
AmOtion was made to lay this amendment on Ia
table; when
On motion, by Mr.. WILLIAMS of Hickman, th
bill also laid on the table BY yeas 20, nays 2.
, Mr.. L0eKHART moved TO reconsider the Voteju
taken, aud to lay that motion on the table.
The latter motion was agreed to, by yeas %, nay
%
Senator Woods 267, to charter the Baptist FemA
College a. Woodbury., was passed the second read
ing.
A Senate bill go to ratify snd confirm the r
port Of the Commissioners to run the State line b.
tween Tennessee and Virginia, also passed.
And then
% motion the House took the usual noon reoe
till two o'clock.