Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-15

The LegisIature---Fourteent Week
In the Senate on Monday, resolutions were ofere'
by Mr. P,rEBs and adopted accepting the invitation
Of the citizens and City Council Of Louisville topaz
take Of Union Festival in homer Of cur State an'
the 24th inst was designated for the festival
Mr.. R1ciImDsox's resolution providing for the re
demption by the State Of the outstanding Eotes O.
the Exchange Bank, at MurfreesbEro', was akeE
up and considered, and during the discussion Ar
Speaker NEWMAN stated that since the report Of the
special committee OF the Legislature Of lS57-S had
heen submitted 70 the Governor, facts had come tC
lis knowledge which justified him in denouncing
the fraud connected with that Bank as the most
ssupendous ever committed in Tennessee, and that
Fse witnesses live near Nashville and are ready to
testify at any time. The subject viii probably be
taken up in few days. and the debate on Monday
induces the belief that some interesting peve0p-
ments win be made.-House bill to make it a
-nisdereanor for the owner Of slave guilty Of a
crime to remove him out of the county where
the caime was committed was laid upon the
'hble, which amounts to a defeat Of the bill
House bill to compel the County Trustees TO settle
annually with the Judge OF Chairman Of the County
Court, and to amend section 427 Of the Code was
passed on its third and last reading and is now q
law.-Mr. THOMPSON offered resolution calling
upon the Union and Planters Banks for the follow
Jag information.
list Why did the Directors refuse to accept the
provisions Of an act Of the Legislature Of Tennes-
81 e, passed January 2Sth, 1858.
ID Did the Eastern stockholders give them direc-
u2Ds IN 1egaTd to such act If so, what were those
Girectionsg
3D. How much stock is owned by said banks by
Eastern stockholders. and how much BY Tennessee
ans, and whether the Eastern stockholders con
troed the action of the Directors in regard to the
wise.
9Th. The amount of circulation Of said banks on
the lst day of January in each year, from January
lst 1850 to January lst. 1860.
6th That the officers and directors exhibit to the
Senate all the Instructions they have received from
Eastern stockholders in regard to the curtalmeut Of
their circulation for the last three years and up
this date.
9th Why it is that said banks have refused to dis
count bills or notes well indOrsed for persons en-
gagged in slave trading in Tennessee and whether in
so refusing they are not acting under the direction
and instructions Of their Eastern stockholders?
In the House on Monday, the session was mainly
devoted to the discussion OF Mr.. BARKsDALEs bill to
eXpell free persons Of color from this State.
Both Houses called in a body uDon Mrs. President
Pork, and the members were severally introduced
to that lady by their respective presiding officers
who received them with the courtesy and cordially
which so emineutiy characterize her.
In the Senate on Tuesday, Mr.. ALIENS bin to
regulate the sale of spirituous liquors By the quart
not to be drunk where sold, passed on its third
reading. SrANroS's bill to transfer The stock
Of the State in the Lebanon and Nashville Turnpike
to certain turnpikes in jackson county after having
been amended on motion Of Mr.. PAYNE. 50 as to
provide. thar, in the event law shall be passed ID
recng the sale of the stocks owned by the State in
the different turnpike companies, then the proceeds
Of the States stock IN the Lebanon Turnpike is to
go to the companies in Jackson county as loan
was passed on its third readmg-Mr MCNEIL
LYs bin tc authorize Justices Of the Peace to hold
juries of inquest on the bodies of deceased persons
was passed on its third reading-House bill to
repeal the law requiring the inspection of -four,
LAID and other articles Of produce, was passed on
itsthird rcading.-Mr THoNPsoN's resolution call
ing on the Union and Planters Banks for certain
information was taken up and rejected by the fol-
lowing vote
dyes Messrs Hildreth, Johnson Mcclellan, Ne
Nelly, Peters Stoyall Thompson Wood and Speak
er Newman.
Nocs-Mcssrs Allen Boyd, Bradford Bumpass.
Horn, Nash. Payne, Richardson, Stanton, Stokes
and Stokely-lL
In the House on Tuesday, Mr. WILLIAMS, Of HEX
man, offered series Of resolutions rendering to
orr sister State Of Georgia and other Southern
States our cordial sympathy and cooperation in
their laudabe endeavors to open direct trade with
Europe " and recommending d" to the Southern peo-
pie the propriety Of encouraging literally Southern
merchants. Southern mechanics and Southern papers,
which viii do much to restore our social, CONNER
cial and p litcal equality The bill for the ex-
pulsion Of free negroes was again discussed at
great length.
In the Senate on Wednesday, House bill to define
and regulate the operation of the counter-note
principle adopted in lieu of Senate bill to authorize
the banks to pay out the notes Of each other, was
c0ncurrcd in, and is now a law. This bill authorize
the principal banks to pay out the notes Of their
branches, and also requires them to redeem these
notes when prescnted.-Mr. PETERS bill to pre-
vent the marriage Of cousins Of the first degree
was passed on its third reading in the Senate. It
has yet TO be acted upon by the House.-The fol-
lowing Senate bills were passed on their third read
ing To provide for the payment of officers and
printers foraiyerbsng and holding special clectons
10 amend section 1894 of the Code: to provide for
the enumeratsg Of the free white male inhabitants
of the State the Isl day Of January. 1861 also
a bin to change the lines between a number Of
counties.
In the House on Wednesday, after the introduc-
ton Of a number of bills, and the passage en- its
third reading of Mr. DyDLEYs bill to amend the
charter Of the Memphis. Clarksvine and Louisville
Railroad. the remainder of the session was mainly
devoted to the discussion of the bin to expeI the
free negroes from the State.
In the Senate on Thursday, the following Senate
bills yehc passed on their third reading: To amend
section 1894 Of the Codes TO amend the law on the
subject of a mechanics lien; to allow defendants to
indictments all kind Of pleas simultaneously with
the plea of after fois coNric; and number Of pri-
vate bills-House bill to repeal the act establish
ing foreign banking agencies in Tennessee was pass
ed ON It's Third reading in the Senate.
In the House on Thursday, Mr. BAUEsnuE's bin to
expel free negroes from the State was passed on its
third reading by thesollowing vote:
TJ'rs-Nossrs. Baker of Perry, Baker of WcaIley.
BarkSda!c Bayess. Beatty, Bicknel, Brazclton Brit
ton, CoNydeu Davidson. DoaS Farley, Farrclly,
Ford. Frazier, CAN'T, Gillespie, Guy. Hebb. Ingram,
Jones' Johnson Kennedy. knCaid, of Claiborne, Lea
Lockhart, MCahc. Aorpl;S. Nall, senter. Shield
Smith, Sowell, Trevitt TrawhItt Vaughan, White of
Dickson. Williams of Franklin W llllams Of Knox,
ana Speaker Whitthorne-iO
A0gS.-Nessrs. Armstrong. Bennett, Blcdsoe, Crit,
Dudley East Ewing. German Greene. Harris. llav-
ron. kcDncr. kiucaid Of Anderson, Martin. Maytcid.
Norris. Norman. Pickett. Porter. Mr.. Richardson
was excused from voting because lie doubted the
cousti-utionality of the bn;) Russell Shrewsbury,
White of Davidson. Williams of Hickman. William
son. Wiscncr. Moods, AMI Noodard-2S
This bill provides for the removal Of all free per-
SONS Of color under fortyiivo years of age from this
State after the lst of january. 1851 lt is now be-
fore the Senate ~ resolution offered by Mr..
WILLIAMS. of Hickman. authorizing the printing of
10000 copies of the Report o. the Agricultural Blu
reau was adopted, and is now before the Senate.
In the senate on Friday Mr.. AWE offered series
of resolutions fayoriug direct trade between the
Southern and Southwestern States and Europe, and
introduced bib to encourage such urade.---Mr
Lane introduced a bin 70 rc-apporton the capital
stock ot the Bank of Tennessee among its branches,
which, if it becomes a law. win have the effec. to
make he branches independent banks.
In the House on Friday, the session was mainly