Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-17

FRIDAY, March l6, 1860.
The Senate wAs called to order at nine o'clock by
| the Sneaker

SENATE.
FRIDAY, March le, 1860.
The Senate Ras called TO order at nine o. o'clock by
] the Speaker.
( pETIrIos
/ message vas received from the House trans
hitting 8 petition from sundry citizens Of Cocke
county protesting against the passage Of the bill
authorising the people Of that county TO remove
] their county seat from Newport to Odells.
% motion Of Mr.. ST0KELY, the petition was
read for the information Of the Senate.
TIE CITIZENS BANK
/ House resolution declaring the charter os the
Citizens Bank Of Memphis forfeited. vas taken
up.
J Mr. PAYNE made statement in relation to the
/ Citizens Bank, and defended the conduct of Sam.
P. Walker, its present owner after the suspension
/ Of specie payment by that Institution. He stated
/ that the Bank suspended in the hands Of Captain
/ Turner and oLhers-that Mr.. Walker stepped for
ward and agreed 10 take chsree Of its ASSETS and
redeem its circulaiion-ihat large portion Of the
! circulation had been redeemed aud no doubt need
be entertained but that in short time the balance
/ Of the circulation sill be redeemed in good faith
IL fao he could safely that the present pro-
prietcr has no other object than wind up in good
faith the affairs Of This institution why order
selrs Jaeias2 What good can result from this pro-
cedure 1. may mOrtify the feelings Of a high
minded, honorable msn-it may put him 10 expense,
but it will not dime to any one else. Nearly
! every other Bank in Tennessee had committed the
/ ohense Of suspendiDg specie payments. There is
no good reason for passing them by and turning
/ our legislative battery upon the Citizens Bank.
Ga motion Of MIR. PAYNE the resolution was laid
/ upon the table.
MOTIONS TO RECONSIDER ESTERED.
Mr.. HILDRETH entered motion to reconsider
/ the vote rejecting House bill No 349, 10 require
Judges to reduce their charges to writing on It's
third reading
Mr.. BUMPASS entered motion to reconsider
the rejecting House bill No sos, TO repeal sec
! ito 69S Of the Code, on its second reading.
MOTION TO RECONSIDER TAKEN UP.
Mr.. Minuis's motion to reconsider The vo:e passing
! House bill No. 433, for ths relief of the widow and
heirs Of Arson Chsppel, on its third reading, was
taken up and the vo'e recOnsidered
Mr.. MINIS offered an amendment for the relief
OF Charles Foster aud Patterson B. West
Mr.. STOKES demanded the ayes and noes on the
| adoption Of the amendment, which were taken and
| resulted ayes Is. noes s, follows:
! dyes - Messrs. Bradford BumpaEs, Hildreth,
Horn, Hunter Johnson, Laue. Mickey, Minis,
Mcclellan, McNeily, Payne, Stanton, Wood and
| Speaker Newman--l5.
Noss-Messrs. Alien. Boyd, Nash, Richardson,
Stokes StOkely, St0vaIl and Trimbe-6-
So the amendment adopted.
Mr. BRADFORD offered au amendment for the
relief Of George r. Powell Richard Fain, John D.
! Riley aud Jacob Miller, securities the appear
ance bond Of Richard Oven, which was adopted
The ball as thus amended then passed on its
I third reading, ayes 10, noes 8, as follows:
/ -4yes--Messrs. Allen Bradford, Bumpass, Hill
dre'h, Horn. Hunter. Mickey, Minis, Mcclellan,
McNeily, Payne, Stanton, StOVall, Wood and Speak
i er NeEmRn-l5.
! Noss-Messrs. Boyd, johnson, Lane Nash, Rich
ardson, Stokes, Stokely and Teimble-8.
HOUSE MESSAGES.
House message non CO curing in Senate amend
.msnt to House bill No. Ala to amend the charter
] Of the Mutual Protection FIRE Insurance and Life
/ and Trugt Company Of Trenton the amendment be-
! Memphis taken up.
! = On motion of Mr. PAYNE, the Senate insisted on
J its amendment
] House message non-concurring in Senate bill in
lieu of House bill 10 l9 TO provide for the removal
CT persons Of color from this State was taken
~.
On motion of Alr. STOVALI. the Senate insisted
IN ats mcndment
PRUDENTIAL ELECTORS.
On motion Of Mr.. NASH House bill No. 532,
supplemental 10 act entitled act to prescribe
the mode Of choosing electors &c vote for President
OF the United States, passed February p, 1852,
was taken from tie table.
Mr.. NASH offered amendment providing that
the fractions Of new counties shall vote with the
counties from which they we're taken which vas
adopted.
Ga motion of Mr.. HILDRErH, the bill was then
referred 10 the Committee on the Judcisry.
TURNPIKE COMPANIES.
House bill, No 5ll, to charter the UniOnville and
Richmond Turnpike Company aud the BeliwOOd
Turnpike Company, was taken up, amended, by
srikiug cut the eleventh section, and passed on It's
third reading.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
No $40 change the lines between the cOun-
tie1 of Haywood, Dyer, Gibson and Madison.
Passed
No 452- TO amend section 4,532 Of the Code
Passed.
No. 479-To establish the IhiIt enth civil dictrict
in Dyer county. Passed.
No. 48I-To charter the Chattanooga Harrison,
Georgetown and Athens Railroad Company Passed.
No SOTO enable Justices of the Peace to cor
rect their judgments Passed.
No. 544-For the relief of jailors and for ether
purposes. Passed.
No. 555-To incorporate the Huntsville Central
Free Agricultural and Mechanical Far. Passed.
No. $3.50 ascertain the sense Of the people
Of Upton county with reference II the remova! Of
the seat Of justice. Passed.
No. $3.50 relieve the Shelbyville Bank Of Ten
uessee. and for ether purposes Passed.
Nc. 5G3 TO amend section ,547 Of the Code.
Passed.
No. 5e5.-FOr the relief of pensioners. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
No. 1870 amend the exemption laws Of this
Sac.
Mr. NASH offered an amendment eAemP;ing fifty
dollars worth of lumber in the hands of each
chauic who is the head Of family from execution,
which adopted.
The bill thus amended was then passed on
its second reading.
No To amend the the cha, ter of the East
Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company. Pass
ed
No 436-To establish the Safe line between
Tennessee and North Carolina between certain
points. Passed
No 45l-To charter Bank of Exchange and
Deposit at JOnesboro, and for other purposes.
Passed
No 1910 amend the charter of the Atlantic,
Tennessee and Ohio railroad Company.
Mr. RICHARDSON offered an amendment to
authorize the Tennessee and Alabama Railroad
Company to issue income bonds to an amount not
exceeding $500, 600 and having net more than ten
years to run to maturity, which was adopted.
The bill was then passed on its second reading.
No. $3.50 incorporate the town of Middleburg
and for other purposes.
On motion Of Mr. BOYD sections 90 TO SO, inolu-
sive which change the corporation line CT Knoxville,
were stricken Gus.
Mr.. McNEILLY offered an amendment to repea!
SO much Of an act Of this Legislature as enarges
the corporate limits of the town of Bolivar which |
adopted.
Mr.. PAYNE offered an amendment to incorporate |
the Episcopal Publishing Company at Memphis, |
which was adopted
The bill was then passed on its second reading.
A RECEss
On motion Of Mr.. PAYNE, the Senate took re-
cess until two o'clock
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY, March 49, 1860
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed the consideration OF the or
der pending At the time of taking the recess for
dinner.
The question being the motion to reconsider
the vote indefinitely postPoning Senator Trimbles
bill rs 1857 TO imp prove the Capitol grounds
Nj MORRIS hoped the House would reconsider.
The bill aPpropriates most too much money but he
hoped it won 4 be amended in this particular.
MIR HURT thought something out to be DONE but