Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-22
NASHVILLE
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ROCK clTY mills.
TIE LorisIature--FIfteenth week.

Ii the Senate on Monday, Mr.. STANTON resolution
to so amend the Constitution of the state as TO elect
Clerks and Master. Of the Chanocry Court ~ tue
people was psssed On its third reading and trans
mitted to the iouso Of Representative Senate
Bill to amend he law on the subject Of administra-
tions and to change the Jurisdiction Of Che County
Courts reported by the Committee on the Judiciary,
was rejected
In the house on Monday the session was msinly
devoted to tie discussion Of the bill known as the
Bsak Code
In the. senate on Tuesday. Mr. PtISE resolutions
in favor Of direct trade between the Southern
States and Europe were apopted. JoHNsoNs
bin TO allow she ifs and other collecting officers
collecting fees in certain cases was passed on lis
third reading,
In the House o. Tuesday. Nr. JOKES resolution
making inquiry Is to whether the officers Of the
Branch of the sank OF Tennessee at Sparta had vi
oatad the eiartee Of that institution, adopted.
The aBank Code was again discussed during
the greater pertioD -of the day.
Both houses adjourned over from Tuesday to
Thursday. IN order to allow the Democratic State
Convention the use Of the HaI Of the House Of
Representative, on Wednesday.
In the Senate on Thursday, house bin to compel
applicants for new roads to give notice, passed
on its third reading following Senate bills
were passed On their third reading: To authorize
the sale Of stocks owned by the State in internal I'M
proyement companies to repea, the State aid grant
ed to railroads on which no work has been done nor
stock subscrbed to secure liens to factors and com
mission merchants on produce sold by them
Mr.. BRADroEDs bill to enable citizens Of Hancock,
Tfr.,,, ,,o,tss, 20 bs,s11 from
sneedville 70 she East Tennessee and Virginia Rail-
road, approP $1,000 per mile to the road, was
passed on it, third reading by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Hildreth,
Horn, Huntey, MINIS, Nash, Payne Peters, Stanton
and Stokely IL
Noes-Nessrs. Bunpass, johnson, Lane, Mickey,
McNeilly, Richardson Stoval, Wood, and Speaker
Newman.
House resolution nquiring IN regard to the
management Of the Branch Of the Bank Of Tennessee
at Sparta, was adopted.
IN the House on Thursday, the session was mainly
devoted to the discussion Of the Bank Code"
In the Senate on Friday Mr., STOKELY's resolution
to amend the constitution as to require the Legis
lature to convene on the first Monday in October
after the election, and to adjourn or before the
Thursday next preceding the oath Of December, was
adopted on it, hrd reading and transmitted to the
House Of Relresentative.-Mr. STovAIL's bill to
compensate the commissioners for running and re-
marking the line between the States Of Tennessee
and Kentucky, was passed on its third reading, after
fixing the compensation at sic per day to each COM
missioner-I r. RICHARDSON'S bill to fix the COM
pensstion OF members of the Legislature, giving
the Speakers $500 and the members 5000 for each
session, was passed on its third reading.
In the House on Friday, after the transaction Of
some unimportant business, the Bank Code" was
taken up and discussed during the remainder Of the
day.
In the Seuate on Saturday, resolution offered by
Mr.. BRADroRD on Friday, to raise special commit
tee to inquire whether the Branches of the Bank Of
Tennessee are allie to sustain themselves as indie
pendent banks, was adopted.-Mr. LANES bill to
authorize the appointment Of patrol in each coun-
", was rejected.--Mr. McNEHLY's bill to regulate
the taxation of costs that where the State fails
to convict in prosecution the costs shall not be
paid by the county was passed its third reading
1t was expected that Mr.. RIoHARDsoN's resolution
in regard to the redemption of the issues Of the Elk
change Bank would be acted upon during the week
b1t it was not
IN the House on Saturday, Mr. LBNs bill to pro-
tect the holders Of the notes Of the Bank Of Clai
borne by taking the assets of the Bank Of Taze-
wei to redeem them, WIS passed on its third read
ing It has yet 10 be acted upon by the Semitic
The Bank Code" was under consideration, but the
House adjourned without taking action upon The
bill
Both Houses have adopted resolution to ad-
journ from Monday evening to Friday morning, IN
order to afford the members an opportunity to at
tend the Union Festival at Louisville on the 24sh,
given in honor of our State.