Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-13


poalponemenl Ter the reason thst resolution Of
inilaEy addressed il The Unioa and Planters Banks
Nliea bad been adopledhy both houses, was hadonly
sent lo those baaks this morning a c desired toeae
their answer. Ahe he was ia iav9r the bill If they
refused 10 answer the inquiries addressed 60 them
ir Chat resolution, be would not vote ior il
MIR STOKES aprrehended fhat there would lie
90 difficulty apon tais poiat- The information
sought 81 iha resolution, bad slrcay bcea publish
Ell aud eanvassod IN Che 7sQCfS pi course ZIG
banks Teuid have 20 hescncy communicating u
to lie Legislature.
Mr. PAYSE suggesle Cd TO ne Senator (Mr. Trim
ble that the matter might he passed over informal
y Tor lhe present. and be caliei o. vbfn Sc Wsad
agaia he abla 90 De ia bis sect
NETRfHBii agreeing tha iariteg consideration
81 the bin Was informaily pa SEQ oser for Tho pre-
sent.
Houss BILL en- THIRD READtEo.
ne. 28-To repeal lie at establishing foreign
banking agencies N tennessee. Passed aysa l9,
noes s. as follows:
Ayts-Messrs. Aea. Hiidrelh. Horn, Hunter.
Johnson, Lans, Miek.ey. Mcclellan. MeNeiiiy,
Payne, Peters Riohardsou S.auion, Stokes,
Stokey, stovall, rrimble. Weed, and Speaker New-
man--l9.
Ees-N ssars. 3 "a, uifsri 9amppss, Minis,
sBd kash-5
HOUSE BILL O. FIRST READING.
No 800 To ameal lhe caar.sr Of the Meuphis,
,sarks7ilis and Louisville Railroad Company and for
other purposes Passed
On motion Of Nj. HIbDRaFa the s.nlio al
journed.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
THURSDAY, Janaary, y, 1860
The journal Of yesterday was rad and -uthsa-
heated
! Mr.. TKEVITT presented pstitoa waioh was
read and referred 10 the Committee Banks
/ Mr. BU FLER presented petition from certain
oi izsns OF Carter oouaty on he subject Of he
| boundary lies between Tennoseee and North Care
/ Ina which was read sud referred to tae sp soal
committee on tbe boaaisry line question.
Mr. EWING presented petition from certain Cit-
Eens Of Williamson county against the abolishm snt
Of the Office Of Judge Tor that e0uR;yi which was
laid on the table, With lul reading
USE or TUE HAIL.
/ Mr. PORTER by leave, offered resolution tsat
the use Of the il4li OF the House Of ReprcseRta-
tve5 be teadered TO the deiegtes Of the Democratic
stste Convention On Wednesday the 18th mat
On mo.ion by hlr. LEA, the rules were suspend
ed and the resolution considered AMI amended by
rendering The use Of the Hall to the 0ppos;tion
Convection q The pa Of February
The resolution, as amended was adopted
NEW BILLS.
The fSllowing bills wers introduced by lrays,
read aod ssveraliy passed the 6rs reading without
objection:
BY NJ. HEBB, 42s- fol. the bsnsf. Of minors and
orphans.
BY Dir. RUSSELL. 400, to oaaogo ihe county
line between White and Cumberland counties.
By Mr. BUTLER. 48O, to amend the charter OF
the rsyiorsyilie Turnpike Company.
By Dir WILLIAMS OF Kaox, 43l. to incorporate
The Gay Street Railroad Company, in the city Of
Knoxville, (ircm one depot to aaother.)
LEAVE Oh ABSENCE
Was obtained for Messrs ROBERrJ and DAVIS
ELECTION OF JUDGssAsD ATToRsEys GESEBAL.
Mr. HEBB, by lsa5e, introduced a resolution TO
bring the election Of judges aud Attorneys General
on the same day With III county elections.
The resolution lies on ths table Tor one day uuder
the rules.
LIMITING TIE SESSIONS OF THE LEGIsL lrURR.
Mr.. HEBB, By leave, introduced resolution 10
shorten the sessions Of the Legsiat re. (AlloWing
81 per diem for the first 100 days, aud 81 fer the
remainder of tae session
The resolution lies on the table for one day ia
der The rules.
] FREE NEGRoEs
The SPEAKER announced the order 10 be the
unfinished business Of yesterday considera-
lion Of the Committee on Free Negro and Slave
/ II. !
Of fres negroes from this State. the quss ion being
OnMr. Barksdsles bill in lieu Of The Committees bill
on its third reading.
Mr.. WHITE, Of Davidson, thought It unnecessary
to do wrong that good may come oI j.: it is uaneees
sary TO pass this bill, heaPing wrong upon q dc
fenosies5 class Of ignorant per5oRs that good may
come 20 the great State Of Tennessee, til -reby II
the bill under consideration should pass he hoped
it would be SO amended as to submit il d Of
/ the people at the next election
Mr.. CHEATHAM obtained ths h)oT aud again
urged upon the House the immediate necessity Of
! passing this bill.
Mr.. KENNEDY favored the passage Of the bill as
a measure Of mercy to the free negro population
amongst u.s.
Nj PICKETT opposed the bill under oonside.a-
ton. If we ever needed quiet the negro ques-
ton We needed it now. He was willing to vote Tor
any poles regulation that was reasonable to sm1oth
| slant a member Of our cavalry near me fell from
down the evils arising from the presence Of this cas-
Of persons; but he could not vote for the MEASURE
nov proposed.
Mr. Barksdale's bill in lieu was then o5ted By
! yeas a. nays "a, as follows:
! Yes ---MesHs. Baker Of Perry, Baker OF Wsak
] ley, Barksdale Bayess, Bsaty, Bickns,l, B,edsoe,
BrazeltOn, Brtton, Mr. Butler paired of with Mr..
/ Whitmore Mr.. Cheatham paired off with Nj. Dl-
| Wis., COWden, Davidson, Farley, Farrelly, Ford,
Frazier, CAN'T, Gillespie, Guy, Hsri', H5bb In
gram, Jones, johnson, Kennedy, Kircaid Of ADDER
T.
Morris, Morphis, Nall, Senler, She'd, SIhith,
sowell, Trevitt, Trewhitt, Vaughan, White of Dick
son. Williams of franklin, Williams Of Knox Wosds
and Speaker Whitthorne.---44.
Kays.---Messrs. Armstrong, Bennett, Cald Een,
Critz, Dosk, Dudley, East, Ewing. German, Greene,
Havron, Hurt, Kenner Martin, Norman Pickett,
Porter Russell, Shrewsbury, White Of Davidsoa
Williams Of Hickman, Williamson, Wissner and
Woodard.-24.
Mr. EWING moved to postpone the further con-
sideratiou of the bill till the 20th inst.
The motion vas rejected BY yeas IA, nays 90.
An Intellectual motion was made 10 tlks thu usual
loon recess, yeas g. nays SO.
Mr. NORRIS voted for the adoption Of the bill
in lieu, under an apprehension that there
amendments to It which do not appear. II m ged
reconsideration Of the vote just taken.
The motion was rejected.
The bill, amended, then passed. the Third
and last reading in the House Of Repre-e iatigea,
By yeas 40, nays, %, as follows:
Peas-Messrs Baker Of Perry, Baker Of Weak
ley, Barksksle, Bayless Bea =, Bckns l. Br~zsl,on,
Bftt0n, Cowden, Davidson DJak, Farley, Fsrrelsy.
Ford, Frazier, CAN'T Gillespie Guy, Hebb, logan,
Jones, Johnson, Kennedy, Kincaid, Of Claiborne,
Las, Lockasrt. MCabe. Morphis, Nall SoOter,
SAeid. Smith, SoRel, Trsvilt, Trewhitt, VAugis /,
White of Dickson, Williams Of Franklin. Williams
Of Knox, and Speaker Whitthorne---40.
Nays-Messrs Armstrong, Bennett, Bledso',
Crilz Dudley, East, Ewing German. Grceua Harris,
Havron, Kenner, Kincaid OF Anderson, Martin,
Mayfed, Morris, Norman, Pickett, Porter, (Mr
Richsd5on was excused from voting because he
doubted the constituionality OF the billy Russell
Shrewsbury, White Of Davidson, Williams of HEX
man, williamson, Wisener, Woods, and Woodsrd---
IS.
On motion OF Mr.. DUDLEY Mr.. Norris had
leave to change his vote the adoption Of the
bill in lieu
And tEen--
On motion, the House took the usual recess till
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Mr. BRAZELTON moved tia. the vote last taken
before the no recess be reconsdered and that inst
motion be laid On the table
The latter motion was agreed TO.