Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-25
I'm. Teuue..ee Legislature.

The Tennessee Legislature.
Ast the session advances the calendar o.
business increases In its proportions; and
uuless there is greater rapidity in the disI atch
of business. the session will probably close
with a great deal of it unfinished Mr.. SToK-
IxY's proposition to amend the constitution
so an to require the Legislature TO convene
on the first Monday of October and adjourn
on the Thursday preceding The 18th Deem
her. has passed the Senate by vote of l6 to
6. If the same should pass the House and be
ratified by the people, it will put an end to
long sessions
Tbe.Senate passed on Tbursday the bill TO
sell the State Stock in all internal improve
snent companies. By vote of Is to 4. Mr.
SrANrox's resolution to amend the COnstiiu-
ton 90 as 10 make Clerks of the Chancery
Court elective by the people passed its third
reading in the Senate by Is 10 Z. A similar
proposition failed in the House in the eaIly
mart OF the Session. Mr.. PAYNE's resolution
recommending direct trade beta cen the
Southern States and Europe, and TO render
the South independent OF the North in her
commercial rela tiOns, has been adopted Pen
ding its passage, Mr.. STOKLEY offered the fol-
lowing amendment:
"ResoIrcd. That the foregoing resolutions
shall not reconstruct in a mann,r that would
bind the people of Tennessee to follow the
lead of any Of her Southern sister States into
this or any Other MEASURE that would Increase
the alienation OF feeling between the sister
States Of this cOnfederacy, or discriminate IN
favor of foreign manufactures 10 the detrI-
nent Of our own"
Which failed by a vote of ID to 8; and then
Mr. STANTON proposed the following:
'.Re,oIred That the failure OF neglect here
tofore upon the part Of Congress TO encour-
age and protect The home industry and home
manufactures of the United States, has opc-
rated greatly to the detriment Of the Interests
OF the several States. and particularly OF the
Southern States; and that a protective tariff
would have been the true policy by which 10
have instituted such protection and eDeOur-
agemenf, and wOuld have saved US from the
necessity of direct appropriations, or IN other
words direct taxation upon the people OF the
Southern States, for the sulseryicncy oil SUCH
an enterprise upon their part and III their
behalf"
Which was also rejected by the same vote,
Mr.. BUxPAss being the only Opposition mem
Der who voted may" with the democratic
members
The Senate passed on its third reading. on
Monday, the bill ported by the Committee
on Military Affairs, to encourage proper
organization of the citizen sOldiery OF the
State. The bill provides for a regiment OF
volunteer infantry and one company OF ar
iiIlery from each grand division of the State;
each regiment to consist of nine companies,
and each company of 100 men, rank and file.
They are to lie armed at the expense OF the
State. The volunteers are TO receive $40 per
annum, and if ordered out by the Governor,
whose call they are al all times to obey, they
are % be furnished ratiOns and subsistence
by the Governor, and receive the same pay
as troops of the like arm of the service in the
United States army. They are to be enlisted
for the term of FIVE years, to dill once
month, and constitute the military staff of
the State. The Artillery is to be furnished
with sis o pound guns with carriages and
caissons and such side arms as the Governor
may select. They are to have their Head
quarters at Knoxville, Nashville and Mem
phis. The bill passed by IL TO s. A motion to
reconsider was entered, and made the special
order for the LIST day Of February.
The House of Representatives has been
mostly engaged, since our last summary, in
the discussion Of the bill 30 reform and regu-
late the business of Banking in this State
Various amendments were adopted, not Va
rying materially the main features OF
the bill a. it passed the Senate, and hereto
fore published in our columns. The follow
ing is the vote on the final passage of the
bill-the Opposition in italics:-
Ysas-Messrs. Baker, OF Perry, Baker. OF
WeakIey Barksdale. Blyless. Bra,eItog Brit
ton Caldlrell Criiz, Dudley. East, Eiring. Fra
zier, CAN'T, Creme, Guy. Harris. Huron, In
gram. Jones. heHgeT, Kennedy, kincaid, of
Anderson. .kDgoaid, of Claiborne, -HaTfin, May
field. K0rPhes, Norman. Porter, RtchardsoH,
Roberts, SelteT, SOwell, Trevitt. 7Tetch,a,
Vaughn, Rhite, of Davidson, White, of Dick
son, Whitmurc, Williams, of Hickman, Va |
hams of Knox and Speaker WhItthOrne-4I. |
Ndys-McsSrs ARMSTRONG. Bennett, BiokHell, |
BIedsOe, D1Uis. Fairly. Farrelly. GiAesPie. Cor
man. HINT. johnson, Lea, LOckharI, Pieken, |
.Shrsrabalry, Wsserasr, and Hooirrard-l7.
There is but little doubt that the Union
and Planters Banks will be re-chartered. sub
jcct to the provisions of this bill. Several
other bank charters are pending.
In addition to this in the House, bills aud
resolutions have been introduced hv Mr.. |
WOODWARD 10 increase the jurisdiction of JUS
ticcs Of the Peace to any amount on notes of
hand: BY the same to reduce the fees Of tax
collectors and county trustees: By Mr.. HAy- |
Ron, to instruct the Attorneys General to in |
s.itute proceedings to declare void all land !
grants obtained iraudulenily under the Act
OF 1929: By Mr.. JOKES, to exempt the soldiers |
Of tue wars of 1872. and with Mexico. from
paying taxes To n certain extent: BY Mr.. VIII
LJAxs, OF Hickman, TO inquire into the expe- |
dency and propriety OF ubolishing Chancery |
Courts: by Mr.. HEBB. TO inquire into the ex
pediency and propriety of amending the Fed
eral Constitution so as TO make the presiding |
officer of the House OF Representatives IN I
C1ngress elective by the people.
Both Houses adjourned on Monday even
ing till Monday morning the 3oIh., in order |
TO accept an invitation TO visit Louisville and |
Cincinnati.
The Plurality Rule. The proceedings |
In the House ON the 18th inst. Disclosed the |
f..t hat "a puoI,ar nf the Democratic me m