Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-22

McMinavlle.
THE FESTIVAL AT I.UIsTILLE.
SIR. LANE offered resolution that the Legisls-
turs will adjourn on Monday, the 23d inst, aud
stand adjourBed to Msnday, the Both inst. for tho
purpose Of enabliGg the memhers 10 attend the
Un.on Festival a. Louisville
On moiea Of Nc WOOD. the rule was suspend
ed, and the resolution vas taken up and adopted
BILLS INTRODUCED
By Mr.. WOOD No 2I6-To remove he Branch
Of the Bank Of Tennessee from Sparta 10 MeMinn-
vile Passed first reading aud referred TO the
Committee Banks
b Alr. MINIS: No 47--To protect the rights
Of minors, married women. and purchasers Of real
estate at judicial ssle9. Passed fret reading and
referred 70 the Committee On The judiciary
By Air. PAYNE: No. 246-To Incorporate the
Memphis aad Germantown Street Railroad Conpa-
ny. Passed first reading and referred TO the COM
mitiee on tie Judiciary
COMPENSATION OF TUE NUMBERS.
Mr. RICHARDSON moved to reconsider the vote
passing Senate bill Ne. 284 to FIX the compensation
Of members and Ulcers Of The Legislature % its
third reading. lie made the motion Ter the purpose
Of amending the amendment he had offered fixing
the compensation Of members at called sessions,
which was adopted. Some friends OF The bill hsd
objected 10 that amchdment. AID be desired to meet
their vsees.
The motion prevailed, oad the voc was rosoasld-
cred.
o. motion Of Mr. RICHARDSON, the bill was
50 amended as 10 fix the salary Of the Speakers at
Sc instead Of So and that Of members at 81 instead
Of So per day, ST called sessions
The i'll vas tasn passed on its third readiag
ayes II, noes g. IS follows:
Ayss-Messrs. Allen, Bumpass Horn, Johnson,
Mickey, MINIS, McNeilly, Payne, Richardson,
Wood and Speaker Newman-ll.
N5ss-Messrs. Boyd, Bradford, Hildreth, Lane,
Mcclellan, Stanton, Stokes, stokely and St0vali-9
nEAxcgEs OF rms BANK OF TENNESSEE
Mr.. Braafords resolution to raise special com
mittee 10 inquire aud report whether the Branches
of the Bank Of Tennessee able to sustain them
sell es as independent banks, was taken up and
accepted.
HOUSE MESSAGE.
House amendment t. Senate bill No. 100, to
amend the charter Of tle OHIO Telegraph Lessees,
mas, On motion OF Mr.. PAYNE, coueurred in.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD HEADING
q No. 263-To change the name of the Cincinnati
Cumberland Gap AID Charleston Railroad, and for
other purposes. Passed.
On motion of Mr. ST0VALL, TIE vote passing
the bill was recOnsidered
Mr.. PAYNE offered the following amendment to
the bill:
Be Il enacted by the General Assembly Of the Stole
Of Tennessee That The third section Of act enti
!
willie Railroad Company, be amended, 50 to allow
said company the power in adjus'iog tariff Of
charges for freight aad passengers 10 Tx lower
rate for freight and passengers through from Lou
isvilie TO Nashville and from Nashville TO Louis
vile than may be liked for the intermedlat points,
and that @ lover rate of charge may be made for
long than for short distanee. Provided, however,
that il fixing a rule Cor charging less rate for a
long than for short distance, the same rule shall
prevail sli along the ropd and the charges shall be
the same per on local freighis and passengers,
whether going TO or 10 the direction Of Louisville
or Nashville Gn1 no discrimination shall be made
70 favor transportation and travel TO Of those
places ever the other shall any charge be made
! to exceed the maximum charge now allowed BY the
/ charter.
| Be Il further eaaetsa, That said company shall
have he power to agree With other rsrorI compa-
MES TO transport freight AMI passengers o. their
said roads brought from distant points Of the
United States at less rste than may he charged on
the trcghls and trevei tetEIel the ciies Of Louis
lie aRd Nashville.
Tuis act to take eff CT waaa the Legislature Of
kentucky shall pass one Uith provisions in sub
stance the same as herein provided.
The ameudmelt was adopted, and shea,
The bill as thus amended, passed. its taird re adj
ing in The Senate.
SENATE Bills % SECOND READING.
No. 23O-TJ incorporate the Avsca Sprays Com,
Mr.. BOYD offered ~ smeniDeGt to incorporate
the LEAFS Springs Company il Granger county
which was adopted.
Tae bill as thus amended pissed its sec3nl read
ing
No 240-To incorporate the Granville and Mar
tins Greek Turnpike Company. Passei.
sEEATE BILLS on THIRD READIXG.
Ne l67-To authorize the appointment. of pat
rol in each county sud for o,her purposes.
q
groes either slave or free from preaching II this
State, which vas rejected
The bill Va3 then RI ctod ayes 5, noes r. as
folloRs:
Ayss-Nss.rs. Alien, Johnson Lane, MINIS and
WoOi-5.
Eoss-Messrs. Boyd. Bumpass. Hi drets, uun;er,
Mickey, Mcclellan McNeily, Riebardson, St)ges,
Stokey, Siovall and Speaker Newmen-l2.
No. 2lS-T5 charter the Ssverulie and Smoky
Mountain Turnpike Company.
Mr.. STOKELT offered the following amendment
to the bill
Bet further enacted That the sum of ten thou
sand dollars is hereby appropria.ed'tV the building
Of said road, and Whenever tue President SAID
turnpike company shall make 1t appear to the Comp
troller that the rod IS c,mple;ed, be lthe Comp
trollerl shah order the above be paid out Of
the treasury Of the State cut Of any aey not
otherwise appropriated, 20 the president y! said
company.
it would enable The people Of Sewer county 10 con
s,ruct a road that would en- .bis them 10 get 10
market vita their produce They had never
ceivet any loan appropriation for improvement
purposes He jii not ask that The money be paid
until the whole road was completed. The Stale
would therefore, make wasieful appropriation,
By building this road and thus giving he people
az outlet t. market Sewer, which is of the best
landed counties in Tee Stste. would soon be3ome
Of the Wea,tGisst. They had no outlet 10 market
ard consequently we're poor equity, not paying
into the treasury mach as they resolved out OF it
Mr.. STANTON cferld the following amendment
% the amendment.
Provided. that TIE aforesaid aid shall be acid as
loan upon the part Of The SAFE, which shall be due
twenty years from he passage CT this act, and shall
be paid back 10 the State out Of tie proceeds Of
said road by ten ger cent calls; aud the Stare here
by takes lein said read for the aforesaid ndem
mites
Mr. PAYNE opposed such Loan. The state
had lost By loauitg to turnpike companies, aud he
vas opposed to establishing precedent So danger
Gus as that proposed by the ame0dmeGf.
Mr.. NEWMAN (Mr. LANE in the chajr) NOV !
to lSy both amendments uTou the table, winch Ii q
tiou prevailed
Mr.. NEWMAN offered an amendment to the hill
to incorporate the Fayetteville and Big Springs
Turnpike Company, hioh adopted.
The bill as thus amended, was then passed GA its
third reading without a division
No 229-To charter the Daver and lafayette
Turnpike Company. Passed.
No 237-To regulate the taxation Of c1>!s ia GER
tain CAGES. Passed, ayes 10, noes o.
MOTIONS To RECONsIDEB TAKEN Up.
Mr.. Stokely's motion to reconsider tbe vote pass
ing on It's third reading Senate bill NJ. Ia to
amend section ! 3lS Of the Code, was :aken up,
and the Scuae refus TO reconsider the vote.
Er Miunjs' motion to reconsider the vo.e reject
ing Senate bill No. 30, to the collection OF
costs in certain cases, was teken up aud the 5Ote
was reconsidered.
The bill then passed its se3cni re ding ard was
to the COMMITTEES the Jad eiary.
THE FESTIVAL AT LOUISVILLE.
House resolution in lieu of Senate resolution to
adjourn on Monday Tor the purpose Of attending the
Union Festival, at Louisville, vas taken up aud /
,oucurred in.
And then
On motion of Mr.. STOKELY, the Senate ad-
burned 10 nine o'clock Monday moruing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
SATURDAY, January q, 1860.
The session was opened with Player by the Rev.
,r Carr, # The Methodist church.
PETITIONS.
Mr. DOAK presented petition from citizen Of
Bedford county, praying to be attached TO Ruther
ord county, which vas referred to the Committee
D Iinaa