Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-20

shall be received uudsr this act for less period
than five yesrs unless sooner discharged, and at
he end Of i've years, from the time each company
is organized received under this ACT from the
date Of their enlistment. the Governor shall cause
shem so be discharged by the Colonel Of the regi
mert with proper evidences Of patriotic services
and -oldier Ike department. provided suoh testi.
mcniais Is due benz aud the Governor or Colonel
shall Immediately cause other volunteer companies
10 be raised and organized 80 TO Keep the regi-
ments full aud elioevt me military guard Of the
State.
Section lG Be e eaate7 That each soldier raised
noder this act shrn receive out Of the treasury Of
the State the sum Of $40 per annum to be paid
semi-annually Cd he let days Of July ara Jaausry;
tae commanding officer Of each company ehGll make
out a lmplefe muster-roll of his company on the
first dqys of Jnly and January in every year, and
1etu=n The same to the Governor e the State. GER
tiaed Ga the honor Of an officer that it Is correct
shoEing the humber of men emitted to pay under
his c1ruman9, end when the Governor receives said
roll he shall order he Comptroller 10 issue hia var
Tact en- the Trea urer Of The State TO each soldier
for the amount due hin saId roll.
L fa {
Of the duties imposed in this act, any officer know
nsly certfes falsely, upon conviction thereof By
court marshal, be shall be dismissed the service,
held Incapable Of holding any civil or military Of
fee 10 this State, aud be liable indictment Ia the
courts where the false certificate made, and up
on conviction be confined u the penitsutiary Of the
State, not less han Two nor more than i've year5
Section ls Be It enacted That If the whole Of
the diernt arms of the regiment hereia authorized
are nat raised the Governor Of the State may re-
ceire such orco as tender their services s3C give t.
/ il the organic ton Of regiment, battalion or l0de>
pendent company, the case may he, IN which
/ case the provisions of this act sasN apply as
] though the entire corps of regiments was raised
/ and organized, and the regimental organization
may be completed hereafter al any time.
! Section 10 Be Il enacted That in case Of emer-
( gency if The Governor Of the State should deem
the military forcl authorized by this act insufficient,
! he is hereby empowered to call into service vOlun-
teer troops arm and equip the same at the expense
of the State, aud they shall receive the same pay
and rations that troops Of the United States army
Section 20. Be It saast'd, That the regulations
! governing the regular army OF the United STATES
is hereby adopted for the subnrdination AMI gov
erDment Of the military corps author zed by thi;
set in all things not inconsistent with The govern
ment and discipline Of volunteer soldiers, ami thai
this act take effect from and after It's passage.
The bill was adopted in lieu Of the original, aud
was then passed on its secold rsalnE
Ga motion Of Mr.. LANE, it was ordered tha ont
hundred copies Of the bill be printed Fer the use
the Senate.
! SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
No. 1870 authorize the sale of stocks owHe,
by the Stale in internal improvement companies.
The amendment recommended by the Comm ,te
on Ways and Means was ad1lted.
Mr.. STOKELY moved to strike GU. much a
related to the stock owned by the ate il railroads
which motion failed.
Mr.. NEWMAN (Nr. Wo d in the chair) offeret
the following amendment to the bill:
Sec. - BE IL enacted, Thst the Governor hsV
the mortgages held by the STATE on real estate {
secure the payment Of bonds issued to the Missis
sippi aad Dyersburg Plank Road Company fore
closed, and the money reclaimed to the State
The amendment was adopted.
The bill as thus amended then passed on its th:r
rea ling. sy,s 10, noes 4, as follows:
Noes-Hossrs Allen Bradford, Bumpags, Ill
dreth, Horn Hunter johnson, Lane, Mickey, Min
mis-. Nee elan, McNelly Payne, Peters, Stanton
SIovar, " Cd and Speaker Newuau-l8
Hoes-Massrs. Boyd, Nash, Richardson and Sto
Walt
No. l66-To amenI the Free Blnki6g Law.
Tie question being taken upon Mr.. Richards IN
motion to reconsider tie vote adopting his amend
N Mt 10 the bill,
Mr.. RICHARDSON said be had entered the mo
ton 10 keep ais friend from Ste#ar: (Nr. Horn in
good humOr, aud he should vote against recon
sheraton
The question recurring upon the motion to recon
sider the vO'e adopting the Gmenimeat, the VOt
! WAS nsidered.
The question then recurring upon the adoption 0
| Mr.. BUNIPASS dsmlndei the ayes aud noes
whioc were taken ana resulted ayes IL, noes 9, 81
! follows:
Ayss-Mes5rs. BumPsss Htldreth, Hunter, John
son Lane, Mcclellan, McNeilly, Richardson, Stoke
! ly, S:ovsll, and Wood--ll.
Noss-Aess7s. Allen, Boyd Bradford, Horn, Min
mis- Nash. Payae, Peters, and Speaker Newman
9.
So tae amendment vas ADOPTED
| The question then recurring upon the passage o
the bill amended, the ayes aad noes we've tsker
aad resulted ayes s, noes =, as flAoRs:
! AySS-Messrs. Bun3a3. Hildrsih, Horn, Payne
Peters, Rrchards,a, SiogaI, aud Woods
Noes -Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Hunter,
johnson, La1e. Miuuis, VI :CieIlan McNei!ly, Nash
| Stokely, ana Speaker Newman-l2.
So the bill was rejected.
| No I92-TJ repeal the State aid granted to rail
roads 90 which no work has been dJne nor stock
| subscribed Passed ayes IL, noes 9. as follows:
dyes -Msssrs Bradford, BumPsss, Joan30n, Lane,
| McC Ian, MoNeIlly, Payne, Richardson, StOVal',
! Wood, alI Speaker NsWman-ll.
| Nos,--Ncssrs Allen, B5yI 1, Hillrsth, H7rn, Hun
ter, MINIS, NASH, Peters and Slckoly.--9.
No. -. To secure lions t. factors and commission
merchants
M-. STOKELY opposed the bill
Mr.. PAYNE read the following letter from a
leading CO. ton fact3r OF Memphis to show the ne
cess:ty AID ,mPOciancs Of sIch law.
MEMPHIS, Jan 9, 1850
Col. r. 6 PAYNE-DzlE SIR: Ia common with
every merchrut, and cotton blyer, with whom
have coE7ersed on the su6ec, feel deep iaterest,
in tle fac Of the bill, securing &c vendors OF pro-
duce hen until the IS paid FIR, or reasOna-
bic tiue Is given 10 tae vendor, TO ascertain that
the purchaser does no. ami did not at the tine Of
purchasing Intend TO in good faith l trust that
! if your COMMITTEES should entertain tie motion Of
reporting unflvor3by on the bill, that tSey will
fully investigate it, aud look at its effect il every
| way, before doing Aa experience Of eighteen
years as seller Of cotton, has taught me the neces-
sity Of such law, to protect our citizens doing .
regular busaess, against SViEGLers who occasionally
| appear in every community. Such Law cannot
possibly effect Ibe interest of honest purchaser
! who intends to act in gooG faith
You are NJ doubt aware that In all the States,
| where tie question OF what con tltuoes delivery
of produce has been decided, it has been ses-
tied hlt It is delivery TO the Purcb aser, Whenever
the produce ''Qt'7s5 tue cIles," AMI Is placed il
the hands Of his drayman, or other agen'.
1t always requires several hours aud sometimes a
day or more, after the sale Of list Of cotton be-
fore The account sale can We presented for payment
In The mean time The purchaser (if be intends to
sWiudle the aeller has removed the cotton and put
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party, OF he may ows that party, who is the con-
slgneo of the cotton in New Orleans or New oUk,
ana after getting the cotton into possession he
fuses to make the purchaser any advance il, aud
therefore, the pqrela has 10 means Of paying
the seller, even if he is disposed to do SO. such
things have several times occurred within NY kuOwI
edge and will no doubt az ain, IL the absence
Of Law to protect The seller. e SSind.es' Of this
character are rarely PerPetraed by citizen Of our
State but By others, VIII come Gnd settle amongst
US for short time and e,taoish some crediC, with
8 view Of perpeuatiug q "swindie' IN the emf
You mag reooueCt that several years ago, French
man nam d Vincent Naty, after having established
some credit in New OrlesLs as a cotton buyer went
into the market on q certain day aud purchased
5000 900 worth Of Cotton and before the bills were
preseae 70. payment, he had got posse sion ofthe
cotton, and ob.atGed aaOaRce from the parties,
WIN we're DO doubt igaor1Gt Of tue iuteni Il to
e.. 4ginIle," auI e:ter having IL some way disposed
of the l.oaey, So Obtained refused fIlei 10 lay
for the co TN. lie was OF course arrested aAd
bound over for his aP2eara &C at 'urt. II iOCit
ed tie boud, and LETT the country with The ba a Ice
Of the N lney IN h's pocket o. al has cJnnlud I'd
U,per returneI Before the passage o! The law in
Louisiana, Of which | sent you copy, such things
though for small smouut' occurred there every few
YEAR Since It's passags loss has occurred 10
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