Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-02-05

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Ia Legtslasnre--EiEhteen VFeek.
In the Senate on Monday, a message was receive
from the GovErnor, nomilatiug the following tru
tees for tie Asylum for the Insane JAMES IL WI
HANSON, Of Shelby county Thomas MEEns, Z
Robertson and J. G. Brown, Of Bradley; whic
nominations were unanimously confirmed. I'll
following Senate bills were passed en- rieir tlhr
reading To peevent frauds in banking corpora
tons to establish the Eighth Chancery DISTRICT i
West Tennessee; to secure the costs in certan
cases; to compensate printers in certain cases to
gether with a number Of bills Of a local character
Mr.. MnoIs' bill to protect the rights of minors
married women and purchasers Of real estate at ia
dieial sales, was rejected by tie vote
In the House en Monday, Mr.. YAJGHNs resolution
calling upon Congress To grant pensions to the sol
diers of the war Of 1872 and their wives and minor
children, and those Of other wars, was adopted by
ayes Il. noes. 6-1lr WuIIAlfs of Hickman. offered
resolution of thanks to the authorities and citizens
Of Louisville Cincinnati, Columbus, and the Ierisla-
ture and the Executive Of Kentucky and Ohio and to
the steamboats, and railroads for their cordial re.
cepton Of the Legislature Of Tennessee, on the late
excursion, which was adopted.--1lr RIouARDsoy's
House resolutions instructng our Senators and re-
the passage of an act granting money from the Ma
tional Treasury or a donation Of land to loyec the
eastern bank Of the Mississippi river from Hick-
man, KY to the mouth Of Wolf river in Tennessee,
and aid in establishing system of common schools
in this State, were Indefinitely postponed by ayes
81, noes, 25. Mr.. HEBBs resolution to bring the
election Of Judges and Attorneys General on at the
same time Of the county elections was rejected by
ayes p, noes 80.
In the Senate on Tuesday the following Senate
bills were passed on their third reading To ratify
and confirm the report Of the Commissioners ap-
polluted to and remark the line established by
compact between the States Of Tennessee and Ken
lucky; to provide for the reapportiOnment Of the
capital Of tie Bank of Tennessee. snd for other
purposes (making the Branches independent Banks;)
and to amend the criminal laws Of this State so as
to punish parties for cutting timber on land not
their own.
In the House on Tuesday, the session was mainly
devoted to the consideration Of Senate bills on their
second reading. The individual liability and re-
reliability clause was attached to the bill to incor-
porate the Middle Tennessee Insurance Company,
by ayes 81, noes 26.
In the Senate on Wednesday, the session was de-
voted to the consideration of matters of a local
character.
In the House on Wednesday, Senate bill to abolish
the Office Of State GeOlogist was passed on its third
reading BY ayes IS, noes 81
In the Senate on Thursday, Mr.. RIcHARDsoS's reso-
lutions instructing the Comptroller to redeem the
outstanding issues Of the Exchange Bank, were re-
jseted by the following vote:
Ages-Messrs. Boyd, Horn, johnson, Richardson,
and WOod-5
Noss-Messrs. Allen, Bradford, Bumpass Hildreth
Hunter, Lane Mickey, MINIS Mcclellan, McNeilly
Nash, Payne, Peters, Stanton, Stokes Stokely, StO
vail, Thompson, Trimblo, and Speaker Newman-20.
House bill to protect the note holders of the Bank
Of Claiborne, passed its third reading. This
bill authorizes the Comptroller to redeem the out
standing issues of the Bank of Claiborne out Of the
assets of the Bank of Tazewell in his hands-both
Banks belonging to the same party-and gives the
ROteholders one year within which to present them
for demption-A number of Senate bills of local
character were pass ID on their third reading
STATIONS resolution instructing our Senator's and
requesting Representatives in Congress to intro
duce or support any proposition to repeal the "com
PensatiOn act was rejected by ayes 7, nays IL
llr. STOKES, from the Committee on the Judiciary,
reported that majority Of the committee recon-
Of free persons Of color from this State.
In the Honse on Thursday, Senate bill to ray the
expenses Of the special committee of the Legislature
of lS57-s to investigate the affairs of the ocies of
Comptroller, Secretary Of State &c, after having
been amended in several particulars was passed on
its third readings bill to establish an Office
Of exchange discount and depostat Knoxville after
having been amended so as to establish a number Of
imilar institutions in different parts Of the State
bald upon the table, by ayes 80, noes 90
Ia the Senate Friday, Senate bill to reform and
Regulate the business Of banking in tins State.
b had been amended in various particulars by
the House Of Representatives was again before the
Senate, and that body concurred in all the House
amendments but two The bin has not, however,
been finally disposed of by the Senate One Of the
amendments Of the House in which the Senate con-
CURED BY q vote of nineteen to three, authoriscs
Banks chartered under the law issue notes Of the
denomination Of five dollars and upward.
In the House on Friday, Senate bill to compen-
safe the commissioners for running and remarkiEg
the line between the States Of Tennessee and Ken
lucky, having been previously amended so as to in
elude the commissioners to run and remark the
line between the States Of Tennessee and Virginia
was further amended by reducing their compen-
sation from $40 to 81 per day, and then passed
on its third reading by ayes Sc, noes 26.-HOuse
resolution proposing to purchase from the State Of
Kentucky certain piece Of land belonging to that
State and lying between the State line and the Mis-
sissippi river, was adopted, and the Hon VIZ C.
DUNLAP appointed commissioner to negotiate the
purchase.
In the Senate on Saturday House resolution call
ing upon Congress to grant bounty lands and pen
sOns to the soldiers Of the war Of 1872, and their
surviving widows and those Of other wars, was re-
iected.-Nr HoRN's bill for the relief of the Edge
field and kentucky Railroad Company, by issuing
bonds to the company to the amount Of $4,000, |
was passed on its third reading by the following
vote
Aves-Messrs Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Horn,
Hunter Mickey, Mcclellan. Nash, Payne, Peters, /
Stanton Stokly, and Trimble-l3
Noes-Messrs. Bumpsss, Johnson McNeilly, Rich
ardson, and StOvall-5
The following Senate bills were passed on their
third reading To provide for the payment Of
euards employed by Sherihs to secure prisoners
IA pro7ide for the increase Of the State Library and
for the payment Of Its contingent expenses besides
saveral bills of a local character-House resOlu-
ton appointing the Hon. Wu C. DUNLAP Commits
,oner to negotiate for certain territory belonging to
the State Of Kentucky, was concurred in.
R,uRosn ISrEIIGENCE.-Wec copy the following
items from the Clarksville Jetersonaa Of the LIST
lnst
Ara meeting of the President and Board of Drec-
CO... of the Memphis Clarksville and Louisville
Railroad held at the Office Of the Company in this
civ. on Monday, arrangements were perfected for