Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-12-12
TENNESSEE L-EGasLATUnE.

The Senate had an apparently uuImpOrtaut
session on the 9th. The proceedings reported
announce the consideration Of several bills, in
different stages of legislation, but as the numbers
only are given, without even a title, We can
| give but little intelligence that would be Of in
terest. The bill to invest tie dividends on the
school academy fund, now in the Bank Of Ten
nessee, in State bonds, was rejected. as was also
the bill to repeal section 52l Of the code. The
Senate then proceeded to the hall OF Represeu-
tatives TO meet the House in convention to con
firm nom nations of the Governor, and on the
return Of the Senators an adjournment took
place.
In the House the bill to authorize the Cover
nor to compromise the debt against +. n. Bur
ton, formerly Secretary of State, was taken up
and passed on its third reading, ayes 40, noes .
Bills were read the first time as follows: To
enforce mastering. To incorporate certain
parties to build bridge across the Hwassee
river near the East Tennessee and Georgia rail
road. To provide for the safe keeping Of pris-
oners on trial. To fix the pay of certain officers.
To regulate the fees OF sherihs and other officers.
To change the line between the counties Of Over
ton and Fentress and for other purposes. To
enable the citizens Of Lewis county to eonsoli-
date the Office Of sheriff and tax collector.
The bill to incorporate the southern Express
company of Tennessee being under consiIera-
ton, Mr.. Warner offered an amendment to tho
bill, providing that the stockholders shall be
individual y liable for all the debts Of the com
pany as general partners, which was adopted
The bill as thus amended was then passed.
The bill to repeal the act TO abate the suit Of.
aliens being under consideration, the Committee
on the Judiciary reported a bill to repeal the
section Of the act 20 abate suits Of aliens, which
was adopted in lieu. The bin as thus amended
was then passed.
The Senate met the House in the hall of the
latter TO consider the nomination by the Gov
ernor Of Messrs. 5. D. Morgan. James Woods
and r.. c. McNairy Us members of the Ordinance
Bureau, and, ON motion of Senator Jones. the
nominations were confirmed unanimously.
The House rrsumed tho consideration OF Sen
ate bill, No. g, 10 amend the criminal laws and
prevent swin3iing aud oppression, the question
being on the bill reported ia lieu by tho Commit
tee on the Judiciary, which was perfected and
adopted The bin as tlus amended was then
passed on It's second reading.
Bills to amend the act of ,-uG, chapter one,
the subject of the Registers Of the Land
Ohice and to establish the two Term system of
the circuit courts and for other purpose, were
taken up and passed ON their second reading
u The Richmond Erdpine, of the 7bglvos
the report that Gen. Evans, the hero OF Lees
burg - has been ordered Immediately to d com
which will be assigned him ON the South
EN- coast
q, The Deuocra, represents business in Lou
isvine as extremely duh, cSccptin army supplies
These, it says, are purchased abroad and ham
died by army contractors, SO that the merchants
and citizens get no benefit from that source.
IL The Charleston C0orier says: Let steps
be taken in time to assure and convince the
that no cotton VIII be planted in the South
or 1862, unless the war is terminated by Jauu
1862"
~ The Charleston Cogrier SAYS that Confed
rate notes are received at the post-ofice in that
iy for postage accounts aud for local office
lamps, in amounts Of FIVE dollars or over.
- The official vote for Congress at the late
in the fourth Mississippi district,
up-H. c. Chambers 2229, CT. Buck
I3I. Mr.. Chambers majority is 49,. ]
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