Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-28

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this meeting president Darden in the chair there
were present: Messrs. Bell, Hooper, Brodie, Tenny
SON Hatcher, Coltart, Marlborough, Fogg, Paul
Shane Cheatham, Thomas, Martin and Hill.
Mr.. FocG submitted report from the Finance
committee which was read and adopted.
Mr. BELL. from Special committee reported favor
ably on an account of P. W. Nancy, for work done
on Towards High School Building, and motion tC
pay the same, passed unanimously.
There were then sundry petitions for personal
matters presented and appropriately referred.
A bill frem the Board to regulate Wharfage was
on motion indefinitely postponed.
MAYORS SALARY, &c
A bill passed by the Board at its last meeting to
reduce the salary of the Mayor and for other pur>
poses, was on motion, Indefinitely postponed with
out one dissenting vote.
Also, the bill passed by the Board e amend the
the Coffee House law was lost on its lst reading.
Mr.. SHANE offered the following resolutions which
were discussed and unanimously adopted; and the
same were subsequently adopted by the Board of
Aldermen by similar vote; and Messrs. SHANE and
FoGG were appointed on behalf of the Common
Council and Mr.. HURLEY on part Of the Board in
accordance with the resolution, reading thus:
CAPITAL OF CONFEDERATE STATES.
WHEREAS, The State of Tennessee has by popu-
lar majority, unprecedented within the history of
the State. voted this State a member of the
Confederate States OF America; and we look
upon the separation OF the slave and non
slayeholding States inevitabeat no dis
tant day; and further, consider the city
of Nashville the most appropriate place for the
permanent location of the Confederate State capt.
tai owing to its central position, health climate,
and the impossIbility Of attack by foreign enemy,
well as many other reasons: therefore, be II
ResoiUed by tie City Council Of NdSbUIe, That the
sum of five hundred thousand dollars be and the
is hereby appropriated for the purpose of buy
ing, building and furnishing a residence for the
President of the Confederate States together with
the further sum Of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars which has been already subscribed by the
citizens of this city for similar purposes and that
we tender said sum Of $3.50 600 TO the Confederate
Congress together with the inequalities Of the city
and all the public buildings OF the city, offices for
the various departments Of our Government.
ReSolUed, That we earnestly request and invite
the attention of our State Legislature, now in ses-
sion 10 the Importance of rendering the use Of the
public buildings of the State 10 the Confederate Con
ress and that they cede to the Confederate States
the exclusive jurisdiction over territory not ex-
ceedng ten miles square including the city of Nash
Vile provided they pass no laws which shall come
in conflict with the Constitution Of the State Of Ten
nessee.
one from the Board of Aldermen and two from the
Common Council be appointed TO act with similar
committee TO be appointed by the Legislature Of
the State 20 lay this and any other proposition that
the State may propose before the Confederate Con-
gress of Americs.
Be Il further resolved, That our Mayor, Senator
and Representatives, be requested TO present the
above resolutions TO the General Assembly, with
such other resolutions as they may think proper, TO
carry out the object proposed.
Be dfutler TeSOlUed, That the City Recorder fur
nish our representatives in both Houses Of the Leg
isature with copy Of these resolutions and all
city papers with copy, with request that the
same be published.
Councilman 4. \. HATCHER rendered his resiEna~
ton a member from the sth ward which was &C
cepted and j. Z HATCHER was elected TO the vacan-
cy.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The two Houses then met in Convention TO elect
a Board of EducaGcn, which election resulted thus
". X, BowLN5, B. 5. RHEA, W. II. HOWARD, }. l..
BosHCK, J. W HoTT, Isaac PAUL, c. K.WNTsoN and
JAs. o. GHFFuI.
Mr.. Cox offered the following resolution, which
was unanimously adoDted