Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MONDAY. Jan. 81. 1851.
The proceedings ofthe House were opened
by prayer 10y r '. Mr.. Hendricks.
PETITIONS.
Mr. Farrelly presented IA petition from the
Stcubrn a ti.crv of Memphis.
Mr. b ker of rty. presented a memorial
from sundry c Gems paying that the su<-
pension OF ih: Banks he legal ed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
NJ. Bicknpil inir iced bill TO defray the
exp IS IF The G neral a ,semhly.
III. l.ucknHrt ii bill 10 relieve the people
from taxation aud TO provide fol the defence
ni Inc ; at.
Mr. a'y IA bill to pal section 6. chapt.
1875, passed March Is 1860.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. Lockhart ubmiit IA resolution direct
ing tbs & mmis>inncrs OF the State CipllO
Ia I.nnIt vii at amount of The appropriation
a. SIOi 600 mad March "a 1860 they have
exp nded Tue rule was suspended and tue
eso ut Oh adop'ed.
FEDERAL RELATIONS.
The Committee ON Federal Relations hav-
ing reported srrirs # resolutions in lieu of
thn~,. heretofore reported 10y thrm aud tie
amendments prOpOS, d ny Mr.. East, the House
proc =, did to consider Them.
NJ Waite of Dtvid-on, advocated the
solutions 7, ported this morning and urged
their unanimous adoption. He thought lhest
Dr"p.rsi ions would b. acceptable 40 the cOun-
ny, and restore peace and quit.
Alr. Dudley coHcurred with Mr.. White,
stating that The resolutions d d not in all re
spec me his wishes. but il they had been
drawn Ia suit him. they would displease
others, and that. desiring 10 make the vote
unanimous. and believing the resolutions sub
slanIially right, he would vote for them aud
no ped every other member would do like
wise.
Mr.. Ewing offered resolution in lieu.
los king tn a conference OF the border State
boz des of the line, which Was ruled to
De out OF order
TIL. vote WA then taken on the adoption
of Committes resolutions in Ii u. and they
vel - adopted yeas 81, nay, las fnllo@s:-
Yns-MessrS. Armstrong. Baker, of Perry,
B1rksItle- Bayicss, Bay. Bennett. Il cSnell
Sled, e. BrgzeIr II. BriltOn, Butler, Cald-
well, CheaIiam Cow den. Criiz, Davidson.
Davis. Do,k, isudl-y. Ewing. Farley. Farrell
l.. Ford. FIR er. CAN'T. Gill SHE. G. 'rmau.
Grrenr, Guy. Havrun. HUT, ingram, Jones,
Knuer. Kennedy. knc id, If Anderson.
Kin aid. of Claib rne Lea Martin. Mayfi. Id
Morris. MprrhiS, Nall. Pickett, Purier. Rich
ard on. L Iberis SruteT Shrewsbury, Suw-li,
TreviIi. Tr-whit White. of Davidson. Whit
more, Williams, OF Ii .ckman, Williamson and
Wood ,rd-5!.
Nays.-M"ssrs. Baker of Weakley. Harris,
LOckhIrI. McCabe, Vaughn, Wisener. and
Speaker WhiJthOrne.
The resolutions were then adopted, with
out = division, as follows:
l. r s0iUsd By tie Genergl assembly of 7snnes-
see. That a Convention OF delegates from all
ih'- 81 ve holding Stat should assemble at
Na-hyillr. Trnnussee, or such other place
rs a majority of the States C 0perat-
ing may designate. on the 4ih day OF
february, to d gest aud define a ha>is upon
which. If po>~il,lr, the Federal Union and
line Constitutional rights of The slave States
may ne preserved aud p.-ri etuated.
RtsO'ced. That b. General Assembly of
TruneSs~e appoint uumb,r of d l'gdts-s 10
aid convention, of our ablr>t and wisest
m H. equal Z" our whole delegation in Cou
gres>: aud that the Governor of Tennessee
isnun dat IL furnish copies OF these res 'u-
ions The G-,vtruur> nf the slave holding
StHes. and urg.- the participation of such
ares ia said CONVENTION.
ResOiDfd I bat in the opinion of the
General A s,mbiy of Tennessee sLch plan OF
Giusl menI should embrace the following
p-"po>IIIOgs as amendments to the CJnstlLu-
lion Of h U lil,tl Siatrs:-
Fira. A declIratrry aIn .ndmnnt that Al
ricau slaves as IA, III under The institutions of
The si,is ehuldiIg 5 ales shall be recognized
as property. aud entitled to The ststus uf 9TH
er D. o ieriy in Ih- States where slavery tx
j. = liz all places within III. exclusive iris
iicI oIuf Cong es> ia the sl-ve 5 ates. in
al, the territories South of IS degrees, 80
minutes. in the District q! Columbia, la
transit AID whilst temporarily snj burning
with ihs. owner In the nOn-sl ivehUlding
Sia,s and territories North III SO d. greeS,
80 minute; aud. when fdgiiiv,s from the
:, 1. T, IL he several places aiIoge n I'm ii.
as we'll a. ia AL places, in the exclusive j.
lid ciion Oi Congress, In tue n0n-slIvehoid-
ing ) Il -
seeohd In # in all the territory now own
I'd, when may he hereaf' er aeq Iir"d by
the U II d ; ares SOuih II The parallel of
SO degrees. 81 miuu es. Africa slavery shall
b. recs'Sa Il * existing, aud be Protected
by all IIe dri a. TN Ht> of tile Federal aud
Z. rTitoi Ial Government; and in ali N-rth of
thai line, Euw nwn. 10 be acqiir d, II
$ nail ~; bc recoLn rs ,xisIiag: Aud
whenever STATES burned cut OF any OF said
terri DRY SJ'iih If ~aId Tia. ht.ing 'pu
ItIiun equal 20 lhat OF a Congressional D.--
IrieI, si,.,ii apply iOF admission Into the
Union, ih- same SHALL h,- admitted as i ave
: aIeS; whilst States North uf The line.
formed ouE Ot sad t.rIiIUTy aud having a
p.pul anon equal t. d III "a eSsional DIsllicl,
shall DC admitted without slavery: But The
SAL ; formed out 81 said Territory. North
and ; iuth, baViug L.en admitted as menl-
bvrs vi abe Uni u. shall have all the pos, rs
over the ia-tI;GtiOn of slavery possessed by
.he other States of she Uaion-
TisTd. Congress hsii have no power to
a5Oiish slavery in places under lis exclusive
jurisdiction. aud situate within the limits OF
, ates that permit tue holding of slaves
Fourth, Congress shall have no power TO
abOl III slavery within the District OF Cs.lum-
b.a, lOn9 as il exists in The aslj dining States
81 Virginia and Maryland. or either, nor
wIttiss'iL the cDH~eat 81 Tue inhabitants, nor
wiIhoui ja-t compensation made 10 sucn
O utrs II slaves do ,,ot ..,.nsa,,t "a. Suct