Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-20
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amend the usury laws ~ the state, and to Is
tsbllsh q conventional tate OF interest" Lais
on the table.
No. 5, to repeal 80 much OF the act Of ID,
2ist February, 1860, az establishes a coBven.
tional rate Of interest. Laid on the table.
No, y, for the relief Of the people. Lail
on thetable.
BELIEF OF rHE BANKS.
Senate bill No. 4, te give the Banks furthei
tine 70 resume specie payment, was rad ID
arst time and passed.
STAY LAW.
House bill No. s, prescribing the remedy 70
the collection Of debts, and the relief Of tn
people was taken up. and some amendment
recommended BY the joint committee on Bank
and Finance were read.
Mr.. TrsWhii proposed an amendment to "a.
amendments Of the committee, for the purposI
OF perfecung the same.
Mr.. Bieknsll offered an amendment providing
1862.
Mr.. Caldwell, with The view Of testing To,
se,sse Of the house In regard to the passage o
a stay law, moved to lay The bill and amend,
ments on the table, which melton failed, ayes
20. noes So.
On motion Of Mr.. johnson, the consideration
Of the bin and amendments was made thi
special order fer eleven O'Clock tomorrow
and it was ordered that $50 copies be printed
for The use Of the House.
HOUSE Bills OK THIRD READING.
No. 7, to amend the usury laws OF the state,
Laid on the table.
No. Il, for The relief Of the tax payers Of the
State. A bin recommended BY the Joint CON-
mittee on banks and finance, was adopted in
lieu and then the bill passed on its third read
ing, ayes S.. noes S.
No. IS. (Mr. Lockhart's.) to prevent the
sacrifice OF personal estate. Passed, ayes 46,
noes p.
No. 9, to establish quarterly courts OF JUS
tees Of the peace. Laid on the table, ayes
81, noes o.
BANK OF WEST TENNESSEE.
Senate bin No. 3, to amend the charter Of
the bank OF West Tennessee was passed on its
third reading.
And then, on motion Of Mr.. Martin. the
House adjourned until tomorrow morning al
ten O'Clock.
SENATE.
THURSDAY, January Il, 1861.
The Senate was called to order bv the
speaker at 10 O'Clock A. n, and prayer by the
Rev. Us. Hays.
STATE CONVENTION BILL.
Messrs. Lane and Stokes, special committee,
returned the house bill No. 3, providing for a
call OF a Stale convention, proposing sevs-
raj amendments, which were discussed and
adopted, and then the bill as amended, was by
a unanimous vote adopted on its third reading.
on FEDERAL RELATIONS.
The resolutions on federal relations coming
up as the special order,
Mr.. Stokes desired bfore Mr. Payne pro-
ceeded in the conclusion OF bis remarks on tn e
resolutions under consideration, 10 read a tele-
grapic dispatch reading thus
w. $780, ~ N-HaNm-H-.H-
proposition Just defested in The Senate by Ben
jamin, Slideil and ether soU-herners not voting.
viii come up tomorrow and, / think, will
pass.o
Mr.. Payne then proceeded to address the
Senate, and concluded bis remarks, which we
hope to be able to give as d whole to our read
ers in a few days, taking as it does strong
States rights grounds.
Mr.. Trimble opposed The views advanced BY
the Senator from Shelby, and gave a brief and
s]uccinet eXposi ion Of his opinions on the
crisis.
Mr.. thompson rose to give bis views, but
gave way for 2 motion bywhich the Senate ad-
journed to 10 o'clock, A.. NJ. tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, January II, 1861.
The Speaker called the house to order at ten
o'clock, and the session was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hendricks.
THE MILITARY.
Mr.. Brazelton, IRON the Joint committee or
military affairs, returned house bin No. II, to
repeal the act Of 1857, chapter %, abolishing
military duty, with sundry amendments, and
stated that as these amendments were very
lengthy, be would move to dispense With the
reading and have $50 copies printed for the use
Of the house, which motion prevailed.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Cheathsm offered a series Of resolutions
proposing that a convention OF all the slave
holding States be held in Nashville on the 28th
inst, to digest and agree upon an adjustment
by (which, if possible, the Union and the con-
s.itutional rights Of the South NAV be pre-
served and peTpetusted and proposing that
the convention recommend certain amend
msnts to the Constitution, (set forth in
the resoiutions) whereby this object may
be secured and providing that the gem
ersl assembly appoint as delegates to
said convention a number Of our wisest
ard best citizens, equal in humber TO our
whole delegation in Congress, end that one
T commissioner be appointed to each slave
holding State, 10 urge that delegations Be i'm
mediately appointed TO said convention . sh.t4
such convention having digsstsd and agreed
upon a fair and reasonable plan Of settlement
Of the pending difficulties with the non-slavs-
holding States, should submit such plan tsr
Ghe consideration Of the said non-slaveholdng
states, with a respectful but earnest assu-
rance thaN our safety and honor viii ~ per-
miJ us 70 aeansnd less; that the cAgentlon
should call upon~a the States to ret N con-
veutiOn in the latter par-Eof Foruary, 70
ratifv or reject The action Of be convention Of
the slsveho.ding States, subject to i-f5fsnce
for final ratification to the 5 stes respectively : ]
that should a sufficient number Of States to /
perfect these propositions as amendments to
the Constitution, not agree to the same, then
the slaveholding States ought az once 10 adopt
this amended Constitution for themselves, and
invite into A union with them al non-slave-
holding States which are willing to abide by
such a government, severing at once and for
ever all connection with States refusing such
reasonable guarantees to our future safety
The resolutions lie over under the rule.
On NOTES Of Mr.. CAN'T, it was ordered
that $50 copies BE printed for the use Of the
house.
Mr. Hurt offered a resolution providing that
a joint committee be appointed to communi-
cate BY telegraph with the legislatures now in
session in the Southern States, TO learn if the
following proposition viii be acted upon
sfirmatively by the said several legislatures :
That a representation equal to oura electoral
vote be chosen by a convention OF the two
houses OF this general assembly, t. meet rels-
tive representatives chosen in like manner, BIZ
not less than Missouri, Virginia, Kentucky,
North Carolina and Arkansas: and that the
governors OF Maryland End Delaware are
hereby requested TO appoint a representation
based upon the same basis, 10 meet with the
States above mentioned, in convention ia the
city Of Richmond, Virginia, on the 18th inst,
to decide on such position as those States rep
resented will take as g basis upon which the
difficulties surrounding The country, can and
must be honorably, finally and forever settled.
The resolution lies over un1ertthe rule.s
Mr.. Williamson offered z resolution provid-
ing that this legislature will adjourn sine die
on Monday, the 28th inst, which lies over IN
der the rule.
STA Law.
The special order, being house bill No. s, pre-
scribidg the remedy for the collection Of debts
and relief Of the people, and The pending
amendments, was taken up. i
Mr.. Bennett said that when be came here be .
entertained serious doubts as to the power Of
TIE legislature, to pass such a bin as he had
offered, but subsequent examination had salts
fed bin that il would be constitutional, and
under this conviction be had introduced the
bin. The legislature was about 10 relieve the
banks, and Why not pass a bill for the relief
Of the people? Appeal after appeal had gone
up TO the governor, from the people 10
convene the legislature for the purpose Of
passing some measures Of relief. The relief
proposed 10 be extended to the banks, BY le-
CALLING their suspension, and giving them
until the first Of July, 1862, to resume specie
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