Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-26

TUESDAY,. JuSE %. 1861.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment
In the absence OF the Speaker (wh0 has been
called home BY serious illness In his family on mo
tion Of Mr.. NEWMAN, Mr. Lane was called to the
chair.
Senate Resolution requesting the Governor not to
draft troops was taken up.
Mr., BRADFORD offered resolution ia lieu as
follows:
WHEnEAs. Various unfounded rurnors have been
circulated in different section of the State to the
eec THAT drifts aocd Be Tesorted to, for the purpose
of calling into quiston.hc citizen s0ldery Of the
State; therefore,
Rcsotved By the Generul Assembly of the State of
Tennessee Thatno such intention WAS contemplated
in the Army Bill, nor is such step suggested
or contemplated by the General Assembly as will
specifically appear by reference tothe first section
of the aforesaid Army Bill which provides for a
volunteer force only Ad it appearing also that
volunteers sufficient for the present service have
perhaps already been rendered
RESOLVED, That if actual i7cGsion Of the State
is attempted, then it will be the duty of the Execu-
tive to call out the whole force of the State to re-
sist such invasion.
The resolution and resolutions in lieu were re-
ferred to the joint select committee on Military
Affairs.
TRANSFER OF THE PROVISIONAL TROOPS.
Mr. NEWMAN offered resolution to transfer the
provisional force of Tennessee to the authority and
control of the President of the Confederate States
Passed over informally.
FINANCES.
House Resolution directory to the committee on
Finance, was conquered In.
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
No. 81. To increase the pay of First Sergeants.
Passed
No. 25 To suspend the office of Commissioner of
Roads Passed.
No. 2s. To suspend sections 272. 2s4, 285 and
| 296 of the Code of Tennessee Passed.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
| No. 16. To amend the act to raise, organize and
equip provisional force and for other purposes
Passed.
No. "a To provide for the issuance of treasury
notes. Passed g
No. 27. To charter an Arms Company. Passed.
HoUsE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
No. 2O-To amend sections IA and l6 of an act
/ passed May 9th, 1861 entitled an act to raise Or
ganize and equip provisional force and for other
| purposes.
| Mr.. MINIS offered an amendment to the last
section prohibiting drilling the Sabbath. prOvid
ling that officers in command may drill on Sunday
i when considered absolutely necessary which was
i adopted.
Mr.. NEWMAN offered an amendment requiring
all regmentsl appointments in the commissary and
4 quartermas.er departments to be made from those
in the service of the regiments to which they are to
be attached, which was adopted.
4 Mr.. BUMPASS offered an amendment providing
that when an Adutant is appointed from the line of
Lieutenapts the vacancy shall be filed by the cleo
| ton of another Lieutenant of the company from
1 which the Adiutant is taken, which was adopted.
Mr.. BARROW offered an amendment to allow
the Governor private secretary, which was adopt
1 ed. ~. 49,. .-
The bill as amended passed its third reading ayes
j Is, noes g. as follows
4 Ages-Messrs. Allen, Barrow, Hunter, johnson,
I Lane Mickey Minnis, McNeily, Newman, Payne,
Peters, Richardson, Stokes, Thompson and Wood.
| NoeS-Messrs Bradford, Boyd, Bumpass. Hildreth,
| Mcclellan and Stokely.
No. 22-To amend the act to raise, organize and
equip provisional force
| Mr. HILDRETH offered an amendment forbid
ding action by molten otherwise, against officers
for failing to levy executions upon the property Of
| volunteers, which was adopted. Also an amend
ment providing that clerkships in the commissary
and quartermaster departments shall first be offered
to the men of the regiments brig AIDES, and no ap-
polntment shall be made until the tender has been
declined by the respective regiments brigades,
] which was adopted.
The bill, as amended, passed its third reading
ayes 49, noes f. as fellows:
Ayes-Messrs Allen, Barrow, Bumpass, Hidreth
Hunter, Johnson, Lane. Mickey, MINIS. Mcclellan
1 MeNeilly. Newman, Payne, Peters, Richardson
Stokes, Thompson and Wood.
Noss-Messrs. Bradford Boyd, Nash and Stokely.
SENATE BILLS or SECOND READING.
| Ne. %. To amend the charter of the East Tennes
see and Virginia Railroad Company. Passed
| No. "a Ia relation to the inspectors of boilers
and hulls of steamboats,. Passed
No. 25 To authorize volunteers to vote in the
election Of members of the provisional congress
1 Passed.
l SENATE BILLS on THIRD READING.
No Fl. To provide for the payment of the dep
uty marshas for taking the last census in Tennes-
see. Passed third reading, ayes Is. 5, as fol
lows:
Ayes-Messrs. Barrow, Bumpass. Hildreth, Horn
| Hunter johnson, Lane, Mickey Minis, McNeily.
Newman Payne Peters, Richardson, Stokes, Stoke
ly, Thompson, Wood. -----.
Noss-Messrs. Allen, Bradford, Boyd, Mcclellan
and Nash.