Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-01
uoUsr BILL.


M ITO amend usury laws, and to regulate the
Conversational interest act. was taken up, ard
Mr.. WOOD offered bill in lieu, which WIS adopt
ad by ayes u, noes 10, thus:
4ves.-Messrs. Bumpass, Hsnter, johnson, Lane
Mickey, NcNeilly. Peters, Richardson, Stanton
Stovall, Thompson, and Wood-l2.
Noes.-MessFs. Allen, Bcyd, Bradford, HtadretA,
Mcclellan. Nash, Stokes, Stokeley, Trimo's' sn'
Speaker Eewman-10-
On motion Of Mr.. RICHARDSON, the 5la s 81,
ton of the bill in lieu as adopted, was strlcken
and then it passed its third reading ny y ,hs
noes IL, and ordered to be traBsuii'eu "
House.
APPROPRIATION BILL. x,enses
House bill providing for deirSylns lA - nosasd
Of this General Assembly was tskeh UP s orr dsl
on its third reading. amended so as 70 pay ~.
eqates 10 the southern Convention pc Jay @NO
their travelling expenses ,.ropM
The Senate teox recess TIL o T. IA
EVENING SESSION.
rL g.. r.sumed business at P. NJ, taking
up ,op,,1
,.on n;,izsns Of Memphis praying the immedi-
o,e reneal of the " Stop Law, ana touching up0n
other points, which was tabled
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
NJ a7-To repeal certain sections of the Code,
d for other purposes. Passed.
HOUSE BILL ON THIRD READING.
No. 1910 repeal the act abolishing military
dutv which was so amended as to authorize the
Governor to raise three regiments Of artillery
whenever. in his judgment il may become neees-
sary. and then the bill as amended, passed It's
third reading by ayes u, noes 8. thus
AVa.-Messrs. Allen, Bumpsss, Hunter, john
son, Lane, Mickey, MINIS, Mcclellan, McNellly,
Peters, Steyall, Wood, and Speaker Newman--2
NCea-Messrs Boyd. Hilireth, Horn, Nash,
Richardson Stokes. StOkely, and Trimble-9.
Mr.. BUMPASS moved to reconsider, which vas
lost by the same vote.
No 20-To suppress insurrection IN Memphis ana
for other purposes Passed.
10 28-To enable certain sherifs to appoint ad-
ditional deputies Passed first reading
No 44-To ccnstrue the bill for the relief Of the
people. Passed first reading
CONVENTIONAL INTEREST.
House bill No. l, with the bill passed by Senate
in lien were returned 10 Senate, non-concurrlng
in bill in lieu, and thereupon the Senate reeeded
from the amendment, and took vote on the
original bill which was introduced TO repeal the
whole Conventional Interest Law, which resui'eu
u ayes, 10 noes, thus:
Aves-Messrs Boyd, Hiidreth, Horn, Lane,
Mickey. Mnnis, Mcclellan, Nash, Stokes, Stokely,
lhonpson and Speaker NeWmsn-l2.
Noes.-Messrs. Allen, RumpRss. Hunter, Johnson
McNeilly, Peters, Richardson, StoVali, 1rlmOle'
and Wood-l0.
So the bill has passed both Houses repeating an
set passed February 81, 1860, to amend the usury
Laws Of the State, and to establish Conventional
Rate of Interest, and this act repeating takes ef
feet from aud after this the date of its passage
The molten to reconsider the vote on Mr.. New
mans amendment 10 the bill to reduce the rate OF
interest appeal cases. was taken up, reeonsldereu,
and the amendment adopted BY ayes u, 7oes9 8, and
then the bill as ameAded passed its second reading
by the same vote.
The Senate then adjourned to 10 A. NJ, to-
morrow.