Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-20
House OF INCONSISTENCIES.


SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1861.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at ten
O'clock, and the session was opened with prayer by
he Rev. DR.. Summers.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
On motion Of Mr.. CAN'T, leave Of absence was
granted to Mr.. White, Of Dickson, during the
Remainder of the session on account Of Ill health.
RESOLUTIONS.
AR NALL offered resolution to facilitate the
transaction of business which lies over under the
rule. ,,.
declaring that the State Convention to assemble on
fbc 95tT of February 1861, should offer as the ba-
So of the adjustment Of the slavery question and
tbe difficulties now so unfortunately existing smong
tbe States of the Union and propose TO the people
of the State as provided for in the act authorizing
esid Convention, the Constitution Of the United
states as proposed to be amended by Mr.. Critten-
den that our sister States Of this Confederscy,
both North and SoUth, should be urged 10 submit
the Constitution so amended, 10 their citizens for
ratification and adoption rejection; and that the
Governor be requested to transmit TO the President
Of said Convention, when the same shall have been
organizsd q copy Of these resolutions and request
that the same be submitted TO said Convention
The resolutions lie over under the rule
SENATE RESOLUTION.
Senate resolution for the relief OfssJOhn W. Rob-
erts. Of OveTton county, was taken up and con-
CURED in.
SOUTHERN CONVENTION.
The special order, being the consideration of Mr..
Cbsstbam resolutions and the resolutions reported
in lieu by the ONT Committee on Federal Relations
was taken up 80 On
Mr. DAVIS made an Intellectual motion (ayes 30
noes 3G) to postpone the consideration 81 me reso-
lutions until Monday. -
MIR. JONES moved to strike cut Montgomery
Ala. as the place of meeting of the proposed Con-
yention, and ius,rt Nashville, Tenn.
Mr. CHEATHAM thought the consideration OF
the resolutions ought to be postponed until Monosy
in order to give gentlemen an opportunity TO exam
inc the subject and he therefore, moved TO recon
s;dsr the vote refusing TO postpone, which mouon
prevailed, ayes SO, noes 81.
Mr.. CHEATHAM then moved to postp1ne the
consideration Of the resolutions until MONDAY
,rbiob motion failed, ayes, %, noes 80.
Tbe ouestiou then recurring OF Mr.. Jone' mo-
sn 10 strike out and insert 1t prevailed, ayes oO'
noes Is. Ia l.
LA boyo voted for the motion had not the ayes
and noes been called. There were some gentlemen
-. ~ sesm.d determined TO make every nan
show his hand on every question hS'iug o1uIHei
o.nect He preferred Nashville as the PIsoe y
meeting. but SONS gentlemen msnnesteu 700 lnuon
:.: 49, ,rbeneyer a Southern city was nsmed
and in This instance he should follow the SoutherI
eide of his heart. The greatest injury vas eelne
done TO the efforts now being made to sstue ih'
existing difficulties by the dsnnsole i9nue10 80
this city. We saw this influence introduces lu''
this Honse every day, and It was clogglhg e'etS
Sort being made to secure an aoJeslo.en' Vi Ou
sSlF5culties He should therefore, vote no.
Mr.. JONES offered an amendment IL heu Oh III
fifth resolution.
Mr. MoCABB made an intellectual motion 10 u.
the resolutions and amendment on the taoIe-th
vote being ayes 5, noes 60. The ayes are Mes:rs
Hsvron, Kincaid, of Anderson, McCsbei Ire#hi'
aud Woodward.
Mr.. Jones' amendment was then adopted, aye
AZ, noes %.
Mr. EAST offered an amendment Mr.. Critten
den's proposed amendments TO the Constitution 0
the United Ststes) in lieu Of the amendments pro
posed by the Joint Committee on Federal Bela
ions.