Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-15
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MoypAY. January u. 1851.

On motion, adjourned to 10 A. NJ, tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MONDAY, JANUARY II, 1861.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at ten
0'G>ck. and the session was opened with PRAYER by
the Rev. Mr.. Carr.
LEAVE VOTE.
Messrs. GUY, FARLEY and LEA, asked and OBJ
tanned leave to record their votes in favor of the
passage of the bill. providing for Convention Of
the people of the State.
FREE RIDING.
Messrs. JOHNSON and ARMSTRONG presented
free passes to the members and officers of the House
from the Presidents of the East Tennessee and Yir
GINA, and East Tennessee aud Georgia Railroads.
On motion of Mr.. EWING, the thanks of the
House were rendered for the same.
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr. PORTER offered series of resolutions, de-
claiiug that this General Assembly has heard with
profound regret of the resolutions recently adopted
BIZ the Legislature of New York, rendering men and
money to the President to be used in coereing SOW
ereign States Of the South into obedience to the Fed
eral Government; and that this General Assembly
receives the action of the Legislature of New York
as the indication of the purpose the part of the
people of that State, to further compcate existing
difficulties, by forcing the people of the South to
the extremity of submission or resistance. and so
regarding it. the Governor of Tennessee is requested
to inform the Executive of New York, that il the
opinion of this General Assembly that whenever the
authorities of that State shah se.d armed forces to
the South for the purpose indicated in said Iesou-
tons the people Of Tennessee, uniting with their
brethren of the South, viii welcome them with
bloody hands to ho.pitRble graves" The resou-
tons lie over under the rule.
esMr. McCABE offered series of resolutions de-
claring that the election of Lincoln and Hamlin is
not cause for dissolution of the Union; favoring
convention of the border States. and recommending
the adoption of the Crittenden proposition just
and equitable settlement of the present difficulties
The resolutions lie over under the rule.
Mr.. BICKNELL offered resolution directing the
Committee on Ways and Means to ascertain what
add tiOnal amount of revenue, if any, will be
sary to meet the extraordinary expenses of tie State
in the present emergency. and the way and means
to raise said revenue and that they report by bill
otherwise at early day possible, which was
adopted under suspension of the rule.
Mr.. HE0D offered a series of resolutions prOpOs-
ing to elect fifteen delegates by the Legislature to
be dispatched to the Southern States to urge the
holding of Convention in Richmond on the 18th of
February 1861, to adopt plan for the future cpe-
raiOns of the States, and inviting the border slave
States to propose their plan for setttemet of the
existing grievances. The resolutions lie over under
the rule.
Mr. EWING offered series of resolutions declar-
ing our unalterable attachment to the Union that
we desire only justice at the hands Of Northern
brethren and are yet willing to rely on the effect
of mutual interests in promoting an adjustment of
every cause of misunderstanding expressing conf
denCe in the government of our country that the
rights of no State or citizen will be abandon
ed that in reference TO the recent election of
Chief Magistrate By faction hostile 10 the South
il is sufficient that know his power to be tempo
rary. and subject 70 the constitutional checks
which he1Ied his predecessors and that We. there
fore agree with Thomas Jefferson that :" it is of
little consequence who governs if they sincerely
and Zeaouslytcherish the principles of Union and
RepubIicanism - endorsing Crittenden's PROPOSE
ton. and recommending the holding of COnven
ton of the several States in Richmond on the 22d
of February. 1861, and earnestly entreating our
sister States to cooperate in this final effort 10
the ark of our covenanted liberties from destruc-
ton. The resolutions lie over under the rule
Mr. KENNEDY offered series of resolutions
protesting against the Federal Government sending
troops to enforce the federal laws in seeding States
and proposing the appointment Of a committee to
protest in the name of this General Assembly
against the adoption of such policy The resoiu-
tions lie under the rule.
To PRINT.
On motion of Mr.. CAN'T, it was ordered that
200 copies of the resolutions recommended by the
Joint Committee on Federal Relations, in lieu of
sundry resolutions referred to them, be printed.
On motion of Mr.. JONES, it was ordered that zoo
copies of the resolutions he offered on the 18th be
printed. aa
On motion of Mr.. EWING, it was ordered that
200 copies of his resolutions offered this day, be
printed.
NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced, read the first
time and passed.
By Mr.. BICKNELL: No. 23-To relieve the Banks
and the citizens of the State. Releases the penal
ties imposed upon the Banks for suspending. pro-
vided they adopt line of policy to relieve the
peOple.l
By Mr.. FARRELLY: No. 24-For the relief Of
the people.
By Mr.. WITTHORNE: No. 25-For the relief of
]. C. Vaughn, sheriff of Monroe county.
SENATE RESOLUTION.
Senate resolution for the relief Of Ed. Willis was
taken up
On motion of Mr. MARTIN, the resolution was so
amended as to allow Willis his commissions the
revenue collected
Mr. JONES offered an amendment for the relief Of
JohE W. Roberts, former revenue collector of Over;
ton county, which was adopted.
Mr.. CAN'T withdrew Speaker Whitthorne's bill
for the relief of J. @. Vaughn, ard offered it an
amendment which was adopted.
Mr.. JOHNSON offered an amendment for the relief
of J. c. Jones' late sheriff of Greene county, which
was adopted. r
On motion of Mr.. JONES, the resolution as amend
ed, was referred to the JOINT Committee on Banks
and Finance.
SENATE sLL on FIRST READING. s..
sFzsNo. -To amelI the chXrter of the Bank of
West Tennessee. Passed.
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS. - " e.. ai.'
Mr.. Hebb's resolutions proposing Congress of the
Southern States at Huntsville, having been read,
were, on motion of Mr., BAYLESS, laid OF the table.
Mr.. Wiseners resolutions on secession and nullif-
cation, having been read 4
On motion of Mr.. JONES, all resolutions. before
the House relating to federal affairs were referred
to the Joint Committee on Federal Relations.
On motion Of Mr.. JONES, the House took a recess
until two O'clock fH =
The SPEAKER called the House to order at two
o'clock. GE& ,1t@44
Mr.. Williams resolution instruetng the select
committee to confer with the suspended Banks, to
ascertain at what points their discounts have been
made, was taken up and adopted.
And then
On motion of Mr. CHEATHAN the House adj
ourned to ten o'clock tomorrow morning.