Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-23
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

TUEcDAE, JANUARY %, 1861.
The Senate was called to order at 10 A. ~, BY
the Speaker .1hz,-F
REPEIIING INVASION AND SURPRISING INSUgRECTIoN.
Mr.. Woods bill, No. Is, to repel invasion and
suppress insqrrectio4, passed On first reading yes
terday, Yas taken up and referred TO she Coiamttec
on WAYS and Means, to report Immediately. - I -
HOUSE RESOLUTIONS en- FEDERAL RELATIONS
House resolutions proposing amendmentsto the
Constitution of the United States were read, and
thereupon,
Mr.. RICHARDSON proposed the Grittsnden pro
positions on Federal relations in lieu of the House
resolutions and after spirited and protracted dis
CUSTOM the amendment in lieu was lost, by ayes s.
noes l6, thus:
Nash, Richardson, Stokes and Trimble-S.
NosE--Messrs Bumpass, Hildreth Hunter, John
son. Iane Minnis. AlcDlellal, MgNeilly, Payne Pc
ters, Stanton, Stokely. Stoval Thompson, Wood and
Speaker Newman-l6. a.
Mr.. NEWMAN then proposed to amend the House
resolutions thus ,' gN
ResolUed, That while these propositions are the
OPINION Of the General Assembly Of Tennessee, we
viii accept the propositions known as the Crtten-
den amendments, if adopted and accepted by the
Convention contemplated by these resolutions. or
such propositions of settlement as may 6e adopted
and recommended by such Convention.
This amendment was adopted BY Is ayes noes II /,
thHsI
ayes Aessrg. Allen, Rayd. Bradford, Bun,pas :,
Hildreth, Horn, Lane, Nash, Richardson, Stanton
Stokes, Trimble, and Speaker Newman-l3 tt3H
Noes-Messrs. Hunter johnson, Mnnis McClel-
Ian, McNeilly, Payne, Peters, Stokely Stoya
Thompson, and Wood-ll .-
The Senate tsen took a recess TIL q T. NJ. at
which time the consideration Of the resolutions
was resumed. and ~.
Nj. MlNNls proposed TO amend Mr.. Newmanis
amendment after the word amendments in the
fourth line, and insert thus with such amend
ments TO the CritteBden amendments as will make it
the duty of the Territorial and Federal Govern
ments. in all their departments TO protect slavery
in all the territory South of sc deg 80 min whilst
they are in a territorial condition. ~
Mr.. STOKES moved to table it, which was carried
by ayes l3, noes 10, thus:
Ag6s-Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Bumpass
Hildreth, Horn, Nash. Richardson, Stanton. Stokes
Stokey Tumble. and Speaker Newman-l3.
AOeS-Messrs. Hunter Johnson, Minis, MeClel-
Ian MeNeilly, Payne, Peters, StoyaI Thompson, and
Wood--I0.
The resolutions were then voted on by sections
and adopted severdily, and then the question was
taken on the House resolutions as amended, result
ing ayes 10, Daes-,, thus =
AQcs-Messrs. Allen, Boyd, Bradford Bumpass,
HildFeth, Horn. Hunter. johnson. Lane, MinhiS.
Mcclellan, MiNeiy, Payne, Peters, Stanten. Stoysll,
Thompson, Wood and Speaker Newman-ll.
Roes-Messrs. Sash Stokely, and Tpimhle-i.
So thy were adopted and undera suspension Of
the3ruie, transmitted TO the House,
CONVENTIONAL INTEREST.
The bill to amend the Conventional Interest law
was taken up. amendments discussed, and then the
Senate voted on the amendment proposed by the
Judiciar; Committee. resulting II ayes, noes.
Mr.. RICHARDSON proposed 10 amend BY reqclr-
ing the creditor to give months credit on the note
so renewed which was adopted. and then the bill az
a.~-4 ~assed ifa third readpR BY ayes ~ noes