Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-27

o. the United States 10 execute the Fugitive Slave
, regardless Of the existence Of Personal Liberty
Dl'S, ana instruetiny eur Senator's aad requesting
UT representative in Congress to present reso-
iatioa to that effect. in order 10 Ire ssufi-
msae q members North ard South vas fskar no
and adopted. ayes -. noes
Ia the House Thursday, ,Nr BrEpsoz offered a
nm That the firing OF cannon on
session, was 81 insult to the Representatives ~ tke
people Of Tennessee, and that il willnof 10 s,b,s
ted TO in future. An Intellectual raotis- -. 49,
10 suspend the rule in order to take an ~, rs-sl
tlon during which IL was stated that the srir0 oc
CARED ia the street aa3 not upou tbs ca3ilol
Grounds CTbe firing was in honor Of the adon,Yor
by the Kentucky Legislature Of resolutious 5errs-
eating the tenderef men and money By ths Isvis
,atures Of Ohio, New York, Massachusetts ssd
NAME to the President Of the United States "a -.
cree sovereign States into obedience 10 the fdsr,I
avs, aud declaring that such invasion Of the soil
o. the South would be resisted At all hszards ana 10
/ i sns last extremity Mr.. HAVRos offered rpso-
ue'oa requesting tie Keeper Of the Public Arms Ia
Iepost 10 the House insisnter the number and dss>
orPuon 81 arms that have Been distributed 70 ths
volunteers Of the State; What sumber and descriD-
ton Of arms have been resolved v.eo b;s 800.
the 4tn OF January; snd also what number and dos
eriPuOn OF arms Is due TO the State from the FEEDER
| 81 GoSern nsnt, which was sdopted.-A comm
nlcaiion was received from the Commissioners Of
we Ospltei' IN Ehich they state that Of the $780,
0OO appropriated for the Improvements Of the Cani1
and Capitol Grounds. Sl6674 As has been expended
| and that there remains unexpended SIS. 325 e.
consisting of SO 900 State bonds not vet issed an
SS,325 80 in cash; that the purposes for which this
expenditure had been made are FOR salaries Of gu
perintendent and SECRETARY. wages Of laSorers.
materials furnished, etc. aud that the Commission
ers have incomplete contracts With auv ore. Int
| there is due from them small amou,t neI;avea
not to exceed $1,000 for materials repairs, labor
ttc.-House bill to repeal the act Of 1857 abolish
ing military duty was discussed at considerable
| length, and various amendments we're proposed All
of which were rejected including the amendments
proposed by the Joint Comm ittee Military Affairs
providing for the raising ard srming and equipuipg
Is, 900 volunteers The original bill, which simply
revives the cid military law, then passed on lis
third reading, by ayes 81, noes Is.
In the Senate Friday, Senate bill for the relief oil
Justices Of the Peace, was rejected-Sensts bill
repeating the act appropriating 100000 for i'm
proving the Capitol and Capitol Grounds passed
its third reading, ayes II, 10; also, Senate
bill to incorporate *he Southern Savings Institution
a. Memphis, was passed on its third residing 81 u
II, g. also, Senate bill to encourage the ID
private capital was passed ION its third reahG n
ayes Is, noes H.
In the House Friday, no business was transacted
after the convention of the two houses to elect de
gates to Convention Of the slsveholdiDg State
was dissolved, the House having adjourned imme
diately.
In the Senate, Saturday Mr.. THONFsOS introduced
resolution requesting the Governor to open a eor
respondence by telegraph with the Governors Of al
the Southern States, to the time and place Of tn
meeting of the contemplated Convention Of thdI
SlavehOiding States.--A resolution was adopted
TO adjourn sine die on Monday the 4th Of February
House bill prescribing the remedy for the co
lection of debts and relief for the people. (enaetn
stay law, which will be found published in FL 1
elsewhere in this paper was passed on its third
! laatr aa6inn nv the fOllOyvtner vofa
. -4yeS.-Aessrs- Allen, Bradford. Horn. HEnssz.
Johnson, Minnis Mcclellan, McNeilly, Payne Peters
Stevall, and ThOmpson-l2.
Noes.-Messrs. Boyd, Bumpass, Hildreth, Richar,
son, Stokes, StOkely, Trimble, and Speaker Nswma
Senate bill apprOpriatiRg S30O.0O0 10 arm Il
State was amended, motion Of Mr.. TKnRLE. 4
as TO provide that the BCRls tesbe issued for tins
purpose shall not be sold at less than ninety cen
on the dollar; and further amended, on motion
Mr. LANE, by striking out $4,000 and insesAr
S250,00g, but without coming to g vote on the ma
question the Senate adjourned.
) In the House Saturday, new bills werO introduc
by Mr. RUSSELL. "a bill that will truly relieve II
people, (by a1thorisIng the Bank Of Tennessee
issue 900 of Post Notes y ay Mr.. CRTrz- to
low the sheriff of Hawkins eOunfy 10 appoint a
ditional deputies; and by Mr.. SNna, for the rel
! of administrators and guardians Senate resOl
ton for the relief of JAMES r. GARDNDR, ReVeaI
Collector OF 0bion county, Ito refund S5a. ShiC
I was accidentally burned.) taken up aad u
iected. ayes u. noes 32. Mr.. DUDGEV Sabsscuen.
entered \ motion to reconsider the ycte---Se
! ate resolutIans CIR. Stanton'sl declaring that 5
! is the duty Of the President 20 execute the fu
tive slave law regardless Of personal liberty law
] having been read were lad upon the table, ayes
1 noes 29.--Senase resolutions Tor the relief q B
e. Phllhps revenue collector OF Carroll cSan
( were esEcRrred in.--Mr BRAzELT0N Offered 4 n
r OlHtion requesting the Governor To issse no INC
sFals until pro rata distribution BE Hsade, VIII
E | hes over under the rule.--HoEse bills were peas
on their third reading, to amend the charter of
e | I54th Regiment Of Tennessee Volunteers
4 that will greatly relieve the people Of Tennessee
passed ms hw;' and to repeal section G. chap
| ia, Of the act Of March IL lSEa--A large DI
+ ser Of House resolutions On Federal Relations W
laid upon the table, 2 series The subject hav
! been previously adopted by the Legislature.