Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-29
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE Bulls ON % READING.

SENATE BILLS ON ID READING.
Senate bill regulating the manner of pay
ing the officers and privates of the army of
Tennessee, passed; to amend the charter of
the E. L. & Va. r. r. Co., passed; in regard
TO tue inspectors of steamboat bulls and boil
ers. directory to the local inspectors, passed;
to authorize volunteers to vote for members
of the Provisional Congress- tabled.
House resolution to appoint Commissioners
to Richmond in regard TO the army of Ten
nessee was referred.
SENATE MESSAGE.
House receded from its Inconvenience in
Senate amendment to House bill, providing
for Tegimental musicians.
House refused to recede from its non-con-
currence in Senate amendment giving Chap
lains the rank and pay of Captain, with one
horse and forage. House bill gave them
rank and pBy OF I'd Lieutenant.
Senate amendment chartering the Ameri
can Letter Express Company was adopted.
Amendment in regard to the Energetic In
| surance Company was concurred in.
Senate amendment incorporating the Nash
Vile Gun Manufacturing Company was adop-
ted.
Also, Senate amendment incorporating the
Athens Letter Express Company was adopt
ed.
Senate amendment No. 1, to House bill for
the benefit ii wives and dependents of insane
volunteers; Nos. 2, 3 and were cOncurred
in.
House insisted upon its Inconvenience in
Senate "Ducktown Bank" amendment. A
committee of conference raised.
House insisted upon its inconvenience in
Senate "Brownville Bank" amendment, and
ordered a committee of conference.
House insisted upon its non-concurrence in
the ''Bank of Franklin" amendment.
Also insisted upon its Inconvenience in
Senate amendment in regard to Athens Bank,
and asked a committee of conference.
Mr.. Gillespie offered resolution providing
for the appointment of an agent to visit
Knoxville and settle for the purchase of ar
my stores. Amended by inserting the words
''and other places" after the word 'Knox-
VILE"
Mr.. Dudley offered an amendment, pro-
vided that nothing originally intended as
voluntary subscription shall be included
Adopted, and the resolution adopted.
Mr.. Jones of Davidson offered a resolution
providing for the printing of $50, 900 copies of
the Permanent Constitution of the .Conieder-
ate States. together with the Ordinance sub
hitting the same to the people. House re-
fused to suspend the rule.
Mr.. Baker of Weakly, offered resolution
in regard to the removal of slaves from Ken
lucky and Missouri. Adopted.
Adjourned to 4, P. III.
EVENING SESSION.
Mr. Cheatham read a Communication from
". F. Meacham, Chief of Detective Police,
Nashville, asking for compensation for SER
vices rendered the State in 1859, in Memphis.
Resolution providing for printing 100000
copies of Permanent Constitution was taken
up and amended by reducing the number
to so 200, and referred.
House appointed committee of conference
on Senate amendment in regard to rank and
pay of Chaplains.
Committee of conference recommended
that House recede from its non-concurrence
in Senate amendments Tor the benefit of
the Dncktown, Athens and Brownsville
Bank. No action.
Senate Resolution authorizing the Govern
or and Military Board to take charge of the
Tennessee portion of the L d n. r. r., in the
event the road is blOckaded by the U. S.
Government. was laid on the table.
House refused to reconsider vote rejecting
resolution to pay Census Takers out of the
State Treasury.
House coneurred in Senate amendment ex-
empting members of military companies from
services IN the militia under certain circum-
stances Also an amendment authorizing
the Treasurer to buy an iron safe.
Senate amendment was read providing, in
the event the Conf 5derate Congress refuses to
increase the pay of privates from Sill to SIS
per month. that the State pay each private in
this State 81 per month additional in script,
due two years after the close of the war,
drawing 8 per cent interest.
Mr.. Porter offered an amendment providing
for an additional annual tax of ten cents on
the Sl00 to pay the same, in lieu OF the issu-
anee of script.
A motion to lay the Senate amendment on
the table failed, ayes %. noes 20.
A motion to lay the amendment of Mr..
Dudley on the table failed, ayes -, noes IS.