Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-25
NO DRAFT NECESSARY
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
| MONDAY, JuNE "a, 1861.
The SPEAKER called the House to order at TEL
o'clock. .
| Mr. BLEDS0E offered a resolution (No. SD in
structing the Committee on Finance to report th
actual time of service of each member at the pres
ent extra session, and the actual expense of eacl
member in travelling to and from the Capitol, which
/ lies over.
58) ustructng the Senator's representing this Stats
the Congress of the United States to resign which
les over.
| NEW BILLS.
The following bills were introduced and passed on
| first reading.
By MIR. JONES. of Overton: No. 57-To author.
| ize reTiyor of suits in certain cases.
| By Mr.. WHITE, of Davidson: No. 35-For the re-
| lief of the Etna Insurance Company.
By Mr. L0CKHARF. No. 39-For the benefit of
volunteers. PROVIDES that the Governor shall be
authorized to press into the military service of the
State all male free persons of color between the
ages of fifteen and fifty years, to be employed in
throwing up Notifications, constructing batteries
and performing other physical labor necessary for
the defense of the State and that such free persons
of color shall receive $3.50 per month for their
vices.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
No. I6-To extend the time for perfecting land
titles. Rejected.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
No. 3l-To repeal part of section 1865 of the
Code of Tennessee and for other purposes Passed.
No. 32-To repeal the act of 1860, recurring per
sons keeping shooting galleries to obtain license
Passed.
No. $50 amend the militia laws of the State
Passed.
No. S4-To defray the expenses of the General
Assembly. Passed.
No 35-To extend the time for the redemption of
real estate. Passed.
No. $50 authorize the Banks of Tennessee to
receive and pay out the Treasury Notes of the Con-
federate States of America.
Mr.. CAN'T offered the following amendment to
the bill
/. That it shall not be lawful for any Bank in
this State either directly indirectly, pay divi-
dends due to stockholders who are citizens of the
non-slaveholdng States of the United States during
the continuance of the war; and if any officer of any
Bank in this State, the agent attorney thereof
shall violate the provisions of this act he shall be
guilty of misdemeanor and on conviction shall be
imprisoned not less than twelve months and fined
not less than one thousand dollars.
2 That it shall not be lawful to pay the interest
on Bonds of the State of Tennessee or other Bonds
upon which the State may be LIABLE if said bonds
were held or owned on the 18th day Of April 1861,
by citizens of the non slavehoding States of the
United States; shall il be lawful to pay the prn
cipal any part thereof of such Bonds during the
continuance of the war; and the close of the war
this debt. principal and interest shall stand subject
20 equitable adjustment between two govern
ments. taking into consideration all such losses as
the State of Tennessee and the citizens thereof may
have sust lined.
g. That it shall not be lawful for citizens of this
State to pay debts which they may owe to citizeus
of the slavehold States of the United States du
ring the existence of the war, and the payment of
such debts shall be postponed for adjustment ard
accommodation at the close of the war; and it shall
not be lawful for any person by pretended assigr-
ment otherwise to represent himself as the OWE
Of any of the debts thus due, and in that mannC
seek to evade tie provisions Of this act and an
signmeut of any OF SAID debts since the commence
mem of hostiliIies shall be pT7a fdcd evidence that
it was done with int,nt to eysde this act.
The amendment was adopted and then the bill
passed its second reading, and referred to a Sc
lect committee composed Of Messrs. Dudley, CAN'T
Martin, Farrely and Ca dwell.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
No. 25-To suspend and declare vacant the Office
of Commissioner of Roads. Passed, ayes 80, noes
&c.
No 2S-TO suspend sections 272, 294 2s5, and
296 of the Code of Tennessee. Passed, ayes AZ
noes I.
RECONSIDERATION.
The motion to reconsider the vote rejecting House
bill No. 2l to increase t1e pay of rsT sergeants of
companies, was taken up, the vote re considered |
ard the bill passed on its third reading, ayes 80
noes "a.
REcEss
On motion Of Mr.. CHEATHAM, the House took |
q recess until three O'Clock. at which hour the |
called the House to order.
SENATE RESOLUTIONS.
Senate resolution No. A, on river defenses, was |
taken up and concurred in.
Senate resolution, No. 46, for the sale of Dor |
ton of the Hermitage tract of land was laid on the
table.
NEW BIILS.
The following bills were introduced and passed /
their first reading:
By Mr.. SHE'D: No. 40-To amend an act passed |
in 1860, chaper So to increase the revenue of the
State.
By Mr. LEA No. 4l--To abate suits of Aliens
PER DIEM AND EXPENSES.
Mr.. BLEDSOE'S resolution in regard to the per
diem and expensef of members Offered this MORN
ng) was taken up under a suspension Of the rule
md adnntod