Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-19
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE
SENATE.


- Z SENATE. 3 %EASE
MONDAY, Nov. Is. 1861.
The Senate met at 10 o'clock. There
being no quorum present. the Senate adjourn
ed to IL At that hour il re-assembled, BIZ.
Speaker Cheatham presiding, and the JONI
nal was read. Fs51et - 80 - 5zsgs-s5sas
MEMoRIALs-Mr. Hildreth presented me-
mortal of certain citizens of Mogan county.
praying the removal OF their court house and
county seat. Referred.
Mr.. Anderson presented the petition OF
| w. b. Lawrence. of Wilson county, praying
a measure of relief.
REPoRT.--Mr Jones reported from the Ju-
dietary Committee bill No. So. with bill in
lieu recommending its passage.
Mr. SPuRLoCK.-Mr. Hill presented the re-
| signation of Mr.. Sp1rlock, absent on militia
~ duty, of his Craftsmanship OF the Special
Committee to consider the report of the State
| Capitol Building Commission. The resigna-
| ton was accepted. The Speaker appointed
| Mr.. Hill upon the committee.
BILLS AND REsoLUTIoNs.-Mr. Jones.-A
! bill directing place of paying the interest
! on public security. Passed first reading.
Mr. Cardwell offered the following bills.
No. 70.-To amend and regulate Circuit
| Court practice.
No. TITO abolish the Office of Librarian
Referred.
No. ITO amend the criminal law and
prevent insanity.
No. 73.--Directory to Constable.
Mr.. Anderson presented a bill for the relief
| of w. = Lawrence. Passed first reading and
referred to Committee on County Lines.
Mr.. Maxwell introduced resolution ex-
pressiye of the General Assembiy's opinion
| upon the planting of cotton. and addressed
! to the cotton planters of the State of Ten
nessee and the South. 1t reads as follows:
|
the Commerce Of the World.
/ Resolved by the General Assembly of the
! State Oi Tennessee. That as the sense OF this
| Legislature, the following propositions are
| submitted for the consideration of the plan
| tiers of the South, and all others whom il may
| concern:
1st, That the present cotton crop of the
Southern States is. TO at least two of the lead
/ ing powers of Europe, Il national necessity.
Bad, That as, under present circumstances,
| it seems improbable that this crop can he dis
posed Of, the planting of another will place
/ two crops on hand for sale at once.
] 81, That the purchase of these two crops by
/ the European powers above referred to, will
| give them supply for two years, &c that at
/ any time when about 10 purchase the third
/ crop and having one years stock to run upon
| and the planter being unable to hold lis third
| crop until they are compelled to buy, they
| will have il In their power 10 dictate the
| price aud terms of sale.
! 4th. That OF the other hand the Europe an
. powers, before mentioned, having exhausted
their present supply, AID another crop not
being raised, when these Powers come into
the markent to buy, as they mus and aOiH if we
adopt this policy, the plantersholdiug the
/ great staple, which is a necessity TO them,
they will not only be compelled to buy, but
also 10 pay renunerative price.
5th. The armies of the South cannot SUBJ
sst on cotton; but must have bread and
meat, and while the interest OF the cotton
planter calls to him TO plant no more cotton
than will supply the home consumption,
patriotism imperatively demands that his
" hole force be tnrBed into those channels in
which he can contribute to the supply of the
wants and wastes of war of which none can
predict the end.
6;h. That the vital interests herein invOlv-
ed may be Submitted to the enlightened
judgment of the South, the Governor of this
State is requested TO forward forthwith a
copy OF these resolutions 10 the President of
the Confederate States, who is herein re-
quested to submit them to Congress
also 10 the several Governors of the CUnfede-
Fate States who are he; Elm requested to sub
NIT them To their respective Legislatures
when convened.
Mr. Morris.-A bill to provide Tor the pro-
per election ana fulfilIment of the office Of
Librarian. Passed first reading and refer
red. a.
House RESOLUTIONS 3s.-Touching
the present reyo lntiOn. Adopted.
No. 43.-TO authorize the appointment o
a commissioner to settle accounts of The
State with the Confederate Government
Passed over informally.
BILL on THIRD READING Senate bill No
35, to incorporate Savannah Female College
Passed and ordered to be transmitted.
Senate bill No. 49-To tender the Hermit
tage properly to the Confederate States for
Military Academy. The blank in the bill re
serving a certain space of land for tn
tomb Of Jackson, was filed. on motion o
Mr.. Bumpass, by the insertion of ten acres
The bill was then, after discussion. passed b,
informally.
The Senate took recess to half-past two
> O'Clock.
t AFTERNOON SESSION.
8 House resolution raising joint selec
G committee to settle up all accounts of Quar-
n termasters, Paymasters, Surgeons and othe
: officers of the provisional army of Tennessee
and for other purposes was taken up, dis
: cussed and amendments, was passed On it
third reading.
Bill No. 81, for the relief G. w. Hutton
was passed on a third reading, ayes II, noes
Bill No. 81, repeating the act appointing
: Supervisor OF Banks, was referred to Commit
tee on Banks on motion of Mr.. Speake
Cheatham.
: Bill No. 62, to repeal all acts granting
: premiums for wolf scalps. etc, was passed o
4 its third reading, ayes Is, noes s.
Bill No. Ga, to give Sheriffs further time t
wind mp business was passed ON its thir
T reading, ayes II, noes G.
Bill 65, to amend Chancery practice .
bill In lieu, offered by the Judiciary Comm
tee, was adopted. The bill was then passed
Ayes lG. noes 3.
II On motion OF Mr.. Hildreth the bill re
g moving the County Seat of Morgan Count
ID was taken up. After an amendment, offere
e by Mr.. Hildreth, the bill passed. ayes i
= noes 2 g. 1888. ---
II At O'Clock the Senate adjourned.
70 The following are the amendments