Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-13
XNXIVth General Assembly Of Tennessee.
First Session,

First Session,
WEDNESDAY,, March u, 1859. /
Senaie.-The Senate met at o'clock MI |
Speaker Cheatham u the chair.
The journals from the 18th of February TO the llh Of
March inclusive were read and confirmed
LEGISLATIVE APPoRTIONMENT
On motion OF Mr. Jones House message non concurrug
in Senate aueu5mautt0 TO House bin No l6 to lay off the
State into Senatorial and Representative districts was
taken up.
On motion of Mr. Lane, the Senate receied from it's
amendment giving floating RePrssenatye to the conn
ties of Madison. weaAley, Henderson, Humphreys and
Benton.
On motion of lIr. Bumpass the amendments changing
the composition of the senatorial district i'm tha western
division were insisted on by the Senate. and committee
OF conference appointed settle sas difference between
the two Houses The speaker appointed ON said com
mittae, Nessrs. Bumpass, Wsstsr and Wilson, OF Mar
shall. on the part OF tho Seuare.
THE WAR TAX.
On motion of 3ir. Jones, House message returning
Senate bill No l0I to provide for the payment Of
the war taz with bill in lieu, adopted by the House
was taken mp.
Mr. Dunlap moved % concur in the House bill in leu
upon which motion the ayes and noes were demanded
and resulted ayes 70 noes as toIlows Ayes-Aessrs
Bumpsss Cardyeu. Dunlap, Hudrrth, Jones, NcDear-
mon. McNeiy, Rossan, Tu ney, Wilson, Of Lawrence,
wilson OF Marshall. and Mr.. Speaker Cheatham-l2
/ Noes-Nrssrs. Anderson, uayron Lane, Maxwell and
wester-5 In casting his vote Mir. Jones OF Lincoln,
made the following explanation
have uniformly and earnestly opposed the sssump-
ton by Tennessee of the Confederate tax ami 20
voted but since vote the soil of the State has been
I.i Inv the forces Of the United States which forces
now hold d part lus stud luasuuci there ls
"a probability that the uf ot the toutaderata States
c8uuot collect said i1 portion ai l- state IN CON
sequence of the presence the public enemy, and also
or the purpose OF assuring the Confederate states 'AH'
the aud treasure Of Tennessee are al their service
and that there may oe no d'uos OF uhcuy Is 10 sl1
Confederate States getting n tuii t~ amount o TAX u-.
aud owing by tennessee, vote chvertuuy tor the
| bin providing for the assumption by the Ssss.
lIr IIrgth entered motion TO reconsider the vote
! eoucurrug in the bLL
HOUSE BILLS ON FIRST READING.
No. l4s-To incorporate tie Dyersburg manufacturing
company. etc Passed.
/ No. IG0-To better facilitate the entry Of lands.
| lPasssdI
No. a7o-To dsfray the expenses Of the General As-
/ sembly of Is5l2. rPsssedI
PETITION
! A petition from the AIbemsre insurance company Of
CharIottssyle virginia praying that the State pay the
| interest on certain bonds purchased by the company
sitter the commencement Of the war; was read AMI,
! On motion of Mr Lane. was laid the table.
RECESS.
/ On motion Of Mr. Bumpa4s the senate took
| until = o'clock r. n
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate was called to order al o'ciocs by the
House message returning Senate resolution No. a. TO
request the Courts not 90 hold their sessions wish
luton in lieu adopted Jy the House. taken up and
| the ra solution in lieu coucured in
House message returning House bill No ll0 compel
collecting officers to satisfy dockets with S.uste ameud
3 HH rr IONA. ma. Hgg NM HFIH" "
amendments TO the amendments coUcuTIel in.
This bill provides that collecting officers shall make
return Of collections 90 justices Of all monies collected
on executions issued by the latter within jhty days
after collection aud the Justice shall satisfy his docket
and ia default the offending party shall be guilty of
misdem and subject 20 suit for damage by pla1th
defendant In the The bill further provides that
Justices shall hold only two courts year for the trial Of
civil causes aud that all executions by them issued shall
De- re,uruaOle 20 rhe succeeding term OF the COURT
BANKS.
House message returning Senate bill No 60 to author
ze the banks of the State to their assets If they
apprsheud danger from au invading army with amend
mruts adopted by the House, was taken up and the
amendments conrurred IN, with The exception OF that
giving authority % tine D-aae bans establish It's
principal Office at Knoxville which was non coucurred in
Ihz ull n addition 20 che powers conferred on ue
banks Indicated IN the caption amends the charter Of
the Merchants and Planter Bank of Memphis, a. 90
reduce capital and allow 60 into operation
viii. ~ D. fi IN r7rs-.l az three. hundred .5Jssnd d7lers
IL also suthoriz- the change of the Bank OF Memphis
from % bank, w. E csgItl. ~ three hum
drsd Thousand Ioars luI gives said bank ul the prvi
leges conferred the bank OF Middle Tennessee by It's
/ charter.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
No. GsTo provide nurses for scS soldiers passed its
/ -hird Teadu ug unanimously
lTl bin which il now law aad zoeI into effect i'm.
mediaelv authorize Iha upr -sment of free uegTos
der certain regulations to wait iu military hospitals
such Impressed persons 60 receive pay Tor their services
| the same rats pald other NURSES and attendant
No ito repeal section or OF the code. lPgss-d it'
I third reading