Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-09
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.

RESOLUTION.
Senate Resolution, No. 81, by Mr.. Carrigan:
WHEREAS, There are many special deposits
found among the assets Of the Bank Of Tennessee;
WHEREAS. tits right and proper that the parties
claiming special deposits should have the same
delivered to them, therefore
Be Il res0lred, That the Comptroller be hereby
authorized and requested to deliver all such de-
posts called for requiring the person or persons
calling or claiming deposits 10 give bond and Sc
curity in double the amount Of the article or arti
ces delivered to them, payable to the State OF
Tennessee.
Referred under a suspension Of the rule, to the
Committee on Banks.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE.
message from the House announced the pas
sage. on their third readings, of House Bills Nos.
l6l, l69, 1g9 2l3. 243, 256 3S, 3 and 3A and their
Transmission for the action of the Senate; also,
the adoption of House Joint Resolution, No. 100,
and its transmission for the concurrence of the
Senate; also, the amendment of Senate Bill, No.
III, by adding an additional section, and the re-
turn of the bill TO the Senate for its further action
thereon.
SPECIAL REPORT OF THE COMPTROLLER.
To the General assembly Of The State Of Tennessee:
Gcntlemen-ln accordance with Joint Resolution,
No. 80, of your last session, l have the honor to
Said Resolution made it the duty of the Comp
troller to make publication in the public prints of
the cities of Nashyyi Cincinnati Phikladieslphias
1bs'I6n oman anu INV afc 70 trensmt to the CAM
troller at Nashville n statement of their names
and residences, and the dates, numbers, amounts
and character Of the bonds in their possession.
You will see from the following statement, that
not quite four millions Of bonds have been re-
ported.
The character of these bonds. the owners failed.
in most instances to give. With n great deal of
labor, have complied wi your resolution rs far
as it was in my power to do so.
Your obedient servant.
S. W. IATCHETT,
Comptroller of Treasury.
The report fills fifty-one large pages of fiat cap,
Of which the following is the
RECAPITULAUIoN.
Tennessee has reported 966 bonds.
New York has reported 2,0i5 bonds.
Pennsylvania has reported ia bonds.
Massachusetts has reported 4S bonds.
Maryland has reported 367 bonds.
Indiana has reported q bonds.
Ohio has reported z bonds.
Kentucky has reported bonds.
Connecticut has reported l3S bonds.
Rhode Island has reported 80 bonds.
New Jersey has reported 10 bonds.
Wisconsin has reported bonds.
Delaware has reported bonds.
Dist. of Columbia has reported l6 bonds.
West Virginia has reported bonds
Canada East has reported % bonds.
Nova Scotia has reported 10 bonds.
Germany has reported bonds.
Total number bonds reported to date, 1862.
On motion of Mr. Senter, $50 copies of the report
were ordered to be printed for the use of the SEN
enter the printed copy on his journal.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE on CLAIMS.
The Committee on Claims having before them
the claim Of +. W. Strickland for services render
cd on the State Capitol, would respectfully re-
port:
They have examined the p pers, and find that
William Strickland, the father of the present
claimant, was engaged, under written contract
to superintend the construction of the State Capt.
toll making the drawlngr. etc. William Strick-
land was employed to do this without authority to
buy material or employ men, except by the au-
thOrity and with the consent of the commission.
1t appears that +. W. Strickland assisted his
father in his office, from 1913 to his father death
in 1854 There is no evidence before the Commit
tee that William Strickland ever applied to tn G
commission for assistance, or that there was any
claim made for payment until some time IN 1852.
The claim having been submitted to the courts of
law, and decided adversely. we are not called on
to decide the legality. We would state that the
claimant sued the State for $500, the amOuot now
asked for us to allow. lie got verdict for $500
in the Circuit Court. 1t was taken to the Su-
preme Court and reversed we do not know on
what grounds.
There has been no new evidence introduce be-
fore u.s. which would authorize us to override the
decisions of two former committees on the some
subject, aod the decision Of two former legislatures
on the same subject.
land rendered efficient service in making drawings,
overlooking works, &c. We have also n letter
from Mr.. Meigs, saying that he ought to be paid,
but we think that it would be a dangerous prece-
dent if we should after period of fourteen years
has elapsed from the beginning, and twelve years
from the close of the contract, now allow the
claim Any other person who had worked or fur
nshed material for the Capitol, might come for
ward and plead that they had not been paid in full.
We would never know when we were done paying.
There wercm en- appointed by the Legislature
to take charge of, and attend to the payment
of all persons, either for labor or material We
think especially at this late day. that their action
should be considered final.
We therefore recommend its rejection.
c. j. MCKINNEY,
Chairman Committee Claims.
The report was read and passed over infor-
mally.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
On motion of Mr. Aldridge, House bill, No 1GN.
was taken up on House non-cOncurrence on SEN
ate amendment, and Committee of Conference
of two on the part of the Senate, and - on the
part of the House was asked for. MeSsrs. Aid
ridge and Nelson were appointed on the part OF the
Senate.
HOUSE BILL on FIRST READING.
House bill, No 1885, To repeal sections 272S and
2729 article 5, chapter of the Code of Tennessee.
Passed.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
THE SCHOOL BILL.
Senate bill. No. TO- on its third reading, re
ceived several amendments, and, on motion Of Mr..
Bowen, was postponed, and made the special or
der for Wednesday, January 10th, at II o'clock,
A. NJ
BILL on HOUSE AMENDMENT.
Senate bill. No. 81 To make valid all the acts
of the county officers of Shelby county, per
formed at Memphis instead of at Raleigh, as re-
qured by law.
S1The House having insisted on its amendment,
the Senate concurred therein, and the bill is now
q law.