The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-09
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Dec. sth, 1865.

Gin =.
Dec. ssh, 1865.
The Senate met at l05z q. m.
Mr.. Trimble introduced Senate bill No.
2se; To incorporate the Rdgefeld GAslight
Company. Psssed frst readiug.
Mr. Mckinney, rom the Committee on
Claims, reported adversely On the claim 81
F. VI. Strickland for services rendered FL
building tie Capitol.
Mr.. sfence introduced senste bill No.
232 For the benefit Of 2. ". Strickland,
Assistant Architect and Craftsman Of The
capitol. Passed first reading and referred
70 the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Trimbls introduced Senate bill No
2sl: To Incorporate the German Aid Society
Of Nashville. Passed FIRST reading.
Mr.. Carrigan offered the following:
NHEREss, There are many Special Depos-
IL found among the assets Of the Bank VI
Tennessee, and,
Where's II IS right and proper that the
parties elaiming Special Deposits should
have the same delivered to them.
lheretoEs, be lt resolved, That the Comp
| troller be hereby aaih8rized and requested
to deliver all such deposits called Tor, re
I euiring the person or persons calling Or
/ Claiming deposits, 10 give bond and Eecurl-
| ty in double the amount the article OF ar
teles delivered 10 them payable to the
! State Of Tennessee. Referred 70 Committee
on Banks.
Mr.. Smith introduced Senate bill Nc. 2ss,
to repeal the Free Banking laws OF the State
Of Tennessee and for other purposes. Pass.
ed first reading.
A special report from Comptroller s ".
Hatchett, in regard to the holders OF Stale
Bonds, ives submitted. It viii be found in
orr Monetary and Commercial article.
Mr.. Mckinney from the Committee on
Claims made the following report:
The Committee on Claims having before
them the claim Of H. W Strickland for
services rendered on the Stale Capitol would
respectfully report, they have examined the
! papers and find that Hn. Strickland the
father Of the present claimant, was engaged
under a written contract, 10 superintend he
construction ofthe State Capitol, making tbs
drawings, &c.
". Strickland was employed to do thi,
without authority to buy material or EN-
ploy men, except by the authority and witt
the consent Of the Commissioners. II ap
pears that F. ". Strickland assisted hi
iathsr in his Office irom 1913 10 his father
death in 1854. There is no evidence be.Or,
this Committee that VIM. Strickland eve
! | applied 10 the Commission for assistance, o
thHt there was any claim made Tor pay
ment until 1859. The claim having Beel
| submitted 10 the Courts Of law and decide,
adversely, We are not called on TO deeid
4 the legality. We would state that elaimHn
{ sued she State Tor $500, the amount nov
= asked for US 10 allow, got a verdict for 81 %
in the Circuit lourt. Il was taken 10 ID
d Supreme Court and reversed, we do no
| know on what grounds.
There has been no new evidence intre
}. duced before Us, which would anthOriz
!, as 70 override the decisions Of two Tor
/. msr Committees on the same subject, an
ne decisions OF two former Legislatures O
i the same subject.
- Ihere is evidence before US, that F. v
Strickland rendered efficient service. W
have also q letter from Mr.. Meigs, satin
4 that he ought to be paid, bus we think tha
!, it would be 8 dangerous precedent If v
should, AT er a period Of seventeen year
}. had elapsed from ihs beginning, sn
e twelve years from the close Of the con
tract, nov o allow the claim. ANY oths
person who had worked on. or iunishe
j. material for the Capitol, might come ioI
ward and plead that they had not bee
paid ia full, We would never know whe
We we're done paying.
There were men appointed by the Legil
d lsturs 10 take charge Of, and attend TO d
= PAY Inent Of all persons, either for labor 9
Il material. We think, especially at this lai
day, that their action should be considers
IA final.
.e We therefore recommend its rejection.
Is Adjourned 70 ~ pm.