The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-13
TENNESSEE LuGISLlFuRE.
SENATE.
FRIDAr, Jan. y, 1866.

SENATE.
FRIDAr, Jan. u, 1866.
The Senate met at lOn. m.
Senators Hall aud Cate were permitted To
record their votes in favor Of Senate bill No.
l36, known IS the negro testimony bill.
passed in the Senate when they we're absent
Oh sick leave.
Mr. Cate introduced Senate bill Ne. $50.
to encourage printing. publishing aud other
articles Of information. The corporation to
be known as the 4" Chattanooga Printing and
Publishing Association" The incorpo-a'ors
are John B. James, Wm. r. Tracey. T. W.
YsrdIy, J. 6. Reynolds, and ". B. cav.
The capital stock is t. b. $50. 900. 10 in
crease not exceeding s25O,0 0O, The shares
are to be $50 each. The bid allows the com
pany to manufacture paper, print periodi-
Gals and newspapers, and purchase and sell
real estate.
Tho following message was received from
the Governor:
STATE OF TENNEssEE,)
ExEcUuvE DEFAKrKENT. !
NASHVILLE, January ~, 1866.
Gentlemen Of e Senate and House Of Repre.snt 4,
uYss:
congratulate you upon your safe return
70 ths Cspdal ofthe State, sud I ca. but ex-
press the hope that you will 20 10 work Wig
Orously and perfect tue important measure
you have under onsideration, which / ue,d
not now enumerate.
The object Of this brief communication Is
10 aPPrise you Of the fact that The three
gentlemen appointed as Inspectors Of the
Penltentiary have rendered their resi7ug-
tous, Tor the reasons Get forth ia their re-
port submitted several weeks since. They
have proved most efficient onicers. and /
have not accepted their designations. IN the
nope mai some action on the part Of The
legislature would secure TO the institution
"A continuation Of their vaiusb!e services.
earnestly recomfnend that the Lcris aturo
DC not adjourn till the necessary measures
nave been adopted Tor the future of his in
stllutlon- There are now, a. understand.
some fur hundred cOuvicts, and their num-
Der IS increasing daily, and men OF good
JadgInent stlmat that the number wIll
reach one thOusaGd during the wear. In
less you provide ath0rOugh system for then
government and supply, ! warn you that
there will ar Sc great t9ub,e and eubar.
rassmen IN this branch Of the public bu. l.
ness. Every days reelection adds 81 engtb
70 my conviction Of the propriety Of estab-
fishing a branch o this institution at Kuox-
vile and another at Memphis, and also reg
ulatiug them by lsw, 50 a. as 10 make them
self-sustalning. ] will add nothing more,
and ! could not nave said le in iustice 10 o
subject demanding your serious eonsidera-
ton aud prompt action.
WILLIAM G. BRowxLow.
The following communication was reeeiv-
ed from =. B. Cpeathan, Receiver for The
Edgefeld kentucy Railroad:
NASHVILLE, TESx., Jan. 10, 1866.
To the Honorable General Assembly ofthe > ate Of
Tennessee:
The undersigned, on the goth Of septem-
Der last, was appointed by his Excelleucy
the Governor, Receiver for the Edgield 4
Kentucky Railroad, uLder tho law author
izing the appointment Of such an officer in
certain cases.
Immediately entered upon The discharge
Otthe duties, and took charge Of The proper
~ Of the road. Trains run caily TO Spring
field. / have made a recent visit oyer the
entire line Of the road, accompanied by the
engineer, and find IL from Springfield l. the
State line generally in very bad condition
the road bed itself greatly damaged, The
bridges ana trcst.es destroyed, machine
shops burned; and l am advised by toe en-
gineer that the longer the work ofrepairiag
Is delayed, toe greater VIII lie the cost.
The OnJcct Of this communication is "a
suggest that the amount Of bonds tor the re-
pair ofthis road viii be insufficient for the
purpose, as recommended in the late mes
sage Of the Governor On that subject, Thai
amount was S50,0O0 ia bonds. Upon calcu-
lsting and casting the estimste7, ! am OF the
opiuiug hat no. less than SlIJ 900 ia bond,
viii be absolutely necessary for this pur-
pose, and 1 accordingly recommend ana ash
for that amount. ] do not see how the road
can be made TO pay ITS july interest uules.
it be properly put in order 10 enable il to-
SO Should prompt relief be afforded, ]
have no doubt Of ITS ability to meet the in
terest.
1 will simply add that I viii make my
regular report % the Commissions r OF Roads
aud refer your honorable body 10 the Gov
erEor Of the State aud tho Chairman Of the
House Committee on Internal Improve
meuis for the facts set forth.
Respectfully,
r.. b. CHTsTHAM,
paeefver for IN L. L h. r. n.