Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-03

SENATE. Feb. The Senate met at 10A.u.
edeuss PHI o. lsJ. Tor the relief Of the Judge
q tns IN Chancery Division, passed its third
Mr.. Bowen presented memorial from the
Lofnmittec appointed BY the President Of the
tennessee and Pacific Railroad meeting held in
the Representative Hall Of the Capitol on the
I'D instant, asking 70 amend the charter Of the
branch Of said Railroad from Nashville 70 Knox
vile. now before the Legislature, that State aid
mile MIL "a sn hs'vs'eer % anS amount 2. Si9 per
bridges and tunnels: the reasons for the same is
that railroad iron u at least enc hunded per cent
nlgner IN price than Il was beiore tho var and the
prlce for l-ocR is correspondingly high: that the
lien on the stock and fixtures Of the road will pro-
flQe ample security 70 the State for the payment
and praisclpal OF the loan. That the increase Of
ING and agricultural products. by the opening Of
the SAID road, viii pay the loan made 70 the com
pany e AID IA the construction and equipment of
aid road They further ask that il be 20 provided
IN the charter that the Board Of Commissioners
On the pass4ge OF the bill. be empowered to APP
point a general agent to open books for the snb-
scrlpuon O. stock, and that A. soon rs sufficient
amount Of stock is subscribed and money paid q
meeting Of stockholders may be called to elect a
Board OF Directors, who shall proceed st once to
organize the company, BY the election Of officers
and the appointment OF an engineer 10 survey and
locate the route Of the road s-ff- :
=, Senate bill No. 2l3, 10 establish the Bank of
hnoxSlile. Peoples Bank Of Knoxville and the
Peoples Bank Of Nashville. The following
amendment was adopted. after which the hin
passssd its third reading Provided, however. that
said Banks shall not be permitted 10 loan Ia nv
person or persons any species of money except
gold. silver and United States Treasury notes
House bill No. 29l. for the relief of Sherrod Mer-
ritt. Jailor- Passed third reading
Senate ill No. 80, TO incorporate the Chatta-
hoosa rfintns Association. Passed third read
senate bill no. 2i7 g incorporate the Man
sh;rf ,s 1asen WI ana Mining Company. Passed
Adjourned 70 so'elock a ~ tomorrow.
4, In the HoUsE the entire day was consumed in
the considorati0n Of the Franchise bill 81
Mr.. Moss offered the foilowidg resolution which
bas lald over under the rules: That il IS desir-
able that all persons in the State Of Tennessee
who were legal voters before the late Rebellion
and who ere DOW and have been six months pre-
cedine this date friends Of the government. State
and Federal. under the amended constitution,
and bound 70 bear the burden Of sustaining them
should enjoy the elective franchise. and none
other. .tH tr1t
Mr.; Garner moved that the several franchise
DIS h. Dc recommhted to the Committee on Frhn-
Mr.. Arneli moved to lay the motion to recon-
NIT on the table. Lost--ayes IS. noes IS.
the motion 70 reeominit. Hostages 81. noes IS.
The question on the motion TO recommit was
th %r taken 9l.s and lost By ayes :. noes IS.
postponed until Tuesday next. -. 80
Mr.. Arnell moved to lay the motion to postpone
ON the table. Carried--ayes s.. noes 49,
The question on the adoption Of the substitute
offered in lieu Of all other bills was then put and
carried by the following vote;
Ayes=-Nessrs. Arnell, Blackman. Carter. Gin
gan, Coward Donaldson. Dowdy. Freeman,
Ffason' Gfil,m.srr. Gremmstt Hudson. HALE,
Maxwell. McNair, Melton. Mullins Moss,
Norman, Patton, Porter. Pickett. Raulston.
Rogers, smith of 0bion, Snodderly, Thorpburg
Underwood. Waters of Wilson, Waters of Madi,
son, Walker Of Rhea, Welsh. Woodcock and
Woods-37.
Noes-Mcssrs. Barton, Baker, Brandon. Bled-
soc. Brettle. Dunnaway. Elliott. Faulkner, Gar
rett, Garner. Grove. Hood, Jarvis, Lewis. Mara
BILE. MLlloy,. Murphy. Nicks, 0rdway, Parks.
Poston. Scales, Simmons, Smmerly, Shultz.
Smith of Hardeman, Steele Thomas Warren
Walker Of Shelby, Williams, Wines, Wynne aud
Nh. Speaker Heiskell--Ss. ~ t# 40
Mr., Simmersy moved the adoption Of the main
question on the passage Of bill. Lost
Mr.. Steele moved to go into Committee Of the
Whole on the franchise question, which motion
Mr.. Arnell moved to lay on the table. Carried
ayes 43, noes q.
Another unsuccessful motion to put the previous
question was offered, when the House adjourned
until 2 O'Clock. sst sftf- t4Rf