Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-16

James p. Thompson, Senator elect from the 18th
Senatorial District to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of Robt. K. Lasater. came for
ward, and the oath of Office was administered.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
To charter the Columbia Savings Institution.
To charter the Nashville Petroleum and Mining
Board. Passed first reading. ~
To purchase the portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
Passed third reading.
Mr. Cate entered motion for a reconsideration
of the same. Laid over under the rules.
Tho following House bills passed their third
reading:
To amend an act incorporating the Grand Lodge
To incorporate the Farmers and Merchants
Fire and Marine Insurance Company.
To increase jailors' fees to sixty cents per day
for keeping and feeding prisoners, instead OF forty
cents.
ter the New Market Society, for the benefit of the
Floral Mount Female Academy,
To incorporate the Lebanon Lodge No. IS, of
Free and Accepted Masons.
To charter the Caledonian Academy in Henry
county.
To amend the charter of the incorporation for
Springfield, in Robertson county, and of Kings
ton, ROane county; and foIother purposes passed
March 18th, 1858.
Senate bill No. 243, to amend the testamentary
laws of the State. Passed third reading.
In the House the day was consumed in the con-
sideraton of the franchise bill, which resulted in
the voting down of Mr.. Hoods amendment, that
no DISTINGUISHED white citizen shall be required to
mitted by Mr.. Mullins in lieu of the original
bill, the salient features of which are, that all
who voted in the Presidential election of 1864 all
who voted in the elections held in February and
March. 1865; all appOintees of Governors Johnson
and Brownlow; all honorably discharged white
Union soldiers, and all publicly known Union
men, without having to take the oath, shall be
entitled to the privileges of the elective franchise
Mr.. Moss was granted leave to introduce a sub
stitute, the main feature of which Is that it ex-
tends the right ofsufrage to those who shall have
proved trne friends TO abe State and Federal
Governments six months preceding the day of
election.
en- motion of Mr. Duggan the previous question
on the adoption of Mr.. Mullins bill in lieu was
put, and the substitute adopted, by ayes =, noes
10. The question on the passage OF the bill was
then put and the bill passed its second reading by
Ayes-Messrs Anderson, Arnell, Blackman
Carter, Clingan,. Coward Donaldson. Doughty,
Duggan, Euson, Garner, Gimer, Grove, Grimmett,
Hudson, Hale, lnman, Jones of Claiborne. Jones
of Greene, Kerchival, Mason Maxwell, Men air,
Melton, Mullins, Murphy, Norman. Patton. Por-
ter. Pickett, Raulston, Rogers Smith, of Harde-
man. Smith of Obion, Snodderly, Thornburgh
Underwood. Waters of Wilson, Waters of Madi-
son, Walker Of Rhea, Welsh, Wines. WoOdcock
Noes-Messrs. Brandon, Bledsoe, Brettle, Dun,
away, Elliott, Faulkner, Garrett, Hood, Jarvis
Lewis, Marablo, Moss, Nicks. Ordway, P.rks
Poston. Scales, simmons, Symmetry, Stegald
Thomas, Warren, Willis. Wynne and Mr.. Speak
er-6.
On motion, the question was made the special
OTuer again lOi tue HOUSE to-lnOIIoM.
Mr.. POston. from IA select committee, reported a
bill in lieu of Senate bill. The bill in lieu provides
for the separation of the Common Law side of the
Common Law and Chancery Court of the city Of
Memphis from the Chancery side thereof, and for
other purposes. The bill was adopted, and
passed its second reading.
House bill to create Criminal Circuit for Will
hanson, Maury and Giles counties, with report
os the Committee recommending ITS rejection. The
report was non-coneurred in, and the bill passed
its second reading.
A resolution was adopted authorizing ire Gov
ernOr to appoint agent to take charge of the
books of the Branch Bank of Tennessee located
of Athens, and convey the same to Athens, for the
purpose of aiding A Blizzard, the attorney for the
said Branch Bank, in the prosecution of certain
suits in favor of the same. Adopted on suspen-
sion of the rules.
House bill appropriating 500 for the wild
ows or representatives of deceased Tennessee
soldiers, was passed on second reading. The bill
further provides that Adj. Gen. Brownlow shall
act as Commissioner, with salary Of 81 800 for a
clerk. BY an amendment it was further provided
that the benefit of this act should not extend to
the family of any colored soldier.