The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-05-24
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, May %.
The Senate met at So o'clock A. n.
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SENATE.
WEDNESDAY,, May 20.
The Senate met at So O'Clock Az.
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
The Committee Of Conference reported
that they had agreed upon joint resolu-
ton to adjourn on Monday, May %, to meet
again on Monday, the sth day OF October
next.
MEMORIALS.
No. SO, presented by Mr.. Trimble To the
honorable General Assembly Of the State
Of Tennessee Your petitioners, residents Of
Edgefeld, and others interested in the mat
ter of this petition, have learned with great
surprise that the Directors of the Broad
Street Bridge Company have resolved to ap-
ply to your honorable body for an amend
ment to their charter, by which they will
be authorized to collect tolls from foot pas
sengers,
Your petitioners would respectfully rep
resent that the former projectors and build
ers Of this bridge accepted the present char
ter, AMI were content with the same, and
believing that no tolls could ever be collect.
ed off Of foot passengers, many of your pc
titioner5 were induced to purchase property
on the north side fthe river. The contem-
| plated amendment would be an act of great
/ injustice to all such, as they regard it as
vested right, and a right of which they
/ ought not TO be deprived, to pass on foot
| over the bridge toll free.
Your petitioners would respectfully repre-
/ sent that there is no possible excuse for
granting said privilege, as the tolls now al
| lowed to be charged by law by said bridge
| company will literally repay the s,ockhold-
ers for their outlay of capital, and Judging
] from tho raaair,tg gf the pCuf0oy, \
OF the Ferry, for the past six months, said
! company will be able to divide annual
! profits Of twenty to twenty-five per cent,
or perhaps a greater sum.
| Your petitioners feel confident that upon
understanding the matter, your hOuOra-
| BILE body could not be induced to com
NIT such an act Of injustice, as to grant the
! privilege asked for, to a corporation that 10
! already so situated that il must necessarily
realize lsrgel pecuniary profits, corpora
ton that we believe is going to exercise the
privileges already granted in a manner that
1t will be oppressive and injurious to the
| community generally.
Hoping that your honorable body will act
with enlightened foresight IN this matter
we will ever pray, etc.
Signed by three hundred citizens Of Edge.
field and adjacent places.
on HOUSE AMENDMENT.
Senate bill No. 22O: To incorporate the
Nashville and EdgefeId Street Railroad
Company. House amendment authorizing
the Broad Street Bridge Railroad Company
to charge foot passengers two cents each
for each crossing. Not cOncurred in.
HOUSE BILLS on THIRD READING.
No. 534 For the benefit of Geo. W. BeaI
late jaiior Of Hawkins county. House bill
No. 527: For the benefit of Jasper n. league
sheriff and jailor of Henderson county, and
House bill No j3l: To authorize the Comp.
troller of the State of Tennessee to pay tC
Henry A. Wood his fees for services as jai-
lOr of Gibson county, Tennessee, in the year
1862, adopted as amendments, and the bill
as amended passed-ayes IA, noes 3-and
ordered to be transmitted to the House.
No. 1S2: To change the county line be-
tween the counties OF Jackson and Macon.
Passed-ayes IL, noes 6.
No. 234: To amend the charter Of the
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
panY. Indefinitely postponed.
No. 482: To authorize the Clerks of the
Circuit and County Courts of the county Of
Shelby to keep offices at Memphis and also
at Raleigh. PasFed-ayes Is, noes 2.
No. 35S: For the benefit Of Michael Gus
ter, jailor Of the county Of Franklin. Passed
ayes Is, noes 5.
No. 1926: To incorporate the Tennessee
Leather Boot aud hoe Manufacturing Com
pany. Amended and passed.
Adjourned to o'clock