Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1866-12-11
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
Senate.

mel pursuant 10 adjournment, MI. Sleake
Frierson in the chair. -e.
Mr.. Trimbde presented a petition iron
citizens of Nashville protesting against thu
passage Of the bill allowing the city to issu,
bonds 10 build new Waterworks, which wa
read, and on motion Of Mr.. Trimble
referred with the bill, to 4 special
committee Of Eve, and Messrs. Trimble
Hail, Mckinney, Case and johnson, were
appointed said committee.
Mr.. Keith presented a petition from citi
zens Of Cumberland county, asking tha
John L. Greer, tax collector, be relieved
from payment Of 5000 which he was Obliged
to receive for taxes in Confederate money
Read and referred TO the Committee on Fl
nance and Ways and Means, with instruc
tons to report by bill or otherwise.
Il Mr.. FriersOn, from the Committee on
Immigration. reported a bill in lieu OF
Senate bill No. 446.
Il Mr.. Hall presented Senate bill No. 463,
to re-incorporate the Swiss Relief AssOcia.
ton, which passed the FIRST reading.
Mr.. Carrigan presented Senate Joint reso-
luton No. IA, in regard to the Metropoli-
tan Police of Memphis Mr. Carrigan
moved to suspend the rules, which was
Senate joint resolution No. II, inviting
General Thomas to visit Nashville on the
18th instant, was taken up, and the
amendment Of the House to the same con
/ Cured in.
Senate joint resolution No. 13, providing
for supplying the different counties with
the Tennessee Reports in place of those lost
and destroyed during the war, was passed
and transmitted to the House.
Senate bill No. 432, to establish Board
Of Colonization, being the special order for
| IL o'clock, was taken up
Mr.. Frazier spoke at length in, favor of
the bill
II The bill was lost-ayes 8, noes II. ..
Il THE SCHOOL FUND.
Il The Speaker presented the following re-
| port from the State Treasurer, which on
motion Of Mr.. Nelson, was referred to the
Committee on Finance and Ways and
Means. .s.r..s..
/ NAsHvILIE, Dec. 9Th, 1866-Hon ]. B.
Frierson, Speaker of Senate.-Sir: In ODE
diehce to Senate resolution No. -, adopted
December 4th, 1865, the State Treasurer
has the honor TO report as follows:
Amount Of State funds, on deposit in
Fiscal Agencies, on the lst day Of Decem-
Der, 1866, $154, 523 "a.
The 80 u. S. securities (of third Sc
ries) belonging to the school fund, together
with the accrued interest thereon, are on.
deposit in the Tennessee National Bank"
at Memphis, and are returnable to the
Treasurer, as Superintendent of Public In
struction, in bonds Of the same series.
Very respectfully, your Obedient ser.
want, r. L. STANFORD,
State Treas. and Sup. Pub. ms.
The following message from the Gov
ernor wasalso presented by the Speaker,
and the subject matter referred to the same
COMMITTEES: ...
STATE OF TENNESSEE, EXECUTIVE De-
PARTArENT, NASHVILLE, December 10th,
1866 Gentlemen Of the Senate and House
Of Representatives The Governor, Sec
rotary Of State, and Comptroller, by your
direction, have held for safe keeping, six
hundred and eighteen thousand two hun
bred and fifty dollars, in United States
seventy-thirty bonds, known as our school
fund, and treated as a sacred fund by you,
in all your legislation relating thereto.
Last week, for the first time in my life, i
learned that the Treasurer of the State had
loaned this fund TO one Of the Memphis
banks, without consultation with any Of the
State officials at the capitol and even with
out their knowledge. u .-.-
The Treasurer demanded the fund Of the
Comptroller, who held it for safekeeping in
a good and sufficient safe, in a freproof
building, claiming it under law you en-
acted at your last session, requiring the
Treasurer totake charge Of this identical
fund Your law is either exceedingly
lame, or its provisions looking to the safe
keeping of this sacred fund have not been
complied with, and, therefore, invite your
early and vigilant attention to this sub
iect. f'a
/ intend no reflection upon the bank, as
all banks have a right to borrow and lend
money in their legitimate operations; but
| protest against the secrecy maintained by
the Treasurer, who, it seems, loaned out
the fund so long ago az the 9th of June,
1866. AZ
During the last iorty-eight hours, L have
conversed freely with the Treasurer, and
his reasons for the transfer is, that the fund
was not secure where it was True, there
were three National Banks in this city with
which it could have been divided out, but
it is for you gentlemen, who turned this
money over to the Treasurer, to look after
its safety.
am alone prompted by high sense of
duty in bringing the subject before you
to-day. Respectfully, etc,
. 7 W. G BRowELew.
On motion Of Mr.. Thompson the Senate
adjourned until o'clock.
AFTFRNooN SESSION. r.
The Senate met at two o'clock, the
Speaker in the chair.
HOUSE Bills ON THIRD READING.
Bill No 500, to encourage iron manu-
featuring and other interests of the State.
Passed.
On motion of Mr. Carrigan, the vote was
reconsidered, and h offered an amendment
to the bill, which was adopted, incorpors-
ting the Fayetteville Savings Institute.
Mr.. Smith offered an amendment to in
corporate the Citizens Union Bark of
Memphis, which was adopted, and the bill
as amended passed, 500
Mr.. Bosom offered Senate resolution No.
IS, empowering the Committee on Finance
and Ways and Means to send for persons
and papers in all investigations conducted
by them in the interests of the State.
On motion of Mr.. Bosom, the rules were
suspended and the resolution adopted
Bill No. 623 for the benefit Of Spring
Hin and Rally Hill Turnpike Companies.
Passed
Senate bill No. 6SS, to expedite the dis
tribution Of the assets of banks, etc, was
taken up under a suspension Of the rules,
and. on motion of Mr.. Mckinney, the
House amendments were non-Concurred in.
HOUSE BILLS on SECOND READING.
Bill No. Gao, to amend the Metropolitan
Police law of Memphis.
Mr.. Carrigan offered an amendment pro-
viding that the Commissioners be required
10 Immediately refund the money which
they received from the State. The imend-
ment was lost.
Mr.. Thompson moved to postpone the
bill until the meeting Of the Legislature IN !.
January. The motion was lost. ...t. ,
The bill passed by ayes ~, noes .. 4
Bin No. CSC, to incorporate the Memphis
Bulletin Publishing Company. Passed
and referred 20 the Committee on COrpo-
rations
On motion Of Mr. Frazier the rules were
suspended, and he moved for committee
of conference Of three on the part Of the
Senate, on bill No. 40S, the House insisting
upon its amendments. The motion wss
ana 'Scnter were ;. - II q, mckinney
t.- appointed as said commit
, - from the Senate. lt
| SENATE Bills on THIRD READING.
Bill No. All, for the benefit of the Win
chester and Alabama Railroad Company.
Mr.. Thompson offered an amendment
which was adopted, making the provisions
Of the bill apply to all branch roads in the