Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-15
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

| ItNNtSSEt LEGISLATURE.
| SENATE.
MONDAY, Dec. 1.-THE Senate was
called TO order at 10 A. N. by Speaker Sen
ter. Eighteen members answered to their
names .cE .a1sE 1sslssS
| NEW BUSINESS.
BY Mr.. Mathews: A resolution author,
izing the Comptroller to issue his warrant
to S. NJ. Henderson for S16S. for services
rendered "a agent for the Finance Com
| mittee. Referred to the Committee on FL
nance and Ways and Means
By Mr.. Patterson: A bill establishing
Agricultural College in Tennessee, to be
situated on the Hermitage grounds.
BY Mr.. Lindsey: A bill allowing NJ. j.
Green TO peddle in several counties with
out license.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Senate refused by ayes s, noes ii,
to concur in House resolution adding
Representatives Roach and Botson to fhe
joint committee to investigate the matter
of the issuance OF bonds to railroad Compa-
MES a-
THE PENITENTIARY.
Speaker Senters presented the following
communication from the Governor:
EXECUTIVE OFFICE, NAsHvILLE, Dec
IA, 1868 -Gentlemen of the Senate: /
have appointed Charles Robinson and
William Shane, of Nashville, and Mark.
B. Murrell. of Morristown, Directors of the
Penitentiary of the State of Tennessee, and
hereby request your concurrence 10 the
same Respectfully,
w. G. BRoWNLow, Governor.
The communication was, on motion of
Mr.. Elliott, set for consideration at ii
o'clock next Wednesday.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To incorporate the Tennessee and Pa
ci6c Railroad Company. On motion,
House bill in regard to the same matter
was adopted in lieu and passed its third
readiug-ayes Is, noes 4.
To incorporate Emerald Lodge, No. 377,
Free aud Accepted Masons, in Morgan
county. Passed.
Authorizing turnpike road to be built
in Cumberland county. Passed.
To incorporate the Tennessee Manufac-
turing Company. Passed.
Appropriating SIC, 900 to purchase lands
for the Hospital for the Insane. Passed
HOLDING RECESS.
Ga motion of Mr.. Garner the House
joint resolution providing for the adjourn
ment of the General Assembly on the 2lst
and to reasonable on the 4th of January,
1869, was taken up and adopted.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
To incorporate the Somersville Bank
and number of other banks Mr.. Aid
ridge Ctiered an amendment to the bill, in
cooperating the Cleveland Bank, which was
adopted. The bill then passed on its third
reading.
TO incorporate the jackson Gaslight
Company. Passed.
Senate adjourned until Tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
HOUSE. IL
The House was called to order at 10 A.
NJ, Speaker Richards in the chair and
ffy.six members present.
BONDS FOR RAILROADS.
Mr.. Poston presented protes; against |
the action of the committee appointed 10
inquire into the disposition of bonds here
tofore loaned to railroads, and vindicatiug |
his action with regard TO the omnibus bill, |
as chairman Of said committee.
Mr.. Stone, as one of the committee |
whose action was condemned in the pro- |
test, vindicated the course Of the commit |
tee, and insisted that the investigation had |
been fully and honestly made. He moved |
that the protest be referred TO a special |
committee of FIVE
Mr.. Doughty, also member of the COM |
mittee, commended that The committee had |
faithfully carried out the provisions of the |
resolution under which it had been ap- |
pointed; that recourse had been had to |
every reliable source Of information which |
could have possibly been reached. His |
own course had been impugned BY the pre-
test, in connection with remarks alleged
TO have been made by General Cooper, and |
1t was due to himself and the committee
that the charges made in the protest should |
be thoroughly ventilated
Mr.. Richards held that the Language
used in the protest with regard to the &C
ton of certain Senators and members was
not warranted by parliamentary usage.
Mr.. Poston then Withdrew the protest
for amendment.
RECBss DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
By Mr.. Sparkman: Joint resolution to
adjourn from the Dist inst to January ii.
Mr.. Murray moved 10 amend by striking
out January IL and inserting January f.
Adopted.
The resolution az amended was then
adopted.
LEBANON MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
By Mr.. Cason: Bill to incorporate the
Lebanon Manufacturing Company. Passed
first reading and referred to Committee on
interpretations.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The bill to change the site of OVerlon
county, with an amendment removing the
county seat of franklin to Decherd. The
amendment was withdrawn, and the bill
passed.
To regulate the number of directors for
the several railroads of the State. Passed.
To incorporate the Empire Paving,
Roofing and Manufacturing Company, of
Memphis, with an amendment incorporat-
ing the Clifton Cement Company. Passed.
TO authorize the construction Of the Nor
folk and Northwestern Railroad through
Tennessee.
For the repeal Of the law appointing a
County Judge for Perry county. Passed.
To incorporate the Paris Iron and Coal
Mining Company. Passed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Senate bill regulating the publication of
legal notice-, passed first reading. 1t pro-
vides that legal notices of all sorts shall be
published in only one paper in each county,
and the Governors proclamations in one
paper in each grand division of the State.
House bill for the benefit of the Gallatin
and Lebanon railroad was taken up and
passed.
Adjourned uutll 10 o'clock to-morrow.
Columbia Cotton Market.
The Columbia Herald of Saturday has
The following:
The cotton crop has not been coming in
to market quite as brisk as usual this
week. The various cotton houses have
made the following purchases:
W. NJ. VoOrhies, agent, Bailey, Ordway
& Co., 102 bales from 20 to ellie.
Harris, Frierson & Co, 1867 bales from
10 to 2l2c.
Z. II. Jamison, agent, J. 3. Wo)d.ide &
Co., As bales, from 10 to 219c. ..
John Ericsson & Co., e. bale, from 20
2lc.
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