Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-12-09
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 8, 186S.--The Senate
met at 10 A, NJ, Speaker Senter in the
chair and eighteen members present.
Prayer by Senator Wyatt.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Garner introduced preamble ard
resolutions setting forth the existence IN
Middle and West Tennessee of secret
organization, whose members, mounted,
armed, and masked, commit various Of
enses against the life and property of loyal
and law-abiding people, and set at defiance
the laws of the State and Of the United
States. The resolutions pledge all the
power of the State, and the last dollar, if
necessary, the State can raise, towards the
suppression of this disloyal organization,
and provide for the facts set forth being
laid before Congress and the Governor of
the State. The rules were suspended, and
the preamble and resolutions referred to
the Committee on Federal Relations.
By Mr.. Keith An act to amend the
laws of Tennessee in relation to the Peni.
tertiary, and for other purposes. Passed
first reading and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
By Mr.. Henderson; An act TO amend
an act passed Sept. 10, 1868, to enforce the
laws of the State. Passed first reading.
Mr.. Fuaon submitted the report of the
Joint Committee of the Hospital for the
Insane, with accompanying documents.
The report recommends the purchase of
the lands owned by Mrs. Eliza Ezell and
DR.. H. B. Hill and wife. 1t also recon-
mends an appropriation of 5000 to be
made by the Legislature for the purchase
of the land.
By Mr.. Fuson: Bill appropriating S10,-
900 for the benefit of the Hospital for the
Insane. Passed first reading.
By Mr.. Frierson: An act TO amend
the charter Of the town of Columbia.
Passed first reading and referred to the
Committee On Corporations.
By Mr.. Mccall: Joint resolution adj
journiog the General Assembly on the 2lst
of December, and to re-assemble on the Alb
of January. Laid over under the rules.
By Mr.. Elliott Resolution instructing
the committee TO whom was referred the
consideration of Senate bill No 233, to in.
vestigate the manner in which bonds have
been issued TO railroads, and whether or
not the companies who have drawn the
bonds have complied with the laws of the
State 10 regard to that matter. Laid over
under the rules.
Speaker Senter presented communics-
tion from A. G. Sharp, Director of the
Penitentiary, ia reply to a card published
by the Lessees.
A motion was made 10 print 1000 copies
Of the communication, which elected
great deal of discussion.
A motion was then made in lieu by Mr..
Smith to refer the matter to the Committee
on Penitentiary, and was carried.
The motion to print wac lost.
RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER.
No. SO, in regard to the Peniteutiary,
adopted.
No. 81, in relation to the question Of
franchise, referred to Committee on Federal
Relations.
HOUSE BILLS on FIRST READING.
No. els, bill TO incorporate Board Of
Education, at Memphis, to have foil charge
of the city schools, passed and referred to
Committee on Education.
No. $50, bill to compensate the fees OF
the Judges of the Supreme Court, increasing
their salaries to $4,000 per snnum, passed
and referred to Committee on Finance.
The Senate then adjourned until to-mor
row morning at ten o'clock.