Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-01-26
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE

SENATE.
SATURDAY, JAN. Is, lS6S.-Prayer by
the Rev. Mr.. Huntington.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Nelson: An act to provide reading
desks and cabinets for minerals in the State
library. Passed first reading.
Mr.. Eckel: A bill requiring the salary
Of the Treasurer of the State to be paid in
coin or its equivalent. Passed first read
ing.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.
An act to change the time of holding
the Chancery Court of Davidson county.
Passed second reading.
SENATE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
An act to correct clerical error in the
charter of the Tennessee and Pacific rail-
road. reducing the number of shares from
10000 TO 10000 Passed third reading.
An act to refund certain taxes which
have been wrongfully collected under a
Misrepresentation of the Law. Passed third
reading.
An act excusing the Public Printer from
publishing the private acts of the Legisla-
ture. Lost.
A motion was then entered for a recon-
sideration.
Adjourned till 10 A. NJ. Monday.
House of Representatives.
SATURDAY, January Is, 1868.-House
met pursuant to adjournment, and was
called to order by the Speaker.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Brown, Chairman of the Committee
on Internal improvements, to which was
referred a memorial of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, made the following
report:
The Committee on Internal improvements. to
whom was referred the memorial of the Nash
vile Division, No. 80, brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Engineers, beg leave to return to the House
Of Representatives the same. with the following
report, with the accompanying bill. And whilst
the committee are opposed to any interference
in ordinary eases with the internal management
of corporate companies, they nevertheless are of
opinion that, in accordance with the universal
legislative action of the Congress of the United
States, and the undeniable constitutional power
of both that body and the General Assembly of
this State to provide such laws. to increase the
competency of all employees who have under
their control the lives Of the travelling commu-
nifty, both over that portion of the navigable
streams under the Jurisdiction of Congress, as
we'll rs the inland lines ofrailrOads under the spe
cial jurisdiction of the General Assembly of the
States by which they were incorporated, and
within whose territory only they can be invested
with those rights which, under the law. they are
entitled to. The committee see no objection to
giving the memorialists Q charter, as requested;
but at the same time they wish to express an
ardent hope that the uses that shall be made of
such charter will be such as shall contribute to
the elevation of the distinctive profession to
which the gentlemen TO whom the charter of
Incorporation is granted, belong. The commit
tee further desire to say. in the performance of
their duty, that often from the combination of
exclusive classes. strengthened by the assem-
blage Of numbers, men holding high and respon-
sible positions lose than from the simple fact
that they undertake to do more than their own
Individual interests will warrant, or the law al
low. We of the committee are united in thus
expressing our views as TO the particular point
presented in the memorial, with the understand
ing that the parties desiring to avail themselves
of the privileges OF the same shall comply strict
y with the Intentions and eXactiOns Of its en-
actments. The committee are entirely opposed
TO allowing any class OF men the power Of
dictatiOn over any other. or their own par ticu-
lar class of men. When the majority OF any
party Of men. secluded rs an association, en-
deaYor to dictate who shall or shall not pursue
any distinctive occupation, its results as uni
Yersal rule in mobs and anarchy. and to the in
jury of its authors. The committee desire to say
| further that while they feel that the wish ex-
pressed in the memorial-that none but compe-
tent engineers should be employed on any of the
railroads in this State-is correct they at the
same time. are satisfied that the persons most
competent TO decide upon the capacity of those
whom they desire to employ, are those who
alone are responsible and il would be impossi-
BILE 10 succ essfully operate our railroads unless
the discipline necessary TO safety and success be
left entirely with the management of such roads,
holding them strictly responsible for disaster or
mismanagement.