Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-10-27
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE

| Senate
TUESDAY, Oct. 26.-The Senate met at Il
A. NJ, Speaker Thomas in the chair and
quorum present.
| INVITATION ACCEPTED.
| Mr.. Morris presented an invitation from
the Giles County Blood Horse Association,
soliciting the presence of the Senators OF
the Goth inst, which was accepted
| MISUNDERSTANDING WANTED.
| The Judiciary Committee submitted O
resolution, requesting the Executive De-
| partment of the State to communicate to
the Senate at the earliest practicable day
l. What railroad companies, if any, have
! accepted the aid granted to them by the
! provisions of an act passed December Z,
1867, entitled, Gan act to amend the in
ternal improvement laws of the State,
passed February IL, 1852, and the amount
of aid so furnished
2. If the several railroad companies to
whom the bonds of the State have been
loaned, under that act and former acts, have
failed to pay the interest that has accrued
on said bonds; if so, for what length of
time, and what railroad companies have so
failed, and the amount now due.
3. Whether, after said railroad compa-
MES have failed to pay said interest, any
additional State aid has been issued to
them, if so, when, what amount, and by
what authority.
The rules were suspended and the reso-
luton adopted.
NEW BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS.
By Mr.. Hart: A bill to recharter the
Northern Bank of Tennessee at GAINESVILLE.
Passed first reading and referred to the
Committee on Banks.
By Mr.. Slaughter: A resolution calling
for committee toinvestigate the condition
of the Bank of Tennessee. The resolution
was afterwards withdrawn.
By Mr.. Cooper of Davidson: A bill to
affect the interest of the State, making
the legal interest six per cent, I'M
less greater rate of interest is expressed
on the face of the contract. Passed first
reading and referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee, and on motion of Mr.. Cooper of
Davidson, 80 copies were ordered TO be
printed.
By Mr. Hall: A bill to repeal the act TO
encourage immigration to the State of Ten
nessee. Passed first reading and referred to
Judiciary Committee
By Mr. Hall: A bill to amend several
sections of the Code in regard to the publ
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first reading and referred to Judiciary Com
mittee.
BY Mr.. Greene: A bill to incorporate
the New Market, Buffalo and Rutledge
Turnpike Company. Passed first reading
and referred to the committee on Internal
Improvements.
KNOXVILLE AND KENTUCKY RAILROAD.
The resolution offered by Mr. Faulkner
raisinga committee of three on the part of the
Senate and - on the part the House, TO
take into consideration the memorial from
Col. John Baxter and to investigate the
official conduct of Gen. Joseph A. Mabry,
as President and Receiver of the Knoxville
and Kentucky Railroad, was adopted, and
the Speaker appointed as said committee
on the part Of the Senate, Messrs. Faulk-
ner, Etheridge and Clementson.
On motion of Mr.. Faulkner, the mem
orial Of Col. John Baxter to the General
Assembly, was ordered to be transmitted to
the House
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
A number of House bills passed on their
second reading. Among them was the
bill to repeal the law defining the qualif-
cations of jurors; also, one TO give further
time to effect titles toland.
HOUSE MESSAGES.
The following House amendments to the
Senate bill to abolish the County Commits
sioners of Davidson county were concur
red in To abolish the County Commits
sioners of Dyer, Sumner and Giles coun-
ties. The amendments toabolish the County
Commissioners of Wilson county was non
concurred in, and the bill was then order
ed to be transmitted to the House of Rep
resentatives.
COFFEE COUNTY MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Mr.. Wilson moved to reconsider the
action of the Senate in passing the Senate
bill incorporating the Coffee County Manu-
featuring Company, on its third reading.
Carried.
The motion to reconsider was taken up,
and the bill, after some discussion, was re-
ferred to the Judiciary Committee, upon
the suggestion of Mr.. Cooper of Davidson,
that there was a very important constitu-
tonal clause in the bill
LEGAL ADVERTISING.
On motion of Mr. Morris, House bill to
restore justice to the press was taken up
and passed on its third reading, and is now
a law
The Senate then adjourned b., 10 A N.
tomorrow.