Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-11-05
THE LEGISLATURE YEsTERDAy.

SENATE.
Inc Governor sent message to the
Senate showing that the following railroads
have received State aid TO the extent indi-
Gated under the act of Dec. Z, 1867:
The Nashville and Northwestern Rail
road Company have received in bonds
Of the State $3.50, 900.
The Knoxville and Kentucky Railroad
Company, 100000
The Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap and
Charleston Railroad Company, $500, 600
Winchester and Alabama Railroad Com
pany, $3O0,OO0
Nashville and Decatur Railroad Compa-
ny, $3.50, ZOO.
Southwestern Railroad Company, $780,
600.
Memphis and Charleston Railroad Com
pany, $500, GOO
Mississippi Central Railroad Company,
5000, 200.
Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad Com
pany, 100000.
Knoxville and Charleston Railroad Com
pany, $15O,OO0
East Tennessee and Western North Caro-
lima Railroad Company, 800. 900.
Edgefield and Kentucky Railroad Com
pany. $500, 600.
Under the ninth section of the aforesaid
act the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad
Company have received $G06, 900.
The $4,000 appropriated to the East
Tennessee and Virginia Railroad Company
have not been issued.
The extension of the Nashville and North
western Railroad Company from Hunting
don to jackson, 5000, 900.
Bills were introduced by Mr.. Morris, to
amend section /, 1914 of the Code. SO as to
require magistrates to try a case whether
the parties plead guilty or not; by Mr..
slaughter, to better secure work on public
roads; by Mr.. Cooper of Davidson, to
authorize the Trustee of the Bank of Ten
nessee TO burn the notes of that institution
now in his hands and that may hereafter
come into his hands, in the presence of the
Governor, Directors of the Bank, and Clerk
of the Cha,ncery Court at Nashville.
Mr.. Hall offered a resolution to inquire
whether the price now paid the Public
Printer can be reduced
The House amendment to Senate resolu-
ton providing that this resolution shall not
be construed as a pledge or promise on
the part of the State Government to pay
any of the State debts, unless there exists
legal and equitable obligation so to do,
was concurred in by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Clementson, Cubbin, Eth
erdge, Faulkner, Greene, Luttrell, Mill
saps, Morris, Palmer, Peyton; Self and
Speaker Thomas-12.
Noes-Messrs. Cason, Cooper of David
son, Eason, Hall, Hart, Halves, Martin,
McFall, Nelson, Pearson and Slaughter-ll.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Bills were introduced by Mr.. McBath,
10 regulate the compensation of Jurors; by
Mr.. Shmp, to prevent process being served
on patients In the Lunatic Asylum; byMr.
James of Hamilton, to enable building OF
homestead associations to become corporate
bodies.
Mr.. Hornberger offered resolution tc
investigate the $500, 600 in State bonds
issued to the Edgefeld and Kentucky Rail
road to erect depot in Nashville, to pur
chase machinery and rolling stock, and
TO construct the extension of the road tC
the coal mines, which was adopted.
MIR. Dlllin offered resolution providing
that parties owning old issues of the Bank
OF Tennessee may pay one-fourth of then
taxes with the same
Mr. Smith offered a resolution providing
that the General Assembly shall meet in
JOINT convention on the third Monday in
November, and at such times thereafter as
the convention may select, to consider and
adopt such amendments to the constitution
as it may deem proper, which shall after
wards be submitted to the people for ratif-
cation
Mr. Knight offered resolution to have
the portrait of Andrew jackson painted
and placed in the capitol
The House fixed Wednesday. the eth
INST, to elect a State Librarian
Senate resolution to employ counsel in
The -12ttss'-F - I,aitsd Sal q qcrsinsk the
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East Tennessee and Georgia and East Ten
nessee and Virginia Railroads, was amended
so as to require the Attorney General {,
represent the interests of the State, an,
then concurred in.
Mr.. Fleming introduced bill, in view c
the recent decision of the Supreme CouT
Of the United States, that all money
heretofore paid and now in circulation, tn
same being genuine and not fraudulent
issued, shall be receivable in payment G
any revenue that may be due to OF de
msnded 10y this State, provided this az
applies only to the issues Of the Bank {
Tennessee