Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-25
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb "a, lS69-The Sem
ate met at A. M, Speaker Senter in
the chair, and twenty members present

WEDNESDAY, Feb. "a, S69-The Sen
ate met at 9 A. NJ, Speaker Senter il
the chair, and twenty members present
THE HERMITAGE GROUNDS.
House bill providing for the sale o
the Hermitage grounds was taken up OF
its third reading Mr.. Wisener ofereC
an amendment, which provides that th'
Governor, Comptroller, Secretary o
State and Treasurer, shall be constituted
Board to rent the property from yeal
to year. the proceeds to be appropriated
for the cultivation Of the grounds and
repairs of the house, and to preserve the
graves Of Gen. Jackson and his wife. Il
further provides that they, in their dis
erection, may permit the widow and fami'
ly of Andrew Jackson, jr, adopted son
| of Gen. jackson, to remain in the house
free of rent, expecting her to take care
of the property occupied by her.
A long discussion followed the intro~
duction of this amendment
Mr.. Nelson thought that the
State should not be so mig
gardly as to care for the rent
of that property. Let it stay in the
hands of the State, be improved and
beautifed for the memory of the hero of
the battle of New Orleans.
Speaker Senter said that he as a Sena>
tor wished to see that properly retained
as it was the last resting place of one
who was highly respected, and hoped
the property would be preserved, protect
ed, cultivated and enriched by the whole
people of Tennessee, prospect i've of
party, race or color
Mr.. Fuson wanted the property kept in
order and the place where the great hero
lies should be kept sacred. He was in
favor of inscribing every sentiment ut
tered by him on the tomb in letters of
gold.
Mr. Lindsey said that the greatest de-
secration that the Legislature and people
of Tennessee could inAict upon the mem-
DRY Of General jackson would be to turn
out cf doors the nurse who was 50 fondly
cherished by him in his last moments.
Mr.. Garner moved to strike out the
last section of the amendment offered by
the Judiciary Committee; carried by
vote ofayes ii, noes g.
Mr.. Wisener then said as the part that
he considered to be essential had been
stricken out of the amendment, he hoped
the whole bill would fail.
The amendment of the Judiciary Com
mittee was lost by the following vote
Ayes, Messrs Cate, Eaton, Fuson, Gar
ner, Keith, Nelson, Wisener, Wyatt and
Speaker Senter-9
Noes, Messrs. Aldridge, Friersoa,
Henderson, Lindsey, Matthews, Mc-
Call, Norman, Patterson, Parker, I'M
derwood 10.
Mr. Aldridge then moved te make the
whole matter special order of the day for
next Friday at ii O'clock
Mr.. Lindsey hoped the matter would
be postponed so that the Senators
could have an opportunity to think and
reconsider their action in rejecting the
last section of that amendment, that it
would not go forth that the Republican
Legislature Of Tennessee had turned out
of doors the nurse of Gen. Jackson.
The motion was carried
SALE OF RAILROADS.
Senate bill providing for the sale Of
railroads that have failed to pay their TO-
terest, which was made the special order
for to-day, was taken up.
Mr. Garner offered an amendment pro-
viding that the Comptroller shall appear
at such sale and bid the amount the
State holds on such road or roads. Laid
on the table.
Mr.. Underwood offered an amendment
that this act shall not be so construed as
to authorize the Attorney General to
bring suit against any railroad company
that has accepted the provisions Of the
bill known as the omnibus bill, until the
end of two years. Rejected.
Mr.. Cate offered an amendment pro-
vided that no railroad in the State shall
be sold for less consideration than the
amount due the State by said railroad
company.
After some discussion between several
Senators, the amendment was adopted.
The vote was then taken on the bill
and resulted in its defeat on the third
reading by vote of ayes Z, noes II.
ADJOURNMENT.
House joint resolution to adjourn
sine die Monday next was adopted.
TO LIQUIDATE THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The motion entered by Mr.. Aldridge
to reconsider the action of the Senate in
adopting the amendment offered by Sen
ator Wisener to House bill to liquidste
the State debt contracted in the aid of
was taken up and the amend
ment rejected. The bill then passed its
last reading.
NEW COUNTY.
Mr.. Norman withdrew the Senate bill