Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-03-01

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NASHVILLE, February %, 1853.
The Senate met to-day at 8 8. H.,
Speaker Nelson in the Chair, and eigh.
teen members present.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The amendment repeating the law leas-
ing cut the ~penitentiary, offered by Mr..
Wisener, which was pending when the
Senate adjourned yesterday, was taken
up and adopted by 8 vote of ayes Is,
noes 4.
The House bill abolishing the sinecure
positions in the MetrACslitan police of
Nashville, was taken up n passed on
it's third reading. This Knocks the wind
out of the sails of the sInecure Radical
incumbents, Sparkling and Davis. zone
by q the roses fall"
THE HERMITAGE.
House bill looking to some disposition
Of the Hermitage grounds and the S late
armOry was taken up, it having been
made the sRscial order for 10 O'Clock
Saturday.
The proposition to lease it out for a
number Of years, made by the Committee
on Public Property, was lost by 10 to Z.
No further proposition was made.
PUT THEM ON RECoRD-THE MILITIA.
House joint resolution authorizing the
Governor to disbGnd the militia, was
taken up, and was discussed by Messrs.
Mathews, Keith, Wisener and Frierson.
Mr.. Wisener opposed the passage of
the resolution. He said he had the ut
most confidence in the Executive, and
that he (the Governor) would disband
the militia when he found it to be neces-
sRry.
Mr.. Frierson said If the militia were
disbanded those men who have been
holding peace meetings, etc, will chuckle
ia their sleeves, and the Ku-Klux will
rise up again and prowl around the
country night by night.
The resolution was lost by the follow
vote:
Ayes-Messrs. Cate, Eaton, Elliott,
Lindsey, Matthew, Mccall, Patterson
and Speaker Nelson's.
Noes-Messrs. Aldridge, Frierson, Flu
son, Garner, Henderson, Keith, Norman,
W.sener and Wystt-l0.
APPROPRIATION BILL.
The appropriation bill was read and
the House amendment concurred in.
HOUSE,
Speaker Richards in the chair.
Senate bill incorporating the East Ten
nessee Mining and Manufacturing Com
peny was taken up OF third reading.
Tie following amendments were
Incorporating the irish Libra
ry Association of Nashville fixing the
Of Edgeield Incorporating
the town Of MoIr.son; %changiug the
boundaries of Shelbyviile, after which
the bill was passed on third reading.
Phe general appropriation bill was
taken up, amended and passed.
sanats bill Incorporating Masonic
Ledge No. 90, with an amendment in
cooperating the Brtcklsy ere aud Build
srs' Union Of Nashville, passed third
Senate pill t2 charter the Mobile, De-
,atur and Cincinnati AIR Line Railroad
vas rejected.
Mr.. Waters read his protest against the
or an amendment to the Senate
Dill giving the County Court Judges the
light to vote the railroad stock of the
Mr.. Meyers introduced the following
esOlutiCn:
Where's, There is q certain amount of
money set apart for the purpose of COM
non schools and whereas the statutes
f the Stale forbids any officer OF the
Stste from applying said school fund to
my purpose aside from that Of free COM
non schools and whereas, application
iss been made to the Treasurer of the
State by the legal school officers for the
mount Of money due certain counties,
nd said Treasurer refused to pay the
amu or give q draft for the sans; tnere-
u IL
ReSolUed, That the Comptroller and
treasurer, each, be required Immediately I
D report to this House the amount OF
choOI money in the Tr easury, and what
become Of the money ana hat they j
g required to report fully before this
Assembly adj )urus. Adopted
Dder a suspension Of the rules. {
Mr.. Shepherd introduced a resolution, {
7hieh was adopted, rendering the thanks
{ the General Assembly to Elk Govern
p BTOwnlOw. /
Mr.. Cordell introduced a resolution,
was adopted, requesting Gen.
to make 6 thorough investigation !
alto the Rsrmore murder, aud, If posi-
lie, bring the perpetrators to Justice.
Adjourned untii9 o'clock tomorrow.
TCwELs, Napkins and Table Damssk
{ Meukeu BrCs.