Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-16
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

hours OF labor to eight, and the working
days of the month to twenty-four. Re
| ferred to a special committee of three
from each division of the State.
By Mr.. Hornberger-A bill to amend
the charter of GAINESVILLE. Passed.
By Mr.. Rarry-A bill to authorize the
Governor to sell all real estate belonging
to the State, except the Penitentiary
Capitol and Lunatic Asylum, the sale tC
be made at auction at Nashville, on credit
of one and two years. Passed.
By Mr.. White-A bill for the benefit OF
]. II. Hornsby. Passed.
By Mr.. Jones-A bill to amend the act
protecting citizens of the State from being
compelled by law to pay again debts here
tofore due the Bank of Tennessee.
Passed
BY Mr.. BaTTy-A resolution requiring
Samuel Watson to furnish the General
Assembly with list of the issues of the
several branch banks of the State, issued
subsequent to May 6, 1861, and instruct
ing the Comptroller to have the report
printed, and furnish copy to each col
lector in the State
HOUSE RESOLUTION.
The resolution providing for the House
to meet at $3.50 A. NJ. and adjourn at 2 80
P. NJ. was taken up.
An amendment was proposed to meet
at and adjourn at o'clock.
On motion, the resolution and amend
ment were laid on the table.
THE SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill in behalf of the Oriental and
Mediterranean Steam Navigation Company
being the special order, was taken up.
One section of the bill appropriated $25
to the company for each bona tfde immi-
grant brought over to settle in Tennessee.
Mr.; Walker spoke at some length in adj
vocacy of the passage of the bill, showing
the great advantages that would accrue to
Tennessee by the increased immigration
to the State which would follow the estab-
lishment of the proposed steamship line.
Mr.. Smith offered an amendment pro-
posing to appropriate $25 to each emf
grant from Tennessee, between the ages
of fifteen and fifty, who shall return to
become a citizen of his native State; also
appropriating $25 to each citizen propOs-
ing to emigrate, but who can be thus in
duced to remain.
He was opposed, he said, to that por-
ton of the bill holding out pecuniary in
ducements to secure immigration, because,
if money was to be expended, he pre-
ferred it should go to Tennesseeans than
to the scum and dregs, the odds and ends
of the old world.
Mr.. James, of Hamilton, advocated the
passage of the BILL
Mr.. Tucker offered an amendment to
strike out that section of the bill appro-
priating S25 in bonds for each immigrant
secured.
Mr.. Fleming moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole matter
Mr.. Walker moved to lay the motion to
postpone on the table. LOst-ayes, %
noes, 81.
The motion to postpone was then with
drawn, when
Mr.. Walker offered to amend by striking
out all those sections giving subsidies
to secure immigration, in order to remove
the Objectionable features of the bill.
Adopted.
Mr.. Fleming said he was still opposed
to the bill, even with the sections stricken
out. It now simply amounted to a letter
of credit from the State of Tennessee to
a company we know nothing about. He
therefore offered bill in lieu, simply ex-
tending thanks to any company or organi-
zatiou bringing immigrants to the State.
Mr.. Walker moved to lay the bill in lieu
on the table Carried-ayes, 80; noes,
%.
The previous question was then called
and sustained, and the bill passed third
reading-ayes, At; noes, Is.
ANOTHER SPECIAL ORDER.
House bill directory to revenue officers
of the State, by authorizing them to re-
ceive Bank of Tennessee notes in payment
of taxes, being the special order, was
taken up. 1t also abolishes the present
State repositories, and substitutes one at
Nashville.
The Committee on Finance and WAYS
and Means reported bill in lieu, also pro-
viding for receiving Tennessee Bank notes
in payment of taxes, but leaving the State
repositories as they now exist-one in
each of the cities of Memphis, Nashville
and Knoxville.
After some discussion the bill in lieu
was adopted.
Mr.. Thomas offered an amendment
designating the Fourth National Bank of
Nashville, the First National Bank at
Chattanooga, and -- bank at Knox
vile and Memphis as State Depositories.
Mr.. White offered an amendment, which
was accepted, designating the Peoples
Bank of Knoxville
Mr.. King moved, to amend, that the
revenue collected west of the Tennessee
river shall be deposited in Lucky's Bank,
or the Bank of Madison, at Jackson.
A motion to lay the amendments on the
table was lost.
Mr.. King withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. Thomas amendment was then
adopted.
Mr.. Hinckle moved that the Merchants
Bank at Memphis be designated.
Mr.. Jones moved to lay the amendment
ON the table. Carried.
Mr.. Jones moved to amend by designa-
ting the First National Bank at Memphis.
Adopted.
Mr.. Steele offered an amendment to the
first section of the bill requiring that
banks shall give bonds for the security OF
State money deposited. Adopted
Mr.. Hornberger moved to amend, by
authorizing collectors to compromise with
taxpayers, by receiving at fifty per cent.
premium gold and silver and national
bank notes.
Mr.. Speaker Perkins was opposed to
this except it should be accompanied with
the funding feature introduced by him
self in another bill, which being rejected
defeated the object desired.
By request, Mr.. Hornberger withdrew
his amendment.
Mr.. Caldwell moved to amend the first
| section by providing that it shall apply
only to taxes heretofore due.
Mr.. Steele opposed the amendment, and
moved that it be laid on the table Lost
ayes %, noes SO.
After some discussion, Mr.. White
offered an amendment providing that Ten
nessee Bank notes shall be received in
payment of. taxes at the rate of thirty
three cents on the dollar.
Some discussion cnsued, when Mr.
White withdrew his amendment.
Mr.. Caldwell's amendment was then
adopted, after it had been amended by
Mr.. Steele, so that the second, third,
fourth, fifth and sixth sections, shall apply
to taxes heretofore assessed. The bill, as
amended, then passed-ayes, Al; noes, 16.
Adjourned until II O'Clock Monday
morning. -
DURING the performance at the Charles
ton Academy of Music on Saturday even
| inc. Jan. 8, quite q serious mistake &C.