Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-13
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES.
SENATE.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11.-Senate met at IL
A. II, Speaker Thomas in the chair.
BANK NOTES BURNED


WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11.-Senate met at 1
A. II, Speaker Thomas in the chair.
BANK NOTES BURNED.
The special committee appointed in pur
sJanee of the act passed Dec. z. 1869. 70
the purpose of assisting in the countinG
and burning of the notes of the Bank o
i Tennessee and its branches, reported tha
! they had counted and burned in The
presence of the Governor, the Clerk of the
| Chancery Court and Board Of Directors
notes of the old issue of the bank to the
amount of 81, 079, 1850; of the new issue
and mutilated and defaced notes, S91, 1885,.
so, amounting in the aggregate to Sl,171,.
1870. The report was received and
ordered transmitted to the other House.
| NEW BUSINESS.
By the Judiciary Committee-A bill to
pay persons for furnishing supplies to the
Psnitentiary. Passed first reading and re-
ferred to the Committee on the Peniten-
tiary.
RESOLUTIONS.
Senate resolution, that all motions now
authorized by law against collectors of
State revenue, fol- failing to collect said
revenue, be postponed until after the
Legislature shall have passed some law
fixing the kind of funds in which the reve-
nue. shall be collected, was amended by Mr..
Cooper, Of Davidson, by striking out ''re-
solved, and inserting BE it enacted by
the General Assembly of the State of Ten
nessee."
The bill then passed its first reading, and
was referred to the Judiciary Committee.
House resolution authorizing the Comp
troller to issue his warrant to persons pre-
senting legal and authenticated accounts
for supplies furnished the Penitentiary,
was rejected.
House resolution that the members of
the Constitutional Convention shall have
the same privileges in respect to the State
Library as the members Of the Legislature,
was adopted.
House resolution that the members of
the Convention be furnished with the city
daily papers, was laid on the table.
LIEN LAW.
House bill amending the lien law passed
its third reading.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
For the benefit of Levi Mcqueen and for
other purposes Rejected upon recon-
mendation of the Judiciary Committee
Il
tihzing Company of Memphis. Passed and
referred to the Committee on Incorpora-
tons.
BLUE GRASS RAILROAD.
House bill to incorporate the Blue Grass
Railroad Company. Passed its first read
ing and was referred to the Committee on
Internal Improvements.
ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Senate bill authorizing the County Court
of Greene County to issue bonds In aid Of
the Greensville and Paint Rock Turnpike
Company. Passed third reading.
SENATE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To Incorporate the Shelby County
Savings Institution. Rejected
To amend the charter of Masonic Tenn
pie of Memphis. The Judiciary Commit
tee offered an amendment to strike out the
second section of the bill, which exempts
the property from taxation. Adopted, and
the bill passed.
To incorporate the Wilson Sorghum and
Syrup Manufacturing Company. Passed.
To repeal an act to license billiard tables.
Rejected.
To incorporate the Fire Insurance Com
pany No. 9 of Knoxville. Passed.
For the benefit of the taxpayers of Da-
wilson county. Passed.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr. Halves presented petition asking
that the line between the counties of Over
ton and Putnam be changed Referred to
the Committee on New Counties and COun-
ty Lines.
By Mr. Hawes-A bill to incorporate
the Cookeville Steam and Grist Mil.
Passed first reading and referred to the
Committee on interpretations
The Senate then adjourned till tO-mor-
row o'clock.