Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-21

MIR. Neil offered an amendment, author
lZing the Governor to offer a reward of |
SZ3o 1er the arrest of any person who may
De guilty under the first, second or third |
secnon OF this act also to strike out the !
SKIN sectlop and insert, by providing that |
persons falling to give information when |
they have it shall be fined not less than /
500 nor more than $3.50. and be |
imprisoned for six months.
MI Hlnkle offered an amendment, that |
this act shall apply to all secret political
organizations.
Mr.. Cheatham hoped the amendment |
would not be adopted ~
MIR. Smith moved to lay it on the table. |
Carried-1ayes, So; noes, Is.
MIR. Russell, of Rutherford and Bedford.
moved to AMEND by making the bill apply
to theELoyal League.
MIR. Cheatham moved to lay the amend
ment on the table. Carried-ayes, GO;
noes, 4.
The previous question was moved and
sustained, and the bill passed its second
reading-ayes, 81; noes, II.
Those voting mo were Messrs. Boyett
Enioe, Hampton, Harrison, Hinkle, Knight,
Nixon, Pearson, Russell, of Rutherford and
Bedford, Slack and Wilson.
The bill was made the special order for
tomorrow at IL o'clock.
THE CINCINNATI SOUTHERN RAILROAD BILL.
Senate amendments to the Cincinnati
southern railroad bill were concurred in
BUSINESS CALLED UP
Senate bill to incorporate the Maxwell
insurance Company was called up and
| passed second reading.
| SaData hill
| General to dismiss certain suits in connec-
ton with the Bank of Tennessee. was called
up and passed third reading.
| House bill to authorize the extension of
| the Mississippi River Railroad was called
up and passed second reading.
| House bill to authorize Vim. Foster to
build turnpike over Waldens Ridge was
called up and passed second reading.
THE PEN1rENTIARY QUESTION
The consideration of the Senate bill to
| make the Penitentiary selfsustaining was
| resumed
Mr.. Fleming moved to reconsider the
vote on the amendment of MIR. Caldwell,
adopted yesterday
| Considerable discussion followed, after
which Mr. James, of Hamilton, moved to
lay the motion to reconsider on the table.
Lost-ayes, 80 noes, 3d.
The motion to reconsider WAS then
carried. ar
Mr.. Caldwell then withdrew the amend
ment, and offered one in lieu, which is
substitute for all after the second section
of the bill. 1t provides that the Inspec-
tors appointed by the second section, shall
at once take possession of the Peniten-
tiary and appurtenances, and have the
same operated for the benefit of the State /;
that when there shall be larger number of
convictsi in the Penitentiary than can be prof
itably employed within the walls, they shall
be employed upon the Capitol grounds,
and when there are larger number than
can be employed in the Penitentiary or the
Capitol grounds, such surplus shall be
hired out to private parties; that store
house shall be rented in Nashville for the
sale of the articles manufactured at the
Penitentiary, and that no convict SEN
fenced for murder, arson, robbery or rape
shall be leased or hired out
Mr.. Townsend proposed to amend by
establishing an additional storehouse at
Memphis for the sale of Penitentiary az
ticles
A motion to refer the whole subject to
the Judiciary Committee, was laid on the
table.
Before anything definite was done, the
House adjourned until 9:35 tomorrow.