Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-02-03
Afternoon session.

The Senate then took recess until 3
| o'clock. ar
Afternoon Session.
The Senate met at P. M, Senator
Morris in the chair. s
Considerable time was spent in offering
amendments and appointing committees
of conference, without resulting in the
/ passage of any bIlfer resolution. q.
BURNING OF BANK NOTES.
The Committee previously appointed,
under q House resolution, 10 destroy
blank bank notes and other obligations in
the possession of Samuel Watson, Trus-
tee, made alengthy report, stating, among
other things, that the committee in the
presence of the Treasurer, the Comptrol-
Ter and the Secretary of State, had burnt
all the blank bank notes of the free
banks. The committee did not burn the
Confederate Treasury notes and bonds, as
the Trustee claimed them as part of the
assets of the Bank of Tennessee.
The report was received, and the COM
mittee discharged.
Senator Morris here arose to a privi-
legged question, and stated that though he
was member of the committee raised on
this subject he had never been notified
to act as member of said committee.
He however remarked that it was not the
committee making the report referred to
above, but previous committee.
J. z. RUST.
The joint committee appointed to settle
with the late Treasurer, Mr.. J. E. Rust,
presented lengthy report, stating that
they had investigated his accounts and
found balance of SOL, 1893. Is, and that
they were unwilling to allow any of Mr..
Rust's credits for this balance. Mr.. Rust
as the committee reported, had been al
lowed an opportunity to attend this inves-
LEGATION and offer whatever statements he
thought proper. The committee, there
fore, introduced resolution instructing
the Attorney General for the State to at
once bring suit against said ]. E. Rust for
the said balance of SOL, 39S.16. The re-
port was received, and the resolution
adopted. .
Adjourned till tomorrow morning at II
o'clock.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2.-House met pur-
suant to adjournment, Speaker Perkins
in the chair.
PETITION.
Mr.. Curl presented a petition from cit
liens of Granger county asking for an
appropriation to build turnpike road
across Clinch Mountain. Referred to
Committee on Public Roads. Also bill
70 oh hn hot ha
of Granger and Hawkins.
USE OF HALL.
Mr.. Rhea offered q resolution granting
the use of the Hall of the House of Rep
resentatives to the Sunday School Con-
vention of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. The resolution was
adopted. ..a. ..r.
R. F. ADAMS
The Committee on Claims reported
against the petition of R. F. Adams.
Concurred in.
REMOVE PORTRAITS.
Mr.. Steele offered resolution to remove
the portraits of Lincoln and johnson from
the Hail of the House to Library Rooms.
Adopted.
TAX SALES.
House bill to provide for the sale of
land for taxes was taken up on Senate
amendments to the bill, and the amend
ments non-concurTed in.
HOUSE BILLS.
To regulate the printing and binding
decisions of the Supreme Court. With
drawn.
To change the line between the coun
ties of Greene and Cooke. Rejected.
To sell the States interest in railroads.
Rejected on third reading.
To publish term reports. Rejected on
third reading.
SENATE BILLS.
To quiet tax titles and enforce the col
lection of revenue was takenup on motion
to reconsider, and the bill laid on the
table
To amend an act incorporating the
Lebanon and GAINESVILLE Turnpike was
taken up on motion to reconsider, and
the bill was laid on the table.
SENATE AMENDMENTS.
House bill to provide for public admin :
istrators and guardians. Senate amend
ment was cOncurreG in.
House bill to create the office of public
instruction. Senate amendment concur
red in. ...... .
House bill to give clerk to the Treas
urer. Senate amendment concurred in.
House bill to change the county line
between LOudOn and Roane counties, and