Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-03-30
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.


Bv Mr.. Coulter To print $50 copies {
the report of the Penitentiary Commute
for the use of the Senate and = for the us
of the House. Adopted under suspensio
of the rules.
By MIR. Porter: Directing the Clerk @
the Senate to have printed in the Senat
Journals of this extra session, the repor
and statistics relative to common schools
made to the General Assembly by Col
B. KiIIebrew. Adopted under a suspension
of the rules.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD HEADING.
To provide for the editing and publishin!
the reports of the Supreme Court of Ten
nessee. Amended and passed.
To provide for the settlement of the State
debt against the Tennessee and Pacific
Railroad.
Mr.. Brandon offered to amend by strik
ing out Section 8 and inserting in lieu there
of a section to provide that the act take
effect from and after the directors repre-.
senting the stockholders in said company
| shall make the cash payment and secure
! another payment for the road as provided
! for in this act, and pay all costs that have
or may hereafter accrue in any suit brought
by the State to recover any portion of the
State bonds heretofore issued to them OF
for other purposes.
Mr.. Brandon said the proposition Of the
railroad company was in itself monstrous
one. 1t proposed to restore 100000 out
of S755,000 bonds which belonged TO the
State. Yet, bad as it was, the bill before
the Senate proposed to accept it without
requiring any security for the payment of
even the 100000. His amendment was
simply to secure that amount to the State.
Mr.. Merritt referred to the Governors
message to show that both the Governor
and the railroad Commissioners recon-
mended the acceptance Of the railroad COM
pany's proposition.
Mr.. Gibson denied that the bill was so
framed as to carry out their recommends
ton. The bill repealed the law authorizing
the suit for the recovery of the bonds, and
legislated it out of court. The suit at an
end, the company could accept this PROPOSE
ton or not as they choose.
Mr.. Merritt said he had no objection to
securing the State as indicated by the
gentlemen who favored the amendment.
BE would aid them in doing so, but he con-
tended that the second section of the
bill secured the State against fraud. 1t
provided for the repeal of the second sec
ton of the existing law on condition of the
company's accepting the terms of this act
and making the payments in accordance
Herewith. He desired to let the act 90 in
to effect so that the settlement could be &C
complished under it.
Mr.. Hughes moved to strike out the last
section Of the bill and offered in lieu there
Of and in lieu of Mr.. Brandon's amend
ment, section to provide that the act shall
not take effect until the Board of Directors
of the Tennessee and Pacific Railroad Com
pany accept the provisions of this act.
Mr.. Merritt offered in lieu of all other
amendments, to amend the second section
Of the bill so as to repeal second section of
the act of Dec. Is, 1871, and the TWO pro
visions thereto attached, upon the compa-
ny's accepting the terms of this act, max
ing payment and complying with the terms
of this act, and upon paying the costs hat
have or may hereafter accrue on suits that
have been brought to recover the bonds is
sued by the State to the company. Ad-
opted.
The bill then passed on third reading.
Ayes 20; noes 3.
THE LATE EX-Gov. TROUsDALE.
Mr.. Young submitted resolutions of re-
spect to the memory Of the late ex-Gov.
TrOusdale, which were taken up under
of the rule.
DR.. Ridley said: Mr.. Speaker, l deem it
proper to say a few words on the resolu-
tons before the Senate. 1t is not often
we are called to pay tribute to a character
so marked and so isolated. The character
Of Gov. Trousdale is no ordinary one. 1t
combines more virtues which ennoble men
than it is our lot to contemplate often in
that Of others. From my boyhood l caught
impressions Of the nobility of the man, and
in my manhood it has been my pleasure to
the virtues which character
zed him, with pride and pleasure, and to |
appreciate It as a character ennObling him |
and hOnoring the State which be served 1
with such fidelity so signally and so long. |
It was my pleasure as well as my sadness |
20 be present at the burial of his |
remains. 1t was impressive /
indeed. have rarely seen community so |
much depressed, and well they had cause |
o be depressed. The character of such a |
nan as Gen. TrOusdale is most valuable to |
hose who follow him. If to emulate vir- |
ues which are rarely possessed by men on /
sarth, be worth anything, then his character |
Is an exemplar ought certainly to be highly |
Drized. His remains were deposited quiet |
Y, silently, without any demonstration but |
hat which was the impulse of a commu- !
lity in which he was priced and by whom |
le was so dearly beloved. l thought the GER
smonies were appropriate to a man who
never sought conspiCuity, who was modest |
md retiring. l thought them in perfect
keeping with the history of the man, and
hat were he permitted to express his salts
action or dissatisfaction at such manifesto
ions, they would have received his
hearty endorsement. | hope the reso-
utions will be adopted unanimously as
hey will no doubt, and that the Senate
viii regard them as a fitting manifestation
If that high respect with which be was re-
yarded in his life, and the manner in which
lis virtues may be regarded by pOsterity.
Mr.. Tharpe said: Having known Gov.
Trousdale for more than twenty years per-
onally, though boy myself, ask permits
ion to enter my tribute of respect to his
memory. fit be true that an honest man
S the nOblest work of God, surely il may
veil aud most truthfully be said Of the
dead, that he was the nOblest of
Gods works. He was true to himself,true
o his friends, true to his country, true to his
Tod. He was true to every principle that
Elevated and controlled the higher aspira-
ions of man in his most heaven born
He was true to every thing that
constituted a man in the fullest
ense Of the word. He was true to
il the principles inculcated by the Book of
life. Hewas true to virtue in all its shapes;
true gentleman, a true Christian-true in
very sense of the word. / feel a certainty
q saying that there has not since the DAYS
f Gen. Jackson lived a man in Tennessee
lore beloved by bis people, for he was the
cry flower of chivalry itself, and an honor
D the councils of his country. To the
Dung he was free to advise, kind, affable,
miable, courteous and instructive. Such
-as the character of the distinguished hero
nd statesman whose memory we honor,
nd it affords me pleasure, while l regret
is loss, to contribute my share of sympathy
9th in speech and by voting for the reso-
itions.
The resolutions were then adopted.
INVITATIONS.
From Gen. Battle, inviting the members
t he General Assembly to dine at the
attic House at p. NJ. tomorrow. Ac-
opted.
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