sue any further bonds to such company, unless such company shall satisfactorily make it appear that they have in all things honestly and bona fide complied with the true, intent of the several acts incorporating such company. Which amendment was adopted.

Mr. Gillespy thereupon offered the following as an amendment to the bill, to wit:

Be it enacted, That in all cases where the Governor has issued the bonds of the State for the improvement of any of the rivers in this State, or in part payment of the State's subscription in any internal improvement company for the construction of any road in this State, such bonds may be surrendered by such boards or companies in the office of the Secretary of State to be cancelled, and bonds in lieu there of in the form of sterling bonds shall be issued by the Governor; and such bonds as shall hereafter be issued in whole or part payment of the State's subscription in any work of internal improvement, shall also be issued by the Governor in the form of sterling bonds, payable thirty years after date, to the President and Directors of the Bank of Tennessee, at such place as they may dosignate, drawing interest at the rate of five per ceut per annum, payable on the first Mondays of March and Sept., and the same shall be deposited in said bank, and` shall be by said President and Directors negotiated as soon thereafter as the same can be done at par, and when so negotiated the several amounts thereof shall by the President and Directors of said bank be paid over to such boards or companies, to whom the same may be respectively due...

Mr. Jones of Hickman moved to lay said amendinent on the table. And thereupon the question was had and determined in the affirmative—ayes 15, noes S. The ayes and hoes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Frey, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Marshail, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-15.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Aiken, Brown, Gillespy, Love, Roneau, Terry, Turney and Speaker Coe-3.

And so said amendment was ordered to the table.

Mr. Aiken proposed the following amendment, to wit: y

Be it enacted, That the river bonds in East Tennessee already issued be made sterling bonds.

And thereupon, the question was had and determined in the negative--ayes 6, nocs 17. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the allirmative were

Messrs. Aiken, Gillespy, Love, Roncou, Terry and Turney--6.
The negative voters were

Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Dalch, Brown, Frey, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Marshall, Sevier, Smith, Talton, Warner, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coo--17.

And so said amendment was rejected.

The question then recurred upon the passage of the bill, and being thereon had, it was determined in the affirmative-aves 18, noes 4.

The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the aflirmative were

Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Balch, Brown, Frey, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Terry, Turney, Walton, Warner and Yoakuin-1S:

The negative voteres were

Messrs. Ashe, Gillespy, Love and Speaker, Coc-4.

And so said bill passed its third reading, was ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives.

A bill granting letters of administration without security in certain cases, was taken up and read.

Mr. Jones of Lincoln moved that said bill bo indefinitely postponed. Mr. Aiken moved to strike, from said bill, the first and second sections, which motion failed.

And thereupon the question was had on the motion of Mr. Jones of Lincoln to postpone indefinitely, which motion prevailed, and the bill was indefinitely postponed.

A bill to amend an act entitled, an act to incorporate the Lagrange and Memphis rail road company, passed Dec. 14, 1535; and the internal improvement acts of 1536 and 33 being read, Mr. Speaker Coe then on the floor, offered an amendment in liou of the whole from the enacting clause.

To which Mr. Jones of Lincoln offered the following:

Be it enacted, That the bonds issued under the provisions of this act shall be issued in pursuance of an act passed the 19th of January, 1535, entitled an act to establish a State Bank to raise a fend for internal improvement, and to aid in the establishment of assystein of education. Said amendment was accepted by Mr. Coo, and said amendment ac cepted in lieu of the whole, and the bill read a second time and passed,. ayes 11, noes 8.

The ayes and noos, being demanded those who voted in the afirmative were

Messrs. Aiken, Ashe, Brown, Cillespy, Laughlin, Løve, Rencau,Smithi, Turney, Wheeler and Speaker Coe-11..

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Anderson, Balchi, Frey, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Sevier, Warner and Yoakum-S.

So said bill passed its second reading,

A bill for the relief of Curtis Kennedy was read a second time and passed.

A bill making an appropriation to John C. Lemore for certain valuable record books now in the o.lice of the Secretary of State, being read,

Mr. Yoakum offered an amendment thereto, providing that the allowance therein made should be applied to the payment of a judgment against the said M'Lemore in favor of the school fund, as one of the

securities of the late Joel Parrish, Cashier of the State Bank of Tex

nessee.

The said amendment was received.

Mr. Love moved further to amend by striking out the sum of "one thousand dollars' for the purpose of inserting two thousand dollars'which failing, the said bill was read a second time and passed..

A bill to provide for the collection of demands due the State or bank of the State, or either, in which the State has an interest,

A bill for the relief of femes covert,

A bill to restore Isaac George to the rights and privileges of citizenship,

A bill supplemental to an act to charter the White's Creek Springs Company,

A bill for the relief of Robert Morris, clerk of the county court of Rutherford county, and

A bill directory to the Secretary of State, were each and severally, read a second time and passed.

A bill for the relief of Benton county, was read and rejected.

A message from the House of Representatives by Mr. Crockett their Clerk.

Mr. Speaker: The House of Representatives concur with the resolution and report of the joint select committee on banks.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives did this day sign an enrolled act entitled an act to incorporate the Vanville rail road com

pany.

And then he withdrew. Whereupon the Speaker of the Senate signed said enrolled act, and ordered it to be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State.

A bill to amend the militia laws of this State being read,

Mr. Gillespy offered an amendment thereto, and the same was rejected.

The question then recurred upon the passage of the bill, and being thereon had, it was rejected-ayes 9, noes 14.

The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Balch, Gillespy, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Reneau, Turney, Warner and Yoakum-9.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Ashe, Brown, Frey, Hardwicke, Jennings, Laughlin, Love, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Wheeler and Mr. Speaker Coe-14.

And so said bill was rejected.

A bill to abolish the office of Superintendent of Public Instruction being read,

Mr. Wheeler moved to strike therefrom the fourth section thereof; which motion failed.

Mr. Jones of Lincoln thereupon moved to lay said bill on the table;. which motion also failed.

The question then recurred upon the passage of the bill, and being thereon had, it was determined in the aflirmative-ayes 15, noes S.

The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Love, Sevier, Turney, Warner and Wheeler-15.

The negative voters were

Messrs. Frey, Laughlin, Marshall, Reneau, Terry, Walton, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-8.

And so said bill passed its second reading.

A bill to secure the provisions of an act passed the 19th day of January, 1838, entitled an act to establish a State Bank to raise a fund for internal improvement, and to aid in the establishment, of a system of education, was read a second time.

The question was then had, Shall the bill pass? and determined in the affirmative-ayes 12, noes 11.

The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Jones of Hickman, Love, Marshall, Reneau, Terry, Turney, and Wheeler-12.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Brown, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Warner, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-11. And so said bill passed its second reading.

A bill to establish the Lagrange manufacturing Company being read a second time,

Mr. Jones of Lincoln offered the following as an amendment thereto, to wit:

The General Assembly may at any time alter, modify or repeal this act or any of its provisions.

And the sense of the Senate being thereon had, the said amendment was rejected.

Whereupon Mr. Jones of Lincoln offered the following:

The individual property of the stockholders of the company herein incorporated, shall be liable for the debts of the corporation..

Mr. Laughlin moved to amend said amendment by providing that the stockholders should only be bound to the amount of their stock;~~~ which motion prevailed.

The question then recurred upon the acceptance of the amendment of Mr. Jones, and being thereon had, the said amendment was received-ayes 13, noes 10.

The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirm-. ative were

Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Gillespy, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Smith, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-13.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Brown, Frey, Jennings, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Sevier,

Terry, Turney and Speaker Coc-10. And so said amendment was adopted.

The said bill was thereupon read as amended a second time and passed, and then.

The Senate adjourned.

TUESDAY MORNING, Jan. 14, 1840.

Mr. Yoakum from the committee on education and common schools introduced

A bill supplemental to an act passed Dec. 27, 1839, entitled, an act to regulate the receipt and disbursement of the common school monies, which was read a first time and passed.

Mr. Anderson submitted the following:

Resolved, That the judiciary committee be instructed to inquire into" the expediency of so amending the laws that when a minor having'a guardian, dies, such guardian may settle off the debts of the minor, and make distribution of the personal estate of such minor among the next of king without the intervention of a personal representation. And the rule being suspended requiring resolutions to lay one day on the table, the, said resolution was therefore read and adopted. Mr. Gillespy introduced

A bill to authorize bonds on the credit of the State to be issued by the Governor in the form of sterling bonds, which was read.

And thereupon Mr. Warner moved its indefinite postponement. And thereupon the question was had and determined in the affirmative-ayes 13, noes 9. The ayestand yoes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Frey, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Marshall, Sevier, Walton,, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-13.

The negative voters were

Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Gillespy, Love, Reneau, Smith, Terry, Tur ney and Speaker Coe-9.

So said bill was indefinitely postponed.

Mr. Turney moved a re-consideration of the voto rejecting the bill to increase the salaries of the supreme Judges..

The motion to re-consider the vote non-concurving with the amend ment of the House of Representatives to the bill to protect the owners of mills in their just rights, was taken up for consideration and withdrawn for amendmeni by Mr. Jones of Hickipan.

Mr. Terry withdrew for amendment, a bill to protect county eredi

tors.

A bill to prevent the embezzelment of the pubie money, was taken pand read a third dine, and or motion of Mr. Jones of Lincoln, was referred to the judiciary committee.

A bill to limit the power of corporations was taken up and read a