third time; and the question Shall the bill pass? being put, ir was deter mined in the affirmative-ayes 12, noes 10.

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

Messrs. Balch, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Smith, Turney, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-12.

Those who voted in the negative were,

⚫ Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Brown, Frey, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Terry, Walton and Speaker Coe-10.

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

A bill to authorize the Secretary of State to seal and countersign certain grants, was read. Whereupon

Mr. Jones of Hickman proposed the following amendment, to wit: Be it enacted, That upon it being made to appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that any person or persons shall have laid or entered any genuine land warrant or certificate of warrant on any land, and obtained grants thereon, which lands appeared by the books of the entry taker of the connty wherein said land is situated to be vacant, and upon it being made to appear to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the said land had been before entered, and was not vacant as represented by the books of the entry taker of said county, all such cases it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to issue to such person or persons duplicate of warrant or warrants for the amount of such warrant or warrants as laid or entered aforesaid.

Mr. Gillespy moved to lay said amendment on the table, which motion prevailed.

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

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

Messrs. Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey,Gillespy, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Terry, Turney, Walton, Warner, -Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe--IS.

The negative voter was

Mr. Jones of Hickman-1.

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

A bill to authorize the county court of Lincoln county to grant the privilege of building mills and factories in certain cases, was read a third time and passed, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives.

A bill to provide for the reduction of the State debt was read a third time and passed-ayes 11, noes 7.

The ayes and nocs being required by the constitution, those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Jennings,

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Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Sevier, Terry, Walton, Wheeler and Yoakum-14.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Turney, Warner and Speaker Coe-7.

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

A bill from the House of Representatives to make penal the misuse or misapplicatiou of the public funds, was taken up and read, and on motion of Mr. Jones of Lincoln, referred to the committee on the judiciary.

A bill to amend the law in relation to executors and administrators was read, and thereupon

Mr. Marshall proposed an amendment, which was accepted.

The bill was thereupon read as amended a third time and passed-. ayes 21.

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

Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Terry, Walton, Warner, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-21.

Mr. Turney voting in the negative-1.

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

A bill requiring the distribution of the common school monies of Davidson, Rutherford and Bedford counties, was read, and on motion of Mr. Frey, the last section of said bill was stricken out.

And thereupon the question was had and determined in the affirmative-ayes 16, nays 3. The ayes and noes being demanded, the affirm

ative voters were

Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Reneau, Terry, Walton, Warner,Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-16.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Ashe, Brown and Jones of Hickman-3.

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

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

Mr. Speaker: The Speaker of the House of Representatives did this day sign an enrolled act, entitled an act for the benefit of occupant settlers south and west of the Congressional reservation line.

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

A bill to repeal all laws authorizing the collection of damages on protested bills of exchange, was amended on motion of Mr. Gillespy, read a third time and passed--ayes 13, nocs 6.

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

ative were

Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Balch, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Turney, Warner, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe--13.

Those who voted in the negative were

Messrs. Brown, Frey, Jones of Hickman, Reneau, Terry and Wal

ton-6.

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

A bill to establish a branch of the Bank of Tennessee in each Senatorial district of this State, being read,

Mr. Walton moved to amend by striking therefrom the words 'Senatorial district,' for the purpose of inserting in lieu the words 'Congressional district.'

And thereupon the question was had and determined in the negative-ayes 11, noes 12. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Aiken, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Love, Terry, Turney, Walton, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-11.

The negative voters were,

Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith and Warner-12.

And so said motion was rejected.

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

Be it enacted, That the principal Bank of Tennessee shall be moved from Nashville to Lebanon, in the county of Wilson.

Mr. Aiken moved to lay said amendment on the table,

And thereupon the question was had, and determined in the affirmative-ayes 18, noes 5. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Ashe, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Terry, Walton, Warner and Speaker Coe-1S.

The negative voters were

Messrs. Balch, Jones of Lincoln, Turney, Wheeler and Yoakum-5. So said amendment was ordered to the table.

Mr. Gillespy thereupon offered an amendment providing that the President and Directors of the Bank of Tennessee shall curtail their discounts and accommodations at the principal bank and branches until such loans and accommodations shall not exceed the amount to which they are entitled, as in this act designated, upon the basis of the qualified voters in each district.

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

On motion of Mr. Marshall, seid bill was ordered to the table.

A bill to provide for the collection of demands due the State, or due

ternal improvement, and to aid in the establishment of a system of eacation being read a third time,

Mr. Jones of Hickman offered an amendment in addition to the fourth section, to wit:

And who shall take an oath faithfully and honestly to discharge all duties required of them as agents aforesaid. And the sense of the Senate being thereon had, said amendment was accepted.

Mr. Jones of Lincoln thereupon offered the following as an amend ment to said bill, to wit:

The several agents in the different counties as provided for in this act shall redeem with gold and silver coin all the notes of the bank on presentation and demand.

Mr. Turney moved to lay said amendment on the table.

And thereupon the question was had and determined in the negative, ayes 11, noes 12. The ayes and noes being demanded those who vo ted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Balch, Brown, Frey, Jones of Hickman, Reneau, Sevier, Turney, Wheeler and Yoakum-11.

The negative voters were

Messrs. Ashe, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Smith, Walton, Warner and Mr. Speaker Coe-12.

So said motion failed.

Mr. Gillespy, offered an amendment to the amendment of Mr. Jones of Lincoln.

Provided such notes shall on the face thereof be made payable at such agency, which was accepted.

The question then recurred upon the adoption of said amendment as a part of the bill, and being had, the same was adopted.

Mr. Jennings thereupon offered an amendment in lieu of the whole from the enacting clause.

During the pendency of which the Senate adjourned.

WEDNESDAY MORNING, Jan. 15, 1840. Mr. Jennings moved a suspension of the 24th rule of the Senate; which motion prevailing,

Mr. Jennings moved a reconsideration of the vote rejecting the bill to establish and carry into operation the Lunatic Assylum.

And thereupon the question was had and determined in the affirmative-ayes 13, noes 8. The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were

Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Reneau, Sevier, Sinith, Walton and Warner-13. The negative voters were

Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Jones of Hickman, Love, Terry, Turney, Wheeler and Speaker Coe-8.

And so said vote was reconsidered.

Whereupon Mr. Jennings moved that said bill be laid upon the table and made the order of to-night's session: which motion prevailed. Mr. Jennings submitted the following, to wit:

Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the following amendments to the Constitution of the State, be proposed in manner and form as directed in the third section of the 11th article of said Constitution:

ARTICLE I.

The State of Tennessee shall not hereafter become the sole proprietor of a Bank, nor a partner in any project or business with any individual, or number of individuals, nor with any corporation.

ARTICLE II.

Except in cases where the faith of the State is already pledged, no monies shall be raised in future on the credit of the State, by any form of loan, neither by books opened for subscription, nor by the issuance of bonds, nor in any other manner whatever, unless such money be necessary for the defence of the State in case of threatened invasion or of war actually commenced.

Mr. Laughlin submitted the following:

Resolved, That the committee on education and common schools be instructed to enquire into the expediency of vesting in the boards of Common School Commissioners in different counties of the State, the power, under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, to settle and compromise all disputed claims, or bad or doubtful debts due to the bank of the State of Tennessee, or to any other person. or corporation in which the common school have an interest; and that a discretionary power be given said board under said direction, to compromise said claims and debts upon such terms as they may think best; and that said committee report by bill or otherwise.

And the rule requiring resolutions to lay one day on the table being suspended, the said resolution was read and adopted.

Mr. Jones of Lincoln introduced a bill directing the Secretary of State, when any person or persons has laid or entered any genuine land warrant or certificate of warrant, and obtained grants thereon, on any land appearing by the books of the entry taker of the county wherein the same may be situated to be vacant, to issue to such person or persons duplicate warrants for the amount of such warrant or certificate of warrant. Which was read a first time and passed.

Mr. Coe introduced

A bill to amend and explain the law in relation to Notaries Public. Which was read a first time and passed, and referred to the judiciary committee.

On motion of Mr. Hardwicke,

Ordered, That the petition of sundry citizens (mechanics) remonstrating against the mode of employing the inmates of the Penitentiary, be referred to the committee on the Penitentiary.

The petition of sundry citizens of Carroll county, remonstrating against the acts and doings of the present General Assembly (from the