dents of the branches of said bank with the sum of $500; which motion. failed-ayes 10, noes 12. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Anderson, Frey, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Warner, and Speaker Coe-10. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Ashe, Balch, Brown, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Love, Terry, Turney, Wheeler and Yoakum-12. And so said motion failed. Mr. Reneau then moved to fill the said blank with the sum of $100; which motion prevailed. And so said blank was filled with the sum of four hundred dollars. Mr. Gillespy offered the following to wit: The Presidents of the Branch Banks shall receive each, a salary to be fixed by the President and Directors of the principal Banknto to exceed five hundred dollars. And the question being had thereon it was rejected-ayes10, noes 13. The ayes and noes being demanded, the affirmative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Gillespy, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Yoakum and Speaker Coo-10. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Love, Terry, Turney, Warner and Wheeler-13. And so said amendment was rejected. Mr. Sevier moved to fill the blank as salary of the Cashiers of the branches of said bank with the sum of $1200; which motion failed-'ayes 10, noes 13. The ayes and hoes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Brown, Frey, Jennings, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Warner, Yoakum and Speaker Coe--10. The negative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Terry, Turney, Walton and Wheeler-13. And so said motion failed. Mr. Turney then moved to fill said blank with the sum of $1000which motion prevailed. And so said blank was filled with one thou sand dollars. Mr. Smith moved that the blank be filled with $700 as the salaries of the clerks of the branches of said bank. And thereupon the question was had, and determined in the affirmative-ayes 4, noes 18. The ayes and noes being demanded,, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Marshall, Reneau, Sevier and Smith-4. The negative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Terry, Turney, Walton, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coc-18. And so said motion was rejected. Mr. Sevier then moved to fill said blank with the sum of 'six hundred dollars,' which motion also failed. Mr. Love moved to fill said blank with the sum of five hundred dollars, and the question being thereon had, said resolution prevailed.-And so said blank was filled with the sum of five hundred dollars. Mr. Jones of Hickman moved to strike out so much of said bill as authorizes the employment of a teller at the principal bank, which motion failed. Mr. Jones of Hickman then offered the following, to wit: Be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for a greater number of of ficers to be employed at any Branch of the Bank of Tennessee except the Directors, than one President, one Cashier and one Clerk. And it shall not be lawful for the principal bank of Tennessee to have a greater number than one Cashier, one Teller, one President and two Clerks. Mr. Love moved to amend said amendment by striking out "two" and inserting "three clerks," which motion prevailed. And thereupon the question was had on she adoption of the amendment offered by Mr. Jones of Hickman and determined in the negative-ayes 11, nocs 12. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Ashe, Balch, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Turney, Walton, Wheeler and Yoakum-II. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Jennings, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Terry, Warner and Speaker Coe-12. And so said amendment was rejected. Mr. Brown offered an amendment in lieu of the whole from the enacting clause, "providing that the salaries of all the officers of the Bank of Tennessee, he reduced one fourth from the present sums." And thereupon the question was had and determined in the negative, ay es 8, noes 15. The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Jennings, Marshall, Rencau, Sevier, Smith and Speaker Coc-S. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Ashe, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Terry, Turney, Walton, Warner, and Yoakumi-15. So said amendment was rejected. Whereupon Mr. Laughlin moved a re-consideration of the vote on said amendment of Mr. Brown's, which motion prevailed. Mr. Gillespy noved a re-consideration of the vote rejecting the amendment offered by Mr. Jones of Hickman, which motion prevailed. And thereupon the question was had on the adoption of said amendment, and it was adopted. The question then recurred upon the amendment of Mr. Brown's in lieu of the original bill, which being had, said amendment was rejected. The question then "shall the bill pass?" being put, it was determined in the affirmative-ayes 12 noes 9. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Ashe, Balch, Gillespy, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Turney, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-12. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Brown, Frey, Hardwicke, Jennings, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith and Speaker Coe-9. And so said bill passed its third reading, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. The Senate took up on its third reading a bill for the relief of Robert S. Morris, Clerk of the county court of Rutherford county, which was read and passed-ayes 18. The ayes and noes being demanded the affirmative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Smith, Walton, Warner, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-18. And so said bill passed its third and last reading, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to authorize Allen White to open a turnpike road in Warner and Marion counties, A bill to extend certain privileges to the owners of iron works, A bill to incorporate an academy in the county of Claiborne to be called the Powells Valley Male Academy. A bill to explain an act passed Jan. 1838 ch. 109. A bill supplemental to an act passed Jan. 19th 1838, to charter the White, Creek Springs Company, And A bill to restore Isaac George to the right of citizenship; all of which were severally read a third time and passed, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives, A bill to prevent frauds in entering land previously appropriated, was read a third time and passed-ayes 21. The ayes and noes being demanded the affirmative voters were Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Turney, Walton, Warner, Wheeler, and · ' Speaker Coe-21. And said bill passed its third and last reading, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill making compensation to John C. M'Lemore for certain valuable record books now in the Secretary's office, was taken up and read, Mr. Jones of Lincoln moved to amend said bill by striking out the proviso requiring the Secretary of State to pay one half of the fee required to be paid into the Treasury; which amendment was adopted.and thereuson the bill passed its third reading-ayes 14, noes S. The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Aslie, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Smith, Turney, Walton and Speaker Coe-14. Those who voted in the negative were, Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Jones of Hickman, Reneau, Sevier, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum~8. And so said bill passed its third reading, was ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to reappoint Dr. Gerard Troost to the office of geologist, mineralogist and assayer of the State of Tennessee, was read. Mr. Jones of Lincoln moved to strike out from the second section 'one thousand dollars as the compensation of said Geologist,' &c. and insert in lieu thereof five hundred dollars;' which amendment was agreed to, and thereupon the bill passed-ayes 13, noes 10. The ayes and noes being required by the constitution, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Ashe, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith and Yoakum-13. The negative voters were - Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Love, Terry, Turney, Warner, Wheeler 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 incorporate the Memphis manufacturing company was read a third time and passed-ayes 14, noes 8. The ayes and nocs being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Ashe, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Jennings, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Sevier, Terry, Turney and Speaker Coe-14. The negative voters were, Messrs. Balch, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-S. And so said bill passed its third reading was ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to amend an act entitled, an act to incorporate the Lagrange and Memphis rail road company, passed Dec. 14, 1835, and the internal improvement acts of 1836 and 1837, was read a third time and rejected-ayes 10, noes 12. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Brown, Gillespy, Jennings, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Smith, Turney, Wheeler and Speaker Coe--10. The negative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Fiey, Hardwicke. Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Sevier, Terry, Walton, Warner and Yoakum-12. And so said bill was rejected. A bill to increase the salaries of the Supreme Court Judges hereafter to be elected, was read a third time, and on motion of Mr. Anderson, was indefinitely postponed--ayes 13, noes 9. The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Ashe, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Reneau, Terry, Walton, Warner and Wheeler-13. The negative voters were Messrs. Brown, Hardwicke, Jennings, Marshall, Sevier, Smith, Turney, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-9. And so said bill was indefinitely postponed. A bill from the House of Representatives, entitled a bill to incorporate the Tazewell and Sevierville Turnpike Company, was taken up and read. Mr. Yoakum moved to strike out the second section of said bill--. which motion failed. Mr. Walton moved to strike out the twelfth section of said bill, which motion prevailed.. Mr. Jones of Hickman thereupon offered the following amendment, to wit: Be it enacted, That a majority of the justices of the peace in each of the counties through which said road is hereby intended to run, shall by a vote entered on the minutes of the county courts respectively, assent to the rights and privileges granted in this act, otherwise said road shall not be located in either county, as contemplated in this act. Mr. Reneau moved to lay said amendment on the table; which motion prevailed. The question then recurred upon the passage of the bill, and the question 'shall the bill pass?' being put, it was determined in the negative-ayes 10, noes 13. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Ashe, Brown Frey, Gillespy, Jennings, Reneau, Terry and Speaker Coe--10. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Balch, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Sevier, Smith, Turney, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-13. So said bill was rejected, and then FRIDAY MORNING, Jan. 17, 1840. Mr. Marshall from the committee on the judiciary, to whom was referred a bill to explain and amend the law in relation to notaries public, reported that the committee have had the same under consideration, and had instructed him to recommend the striking therefrom the preamble thereto, and with that amendment to recommend its passage.-The said report was concurred with, the bill read a second time and passed. |