on the Obion river and for other purposes, was read a third time and passed-ayes 20. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Jennings, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Terry, Turney, Walton, Warner, Wheeler, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-20. Mr. Jones of Lincoln voting in the negative. And so said bill passed its third reading was ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to encourage the manufacturing of iron in the Ocoee district, was read. Mr. Gillespy offered an amendment thereto, which was accepted. Thereupon the bill passed its third reading-ayes 14, noes 8. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Love, Reneau, Sevier, Smith, Terry, Wheeler and Speaker Coe-14. The negative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Ashe, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Turney, Walton, Warner and Yoakum-S. So said bill passed its third reading, was ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to establish the county of Macon, in honor of Nathaniel Macon, of North Carolina, was read a third time and passed, and ordered to be transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to incorporate the Sommerville college, in the county of Fayette, A bill to explain and make more plain the first and second sections of an act passed 19th Feb. 1836, entitled an act to provide for the appointment of a collector of the revenue, and to define his duties, and A bill to refund to Brice A. Collins twenty-six dollars and fifty cents, were severally read a second time and passed. A bill giving further time for running out entries and obtaining grants founded on good and valid warrants, was read a third time and rejected. A bill to confer certain privileges on the commissioners of the town of Dyersburg, and A bill to alter and amend the several acts in relation to the Bean's Station turnpike road, were each and severally read a third time, passed and ordered to be transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to amend the act incorporating the town of Sommerville in the county of Fayette, was read. Mr. Brown offered an amendment thereto, which was accepted; and thereupon the bill passed its second reading. A bill to amend the charter of Aaron Higginbotham's turnpike road, A bill for the benefit of certain persons residing on part of Walden's Ridge, in Rhea county, A bill to repeal an act entitled an act to attach a part of Perry county to the county of Wayne, passed Dec. 26, 1837, A bill to explain an act passed Nov. 7, 1837, conferring additional authority on the community of the town of Perryville, and for other purposes. A bill to incorporate the Central Female Academy at Hartsville, A bill to authorize a special term of the Chancery Court at Somerville, with an ameedment thereto, offered by Mr. Sevier, A bill to repeal all laws declaring Wolf river navigable, and A bill granting further time to Samuel B. Mead to complete his road across the Lookout and Raccoon mountains, were each and severally read a third time, passed and ordered to be transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to alter and amend the 11th section of chapter 17, of the public acts of 1935-6, was read. Mr. Marshall offered an amendment thereto, which was accepted. Mr. Marshall offered an additional amendment thereto, providing that when any bill ia chancery shall be filed, to enforce the specific execution of any contract, or to enforce a lien upon property, and the contract or lien upon which the bill is filed shall not be registered, the filing of the bill shall have the same power as the registration of the paper; and if the suit be prosecuted with effect, shall operate to give the lien from the filing of the bill. And thereupon the question was had and determined in the negative-ayes 10, noes 13. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Anderson, Brown, Frey, Jennings, Marshall, Sevier, Smith, Walton, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-10. The negative voters were, Messrs. Aiken, Ashe, Balch, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Terry, Turney, Warner and Wheeler,-13. So said amendment was rejected, and thereupon the bill passed its second reading. A bill to provide for the entry of sites for meeting and school houses in the Ocoee district, was read a third time and rejected, ayes 8, noes 15. The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Ashe, Brown, Gillespy, Jennings, Sevier, Terry and Speaker Coe-8. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Frey, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Smith, Turney, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-15. So said bill was rejected. A bill to incorporate the town of Charleston, and A bill to amend an act constituting Robert Burke proprietor of a turnpike road from Sparta to the Crab Orchard, passed 21st October, 1831, were each and severallyread a third time and rejected. A bill to authorize William Brown, Joseph Kimbrough and William K. Waddy to open a turnpike road was read, and amended by Mr. Terry, providing that persons with their stock going to or returning from the range, shall be exempt from the payment of toll. Thereupon the bill passed its third and last time, and ordered to be transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill to incorporate the Memphis Female Academy, and for other purposes, was read a third time, passed and ordered to be transmitted to the House of Representatives. A bill for the relief of Henry Stevens of Monroe county, was read a third time and passed-ayes 13, noes 7. The ayes and noes being demanded those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Balch, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Jennings, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Walton. Wheeler and Yoakum-13. Messrs. Ashe, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Terry, Turney, Warner and Speaker Coe-7. And said bill passed its third and last reading, ordered to be engrossed and transmitted to the House of Representatives. Then the Senate adjourned. TUESDAY MORNING, Jan. 28, 1840. Mr. Laughlin submitted the following, to wit: Whereas certain grants were referred to the Secretary of State as commissioner of lands claims, by a resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the 27th of September, 1832, and the claimants not being able at the time to produce such proof as the Secretary required, by reason of which the claims haye been postponed, and manifest injustice is likely to be done particularly to some heirs who knew not what steps to take so as to obtain their rights. And whereas they have since procured all the evidence from North Carolina which they believe it is in their power to provide. Now therefore, Resolved by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the Secretary of State together with the Comptroller of the Treasury examine the aforesaid claims together with the proof adduced, and when they are of opinion that the law and justice of the case authorizes the issuance of a certificate, the same shall be issued as heretofore in other cases, provided a certificate has not already issued on said grant or grants. And provided further that such evidence be adduced of the loss or destruction by fire or otherwise of the original warrants upon which said grants were issued, as may satisfy the Secretary and Comptroller of the loss of the same. The resolution heretofore submitted by Mr, Marshall, refering grant grant No. 3300 to the Secretary of State for adjudication, was taken up read and adopted-ayes 15, noes 6. The ayes and noes being demanded the affirmative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Sevier, Smith, Terry, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum-15. The negative voters were Messrs. Aiken, Brown, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Turney and Speaker Coe-6. And so said resolution was adopted. The resolution heretofore submitted by Mr. Love referring land warraat No. 1239, to the Secretary of State for adjudication, with the amendment thereto proposed by Mr. Brown, was taken up, and Mr. Brown offered an amendment in lieu of the whole as follows, to wit: Resolved, That the Secretary of State shall have powerr and is hereby authorized to issue certificate warrants to such person as had or may present interfering claims founded on a bona fide warrant. And to adjudicate all original North Carolina land warrants and certificate warrants that is good and valid, and certify the same. And such warrant when so certified shall be subject to entry south and west of the congressional reservation line, as other warrants have been heretofore. entered so as not to interfere with any occupant claims. Mr. Gillespy moved to lay said amendment on the table. And thereupon the question was had and determined in the affirmative-ayes 12, noes 9. The ayes and noes being demanded, the affirmative voters were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Laughlin, Marshall, Warner and Yoakum-12. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Love, Reneau, Sevier, Terry, Turney, Walton and Speaker Coe-9. So said amendment was ordered to the table. The question then recurred upon the adoption of the said resolution, and being thereon had it was determined in the affirmative-ayes 12, noes 9. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Gillespy, Jennings, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Sevier, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum -12. The negative voters were Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Frey, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Reneau, Terry, Turney and Speaker Coe-9. So said resolution was adopted. The resolution heretofore submitted by Mr. Warner referring grant No. 62, to the Secretary of State for adjudication, was taken up, read and adopted-ayes 14, noes 7. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Frey, Gillespy, Jennings, Laughlin, Love, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Walton, Warner, Wheeler and Yoakum, 14. The negative voters were, Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Jones of Hickman, Jones of Lincoln, Terry, Turney and Speaker Coe-7. So said resolution was adopted. Mr. Jennings submitted the following: Resolved, That the Inspectors of the Penitentiary be, and they are hereby instructed to fix the prices of articles to be sold at such rates as would be reasonable for articles of a similar quality made and manufactured by mechanics, provided that they shall not be fixed at such rates as will prevent the sale of the same. Resolved, That the articles now on hand at the penitentiary shall as far as possible, consistently with the interest of the State generally, be exported for sale in other States, and that all articles hereafter to be manufactured, shall be manufactured with a view to their sale out of the State of Tennessee. Resolved, That all new convicts shall hereafter be employed in work that shall conflict least with the interest of the mechanics of Tennes see. Resolved, That nothing herein contained shall be so construed, so as to forbid the inspectors of the penitentiary to sell all articles manufactured at the institution within the limits of the State, if such sale will insure a greater profit than can be procured by importation and sales made abroad. And the rule being suspended requiring resolutions to lie one day on the table, Mr. Wheeler moved to strike out all after the first resolution. Mr. Coe move to postpone the resolution and motion of Mr. Wheeler to strike out until the 4th day of July next. And thereupon the question was had and determined in the negative-ayes 10, noes 12. The ayes and noes being demanded, those who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Anderson, Balch, Hardwicke, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Smith, Turney, Warner, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-10. The negative voters were Messrs. Ashe, Brown, Frey, Gillespy, Jennings, Jones of Lincoln, Marshall, Reneau, Sevier, Terry, Walton and Wheeler-12. So said motion to postpone failed." The question then recurred upon the proposition of Mr. Wheeler to strike out, and being had it was determined in the negative-ayes 9, noes 14. The ayes and noes being demanded the affirmative voters were Messrs. Ashe, Frey, Gillespy, Jones of Lincoln, Reneau, Sevier, Turney, Warner and Wheeler-9. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Aiken, Anderson, Balch, Brown, Hardwicke, Jennings, Jones of Hickman, Laughlin, Marshall, Smith, Terry, Walton, Yoakum and Speaker Coe-14. So said motion to strike out was not sustained. The question was then had on the adoption of the resolution, which was determined in the negative-ayes 5, noes 16. |