The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1851-10-24
LEGISLATIVE.

rions, and O'her business. As yet, most
I hat has been done il rather Of n pre'ImI-
nary cha-sc'er, and it is not necessary sc
should publish ell the proceedings in de-
tail. We shall however endcavor to keep
our readers promptly advised upon all mat.
tprs Of public and general character. The
Banner. Wing. and American contain full
reports Of The proceedings. and we tender
our thanks to the publishers for their cour>
'esy in sending us their daily and trl week
ly issues.
In The House. on the 10Th, the bill to re-
pea the act authorizing the Lying out of
public road from Athens to Telllco Plains,
wss read. amended, and passed its final
reading.
Tne two houses met in convention and
re elected Hon. +. Alexander Judge OF
the Cd judicial circuit BY unanimous v";e;
Hon Edmund Dliahuo'y Judge OF the Sih
judicial d>lric'; and Hon. Jno. iced Judge
the l0h judicial district.
John NJ. Morris. Of Jackson. wss elected
Register of The Western District, and the
convention then dissolved.
A bill has been introduced in the house
and passed q frs, reading, to proteetA'e
homestead. Mr. Henry, Of Bradley, miro
duced Z bill to prevent ohsrucions being
placed on railroads within the State Of Ten.
nessee. Passed.
l7lh, bill was introduced in the Senate
TO abolish the Chancery Court system OF
this Safe, which was referred TO the JUDI
ciarv committee, and the committee rec"mr
mended its rejection. In the house, Mr..
Cooke introduced resolution directory 10
the judiciary Committee, to enquire into
the expedencv of reducing the terms OF
the courts. In the afternoon the two houses
met in convention 10 elect a public printer.
Mr.. Cameron, of Williamson county. and
Messrs. Bang, Mckenzie g. Co.. were put in
nominations The vote was, for Bang, Nc.
Kenni, g. Co. 4S; for Mr.. Cam doth :
Convention then dissolved. The resolution
providing for the election of Attorney Gen.
era in the I'd circuit, and Comptroller. on
the 2slh, was adopted BY both houses. The
22d was greed upon for the election Of Sec
rotary of State.
18Th, in the house, the bill to establish
chancery court ct Blnun'vile was passed
on third reading. Tie bill to regulate the
emancipation Of slaves coming up. passed
a second reading and was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. The bill is an i'm.
porlan, one, providing that slaves shnl u only
be emanclpa,ed by petition TO the county
court. majority of the justices voting for
the emancipation Of the slaves, and bond
and freehold security in treble the vulue of
the slaves-condi,ional. Tint the rmancl>
pateG sluve shall forthwith leave the United
States bnd Territories thereof. The subse.
qpent section provides that no slave be
una nc; pnied by will or otherwise except on
ppica,ion as aforesaid to the county court
That if the slaves shall not leave The Uni
ted States and territories thereof in six
months, or having left should return. they
forfeit their right TO freedom and are TO be
sold into slavery md proceeds to constitute
a portion of the Common School Fund
That if they do not leave or return ~ nfore
sal the bead i. forfeited, and tie Attorney
6 enpraI Of the psIric, shall bring suit on
he same and the proceeds to constitute q
portion Of the Common School Fund.
Goth. In the Senate. Mr.. McLain called
up the resolution to provide for dislricune
The State, and moved 10 amend by making
the committee consist Of and Is from the
Senate and House respectively. instead Of
8 and 5. The resolution was adopted as
amended.
A message from the House announced
the passage of resolution to provide for
the election of Chancellor for the Eastern
Division of the State on the 25lh al 10 am.
In the House, the Judiciary Commi,Iee
reported iavorablv upon the following bill
and resolutions: The bill TO provide for tie
pay of Jurors. The resolution to reduce
the terms OF the circuit court 10 Two. The
bill to proven. the placing Of distractions
on railroads.
Mr.. Stephens introduced bill TO re-es
,ablish the Athens Bank. Passed first
reading. Mr.. WIsener. a resolution pro-
v,dinc for the election of U. S. Senator on
the % inst. The resolution instructing the
judiciary committee TO inquire into the ex.
pedieucy of repeating the law for the bene.
f, OF married women, was, on motion OF
Mr.. Pope, indefinitely postponed. The
resolution providing for the election Of q
Chancellor for East Tennessee on the 2Oth
inst, was amended by substituting 2Slh for
2Olh, and adopted. Mr.. Cooke a bill TO
regulate the reception Of pauper patients
INTO The Lunaiic Asylum. Passed first
reading, and referred TO committee on Lu
na,,c Asylum. The bill 10 give further
time to perfect titles 10 land in this State,
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