Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-11-18

deeds executed by county court
clerks. Passed, ayes "a, noes 0.
The bill TO incorporate the Tens
nessee Mining, Manufacturing and
! Transportation company. Passed
lst reading.
MIR. Whitfield introduced resos
luton in regard to the extension of
the law of Congress in relation to
the halfpay Of widows and orphans
of certain officers and soldiers of
the Mexican war. Laid on the ta-
bic.
Senate bill to create convention
al interest was referred to the Judi
ciary committee.
House of Representatives.
On motion OF Mr.. Richardson
theresolution providing for the hold
ing of night sessions and adjourn>
ing sine die on the 1st of January;
1872, was taken up.
MIR. Simpson, of Humphreys, of
fered a substitute for the resolution
which declares that until otherwise
ordered, The House shall meet daily
at 9 o'clock, A. NJ, take arecess at
II till 2 O'Clock, P. NJ, meet again
at 2 O'Clock and adjourn at four
O'clock, P. Nj. This Substitute was
amended on motion of Mr., Jackson,
so as to provide that no general bill
shall be passed or its third reading
after three o'clock, and then accept
ed, and the resolution as amended
was adopted.
The bill to charter the Louisville
aud Nashville railroad company
having been taken up,
An amendment was adopted lin
ting the existence Of the company
to 999 years.
Mr.. Guild then offered an amend
meut providing that similar priv
lIeges TO those granted in the char
tier shall be granted by the Legisla
!. ture Iof Kentucky TO citizens o
Tennessee who may ask the RICH
of way to Dauville, KY. This
amendment was also adopted.
The bill was then passed on z
reading.
! WEDNESDAY, Nov. ID. /
Mr. Wester called up the resolu
ton to provide for the election Of tw,
U. S. Senators ON Monday the 10th
!, and it was amended SO as to real
Friday l4th.e
On motion of Mr. Gillespie, it wa
. further amended so as to read on
, instead of iao0 Senators, ayes IA, noe
I, and motion made by Mr. Ander
J son to lay it on the table having fail
. ed, ayes 4,.noes II, the resolution
, was adopted, aud transmitted to th
House.
House Of Representatives.
Mr.. Whitaker offered a resolution
directory to the Comptroller, proyi
. ding for paying the commissioners 70
assessing the value of the States in
terest in the Memphis and LaGrang
railroad.
On motion of Mr.. McCleary, th
resolution providing for the election
Of United States Senator on the ! II
inst, was taken up.
Mr.. Mosby moved to lay it on th
table. The motion was rejected.
The resolution was then adopted
A motion to transmit it to TIL
. Senate, made by D1r. McCleary, wa
rejected.
THURSDAY, Nov. Is.
}, Mr.. Bradbury, from the cemmitte'
{ on Military Affairs, reported in favo
Iof the bill to exempt soldiers of TIN
Mexican war from militia musters.
Mr.. Whitfield Offered an amendment
to provide for the Suppression ofmil
f Iitia mastering entirely, which wa
lost, and the bill laid on the table.
1 The bill TO reduce taxes on the PEG
ple-to repeal the tax on salt, sugar
coffee, &c, brought from neighbor
ing State by farmers, passed thir(
reading, ayes "a, noes 1.
House of Representatives.
i; Senate bills pissed tArdreqdlng.
The bill to vest in circuit courts
the power to restore persons to The
rights of citizenship.
The bill to amend the crimina
laws of the State.
! House JiHs on Third reqdgng.
To amend the act of2d February,
1850, Oh. 267, entitled an act to
amend an act for the punishment Of
small offences, passed January l,
llS4S. Passed ayes 68, noes 2.