The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1852-01-23
LEGIsI,ATIyE-IN PART.

but one mail through from that city since
our last publication day, owing, we pre-
sumo, 10 bad roads and the extreme COLI
weather. II is little vexatious aud IN
pleasant to have so many failures oil ih'
mails TO record, but we suppose u canno
be helped under The existing state oil things
and as grumbling wont correct the abuse
or edify our readers, we shall hereafter
keep silence on the subject, censoi'ns our
self with the fact, that although ,Ife'Nash
vile papers may sometimes fail 10 contain
legislative intelligence of a very tangible
character, the representatives from the hi.
wassee and Ocoee country are unilrlng in
their efforts TO keep their constituents FULLY
advised upon all! matters Of Legislation,
In The House on the l2rh, the bill TO al
low consiables one year TO close up Their
unsettled business after being ogt CT office
was indefinitely postponed. Se bill 10
amend the tipping laws of the Stale passed
a Sd reading. The bill prohibits persons
from acting as clerks in uppl Aeuses
WHO are incompetent to give e%p 'Facc
agains, white man. 1s%&
In the Senate, MIR. Gillespie SzS'oduced
bill 10 improve the navlga'ion:of Tennes"
see river. House bill 10 incorporate the
PikevlIe and Jasper railroad company,
passed Sd reading in the Senate.
In the House on the 18th, Mr.. Jackson,
from the committee on Banks, reported the
bill 10 re-establsh the branch bank al
Athens, and recommended its passage
Report cencurreG in and bill passed on %
reading. The bill 10 regulate The juTlsdIc-
ton of Justices Of the peace on notes oil
hand, passed Sd reading. A bill was in
troduced on the 18th 10 reduce the terms Of
The Circuit Court, and passed lst reading
The bill appropria,lpg $4,000 Tor lpproV-
ing the navigation OF Lille Tennessee river
passed n % reading. The bill Tor The re.
lief of Jas. Smith, o! Polk county. passed
Sd reading.
10 the Senate on the l5b, the bill to IN
crea Sc The fees of Clerks and Masters was
indefinitely postponed.
House bills on third reading.
To compel the attendance OF Witnesses
before Justices of the Pence, referred; TO
consrue Tho laws Of this Stale IN relation
to free persons of color, rejected, to inccr-
porate The Smiihville Hotel company pass
ed: to charter the Junction Railroad GONNA
nv and for other purposes. laid on the table;
to incorporate the institution OF 81. Agnes,
pissed; to incorporate the Jasper and Pike
vile railroad company. passed.
In the House, the bill to abolish the Chan.
Gerry Court of this State was indefinitely
pos, poned. The bill to amend the tipping
laws vas also Indefinitely postponed. The
House accepted nm invitation u ride ON the
railroad. (AhemD
In the Senate on the I6lh. Mr.. Deaderick
from the committee on Ir1ernnls Inpfbvs'-
ments, reported favornby on the .bsa 10 re-
establish q system of Internal Improve
men,s. On motion of Mr.. Stark. the bill
was laid on rhe tnble, and made the order
for Wedne ,day next. The vote rejecting
the Greene county militia bill was recon
sidered, on motion Of Mr.. Doyle, and after
n most signully effective speech in favor OF
the militia system. painting in glowing col
ors the peculiar beauties of militia muslers'
such as "swoppina horses" "blscking
eyes," etc., by Mr.. D.. Senate amendment
was stricken out, aud bill passed ID read
ing. . So, s
In the House the bill 10 establish sys.
ten of Internal improvements. was passed
on I'd reading after numerous amendments
were adopted. Mr.. Ne,herIanj, from the
committee on The Judiciary, reported the bill
to prescribe the mode OF submitting The
proposed amendments to the constitution to
The people. The COMMITTEE are OF oplnlon
that they should be submitted ct The genera
election in 1853. The report and bill were
laid on the table.
The Augusta ConsIitutohaist and Re-
public of yesterday states thrt on Sunday