Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1853-12-21
H0USE-MoRN1NG SESSION.

the resolution adopted.
| The Senate took recess until half past 2 o'clock
HOUSE-MoRNrNG SESSION.
| TUESDAY, Dec. 20.
/ The House met pursuant to adjournment.
| Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. BAKER.
| Mr.. SYKES, chairman of the committee of Ways
and Means, reported on bills and petitions, &c,
! heretofore referred to said committee.
! Mr.. SMITH of Davidson chairman of the com
mittee on Internal improvements reported on a bill
heretofore referred to that committee.
Mr.. STEWART introduced a resolution proposing
to adjourn over to the first January next.
Mr. WOOD of Fentress introduced bill to APP
point commissioners on SCOTS Turnpike Road; read
first time and passed.
Mr.. CAvTTT introduced bin to prevent illegal
marriages; read first time and passed.
Resolution proposing that The Legislature adjourn
on the 3lst day Of January sine de- read and in
defnately postponed.
Resolution directory to the Comptroller on the
subject of school funds said to have been withheld
from Wayne county; read and adopted
On motion of Mr.. SMITH, Of Davidson, the House
took up a bill to amend the act to incorporate the
Sewanee Mining Company; read third time and
passed.
On motion of Mr. WINCHESTER, the House took
up bill for the relief Of Sumner county; which was
read third time and passed
On motion of Mr.. WALLACE the House took up
a bill for the benefit Of Blount county; read second
time and passed.
On motion Of Mr. MABRY, Of Knox, the House
took up House bill for the benefit Of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum at Knoxville; read second time. Mr.
LANE offered an amendment proposing to appro-
pirate eight thousand dollars to the Memphis Hos
pital Mr. MUM proposed to amend the amend
meut by appropriatng thirtv-fve hundred dollars to
the State Hospital at Nashville, which was accept
ed by Mr.. LAME; amendment adopted and bill pass
ed and referred.
Mr. LIZARD, chairman of the committee on the
Lunatic Asylum, reported on a Senate bin on the
subject the Asylum, which had been previously
referred to said committee
SENATE BILLS ON FIRST READIyG.
Bill TO authorize the Jews Of Davidson to estab-
fish a burial ground and synagogue. &C.; read,
passed and referred.
Bill to incorporate Henderson Masonic Female
College, amended and passed.
Bill to incorporate the United Consuls Mining
Company; read and passed.
Bill toincorporate the United Cocoa Mining Com;
pany: read and passed
Bill to incorporate the Jasper Mining Company;
read and passed.
Bill directing the Comptroller to pay W F. Bang
d Co. certain monies read and passed
Bill to amend the Tennessee and Alabama Rail
road charter sc; read and passed.
Bill to prevent frauds in elections; read and
passed.
Bill to distribute equally certain school monies;
read passed and referred.
Bill to incorporate the Tennessee Smelling Com
pany; read and passed.
Bill to repeal the 8 sec of an act passed day
Of IS; passed and referred.
Bill to require Justices of the Peace TO take bail
in certain cases; read and passed.
Bill to incorporate the Blountville and Middleton
Turnpike Company; read and passed.
Bill to authorize the county courts to apprOpri-
ate money in certain cases; passed.
Then on motion the House adjourned until p
o'clock, p. NJ.
HOUSEKEEPING SESSION.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
Bill directory to the Comptroller read and
passed
Bill to authorize the election of one Revenue Col
lector in each county, by the people read, and on
motion of Mr.. House the bill was amended so as to
authorize the election of Tobacco Inspectors. Mr..
Clemens moved to indefinitely postpone the bill
and amendments which motion prevailed.
Bill to encourage Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts; read and Mr.. Holmes offered an amendment
to strike out Jackson and insert Memphis. Mr..
moved to lay the amendment on the
table; whereupOn, on motion, the bill was made the
special order of the day for the first Thursday N
January next
Bill to incorporate the Dover Female Academy /
read and passed over informally.
On motion of Mr.. Lilard the House took up a .
DILL to incorporate the Cherokee Mining Company |
read and passed third time.
Bill to incorporate the Fountain Creek and Ber-
in Turnpike Company; read second time and pas.
3ed.
On motion Of Mr. Steele the House took UP a
Dill to incorporate the Silver Creek and Lewsburg
Turnpike Company; read second time and passed
On motion Of Mr.. ChambIss the House took up
he bill to amend the charter of the Nashville and
cincinnati Railroad Company; which was read
The question being on the motion Of Mr., Win
hester to strike out one section of the BILL the eff
ect of which would be to retain Gallatin as a point
n the charter. The striking out was opposed by
,Iessrs. Thompson and Martin, and the proposition
vas supported by Messrs. Winchester and Stewart,
speeches Of consid, rabe length. Pending tn mo-
ion, on motion the House adjourned until 10 o'clock
o-mOrrow morning.