Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-12
HOUSE-EyEsISG Session.

HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND READING.
To amend several acts chartering the Shelbyyille
and Fayetteville Turnpike Company, &c, &c; passed
Bill to protect orphan children.
MIR. COOPER moved to amend the caption so as to
read bill to Cypress widows.
Mr. ODELL rose to explain: it was not to Cypress
widows; tie widow has lifetime estate III the
property and when she would pass away from the
walks of women, she wouldn't want it any more,
and the children would get IT. now second husband
might drink it all up
The amendment was rejected. -
Mr.. Cooke moved to indefinitely postpone the
BILL carried Ayes, 81; noes %. fE4
To amend tho law regulating Beams Station
Turnpike road, Sc; passed
To amend several acts incorporating the city of
Knoxville.
Mr. WHEELER offered an amendment incerpora-
ting the town of Jacksboro which was adopted;
and the bill passed as amended
To amend the charter of the Nashville and North
| Western Railroad.
Mr. BAILEY moved to strike out the proviso that
the "road shall pass through Dickson county.
| Mr. MATHIS opposed the amendment, did also
| Mr. Lucas; after some discussion Mr.. Lucas moved
to lay the amendment on the table, which was
| agreed to.
Mr.. SrovALL moved to strike out beginning at
! the Mobile and Ohio Railroad"
Mr. MATHIS objected to the amendment.
Mr.. Lucas moved to lay the amendment on the
table, and withdrew at the request of Mr.. Cavitt,
who spoke in favor of the bill before the House,
which he believed was essential to secure the con-
structon of the road at all Unless this bill pass
he believed the building of the road entirely I'M
| certain.
Mr.. RICHARDSON spoke in favor of Mr.. Stovalls
amendment He believed that if the bill passed
without this amendment it would have the effect of
changing the terminus of the road from New Ma
| drid Bend to Hickman County, Kentucky.
Mr. SYKES wished to ask question: Whether, If
a Road be chartered with fixed termini and re-
ceives the privilege of State aid and subsequent
Legislature should change the points or termin,
would not such Legislation operate to release indi-
vdual subscribers anddeprve the Road of the State
ad2
Mr. LUCAS denied that there was any Intention
to change the Western terminus After some fur
Their remarks Mr.. Lucas renewed his motion to lay
Mr. StovalIs amendment on the table; whereupon
Mr. Stovall called for the ayes and noes.
; And the motion to lay on the table prevailed,
ayes 49, noes, 26
And the question recurring on the passage of the
bill it was decided in the affirmative and the bill
passed second reading.
Mr. LAMB moved to refer the bill to the Commit
tee on Internal Improvements, which motion was
| lost
Bill to authorize the Trustees of Bolivar Academy
to loan money, &c, passed.
between Cannon and DeKalb counties, passed.
Bill to change the line between Lawrence and
Giles counties passed.
Bill for the benefit OF Widows and Minors.
Mr. MORRIS, of Cooke moved to amend the cap
ton so as to read a, "Bll to exempt from taxation
$1,000 worth Of property in the hands of widows
and minors.
The bill and amendment were, on motion of Mr..
STEELE indefinitely postponed.
The bill TO give State aid TO the Brownsville,
Elizabethton, and Cranberry Iron works Turnpike
Company was, on motion of Mr.. HEBB indefinitely
postponed
Bill to amend the charter of Taylorsville Turn
pike company, and Brownsville SC. Turnpike CON-
pany, passed.
Bill to prescribe the duties of the Courts in Ger
tain cases
Mr.. CHAMBLIss moved to indefinitely postpone it,
which motion prevailed.
Bill to incorporate Spring Street Bridge company,
passed.
Bill to amend the Act on Banking
Mr. BULLEN moved its indefinite postponement.
Mr.. SYKES moved to refer it to the Committee on
Judiciary, which motion prevailed.
Bill to incorporate the Altonl Mining and Smelt-
lug company, passed
Bill to charter Memphis building and Loan As
ISOLATION, passed.
Bill to repeal the Act making the Middle Fork Of
Forked Deer River navigabe passed.
Bill to reclaim overflowed lands in Lauderdale
Dyer and Obion.
Mr.. Lucas moved its reference to the Committee
on Internal mprovements.-Lost and bill passed.
Mr. RICHARDSON renewed the motion to refer
which prevailed. --7----
Bill to repeal part of an act authorizing Joseph
Hucherson &c, to open Turnpike road, &c, pas
sed.
Mr.. COOPER moved an adjournment, which was
carried; and the House adjourned until tomorrow
morning at 81 o'clock.
CoRREcuoN.-It was not Mr. WILLIAMS, but Mr..
MARTIN of Wilson, for whom leave of absence was
asked and obtained as reported yesterday.
Mr.. SYKES desires me to explain that his remark
near the close of his speech promising to vote for
bill to repeal all laws granting divorces should be
qualified so to except such divorces as are deman-
ded on canonica grounds. REPORTER