Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-18
U0USE-MoRSSG SESSION.
TUESDAY. Jan. l..
House met pursuant to adjournment:

House met pursuant to adjournment:
After the reading Of the Journal of yesterday,
Mr. Stovall presented petition from citizens of
Troy in Obion county, for the relief OF Jos. h. o.
Neal signed by 200 names; read and reterredt to the
committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Wynn: a petition from citizens Of Stewart,
on teaching negroes mechanic arts praying law to
prohibit it. read
Mr. Odell said it was disgrace to this House to
read such petition; lie moved to refer 1t to COM
mittee on BuncOmuc, which motion he amended
by moving to lay on the table, which lost when
Mr. Odel renewed his motion to refer to Buncombe.
Mr.. House thought the citizens of Stewart ought
to be treated with more respect and that the pc
ttion ought to be referred to a committee OF tins
House, and let it receive due consideration.
Mr. Odeli continued the discussion. by permission
Of the House-the memorial ought to be sent to
Seward or some other aboltionist.
Mr. Greer moved its indefinite postponement.
Mr. House was contending for a principle. He
wanted some gentleman to explain the difference
between a negro mechanic and convict mechanic.
He could see no more disgrace in one case than the
other He thought the petitioners were entitled
to some respect.
Mr. Thompson supported Mr.. Odell's views.
Mr.. Greer renewed his motion; or else to send it
to John Van Buren,.
Mr. 1Iebb thought the petition ought not to be
received. The next thing would be that we must
the petition be not entertained
Mr. Wynn defended the petition, denying that
there was any abolitionism in it,
The discussion was continued by Mr.. Bailey,
who though opposed to the measure, yet thought
that the right Of petition should be respected.
Mr., Odel thought there was something "rotten
in Denmark about that petition Was it not got
up by mechanics. The gentleman from Stewart is
silent, and silence is consent Now suppose farm
ers get up petition to prohibit teaching negroes
agricultural arts. Mr.. Q. continued his remarks at
some length.
And the question being on Mr. Hebb's motion
to reject the petition, it was agreed TO and the petit
ton rejected.
Mr. Hawkins: a memorial embodying several
resolutions, (Which the Reporter will insert in a
note) signed by j. G. Greenwood.
Mr.. Pope moved to print 500 copies for the use
of the House Lost
Mr.. Hawkins moved to refer that part relating to
Education to the Joint select committee on schools;
that part relating to Penitentiary labor and the
substitution of chain gangs to His Excellency the
Governor; that part relating to hanging people TO
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. Hyder moved to refer that portion relating
to tax on bachelors to select committee of the
bachelors Of this House. After an amusing scene
the matter was passed over.
Mr.. Wallace. petition from citizens of Blount
county, in relation to navigation of Little River
Read and referred to Committee on Internal I'm
provements.
Mr.. Thompson, from Committee on Education
reported bill tocharter Memphis Female Institute
Placed on the Calendar
Mr. Winchester introduced bill for the benefit
of married women (Gives the married woman
the right to be sole trader and protects the prop
erty obtained by her own labor Passed first
reading and referred to the Committee on the Ju-
dietary
Mr. Smith of Davidson, bill for the relief of
l. W. Strickland, passed first reading and referred
to committee on Ways and Means.
Mr. Brown, OF Monroe, bill to al low compensa-
ton to school commissioners Passed first read
ing.
Mr.. Smith, of Davidson, bill to transfer from
the Inspector Of the Pententiary, to the Governor
the appointment of Agent and Keeper. Passed
first reading
Mr.. StovalI, bill to authorize J. F. O'Neal to
hawk and peddle without license Referred to the
committee on Ways and Means
Mr.. Wood of Cannon a bill to incorporate Ma
rim Collegiate Institute. Passed and referred to
the committee on Education.
The Speaker presented communication ad-
dressed to him in relation to the condition of the
out-houses in the neighborhood of the Capitol.
Signed by D. II. Ware, Health Inspector.
Mr.. Hebb wanted to know if this House had
power to arrest person for contempt If So he
thought Mr. Ware ought to be arrested.
Mr.. Smith, of Davidson, defended the act of Mr..
Ware saying that no disrespect was intended
Mr.. Hebb defended himself against some remarks
made by Mr.. Smith in relation to his (Mr. Hebbs)
course on appropriations for the Capitol
tln motion of NJ Cannar M Mares avn