Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-15
H0USE-MORNNNG SESSION.
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SATURDAY, Jan. 4.
House met pursuant to adjournment
PRAYER by the Rev. DR.. EDGAR.
After the reading Of the Journal Of yesterday,
Mr.. MAXWELL offered resolution to suspend the
32d rule Of the House, until the Omnibus is dis
posed of, and moved suspension of the rule re
curing it to lie over one day. not agreed to- and the
resolution lies over.
The Chair announced the Joint Select Committee
on Schools on the part of the House, to consist OF
Mr.. Morris, of Wayne Bailey, Philips Holmes,
Wood of lardeman Travis, Mabry of Knox,
Wallace and Brown, of Monroe.
Mr. Lucas introduced bill for the benefit of the
! town Of Camden, in Benton county, with petition:
read first time and referred to committee on New
Counties and County Lines
! Mr.. WYNN: bill for the relief of T. s Thorn
we'll read and referred to the committee on Claims
Mr.. WIsENER: CIR. Sykes, in the Chair bill to
incorporate the Shelbyville High School of Ten
nessee Conference; read first time and passed. Al
So a bill to authorize change of venue in cases of
! felony; read and referred the Judiciary Committee
J Also bill to amend the act of February 90 1852,
! to renew certain bonds with memorial attached:
read and referred to the committee on Ways and
Means Aso bill to amend the charter of Eagle
vile, Unionville and Shelbyvile Turnpike Compa-
ny; read first time and passed. Also, a bill for the
relief the sureties of sheriffs constabes and coro-
ners read first time and referred to the judiciary
Committee Also bill to establish the Office of
Entry Taker in Bedford county, read first time and
referred to committee on Public Lands. Also, a
bill te describe the manner Observing process on rail-
road companies read and referred to the Judiciary
Committee. Also, bill to amend the charter of
the town of Shelbyville in Bedford county; read
first time and passed
MIR HOUSE presented a memorial of the members
OF the Bar of the 9TH Circuit read and referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. LAMB introduced bill to amend the charter
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Mr.. WILLIAMS: bill for the relief of J. X. Shook,
with petition annexed read first time and refer
red TO the committee on Claims
The House then took up resolution Mr.. LllardS)
in relation to School Lands in the HiwaSsee and
Ocoee districts resolution passed.
The House then proceeded to the special order |
being the Omnibus bill; the motion now before /
the House, being to indefinitely postpone the bill, |
on which, the question was taken by ayes and noes,
and resulted, ayes, %; noes, 49, so the House re-
fused to indefinitely to postpone the bill.
Mr. CHEATHAM moved to strike out all after the /
enactng clause, and insert substitute, which he |
sent to the clerks desk; embracing the following
companies, viz: Edgeheld and Kentucky, Cincin-
matt, Cumberland Gap and Charleston, Tennessee,
Western and Charleston, Mississippi Central and
TennesSee-Central Southern Nashville and Gin
cinnati-knoXville and Charleston-and Knoxville
and Kentucky. The bill also increases the State
aid from $4,000 to $4,000 per mile; provides for
the creation Of Commissioner of Railroads" to
be appointed by the Governor with a salary of
$1,000 per annum, to hold Office for two years;
makes it felony to misappropriate the funds granted
under this act, &c.
Mr.. WHEELER made some remarks which the Re-
porter could not hear
Mr. MoRRS thought that if this bill be admitted
as a substitute, it could not be afterwards amended
Mr. TEMPLE called for hereading of the first and
last sections of the substitute.
The question was then taken on the first part OF
Mr.. Cheathams motion, and decided in the affirma-
live.
The question then came up on inserting the SUBJ
stitute of Mr. Cheatham, when
Mr. PATTON offered amendment to insert South
Tennessee and Kentucky Railroad
Mr. HUBBARD moved to lay the amendment on
he table; the ayes and noes being ordered, pending
the call, Mr.. Chambliss offered resolution to en-