Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-28
HOUSE-FvEyrSe Session.


The House took up Senate messages transmit
ting several bills resolutions &c
joint resolution appointing commissioners to
adiudicate claims relative to Path Killer Reserva-
ton. Agreed to.
A Joint resolution declaring "the schedule part
of the Constitution Agreed to.
Amendments attached 10 House bill No l33, au-
thorizlng and charteriag whole batch OF turnpike
roads; which amendments were severally concurred
in. (These amendments had all reference to mere
" local matters AMI were of no sort OF Importance
except to those in their immediate neighborhood.
Senate amendment to a bill to charter Canoes
Branch turnpike Co. and for other purposes, was
concurred H.
Senate amendment to bill to change time Of
holding courts in Cooke and Sewer. The House
disagreed to the amendment
Senate amendment to House bill 10 incorporate
Jasper Mining &C.. Company. The amendment
charterlng general Lie Insurance Company IN
Nashville agreed to.
Amendment to bill to incorporate Middle Forked
Deer Company as amended by the Senate Agreed
to.
Amendment to bill to charter the New York
and East Tennessee Mining Company, and several
other similar ones were likewise agreed to.
Senate amendment to bill to authorize Blount
county to subscribe stock to Railroads. &c. Agreed
to-
Senate amendment to bill for the relief of Sum
ner county, in relation 10 Railroad bonds Agreed
Mr.. Hebb moved to take up the motion to recon-
slider the vote on the Omnibus bill, which was
agreed to, and the motion to reconsider was taken
up
After some sportve raillery between the "Dr-
yer" and other gentlemen, Mr. Harris moved call
Of the House, which was ordered: when 1t appear
ed that three members were absent
Mr. Winchastpr asked leave a Withdraw liS
motion to reconsider which was granted, and Mr..
Lucas renewed the motion to reconsider, on which
several members called for the ayes and noes, and
the motion prevailed. Ayes, A; noes %. And
the question being on the passage OF the bill, Mr..
House moved the previous question, which was
sustained; and the main question being put, Mr..
Mcknight asked division of the question, on
which discussion arose as to the pCint of order,
and the chair decided that the cal for division Of
the question was out of order it being made after
the call for the previous question had been sustain
ed and the vote being taken, the bill passed
Ayes, &c. noes, 80; and on motion of MIR. Bailey
was Immediately transmitted to the Senate. Ayes,
46; noes, "a.
Mr. Hubbard explained his reason for voting in
favor of the bill; though il did not exactly meet
his views, in its present shape.
Mr. Smith, of Davidson moved to reconsider
the vote ordering the transmission of the bill to the
Senate, which was taken up, and the motion to re-
consider failed Ayes, 81; noes, Al; and the House
refused to reconsider.
And the House then resumed the calendar
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to surrogate injured parties to the rights
of obligees in indemnity bonds &c, &c.
Mr.. Cooper moved to strike out all that relates
to the subrogation Of endorsers.
Mr.. Brown, of Monroe opposed the amendment,
and advocated the passage Q: the bill in its present
shape.
Mr.. Cooper replied and the amendment was,
after some further discussion adopted and the bill
as amended, passed third reading. Ayes, 49, noes,
-
Mr.. Bullen entered motion to reconsider the
vote on the bill authorizing persons to make
changes in the public roads. Lies over one day.
M Chambliss moved to adjourn until % to-mo!-
row; and the House adjourned accordingly.
NoTE-It will be seen from this afternoons re
port that the Omnibus" was again rghted up and
put upon the road. No repairs We're made or pro-
posed; but the passengers, having shaken of the
stupor occasioned by their late lofty tumble, got in
the Driver though with some misgvings, noun
ted to his seat cracked his whip, and drove safely
through after pretty tight pull BY request Of
several members, annex the final vote on the bill
AYEs-Messrs. Bailey, Brown, of Monroe,
Brown of McNairy, Buiord Chamberlain, Cavitt,
Cheatham, Chowung, Cooke, Cowart, Cummings,
Dortch Easterly Ellis, Greer, Harris, Hawkins,
Herd, House, Hubbard Hyder, Lane, Lillard Lucas,
Mabry, of Knox, Mabry of Warren, Ode, Pat |
ton, Pope, Smith, of Davidson Tharpe, Tibbs, Wal
lace Wheeler, Wood, of Fentress, Wood, of Har-
Mons Messrs Arnold, Broyles Bullen, Carroll, !
Chambliss, Clements, Clemens, Cooper Erwin, Far |
rington, Hail. Hebb, Lamb Man tin, Mathis, Maxwell, |
Morris, ofCocke, Norris of Wayne, Num-,
Overall Phillips, richardson, Smith, of Haywood, |
Steele, StovaI, Sykes, Temple, Thompson, Travis, |
White, Winchester, Wood, Of Cannon, Wynn, and |
Mr.. Speaker Wisener-35.
ABSENT essrs. Hart, Holmes, Stewart, and
Williams