Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-10-25
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WEDNESDAY. Oct. II. 1856.

NuOCO q JILL W dUiCHu UlC ldNo Ill Az
lation to the sale of liquors, providing
for the district system, to be estab-
;lished by vote in every county in
the State at the same time, and there
after at every sheriff's election. Mr.
Rodgers, bill to repeal the Free
Banking Law; Nh. Whitthorne, a res
olution calling for a report from the
Commissioner of Railroads; Mr.. Tur-
ney, a bill to prevent horse racing
| from being ipdictable; and Mr. Smith,
a bill to amend the revenue laws.
In the evening, Mr.. Turney intro
duced bill to secure to widows their
dowers in certain cases. Mr. Bowles
returned the bill to make the Presi-
dent and Directors Of the Bank of
Tennessee elective by the Legislature,
with an amendment abolishing the
office of Governor, and vesting his du-
ties and powers in the Legislature.
The amendment was ruled out Of or.
der, and the bill referred to the Com
mittee on Banks.
In the House, Mr.. Carlock present
ed petition from sundry citizens of
McMinn county, praying the repeal Of
the law prohibiting the introduction
and sale of slaves from other States.
Bills we're introduced: by Mr.. Snod-
grass, to establish the county of Cum
berland out of portions of Bledsoe,
Morgan, Fentress, Putnam and White;
by Mr.. Smith, to secure to married
women the rights and control Of their
property; by Mr.. Cloud, granting
merchants the privilege of selling
without tax in certain cases; by Mr..
! Galloway, to increase the sehool-fund
levy ing a tax of S. upon every
gentleman who wears a moustache,
and S. upon every bachelor over thir-
ty years of age.
In the afternoon, bills were intro
duced: by Mr.. Huntington, to pro-
mote improvement in the criminal
law, and for other purposes; by Mr..
Snodgrass, to protect honest litigants;
and by NIr. Richey, to empower all
incorporate towns in the State to elect
a Recorder, who shall have power to
TRY all cases of misdemeanor.
THURSDAY, OGs18.
In the Senate, no final business OF
importance was transacted. A reso-
luton was adopted directory to the
Committee on Agriculture, to inquire
into the expediency of reporting a
bill to prevent droyers from passing
through the State with droves of cat
tie, whereby murrain and other disea-
ses are communicated to the stock Of
citizens of the State.
In the House, in the morning, Mr.
Snodgrass presented a petition from
sandry citizens interested, praying
the establishment of Cumberland
county. Bills were introduced: by
Mr.. Huntington, to exempt stations
and jacks from taxation; by Mr.. Car
, lock, to suppress drunkenness; by Mr.
Mathis, to amend the Small Offence
Law; by Mr.. Brown, of Davidson,
(Mr. Snodgrass in the Chair, TO pro-
vide for the erection of statues OF
] Washington and Jackson in the State
Capitol, and also a resolution instruct
ling our Senators and requesting our
Representatives in Congress to use
their efforts to secure the passage of a
law creating National Agricultural
Bureau; by Mr.. Colquitt, providing
that none but (pure) "good liquor
shall hereafter be sold in the State;
and by Mr.. Rudd, to repeal the act Of
/ 1854, chap. As, regulating County
subscriptions for Railroad stock, and
to revive the act Of 1852, chap. III,
regulating the same matter.
FRIDAY, Oct, 10.
In the Senate, Mr.. Fletcher from
the Committee on Private Corpora
tons, made somewhat lengthy and
interesting report, showing the I'M
mense expense entailed upon the
State estimated at $4,000 bi-enni-
ally by the system of enacting pri-
vate interpretations, which cucumber
the Statute Books; and showing that
the necessary power to create corpoS
rations was already vested in the
Circuit Court.
In the House bills were introduced:
by Mr.. Runne's, to protect owners
of land sold for taxes, by Mr.. Newman
making the President Of the Bank
OF Tennessee, the Commissioner of
Railroads and the Keeper Of tho
Peni.entiary, elective by the people.
SATURDAY, Oct. 20.
In the Senate, tho session was
mostly occupied with reports OF Com
mittees, and actions thereon. The